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Thanksgiving Dinner…very traditional

November 25, 2017 by shelley

Thanksgiving Dinner…very American traditional…

We have a very traditional American Thanksgiving dinner…probably 1950’s as you can get right down to the yams with little marshmallows on top!

OUR MENU:  (American Traditional 1950’s Thanksgiving dinner)

Turkey and sage dressing

Mashed potatoes and gravy

Green Bean Casserole

Yams with little marshmallows on top

Cranberry jello

Rolls and butter

Pickles and Olives

Cranberry Sauce

Pies: Pumpkin, apple, mincemeat, pecan praline, German Chocolate, and Lemon Meringue

And Homemade Ice Cream

DRESSING

The dressing recipe is one my mother did (with my own updates until I arrived at a version everyone seems to like). I stuff the turkey and make enough to also cook a separate casserole dish full of dressing.  I make it the night before and let it refrigerate overnight which seems to help to make it even more flavorful.

dressing

dressing

Dressing recipe

Dressing recipe

Dressing recipe  (.doc format) or (Dressing recipe-pdf format)

YAMS with little marshmallows

The yams with little marshmallows on top are the same as what my aunt Lola used to make for Thanksgiving.

Yams with little marshmallows

Yams with little marshmallows

Yams with little Marshmallows recipe

Yams with little Marshmallows recipe Yams with little Marshmallows recipe (.doc format) and

Yams with little Marshmallows recipe (.pdf format)

GREEN BEAN Casserole

The green bean casserole is right out of the fifties.  I think everyone in America served the green bean casserole for Thanksgiving in the fifties…it was so trendy then!  I decided to look up the history of the green bean casserole and had to share …so straight from the history channel!

THE ORIGINS OF THE MYSTERIOUS GREEN BEAN CASSEROLE

Green Bean Casserole

Green Bean Casserole

This mixture of canned soup, frozen green beans and fried onions has graced holiday buffets since the 1950s. But who came up with this trinity, and why has it become so famous?
Holiday tables are often divided over these three little words–green bean casserole. This mixture of canned soup, frozen green beans and fried onions has graced holiday buffets since the 1950s. But who came up with this trinity, and why has it become so famous? This week we’ll take a look at green bean casserole, from its humble origins in a test kitchen to the love-to-hate-it dish we know today.As anyone who’s checked out the kitchen section of an antique store can attest, recipe pamphlets were once a big business. Long before the Internet, home brands like General Mills, Cuisinart and Ball Jars regularly released these pocket-sized magazines full of tips, recipes, and instructions for their products. Glossy covers depicted the cakes or pot roasts detailed inside, and housewives loved them for their price and ease of use: why pay for a heavy cookbook when a recipe pamphlet could provide the same information for less money?The Campbell’s Soup Company had its own kitchen, in Camden, New Jersey, dedicated to pumping out recipe pamphlets. A home economist named Dorcas Reilly worked at the Campbell’s kitchen, and in 1955 she successfully devised and tested the infamous green bean casserole recipe. In numerous interviews Reilly gave years later about the invention of the casserole, she professed to not remember exactly how she came up with that specific dish. Campbell’s Cream of Mushroom variety had been around since 1934. It was widely used as casserole filler in the Midwest, popping up in enough Minnesotan hotdish recipes that it was sometimes referred to as “Lutheran binder.” But no one thought to add frozen green beans to the mix until Reilly came along. The fried onions on top were an easy way to add texture and brighten the color of a grey-green dish, and to add a certain festive touch to the proceedings.Reilly’s recipe was immediately popular. It was the perfect recipe for the holidays, as it was made with minimal ingredients that were almost always on hand, and it could easily be made the day ahead and reheated when guests arrived. And its popularity continues today, even in the face of America’s recent obsession with fresh, locally grown, artisanal foods. Campbell’s now estimates 40% of the Cream of Mushroom soup sold in the US goes into making green bean casserole.My recipe is the 1950’s version straight from Campbell Soup(I usually make it the day before.)

Green Bean Casserole

Green Bean Casserole

Green Bean Casserole recipe

Green Bean Casserole recipe

Green Bean Casserole recipe

Green Bean Casserole recipe

MAKE-AHEAD TURKEY GRAVY

This year I had a recipe for make-ahead gravy.  I liked having it already made so I will probably use it again.  I used a recipe I found on all recipes.com. The only change I made was I used twice as many turkey wings…I like more flavor in my gravy.

Make-Ahead Turkey Gravy

make-ahead turkey gravy

make-ahead turkey gravy

Chef John’s Make-Ahead Turkey Gravy – Printer Friendly – Allrecipes.com

MASHED POTATOES

This year I tried some make ahead mashed potatoes (using a crock pot to keep them warm).  They were delicious!

5 pounds potatoes

1 cup sour cream

3 oz cream cheese,

4 teaspoons onion salt,

1/2 teaspoon pepper,

4 Tablespoons butter,

2 teaspoons salt.

Makes 8 cup

350 for 30 minutes

Thanksgiving Dinner

CRANBERRY JELL-O SALAD

Why a Jell-O salad?  I grew up in Utah…need I say more??  At least it is not green. If you don’t understand read “Jello-O and Mormonism: The stereotypes surprising origins” or Jell-O Love: A Guide to Mormon Cuisine .  During the 2002 Olympics in Salt Lake City the most collectable pin was the green Jell-O pin.

Olympics Jello pin

Olympics Jello pin

(My mom’s favorite Jell-O dish was orange Jell-O with shredded carrots and if she got fancy it also had crushed pineapple in it.  We had it often.)

The Jello salad I make every year for Thanksgiving is one my mom used but it has “evolved” ….it is more a fruit salad held together with a little Jello BUT it does have cranberries in it.

Traditional Raspberry Jello Salad

Traditional Raspberry Jello Salad

Cranberry Fruit Jell-O Salad

Cranberry Fruit Jell-O Salad

CRANBERRY FRUIT JELLO SALAD (.doc format)

CRANBERRY FRUIT JELLO SALAD (.pdf format)

ROLLS

Rolls

Rolls

Rolls

Rolls

ROLLS

ROLLS

ROLLS (.doc format)

ROLLS  (.pdf format)

Thanksgiving dinner

Filed Under: Family, Thanksgiving Tagged With: Thanksgiving dinner, traditional American Thanksgiving dinner

Traditional American Thanksgiving 2015

January 18, 2016 by shelley

Traditional Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving

We celebrate what is probably the most traditional American Thanksgiving dinner possible (1950’s style)…the kind every baby boomer remembers.

Traditional Thanksgiving Dinner

Traditional Thanksgiving Dinner

The Menu:

Turkey and Dressing, Mashed Potatoes and Gravy, Yams with little toasted marshmallows on top, Green Bean casserole, Jello Salad, Rolls, cranberry sauce and pickles and olives and of course pies! Pies include pumpkin, apple, mince meat and pecan and this year lemon meringue and dixie with ice cream.  Our only departure from tradition is no homemade ice cream but Murrays Ice Cream from Westport.

I buy a fresh (not frozen) turkey from the local grocery store.  I order it ahead and then pick it up the afternoon before so I don’t have to keep it refrigerated long.
Turkey

Turkey ready to serve

Turkey ready to serve

DRESSING

The dressing recipe is one my mother did (with my own updates until I arrived at one everyone seems to like). I stuff the turkey and make enough to also cook a separate casserole dish full of dressing.  I make it the night before and let it refrigerate overnight which seems to help to make it even more flavorful.

dressing

dressing

Dressing recipe

Dressing recipe

Dressing recipe  (.doc format) or (Dressing recipe-pdf format)

YAMS with little marshmallows

The yams with little marshmallows on top are the same as what my aunt Lola used to make for Thanksgiving.

Yams with little marshmallows

Yams with little marshmallows

Yams with little Marshmallows recipe

Yams with little Marshmallows recipe Yams with little Marshmallows recipe (.doc format) and

Yams with little Marshmallows recipe (.pdf format)

GREEN BEAN Casserole

The green bean casserole is right out of the fifties.  I think everyone in America served the green bean casserole for Thanksgiving in the fifties…it was so trendy then!  I decided to look up the history of the green bean casserole and had to share …so straight from the history channel!

THE ORIGINS OF THE MYSTERIOUS GREEN BEAN CASSEROLE

Green Bean Casserole

Green Bean Casserole

This mixture of canned soup, frozen green beans and fried onions has graced holiday buffets since the 1950s. But who came up with this trinity, and why has it become so famous?
Holiday tables are often divided over these three little words–green bean casserole. This mixture of canned soup, frozen green beans and fried onions has graced holiday buffets since the 1950s. But who came up with this trinity, and why has it become so famous? This week we’ll take a look at green bean casserole, from its humble origins in a test kitchen to the love-to-hate-it dish we know today.As anyone who’s checked out the kitchen section of an antique store can attest, recipe pamphlets were once a big business. Long before the Internet, home brands like General Mills, Cuisinart and Ball Jars regularly released these pocket-sized magazines full of tips, recipes, and instructions for their products. Glossy covers depicted the cakes or pot roasts detailed inside, and housewives loved them for their price and ease of use: why pay for a heavy cookbook when a recipe pamphlet could provide the same information for less money?The Campbell’s Soup Company had its own kitchen, in Camden, New Jersey, dedicated to pumping out recipe pamphlets. A home economist named Dorcas Reilly worked at the Campbell’s kitchen, and in 1955 she successfully devised and tested the infamous green bean casserole recipe. In numerous interviews Reilly gave years later about the invention of the casserole, she professed to not remember exactly how she came up with that specific dish. Campbell’s Cream of Mushroom variety had been around since 1934. It was widely used as casserole filler in the Midwest, popping up in enough Minnesotan hotdish recipes that it was sometimes referred to as “Lutheran binder.” But no one thought to add frozen green beans to the mix until Reilly came along. The fried onions on top were an easy way to add texture and brighten the color of a grey-green dish, and to add a certain festive touch to the proceedings.Reilly’s recipe was immediately popular. It was the perfect recipe for the holidays, as it was made with minimal ingredients that were almost always on hand, and it could easily be made the day ahead and reheated when guests arrived. And its popularity continues today, even in the face of America’s recent obsession with fresh, locally grown, artisanal foods. Campbell’s now estimates 40% of the Cream of Mushroom soup sold in the US goes into making green bean casserole.My recipe is the 1950’s version straight from Campbell Soup(I usually make it the day before.)

Green Bean Casserole

Green Bean Casserole

Green Bean Casserole recipe

Green Bean Casserole recipe

Green Bean Casserole recipe

Green Bean Casserole recipe

MAKE-AHEAD TURKEY GRAVY

This year I had a recipe for make-ahead gravy.  I liked having it already made so I will probably use it again.  I used a recipe I found on all recipes.com. The only change I made was I used twice as many turkey wings…I like more flavor in my gravy.

Make-Ahead Turkey Gravy

make-ahead turkey gravy

make-ahead turkey gravy

Chef John’s Make-Ahead Turkey Gravy – Printer Friendly – Allrecipes.com

MASHED POTATOES

Nothing special with the mashed potatoes.  This year I tried Yukon Gold variety.    I also add a little canned milk and potato water and just a little butter (if I don’t have my low-fat guests attending I use cream instead of canned milk and more butter) and salt and pepper to taste.

Mashed Potatoes with Yukon Gold potatoes

Mashed Potatoes with Yukon Gold potatoes

CRANBERRY JELL-O SALAD

Why a Jell-O salad?  I grew up in Utah…need I say more??  At least it is not green. If you don’t understand read “Jello-O and Mormonism: The stereotypes surprising origins” or Jell-O Love: A Guide to Mormon Cuisine .  During the 2002 Olympics in Salt Lake City the most collectable pin was the green Jell-O pin.

Olympics Jello pin

Olympics Jello pin

(My mom’s favorite Jell-O dish was orange Jell-O with shredded carrots and if she got fancy it also had crushed pineapple in it.  We had it often.)

The Jello salad I make every year for Thanksgiving is one my mom used but it has “evolved” ….it is more a fruit salad held together with a little Jello BUT it does have cranberries in it.

Traditional Raspberry Jello Salad

Traditional Raspberry Jello Salad

Cranberry Fruit Jell-O Salad

Cranberry Fruit Jell-O Salad

CRANBERRY FRUIT JELLO SALAD (.doc format)

CRANBERRY FRUIT JELLO SALAD (.pdf format)

ROLLS

Rolls

Rolls

Rolls

Rolls

ROLLS

ROLLS

ROLLS (.doc format)

ROLLS  (.pdf format)

PIE TABLE

Pie Table

Pie Table

PUMPKIN PIE

Pumpkin Pie

Pumpkin Pie

PUMPKIN PIE recipe

PUMPKIN PIE recipe

PUMPKIN PIE (.doc format)

PUMPKIN PIE (.pdf format)

APPLE PIE

apple pie

apple pie

APPLE PIE (.doc format)

APPLE PIE (.pdf format)

PIE CRUST

Pie Crust

Pie Crust

Pie Crust Recipe

Pie Crust Recipe

Pie Crust Recipe (.doc format)

Pie Crust Recipe (.pdf format)

Filed Under: Recipes, Thanksgiving Tagged With: apple pie, cranberry jello salad, dressing, Giving Thanks, holiday, pumpkin pie, rolls, Thanksgiving, Thanksgiving dinner, traditions, turkey

Thanksgiving…a time of giving thanks.

January 27, 2014 by shelley

Thanksgiving decorations

Thanksgiving decorations

 

Thanksgiving this year was somewhat quiet compared to other years.  Our daughter Becca and her husband came home.  My sister and family also had Thanksgiving dinner with us and our good friend Dr. Charles Jessup.  Even though not everyone got to come home this year we still kept up with our usual Thanksgiving traditions; lots of homemade pies, homemade rolls, the tradition yams with little marshmellows and green bean casserole, mashed potatoes with turkey gravy and of course the turkey and dressing.  Every year I also make a cranberry jello salad that has become a tradition.  It is made with raspberry jello (using the juice from the pineapple and a fresh squeezed orange for the liquid), with chopped apples, chopped cranberries, chopped pecans, tidbit pineapple and pomegranates.  I decorate it with raspberries.

Cranberry Raspberry Salad

Cranberry Raspberry Salad

Cranberry Jello Salad a Beatty Thanksgiving tradition.

Cranberry Jello Salad a Beatty Thanksgiving tradition.

 

Thanksgiving Turkey

Thanksgiving Turkey

Our Thanksgiving pie table includes pumpkin, apple, mince, lemon meringue and this year instead of pecan we had a Dixie pie:

Pumpkin pIe

Pumpkin pIe

 

Mincemeat pie (somebody couldn't wait) with piece missing!

Mincemeat pie (somebody couldn’t wait) with piece missing!

Lemon Meringue Pie

Lemon Meringue Pie

Apple Pie

Apple Pie

The Pie Table:

Pie Table

Pie Table

And of course the traditional cookie turkeys:

Traditional cookie turkeys

Traditional cookie turkeys

Traditional cookie turkeys

Traditional cookie turkeys

Traditional cookie turkeys

Traditional cookie turkeys

The Thanksgiving table:

Thanksgiving Table

Thanksgiving Table

Thanksgiving Table

Thanksgiving Table

Thanksgiving Table

Thanksgiving Table

Thanksgiving Table

Thanksgiving Table

Enjoying the Thanksgiving Feast:

Enjoying the Thanksgiving feast!

Enjoying the Thanksgiving feast!

Post Script:

Jen and Adam and family enjoyed Thanksgiving this year in Phoenix, Arizona with close family friends the Esplins.  Just wanted to share an adorable picture of Henry, Caroline and Becca on their way back…completely tuckered out.

A tiring trip for Henry, Caroline and Becca

A tiring trip for Henry, Caroline and Becca

Filed Under: Family, Holidays, Thanksgiving Tagged With: Family, Giving Thanks, holiday, pumpkin pie, Thanksgiving, Thanksgiving dinner, traditions, turkey

First Thanksgiving ever away from home…

February 15, 2013 by shelley

Beautiful baby Caroline.

Beautiful baby Caroline.

 

IMG_1784IMG_1787

Becca

Becca

 

Caroline and Jen

Caroline and Jen

 

Becca preparing Thanksgiving dinner.

Becca preparing Thanksgiving dinner.

For the first time since we have been married, nearly 35 years, Bob and I did not have our Thanksgiving dinner in our home.  B.J. and Jenn were heading to Los Angeles, Becca and Carl are in Sweden, so Bob and I agreed to travel to North Caroline.  It would be two people traveling, Bob and I, vs. five people traveling; Jen, Adam, Becca, Henry and Caroline.  We enjoyed a beautiful traditional Thanksgiving at Jen and Adam’s home.

Thanksgiving dinner

Thanksgiving dinner

 

Beautiful Thanksgiving dinner.

Beautiful Thanksgiving dinner.

 

IMG_1801 IMG_1803 IMG_1806 IMG_1808Our traditional Thanksgiving dinner cookie turkeys!

Henry enjoying a turkey drumstick!

Henry enjoying a turkey drumstick!

 

Our traditional cranberry jello salad.

Our traditional cranberry jello salad.

We enjoyed a few other activities:

Eating at the Cheesecake Factory.

Eating at the Cheesecake Factory.

 

Becca, grandpa and Henry.

Becca, grandpa and Henry.

 

Filed Under: Family, Holidays, Thanksgiving, Travel Tagged With: Adam, Becca, Caroline, Henry, holiday, Jen, North Carolina, Thanksgiving, Thanksgiving dinner, Travel, turkey

Thanksgiving Dinner 2011

November 25, 2011 by shelley

I am so very thankful for so many things. Most especially for my family; my husband Bob and my children and their spouses (Jen and Adam, Becca and Carl and B.J. and Jenn) and my grandchildren (Becca, Henry and new little Jack). I am grateful for everything my parents did for me and I hope I can pass on to my children that same love. (I am grateful for my siblings and extended family too.) I love this time of year and I am grateful we have a day of to remember our many blessings. I have placed many pictures in the gallery to share with everyone our Thanksgiving dinner 2011. We missed those that could not be with us this year; Becca and Carl (recovering from surgery), B.J. and Jenn and newborn Jack. But we did have Jen and Adam and their children Becca and Henry. My sister Andrea and her children; Zain, Aalia and Nial. My Sister Miriam flew in on Thanksgiving Day Evening. We also had Gammy with us and the two missionaries in our ward.

Table set for Thanksgiving Dinner.

Thanksgiving Table.

Thanksgiving 2011.

Thanksgiving 2011.

Children's Table.

Flower Centerpiece Children's table.

Thanksgiving 2011.

Table setting.

Pumpkin pie.

Apple pie.

Pies; apple, mince, pumpkin and pecan.

Adam, Henry and Becca.

Turkey....

Mashed Potatoes, and yams...

Becca and my niece Aalia.

My nieces and nephews; Aalia, Nial and Zain, Andrea's children.

Bob, Gammy and Andrea.

Pie Table; pecan, pumpkin, mince and apple.

Aalia and Nial.

Gammy, Andrea, and the missionaries.

Pie Table.

Filed Under: Events, Family, Holidays, Thanksgiving Tagged With: Family, holiday, Home, Thanksgiving, Thanksgiving dinner

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