Thanksgiving Stuffing (and as of 2017 Homemade Desserts)

[chirurgeon]

I miss my dad's stuffing. It was bread, cooked onions, cooked celery, eggs (as a binder), I think some chicken broth and S&P. Well maybe too much pepper. Dad had a liberal hand. Stuffed in the bird, with left over in a casserole. It's been too long. I miss my dad, too.

 

[North of Mouse]

I absolutely love making Thanksgiving Dinner. My DH smokes our turkey and I make the rest. I let my kids bring a side dish and dessert.

I make dressing and it 'does not' go in the turkey - way too messy! I use chicken broth and giblets, plus the usual sauteed veggies, but I also put dried cranberries. Everyone loves it so I have to make two huge casseroles.

Nobody complains about leftover smoked turkey and dressing. I also like to make homemade cranberry sauce - oh, making my mouth water already.

 

[mhsjax]

It doesn't have too, Not if you stir it while baking.

However, I love that part, so do my kids. We fight over it just like we fight over the crunchy noodles on the edge of a lasagna.

 

[Art 1]

This is the best stuffing one could ever hope to eat.

 

[North of Mouse]

This is the best stuffing one could ever hope to eat.

It appears to be 97% or more meat/soy. Is that what it is?

 

[aprilgail2]

This is the best stuffing one could ever hope to eat.

That does SO not look appetizing!!!

 

[Mousemom234]

Stuffing and dressing - both.
Stuffing: toast - nice browned toast, not just bread, finely chopped onions & a bit of celery cooked golden in way too much butter , whichever seasonings I feel like tossing in, but always Bell's, fresh ground pepper and a bit of ginger. An egg or two to help it bind so it's nice and sliceable when cold, a handful of raisins or currants, and enough broth (and maybe a splash of white wine) to make it wet but not sticky. Pack it in good and firm, cover with foil, and bake in the bird. TRY to save enough for stuffing sandwiches....

Dressing: My S-i-L's recipe for sausage dressing, which is pretty much a basic cornbread & white bread with onions, sausage and broth, sometimes a bit of chopped apple.

That's for roast chicken and turkey. For just us 2, or stuffing a pork roast, I often toss in other things - nuts, different spices, more fruit bits, orange or apple juice, or marmalade, mushrooms...

 

[tcufrog]

Does anyone have a great dressing recipe for someone who's never made it from scratch? We aren't cornbread fans. Bonus points if it includes sausage.

 

[Mom21]

We had it all kinds of ways: in the turkey, in a casserole and as patties. My one grandma made the best turkey patties as I called them. I wish I knew how to make them. No one seems to remember in my family, even those that helped her make it. I know it had shredded turkey, cornbread, biscuits, broth, sage and some other stuff (the other stuff is what is tripping me up to get it right). Then it was shaped into patties and cooked in the oven until crispy on the outside, but moist on the inside. So very good.

 

[luvsJack]

Does anyone have a great dressing recipe for someone who's never made it from scratch? We aren't cornbread fans. Bonus points if it includes sausage.

http://allrecipes.com/recipe/grandmas-corn-bread-dressing/

This one doesn't have sausage. It uses a cornbread mix but DON'T use Jiffy or any sweet cornbread mix. Something labeled "southern cornbread" is best. If I wanted to add sausage or apples or anything like that, I would add it to the pan after removing the onions and celery, brown it (or soften the apples) and then add it to the mixture of cornbread and vegetables.

 

[soccerdad72]

Does anyone have a great dressing recipe for someone who's never made it from scratch? We aren't cornbread fans. Bonus points if it includes sausage.

http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Sausage-Stuffing-2/

 

[BDL]

I hope everyone got to watch the Food Network Thanksgiving Live today. It was the usual comedy in motion. It's been better in previous years. And it's definitely been better with more hosts. But it was still a good show.

 

[moon]

Does everyone put onions in their stuffing (or dressing)?

Eating is so hard for thos of us who HATE onions!

They literally make me gag!

 

[Southernmiss]

Does everyone put onions in their stuffing (or dressing)?

Eating is so hard for thos of us who HATE onions!

They literally make me gag!

Nope no onion in my dressing recipe

 

[moon]

Nope no onion in my dressing recipe

Can I come over?

 

[pigletgirl]

I hope everyone got to watch the Food Network Thanksgiving Live today. It was the usual comedy in motion. It's been better in previous years. And it's definitely been better with more hosts. But it was still a good show.

I have it on my DVR. I plan to watch this week sometime.

 

[NEDisneyFans]

LOL we eat out on Christmas too! I hate how when you make stuffing out of the bird it gets all gross and crispy on the top!

Crunchy on the top is the only way I have ever enjoyed stuffing/dressing!

Growing up, my mom made stuffing: we tore up a few loaves of bread the night before then left the bowls out overnight to dry out. She sauteed onions and celery in a LOT of butter, added seasonings, poured it over the dry bread crumbs and tossed it all together. Whatever didn't fit in the bird was baked in a side dish. I never ate what was in the bird 'cause it was soooooo wet and goopy!

I much prefer my wife's dressing, though: breakfast sausage, sauteed onion, whole cranberry jelly, Pepperidge Farm corn bread stuffing mix, turkey or chicken broth, poultry seasoning . . . she "eyeballs" everything so it tastes a little different each time but always delicious. She makes two pans, one is cooked and served with dinner on Thanksgiving, the other is baked on Friday to have with leftovers.

Can't wait 'til next week . . .

 

[BDL]

BUMP!

I decided to bump this thread since Turkey Day is 3 weeks from tomorrow.

And that means 1 of my most favorite of live TV events is coming up. That is the Food Network's live broadcast of their stars making Thanksgiving dinner. And whether you believe they are drinking while this is going on or not, it always seems to get funnier as the show goes on.

 

[WowLookAtThat]

This is a good bump.

I make a sourdough stuffing with celery, onions, a lot of herbs and some white wine and butter. I also add saute sausage and sliced garlic. I would like to put in roasted apple but I don't think my husband would be a fan.

I grew up around the boxed stuffing. My mom was a huge stove-top fan. Once I got out on my own, I learned to make my own stuffing. Not a fan of putting it in the bird though.

 

[WowLookAtThat]

BUMP!

I decided to bump this thread since Turkey Day is 3 weeks from tomorrow.

And that means 1 of my most favorite of live TV events is coming up. That is the Food Network's live broadcast of their stars making Thanksgiving dinner. And whether you believe they are drinking while this is going on or not, it always seems to get funnier as the show goes on.

Lol, I remember the live Food Network event. It did have some good tips and to be fair I have to be a little sauced myself to make a Thanksgiving dinner.