The SacFoodies team hosted a Thanksgiving potluck today, and in honor of the approaching holiday, we’ll be sharing some of our favorite Thanksgiving recipes with you for the next week.
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by Cristina Dayton
Green beans sautéed with orange slices, lemon juice, chopped garlic, Italian parsley and crushed red chili 20 pound fresh turkey seasoned with salt and pepper and garnished with cranberries and oranges from my orange tree!
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by Maria Chacon Kniestedt
One of the best side dishes is this colorful fall medley of vegetables, sautéed in butter and lightly flavored with fresh sage. My mother-in-law makes this wonderful succotash every Thanksgiving – and my only complaint is that there are rarely any leftovers to partake of post-feast! She found this recipe ages ago in Martha Stewart [...]
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by Maria Chacon Kniestedt
There’s just something about stuffing. I rarely, if ever, eat it except during the holidays. So, when it comes into fashion around Thanksgiving, I make sure to get my fill of this delicious, savory concoction. One of the best stuffing recipes I’ve ever tasted is from a former SacFoodie, Alison Colarossi. She shared this recipe [...]
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This Thanksgiving, and always, we Sac Foodies have a lot to be thankful for. The list is long, but at the top we have family, friends and – of course – FOOD! If you find yourself wanting to stay out of the kitchen this Thanksgiving, try one of the local establishments below and leave the [...]
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by Brittany Mohr
With equal parts pride and embarrassment, I’m pleased to report that after 22 years, I made my first contribution to Thanksgiving dinner last week. Don’t get me wrong, I’ve been in charge of setting the table and helping with dishes for years, but when it comes to culinary experience, I sit lowest on the totem [...]
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by Melinda McRae
Jamie and Allie with the before pie… and after With help from my nieces Jamie and Allie, the “Modern Mince Pie” turned out quite good! It was difficult to tell if I really liked it or not being so disgustingly stuffed after dinner, so I tried it for breakfast the next morning and [...]
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by Melinda McRae
I’m making this recipe for the first time this Thanksgiving. Modern Mincemeat Pie (from America’s Test Kitchn/Cook’s Illustrated Nov. 2006) 3 large Granny Smith apples (about 1 1/2 pounds), peeled, cored, cut into 1/4-inch dice 3 large McIntosh or Braeburn apples (about 1 1/2 pounds), peeled, cored, cut into 1/4-inch dice 1 cup golden raisins [...]
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by Jenna Buhagiar
With Thanksgiving tomorrow (already?!), this week’s morsels include some Turkey Day tid-bits from a smattering of the SacFoodies and fellow FHers (those who are in the office today). . . Aside from spending time with friends and family tomorrow, what are you looking forward to most? Ali: A morning bike ride around the Lodi vineyards [...]
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by Kim Bedwell
As I was reading through the various newspaper food pages yesterday, I was bombarded with Thanksgiving recipes. Soups, sides, pies and, of course, turkeys (brined, fried and everything in between) made my mouth water, my tummy rumble and reminded me how much I love a delicious Turkey Day feast. Because I am joining my husband’s [...]
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