The pumpkin, fall/winter squash and sweet potato recipe thread

[WeatherbySwann]

I hope you and your family have a great Thanksgiving!

Thank you! And the same to you!

 

[tiggerfan1]

I just wanted to wish everyone (well, all the American DISers) a Happy Thanksgiving. I also wanted to thank all of the DISers who contributed their recipes to this thread. If any of you are trying out recipes from this thread, I hope that they turn out well. Have a great day of feasting and fun with your family and/or friends. Feel free to come back and share your food pictures, reviews, mishaps, confessions, etc. Have a great day!


Eat Drink and Be Merry


-Tiggerfan1


A friendly reminder: Don't forget to read through the reviews (if any) for the recipes! I'm pretty sure that the Paula Deen recipes (from her own website) can also be found on foodnetwork.com.

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[MazdaUK]

Thanks Tiggerfan! I know you're very busy today Hope you had a wonderful thanksgiving with plenty of gourds.

Follow the gourd!

 

[travelmel]

Follow the gourd!

May the gourd be with you!

I'm trying to find a recipe for my turnips/rutabega's. They were SO left out of the gourd thread! LOL
Just kidding! But really, they were the original Jack-o-lanterns, allegedly!

Wish me luck!

I'm thinking of just mashing them with some nutmeg, butter, and freshly cracked gourmet peppercorn mix.

 

[tiggerfan1]

Thanks Tiggerfan! I know you're very busy today Hope you had a wonderful thanksgiving with plenty of gourds.

Follow the gourd!

Thanks, MazdaUK! I had a great Thanksgiving. There were a couple of mishaps along the way, but it was still good.

I wish I had a smilie for "follow the gourd". It would be great to find a picture of a smilie chasing a pumpkin!


Here are a couple of recipes that I found for you. I hope they help.


http://www.foodtv.ca/recipes/recipedetails.aspx?dishid=288


http://www.ming.com/simplyming/recipes/Season5/516_ChickenandSweetPotatoPotPie.html


Here's a recipe for chicken pie with a sweet potato crust (this recipe uses shortening in the crust, but I'm sure that you could use butter instead).

http://www.potpierecipes.net/sweet-potato-crust.html

 

[tiggerfan1]

May the gourd be with you!

I'm trying to find a recipe for my turnips/rutabega's. They were SO left out of the gourd thread! LOL
Just kidding! But really, they were the original Jack-o-lanterns, allegedly!

Wish me luck!

I'm thinking of just mashing them with some nutmeg, butter, and freshly cracked gourmet peppercorn mix.

Good luck with that rutabega recipe! I'm sorry for leaving out the poor turnips and rutabegas. I had good reason to, though. Have you ever heard of (looking around cautiously) the feud? Yes, that's right. The pumpkins have been feuding with the turnips and rutabegas for years. It's very much like the Hatfields and the McCoys. I shall explain.

Many years ago, the turnips were the envy of all the autumn vegetables. Since they were used as jack-o-lanterns during Halloween (All Hallow's Eve), they were highly prized by humans. However, when the early American settlers saw the pumpkins, they were absolutely intrigued. "Look at that pumpkin!" they said. "It's so big and brightly-colored. It would make a better jack-o-lantern that this little turnip." From then on, the pumpkin became the symbol of Halloween and the poor turnips fell out of favor with people. Filled with shame and anger, the turnips vowed never to have anything to do with pumpkins or any of their close squash relatives. Their rutabega relatives showed their loyalty by refusing to associate with pumpkins, too. The feud continues to this day. It's a very sad, but very true story.



That's a long-winded way of saying that I didn't realize that rutabegas and turnips were in the gourd family.

Hey, thanks for including a link to my thread in your signature! That's really nice of you. I'll return the favor by advertising your thread in my sig.




By the way, everyone, stay tuned for my Thanksgiving day report. I'll work on it tomorrow..........or the next day.........maybe.

 

[travelmel]

:Hey, thanks for including a link to my thread in your signature! That's really nice of you. I'll return the favor by advertising your thread in my sig.
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You're too kind! I'm glad you were glad that I advertised it. I didn't even think about asking!

 

[travelmel]

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Proof that the feud has ended!

Pictured above: Sweet Potato's (we can't leave yam enough alone.), Pumpkin Trifle, and Twi-nips (yep, Twi-nips)

But really, let's not get trifiling about it!

The trifle turned out very well. I followed the directions, for the most part! The directions called for cook and serve pudding but I accidently bought "instant" so I beefed it up with half a brick of cream cheese

The cookies on top are a cinammon crisp. They're REALLY good. After they sat, however, they became soggy. I would prefer to crumble them over the desert in single serve doses.

Rootabuddies!

I boiled the rutabega's until tender then I mashed them with a fork. I like some chunkiness so I don't "puree." I added some butter, some chinese five spice (nutmeg would surely have been fine), and some cracked pepper (but I use the "combo peppercorns" that have rose corns... they have more of a nutmegg-y taste and, as you can see, I like that.).

The sweet potato's (*actually, beauregard yams... but really NOT yams as yams were a giant root from the carribean islands that didn't exist on the mainland of the US so when the carribean people came here they saw these things and called them yams.) I just quartered them, boiled them, threw brown sugar and butter bits over them, shot some OJ on top of that and threw them in the oven. I forgot the marshmallows this year!

If these two can get along, there's hope for the Hatkins and the McGourds.

Smile gal darnit!

Turkey and Wine.. just like in my siggie

The turkey my DMIL makes. It's in some kind of cheesecloth bag and then 2 or 3 bottles of red wine are basted over it all day. It makes for a tremedously moist (and drunken) turkey. J/K about the drunken, you can't even taste it! HOWEVER! It makes the gravy more of a "burgandy sauce." Next year I'm considering making the dinner at my house just so I can have beige gravy back on the menu!

I also made a green bean casserole this year. I tried to get fancy and use fresh green beans but they were hard. A real disappointment for me, a hardcore GBC person.

Hope your holidays were happy ones! We were very thankful, indeed.

EDIT: My DH is too funny. He saw the pic below and said, "Ahhhh... look at that couple."

".... of chins on my face."

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[MazdaUK]

Thanks for the recipes - I'll try that!

The real reason pumkins are better is because turnips are VERY hard to hollow out! (My friend did it once - never again!) I don think t and r are gourds - turnnip is a root and rutabega is (I believe) also known as kohl rabi and a member of the cabbage family (let me know if I'm wrong, but I remember searching for recipes to use up my veg box and I'm pretty sure that's what came up).
Did you all get lots of Black Friuday bargains?

 

[WeatherbySwann]

Did you all get lots of Black Friuday bargains?

I stayed away from the crowds.

 

[travelmel]

We tried to get some stuff but I guess my bad memory needed refreshing: They only get like 6 of any given sale item and that item is gone by 6:45 am.



And I'm not talking doorbusters.. I'm talking about pretty much ANYTHING listed as on sale. We went, hoping for like 12 different things... we got, I believe, none.. maybe one.. I don't remember already. Irritating.

I realize that they do it on purpose but it's still frustrating. We bought a few things that we wouldn't have, and, of course, that's the idea.

Today is Christmas Tree day! Then the civil war game (Beavers and Ducks, very important, I guess? ) and I'm going to go through all the presents I have socked away in my closet to figure out what's what. I shop all year so that it isn't as scary this month. LOL

How bout you guys??

 

[MazdaUK]

I've got quit a bit tucked away but I need to double check to see what I have and what I can get without DH saying "I said don't get any rubbish this year" Trouble is we have St Nicholas as well on Friday and until that's clear I find it hard to think straight on what I need ot get next.

I made my hot pot pot pie and I liked it but the kids didn't - they weren't keen on the bisquick pie crust, and said I should have done a "proper" pie - they don't get that that would mean I couldn't loaf aorund most of the day leaving the crockpot to do all the work

 

[tiggerfan1]

Proof that the feud has ended!

Pictured above: Sweet Potato's (we can't leave yam enough alone.), Pumpkin Trifle, and Twi-nips (yep, Twi-nips)

What? The feud has finally ended? Thank goodness!! There shall now be peace in the supermarket's produce section. Those dishes look delicious! I must confess that I've never eaten rutabagas or turnips. What do they taste like?

But really, let's not get trifiling about it!

Oooh! That looks really good! I'm glad that the pumpkin trifle came out well.

Rootabuddies!

I boiled the rutabega's until tender then I mashed them with a fork. I like some chunkiness so I don't "puree." I added some butter, some chinese five spice (nutmeg would surely have been fine), and some cracked pepper (but I use the "combo peppercorns" that have rose corns... they have more of a nutmegg-y taste and, as you can see, I like that.).

The sweet potato's (*actually, beauregard yams... but really NOT yams as yams were a giant root from the carribean islands that didn't exist on the mainland of the US so when the carribean people came here they saw these things and called them yams.) I just quartered them, boiled them, threw brown sugar and butter bits over them, shot some OJ on top of that and threw them in the oven. I forgot the marshmallows this year!

If these two can get along, there's hope for the Hatkins and the McGourds.

"Rootabuddies"! Loving it, loving it! I want to try your mashed rutabagas recipe. That sounds really good.

I'm glad that the sweet potatoes turned out well. That reminds me...........I totally forgot to take a picture of my sweet potato casserole!!!





Thanks so much for posting your Thanksgiving report, travelmel! That was awesome! I loved the pictures of you and your family. I'm glad you all had a great Thanksgiving.


P.S. Turkey and wine......I've never thought of that!

 

[travelmel]

Trouble is we have St Nicholas as well on Friday and until that's clear I find it hard to think straight on what I need ot get next.

ohhh... extra holiday stuff. I like it. What is it?

they don't get that that would mean I couldn't loaf aorund most of the day leaving the crockpot to do all the work

I hear ya! Proper crust, indeed! Bisquick.. busy? Fine we'll make it quick! It's all right there in the name...

Those dishes look delicious! I must confess that I've never eaten rutabegas or turnips. What do they taste like?

Thanks! Turnips (or rutabegas.. they're sorta similar) taste, to me, like a potato with more flavor mixed with a very mild cauliflower. Yep, that's right. LOL More of a potatoflower. I love it. It mixes well with all the other flavors on the thanksgiving plate! I think I'm going to make it with a roasted chicken and maybe create a new stuffing some time next week or something. I love to try new stuffings (when it's not thanksgiving).

I'm glad that the sweet potatoes turned out well. That reminds me...........I totally forgot to take a picture of my sweet potato casserole!!!

Thanks so much for posting your Thanksgiving report, travelmel! That was awesome! I loved the pictures of you and your family. I'm glad you all had a great Thanksgiving.

I can't believe you forgot your thankgiving porn! Oh well, maybe you can make it up during the upcoming pre-holiday food festivities. lol

P.S. Turkey and wine......I've never thought of that!

My DMIL is Irish....

 

[tiggerfan1]

Thanks for the recipes - I'll try that!

You're welcome!

I don think t and r are gourds - turnnip is a root and rutabega is (I believe) also known as kohl rabi and a member of the cabbage family (let me know if I'm wrong, but I remember searching for recipes to use up my veg box and I'm pretty sure that's what came up).

Hmmm....well, if they're not gourds, we can make them honorary gourds like the sweet potatoes. After all, the feud is finally over!

I stayed away from the crowds.

Me, too!!

We tried to get some stuff but I guess my bad memory needed refreshing: They only get like 6 of any given sale item and that item is gone by 6:45 am.



And I'm not talking doorbusters.. I'm talking about pretty much ANYTHING listed as on sale. We went, hoping for like 12 different things... we got, I believe, none.. maybe one.. I don't remember already. Irritating.

I realize that they do it on purpose but it's still frustrating. We bought a few things that we wouldn't have, and, of course, that's the idea.

Awww, too bad. Well, hopefully, you'll have better luck next time. You should have done what I did that morning.

Today is Christmas Tree day! Then the civil war game (Beavers and Ducks, very important, I guess? ) and I'm going to go through all the presents I have socked away in my closet to figure out what's what. I shop all year so that it isn't as scary this month. LOL

How bout you guys??

We'll be putting the tree up later on tonight. I can't wait!!!

I made my hot pot pot pie and I liked it but the kids didn't - they weren't keen on the bisquick pie crust, and said I should have done a "proper" pie - they don't get that that would mean I couldn't loaf aorund most of the day leaving the crockpot to do all the work

I'm sorry your kids didn't like your pie. You can send the leftovers to me.

 

[tiggerfan1]

Thanks! Turnips (or rutabegas.. they're sorta similar) taste, to me, like a potato with more flavor mixed with a very mild cauliflower. Yep, that's right. LOL More of a potatoflower.

Sounds tasty!

I can't believe you forgot your thankgiving porn! Oh well, maybe you can make it up during the upcoming pre-holiday food festivities. lol

Don't worry, I took a picture of the pumpkin stuff. I just forgot about the sweet potatoes. Hopefully, they won't be offended!

 

[travelmel]

Don't worry, I took a picture of the pumpkin stuff. I just forgot about the sweet potatoes. Hopefully, they won't be offended!

See!! That's how it all starts!!!

 

[MazdaUK]

DH has dibs on the remainders when he gets in from watching the game later - Chelsea vs someone else they'll probably lose but it gives me the pm, to scrap so I don't care Boys main gripe was they wanted more meat - greedy bunch!

St Nicholas is a continental thing - on 5 December the children leave out their "clogs" (wellies now) and if they've been good st Nick leaves sweets and treats, or if naughty, sticks. We all leave our boots out but as I "help" St Nick I only get good girl stuff - DH gets the most sticks, the boys get a bit of each As Dh has early shift on 6/12 he said he was going to move all his sticks into my boot

 

[travelmel]

DH has dibs on the remainders when he gets in from watching the game later - Chelsea vs someone else they'll probably lose but it gives me the pm, to scrap so I don't care Boys main gripe was they wanted more meat - greedy bunch!

St Nicholas is a continental thing - on 5 December the children leave out their "clogs" (wellies now) and if they've been good st Nick leaves sweets and treats, or if naughty, sticks. We all leave our boots out but as I "help" St Nick I only get good girl stuff - DH gets the most sticks, the boys get a bit of each As Dh has early shift on 6/12 he said he was going to move all his sticks into my boot

That is SO funny! I love traditions, far and wide. lol Have you ever seen the "Rick Steves" European Christmas? He's a travel guide and he does a good job showing off the Christmas traditions. He's a tiny bit... well, something... but I alwasy learn something when I watch him and here in the states he comes in High Def which is a beautiful way to see a country I can't afford to visit.

 

[mel63]

St Nicholas is a continental thing - on 5 December the children leave out their "clogs" (wellies now) and if they've been good st Nick leaves sweets and treats, or if naughty, sticks. We all leave our boots out but as I "help" St Nick I only get good girl stuff - DH gets the most sticks, the boys get a bit of each As Dh has early shift on 6/12 he said he was going to move all his sticks into my boot

I remember growing up, and celebrating St. Nick's day!