Deviled eggs are a must around here as is my Mac and cheese! I have plenty of friends whose grandmother always brings the dumplings! Another orange jello! This thread is the first I’ve heard of that! The squash sounds amazing!
We've always done the deviled eggs, & I know, if I don't do them, someone is going to ask, "Where are the deviled eggs?" or exclaim pitifully, "There aren't any deviled eggs?!"
Plus, as any good southern lady, I have not 1 but 2 different deviled egg platters (which is really one of the only reasons I make deviled eggs - so I can use my platter), & my DH will say, "But what about your egg platter?"
But they just seem more Eastery to me... But I'll probably cave.
And, here, the macaroni & cheese has always been for the kids who don't like mashed potatoes. And those same kids don't like baked macaroni & cheese. They only like it done on the stove - boil the noodles, drain, put back on the heat, & then add milk, butter, & cheese. And it becomes another thing I'm trying to get done at the last minute. So, since our macaroni & cheese isn't the really good baked kind & we don't have as many kids coming this year, I was thinking I could cut the mac & cheese from the list!
The orange jello is a decades-old tradition in our family!
And the roasted, honey-glazed squash & apples w/ pralines is really simple. DH & I were in Publix a few years ago the week before Thanksgiving, & the cooking lady w/ the samples was demonstrating the recipe & giving out samples & recipe cards. We tried it, liked it, & decided to add it to our Thanksgiving menu. Well, our older DS LOVED it, so it's become one of those "must" dishes at Thanksgiving now.
But, basically, you just chunk up some butternut squash & good, crisp apples - season w/ a little salt & cinnamon, drizzle w/ some olive oil & honey, roast for a while, then drizzle w/ more honey & praline pieces & roast some more.
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