Stuffing Recepies

PGLGreg said:

Bake separately?
I compromise on the issue of baking separately versus in the bird. I put as much as will fit loosely inside the bird and bake the rest separately. When the bird is done, I remove the dressing and add it to the part that baked separately, toss the two parts together, then bake for another 15 minutes or so. That way you get the added flavor the bird can add to the stuffing, you avoid an excess of fat from the bird soaking into the stuffing, and you get the delicious crusty part on the portion that is baked in the oven.

Last year I used a prepared stuffing mix from Pepperidge Farm that turned out very well. It seemed to have rye or dark pumpernickel as a base.

--Greg

Good compromise
Nice to hear from a man who knows his way around the kitchen!

Lovekitties said:

Share it please
Not everyone will have a 'bird' for Thanksgiving, so please share your receipe for stuffed mushrooms.

I slave every year with my stuffing!!!
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JENNIE

Stuffing
First it starts with the deflowering of the turkey, remove neck and all giblets out of the bird, take that neck, those giblets and put them in 4 cups of water and put on medium heat(this starts at 6 AM turkey day) hours later (around 10 AM, take the neck and giblets out (after adding water throughout the morning, so you still have 4 cups at the end) and strip the neck of all it's meat that you can, slice into small pieces, slice the liver and heart into small pieces, throw the gizzards out (although I lived in the south many years, still can't look at a gizzard with a straight face), take one onion and as much celery as you can tolerate (I don't like celery) and sautee in butter until the onion is transluscent. In large bowl add two packages of pre-seasoned bread crumbs (partridge farms is one of the best), add the sauteed onion and celery, add two eggs (raw of course), add the neck, liver and heart pieces and all the broth (from cooking the neck and giblets)(add extra water if necessary to make most moist) stir all ingredients and put it in that turkey.
YUM. This was my mother's and my grandmother's recipe.

AnneCan said:

Why does it feel?
Americans take their Thanksgiving stuffing very seriously! LOL,

Ahhhhh
A great stuffing with a moist bird and the cranberry sauce is most IMPORTANT to a great Thanksgiving. It's all in the stuffing!!!
LMAO

Yum
It all sounds so good even through my FOLFOX nausea!

I usually do 2 types of stuffing for Thanksgiving. One the kids call the dessert stuffing ... with apples, raisins and walnuts. The other is a basic with celery and onion. I take the gimblets out and put them in a pot and boil them to make the broth to use in the stuffing. I love a cornbread base and sometimes I make it from scratch and sometimes just use the package like Mrs. Cs. I make the dessert stuffing in it's own dish in the oven and the other I make part in the bird and part in a dish and them mix them once everything is done, then pop them back in the oven to get the crisp on top. I usually get some great compliments. I always have a full house for the holidays and last year even had my ex-in laws, mil, fil, sil, been divorced for over 20 years. I think the count last year for Christmas was over 25 and for Thanksgiving was 18. I always invite friends and co-workers that don't have family in town and they bring friends too. I love the production and always bake cookies, brownies and candies to give to everyone in tins to take home. It's my way to make sure that everyone has something even if they don't get to take left overs. Of course some visitors bring things too so it's always lots of fun to see what comes in the door.

Thanksgiving is the traditional turkey and ham dinner but, I do a fantastic Italian spread for Christmas, great colors especially the sausage with red and green peppers and my oldest son comes into town ahead to help with the braided breads, Tiramisu, lasagna, shrimp and meatballs all made with home grown herbs!

Waaaaah, making me a little sad because this will be the first year that I'm not having the holidays at my house. Thanks cancer! I had chemo the week of my birthday, and get it the week of Thanksgiving and the week of Christmas. Oh well, here's to hoping that next year there is no chemo and an even better, more grateful holiday season for me and for everyone!

Lori-S said:

Yum
It all sounds so good even through my FOLFOX nausea!

I usually do 2 types of stuffing for Thanksgiving. One the kids call the dessert stuffing ... with apples, raisins and walnuts. The other is a basic with celery and onion. I take the gimblets out and put them in a pot and boil them to make the broth to use in the stuffing. I love a cornbread base and sometimes I make it from scratch and sometimes just use the package like Mrs. Cs. I make the dessert stuffing in it's own dish in the oven and the other I make part in the bird and part in a dish and them mix them once everything is done, then pop them back in the oven to get the crisp on top. I usually get some great compliments. I always have a full house for the holidays and last year even had my ex-in laws, mil, fil, sil, been divorced for over 20 years. I think the count last year for Christmas was over 25 and for Thanksgiving was 18. I always invite friends and co-workers that don't have family in town and they bring friends too. I love the production and always bake cookies, brownies and candies to give to everyone in tins to take home. It's my way to make sure that everyone has something even if they don't get to take left overs. Of course some visitors bring things too so it's always lots of fun to see what comes in the door.

Thanksgiving is the traditional turkey and ham dinner but, I do a fantastic Italian spread for Christmas, great colors especially the sausage with red and green peppers and my oldest son comes into town ahead to help with the braided breads, Tiramisu, lasagna, shrimp and meatballs all made with home grown herbs!

Waaaaah, making me a little sad because this will be the first year that I'm not having the holidays at my house. Thanks cancer! I had chemo the week of my birthday, and get it the week of Thanksgiving and the week of Christmas. Oh well, here's to hoping that next year there is no chemo and an even better, more grateful holiday season for me and for everyone!

Well.... hopefully Amber will chime in here cause she is the one that makes this every year. In the south we make corn bread dressing, and it absolutely has to be homemade or it does not count. Amber has all the famiily to her house at Thanksgiving so she usually does the turkey and dressing with the rest of us filling in with casseroles (can we do another thread for them, yum, yum?) But I know how to make it as I watch her and help! But you gotta make a big ole batch of homemade corn bread, bake and cool it. Then you crumble it all up and add to it about half a loaf of stale white bread crumbled up. Then you add in chopped onion and celery (Aunt Patsy put lots of celery in her's but Amber not so much) a few eggs (for binder) poultry seasoning, Sage (uummmm) salt and pepper. Mix all that up then add the broth from the turkey that is cooking or cooling. How much broth you ask. Well... you just pour it in there till it is good and soupy cause if you don't add enough it is DRY and nobody likes dry dressing. Pour it all in big cast iron skillet or oblong baking dish and bake till it is set up and knife inserted in middle comes out clean. This is traditional souther style dressing (not called stuffing) and is severd along side the turkey not inside. This is essentially the same recipe as my Mother, Grandmother, and her Grandmother before her have used. We don't venture off from this by changing it up with oysters, apples, raisens, etc. You could possible be lynched for doing that in some parts of the south. Oh, also forgot to say you have to top this off with giblet gravy you have made with all the turkey giblets, drippings, boiled eggs, and cornmeal to thicken it. Seconds anyone?

Lori-S said:

Yum
It all sounds so good even through my FOLFOX nausea!

I usually do 2 types of stuffing for Thanksgiving. One the kids call the dessert stuffing ... with apples, raisins and walnuts. The other is a basic with celery and onion. I take the gimblets out and put them in a pot and boil them to make the broth to use in the stuffing. I love a cornbread base and sometimes I make it from scratch and sometimes just use the package like Mrs. Cs. I make the dessert stuffing in it's own dish in the oven and the other I make part in the bird and part in a dish and them mix them once everything is done, then pop them back in the oven to get the crisp on top. I usually get some great compliments. I always have a full house for the holidays and last year even had my ex-in laws, mil, fil, sil, been divorced for over 20 years. I think the count last year for Christmas was over 25 and for Thanksgiving was 18. I always invite friends and co-workers that don't have family in town and they bring friends too. I love the production and always bake cookies, brownies and candies to give to everyone in tins to take home. It's my way to make sure that everyone has something even if they don't get to take left overs. Of course some visitors bring things too so it's always lots of fun to see what comes in the door.

Thanksgiving is the traditional turkey and ham dinner but, I do a fantastic Italian spread for Christmas, great colors especially the sausage with red and green peppers and my oldest son comes into town ahead to help with the braided breads, Tiramisu, lasagna, shrimp and meatballs all made with home grown herbs!

Waaaaah, making me a little sad because this will be the first year that I'm not having the holidays at my house. Thanks cancer! I had chemo the week of my birthday, and get it the week of Thanksgiving and the week of Christmas. Oh well, here's to hoping that next year there is no chemo and an even better, more grateful holiday season for me and for everyone!

Adopt me!
Not sure how that would work since I am years older than you, but would be worth a try to be at your house for Christmas dinner!

Maybe the doc would alter your schedule just enough to get you a free week at Christmas.

Take care and hope you feel well enough to really enjoy the holidays.

Marie who loves kitties