Thanksgiving recipes - Page 7

Matterhorn Fan · 11-26-2006, 04:47 PM

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Originally Posted by lashbear

With fresh beans....

Of course!

I wouldn't eat that canned crap if you paid me!

Rinsing, cutting the tips and tails off, and parboiling is no big deal. In fact, I could have done it without parboiling and it would have been even better.

I gotta find a way to make that recipe with less sodium, though. Too salty.

lashbear · 11-26-2006, 05:04 PM

I'd have to par-boil them, It's bizarre when the beans squeak between your teeth.

Lowering sodium - can that be done with maybe soy/tamari? Or even a salt substitute - or are they too full of other chemicals ? (I tried no-salt once and it had almost a bitter aftertaste)

Matterhorn Fan · 11-26-2006, 06:45 PM

It's a Campbell's Cream of Mushroom soup issue. I'm sure there's a lower-sodium alternative, but I didn't have the time to find one this week. That's the one thing I didn't make from scratch out of what I fixed.

Including, I might add, the cranberry sauce. But I kinda wished I had the canned stuff.

blueerica · 11-27-2006, 11:50 AM

My god, did Thanksgiving turn out well, food-wise. With the exception of a mis-timed turkey (top ended up drier than... I'll think of something clever later), it was beautiful, right down to my first-time sweet potato pie, which will be made every Thankgiving henceforth.

WOOT!

lashbear · 11-27-2006, 06:21 PM

MMmmmm Sweet Potato Pie !!

katiesue · 11-28-2006, 09:44 AM

I made cranberry sorbet which turned out great. Very tart.

Matterhorn Fan · 11-28-2006, 04:20 PM

I've been thinking about it (while eating leftovers), and I've decided that next time, I won't be sauteeing the veggies before putting them in the dressing. I want to taste my onion and celery.

If anyone has a from-scratch green bean casserole recipe, please share!

LSPoorEeyorick · 11-28-2006, 04:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Matterhorn Fan

I've been thinking about it (while eating leftovers), and I've decided that next time, I won't be sauteeing the veggies before putting them in the dressing. I want to taste my onion and celery.

If anyone has a from-scratch green bean casserole recipe, please share!

Martha Stewart had one in last month's Living magazine. (Yeah, I know. I own a copy of Living.)

Also, neph, no need to use fresh green beans for the casserole. Try it with frozen-- even easier; you don't even need to drain them. And they taste a lot better.

€uroMeinke · 11-28-2006, 04:30 PM

I must confess, that this is the first year I ever had a green bean casserole for Thanksgviing and suddenly have found out from everywhere that this is an age old tradition.

Nephythys · 11-28-2006, 04:33 PM

Yes- even us trogs who eat beans out of a can

someday I will do it with fresh beans and likely never go back-

11-26-2006, 05:04 PM	#2
lashbear SwishBuckling Bear Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: In Isolation :) Posts: 6,597	I'd have to par-boil them, It's bizarre when the beans squeak between your teeth. Lowering sodium - can that be done with maybe soy/tamari? Or even a salt substitute - or are they too full of other chemicals ? (I tried no-salt once and it had almost a bitter aftertaste) __________________ *I Heart* my Husband - I can't think of anyone I'd rather be in isolation with.**
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11-26-2006, 06:45 PM	#3
Matterhorn Fan Double Agent Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Back East Posts: 2,071	It's a Campbell's Cream of Mushroom soup issue. I'm sure there's a lower-sodium alternative, but I didn't have the time to find one this week. That's the one thing I didn't make from scratch out of what I fixed. Including, I might add, the cranberry sauce. But I kinda wished I had the canned stuff.
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11-27-2006, 11:50 AM	#4
blueerica Nueve Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 6,497	My god, did Thanksgiving turn out well, food-wise. With the exception of a mis-timed turkey (top ended up drier than... I'll think of something clever later), it was beautiful, right down to my first-time sweet potato pie, which will be made every Thankgiving henceforth. WOOT! __________________ Tomorrow is the day for you and me
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11-27-2006, 06:21 PM	#5
lashbear SwishBuckling Bear Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: In Isolation :) Posts: 6,597	MMmmmm Sweet Potato Pie !! __________________ *I Heart* my Husband - I can't think of anyone I'd rather be in isolation with.**
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11-28-2006, 09:44 AM	#6
katiesue Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: San Diego Posts: 4,678	I made cranberry sorbet which turned out great. Very tart. __________________ My life is so exciting I can hardly stand it.
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11-28-2006, 04:20 PM	#7
Matterhorn Fan Double Agent Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Back East Posts: 2,071	I've been thinking about it (while eating leftovers), and I've decided that next time, I won't be sauteeing the veggies before putting them in the dressing. I want to taste my onion and celery. If anyone has a from-scratch green bean casserole recipe, please share!
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11-28-2006, 04:30 PM	#9
€uroMeinke L'Hédoniste Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: A.S.C.O.T. Posts: 8,671	I must confess, that this is the first year I ever had a green bean casserole for Thanksgviing and suddenly have found out from everywhere that this is an age old tradition. __________________ I would believe only in a God that knows how to Dance. Friedrich Nietzsche
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11-28-2006, 04:33 PM	#10
Nephythys Yeah, that's about it- Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: In a state of constant crap to get done Posts: 2,688	Yes- even us trogs who eat beans out of a can someday I will do it with fresh beans and likely never go back-
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