Stuffing/Dressing

[theluckyrabbit]

You must watch Pioneer Woman.

Nothing wrong with watching someone who puts her family first and cooks what they like to eat. Lots of other moms do that, too -- they just don't have a television show!

And looking over Ree's Thanksgiving recipes (https://www.thepioneerwoman.com/foo...5/ree-drummond-favorite-thanksgiving-recipes/), she doesn't seem to have any stuffing/dressing recipes that call for Stove Top.

 

[ronandannette]

Nothing wrong with watching someone who puts her family first and cooks what they like to eat. Lots of other moms do that, too -- they just don't have a television show!

And looking over Ree's Thanksgiving recipes (https://www.thepioneerwoman.com/foo...5/ree-drummond-favorite-thanksgiving-recipes/), she doesn't seem to have any stuffing/dressing recipes that call for Stove Top.

Yes, at a time of year when we turn our thoughts to being grateful for how we have been blessed, isn’t it a nice change to depart from our preoccupation with a Covid and get back to something that really matters, like food-shaming?

 

[theluckyrabbit]

Yes, at a time of year when we turn our thoughts to being grateful for how we have been blessed, isn’t it a nice change to depart from our preoccupation with a Covid and get back to something that really matters, like food-shaming?

We had the pleasure of meeting Ree Drummond at a book signing once. I was very impressed by her humility and kindness to each person in the very long line (which stretched around the block and then some!). She asked the store management if it would be okay for her to stay past closing so that the last person in line would not be turned away. They agreed, but said it could take a while. She stayed over 2 hours beyond her set time -- until the very last person made it through the door. Watching her deliberate choice to be kind and considerate to each person in line and to stick to her commitment to sign each book was a great lesson in human decency.

 

[bobbiwoz]

My DSis asked for a stuffing with sausage and mushrooms, so I found one on Internet and tweaked it.

We celebrated with Turkey on Monday. We were next door to each other, came together outside only to say grace and exchange the foods we each made. At dessert time we did face time to sing Happy Birthday to our Honeys who each have a birthday around this time.

Our mom made good stuffing. We don’t have a single one as a tradition. This year’s was excellent, I will make it again.

 

[#1hoosierfan]

Found out Tuesday my son was exposed to Covid, so our plans changed last minute, so I will be cooking my first ever turkey dinner.

I’m trying an oyster dressing made with cornbread. Totally not what my mom would make.

 

[tex1989]

Depends on my mood, some years cornbread dressing with deer sausage, celery, onions, mushrooms etc. Some years what was my Father's favorite which was oyster dressing, and some years a more basic one with Pepperidge Farm stuffing and the other normal items.

 

[Owlpost23]

I grew up with dressing but we always refer to it as stuffing. Started with Love's Bakery bread cubes then realized I can make it from sandwich bread for cheaper. I started toasting cubed bread, but then realized our dressing recipe adds chicken broth which defeated the purpose of toasting & now it requires less chicken broth & no one even noticed. Any leftover dressing is made into waffles for the best leftover meal.

The waffle is idea sounds great!

 

[LilyWDW]

I make stuffing for Thanksgiving. Super simple because it's supposed to soak up that homemade gravy. Hamburger buns broken up into small pieces, lots of butter, salt, and pepper. Stuff it into the turkey. If it doesn't all fit, wrap the extra in foil and put it in the roaster about 30 to 45 mins before you remove the turkey. Mix it all together. This is what I grew up having so it IS Thanksgiving for me. It was my grandmother's recipe and I keep it up.

I also used to make oyster dressing when my dad was still alive. I'm not a huge fan of it so I no longer make it. One serving is enough for me!

If I am making for a larger number of people (rare), I will make the cornbread dressing by Pioneer Woman. SO good! This was also my mom's favorite recipe. So I would make it for her.

 

[wenrob]

Nothing wrong with watching someone who puts her family first and cooks what they like to eat. Lots of other moms do that, too -- they just don't have a television show!

And looking over Ree's Thanksgiving recipes (https://www.thepioneerwoman.com/foo...5/ree-drummond-favorite-thanksgiving-recipes/), she doesn't seem to have any stuffing/dressing recipes that call for Stove Top.

Whenever I see her on something I say to my kids, “I read her blog long before she became famous.” At the time it was for photography. She was heading in three different directions, photography, food, writer. You felt like you knew her and her family. That she has endured speaks for itself IMO.

 

[Praying Colonel]

My mom's recipe (passed down through her family) has oysters in it and... nope.

My mother-in-law's recipe, passed down through her family, includes the giblets... nope. However, she's made a new recipe the last couple of years that starts with White Castle sliders. That's actually pretty good but I don't know how to make it.

If I make stuffing/dressing at all, it's usually just Stove Top.

We did oyster dressing one year. It was...fine. At least when it was out of the oven. But not as good as leftovers. And I really wanted it to be awesome because I'm a huge fan of both dressing and oysters. Something just wasn't quite right.

DW's family likes to put boiled eggs in their dressing. Hard pass.

 

[Bianca and Bernard]

How do you make yours and is it the same as your mother’s?

Mine is like the one I grew up with- Pepperidge Farms seasoned cubes, sautéed onions,celery and grated carrot in butter and moistened with stock. Basic but good.

No, my mom made it with the giblets and torn up white bread.
I make cornbread stuffing, with sage sausage.

 

[disneyseniors]

Wow, I must make a totally different dressing from what is on the first page here
No one uses cubed potatoes apparently?
Here it is. I boil a whole chicken the day before TG, let it cool, and remove the good meat from the bird. I save the chicken stock.
Next day, I use a large roaster and put 2 sticks of butter in it to melt. I cube potatoes, onions, and celery and add to the melted butter. Cook til glassy looking. Then I add chicken stock and let it cook on the stove top for a while to partially cook the potatoes, etc. I add croutons alternating with eggs to the veggies (with chicken) and add chicken stock as needed to keep it moist. Then I put it in a large baking pan and wrap with aluminum foil and bake for about one to one and a half hours. If I am fixing the turkey at the same time, I will wrap the dressing in aluminum foil and put in the roaster with the bird or in the oven.
This recipe has been passed down through our family, and I was always told it was "German dressing". I don't know about that but it is good.
Good thread OP

 

[StephMK]

This is my first year cooking as well and I think the first time we aren't with MIL. Her stuffing is the best. She uses Pepperidge Farm and adds sausage.

I'm making Stove Top but adding sausage and baking it. After reading this, maybe I'll add some onions and celery too.

 

[RangerPooh]

Stuffing. Pepperidge Farms or Mrs. Cubinson (sp?) herb seasoned stuffing mix depending on what's available. I then doctor it with sautéd onion and celery in butter and chicken stock. Adding in garlic seasoning.

 

[NannyBeBe]

My mother always put the giblets in her stuffing. I thought it was so disgusting that I never ate it. I have never made stuffing from scratch.

 

[Aladora]

Our Thanksgiving was last month but...

Stuffing (DH calls it dressing but I just ignore him!) and I use my mother's recipe.

White and whole wheat bread, a bit stale, cut into cubes. Diced sauteed onions. Chicken stock. Salt, pepper and LOTS of sage.

 

[Mrs. Ciz]

My grandfather’s stuffing is my favorite. It is Pepperidge Farm or Mrs. Cubbison’s bread cubes, chopped celery, pepper, parsley, sage, melted butter mixed with prepared Lipton Onion Soup - cooked inside the bird. The Lipton Onion Soup totally makes it!

If I make too much, I put the extra in a baking dish and bake it with the turkey neck on top to add the turkey flavor, but it’s never as good as the stuffing inside the bird.

 

[cjlong88]

1. Entire loaf of white bread pulled apart by hand
2. Set bread out to dry out (2-3 days), mixing it each day.
3. Add six eggs and chicken broth to the bread
4. Add milk and seasonings to the bread mixture
6. Pan fry sausage and onions in butter
7. Add bread mixture to pan, mix, and fry until golden, crispy, and moisture is gone.
8. Add to pan and bake

The recipe is over 100 years old from my great great grandmother. There has never been leftovers and there weren’t any today!

 

[DisneyTeacher]

1. Entire loaf of white bread pulled apart by hand
2. Set bread out to dry out (2-3 days), mixing it each day.
3. Add six eggs and chicken broth to the bread
4. Add milk and seasonings to the bread mixture
6. Pan fry sausage and onions in butter
7. Add bread mixture to pan, mix, and fry until golden, crispy, and moisture is gone.
8. Add to pan and bake

The recipe is over 100 years old from my great great grandmother. There has never been leftovers and there weren’t any today!

That sounds a lot like my mom’s family dressing, except replace the sausage with giblets. I didn’t care for it but but everyone else loved it. The giblets ruined it for me.

 

[FlightlessDuck]

Celery, onion, apple, herbs, and sausage with cubed potato bread, baked in a casserole.

My mother made Stovetop. I think my wife's mother did as well.