Thanksgiving And Christmas Dinner Menus (long!)

[tarnalberry]

I've had a couple people ask me to post the recipes I'll be using for my Thanksgiving and Christmas dinners. (At least, what I'll likely be using. ) I'm sorry it took more than a week to get back to those who requested this, but work's kept me swamped. The website links are to recipes which I've already posted on my own website. (There's a tasty pumpkin butter recipe there too.) Note that these recipes are Gluten-free Casein-free, but the pumpkin pie does have soy in it. Also note that if you think a recipe could use some additional fat or salt, it probably could. My FIL had a heart attack a while ago, and follows the Ornish diet, so this is as low in fat/salt as I can comfortably make it, excluding the dressings.

Thanksgiving

Green Salad

3 cups Spinach, cut into strips

3 cups Mixed Greens, cut into strips

3 cups Red Leaf Lettuce, cut into strips

1 Red Onion, sliced into thin strips

2 Red Bell Peppers, sliced into thin strips

2 Carrots, sliced into thin strips

1 pint Yellow Cherry Tomatoes, cut into quarters

Combine all ingredients in a large bowl.

Serve separately from dressing.

Balsamic Vinaigrette

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Honey Mustard Dressing

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Bean Soup

1 to 1 1/2 cup Bob's Red Mill 13 Bean Mix

1 box Imagine Chicken Broth

1 yellow onion, chopped

1/2 tsp ground sage

1/2 tsp dried rosemary, crushed

1/2 tsp thyme

1/4 tsp cumin

1/2 tsp salt

Put beans and broth in a tall pot.

Add onion, and spices.

Bring to a bare simmer, and cover partially.

Stir every half hour, and add water to cover beans by 1/2" if necessary.

After four hours, simmer down to desired consistency. Serve hot.

Herb-Roasted Turkey

12-16lb turkey

2 tbsp sage

2 tbsp oregano

2 tbsp rosemary

2 tbsp thyme

2 tbsp basil

2 tbsp salt

6 cloves garlic, crushed

2 large onions

4 large carrots

1 celery bunch

Mix seasonings together.

Chop onions into quarters, and carrots and celery into large chunks.

Create a very large sheet of aluminum foil (may have to fold together two or three strips of foil) and put center of it in the roasting pan.

Remove giblets and all other parts from turkey and put turkey in the roasting pan inside the aluminum foil.

Work the skin back from the breast and as much of the legs as possible and evenly distribute half of the seasonings under the skin.

Distribute the rest of the seasonings on the outside of the turkey.

Fold the foil up and seal around the turkey, inserting a thermometer probe after this step if there is one.

Put in a 350F oven until cooked through.

Turkey Gravy

juices from the turkey cooked above

1/4 cup cold water

2 tbsp cornstarch or sweet rice flour

Pour the juices from the turkey into a separate pan, defatting if desired.

Add up to a cup of water as needed for the amount of gravy desired.

Bring to a simmer.

Combine cornstarch or rice flour in cold water, and pour in a tablespoon at a time into the simmering gravy, waiting for it to thicken each time until the desired consistency is achieved.

Cranberry-Pomegranate Relish

1 bag cranberries

2 cups pomegranate juice

1/2-1 cup sugar

Combine all ingredients (starting with a half cup of sugar) in a stainless steel pan

Simmer on the stove until the cranberries pop and the sauce is nearly the desired thickness, about 90 minutes.

Add sugar to taste at the end.

Mashed Sweet Potatoes with Pumpkin

3 sweet potatoes

1 can pureed pumpkin

Cut sweet potatoes into small cubes and steam until tender.

Mash thoroughly, adding the can of pumpkin. Serve hot.

Wild and Brown Rice Stuffing with Mushrooms and Onions

1 1/2 cups wild and brown rice blend

3 cups vegetable broth

1 lb mushrooms

1 large onion

1 large carrot

1 celery rib

5 cloves garlic

1 tsp ground sage

1 tsp oregano

1 tsp basil

1 tsp thyme

1/2 rosemary

1/4 tsp majoram

Combine all ingredients in a large pot, and bring to a simmer.

Reduce heat, cover, and stir every 5-10 minutes to create a saucier consistency.

Continue cooking until rice is cooked through, about 45 minutes.

Simple Green Beans

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Pina-Colada

[dkmb]

Thank you so much for posting all those wonderful sounding recipes! I always look forward to your posts on any subject on this board.

We make a green salad like yours, but use pine nuts and cranberries for a sweet and crunchy taste.

DK