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[The Turtle Whisperer]

Rosemary roasted carrots.

I think I might make this a late entry into the festivities. 

Did you make it Saturday? 

[The Turtle Whisperer]

Oh and I post this every year because it is so friggin good:

I'm glad you reposted!  I remember last time thinking I should make that next year... Now it's on deck for next year.   

[cgraz]

Ok, here's what I ended up with...

I made stuffing using a recipe that I clipped out of Shape magazine, of all places, years ago. It's made with Italian chicken sausage, celery, onion, herbs, and chicken broth that is reduced to concentrate the flavor. It's a tried-and-true for me.

Will also have roasted Brussels sprouts with pearl onions & almonds, and a non-Campbell's soup green bean casserole (both recipes in WW magazine this month, very easy).

Plus, these dishes from Martha Stewart that were in an article on make-ahead Thanksgiving ideas, trying them for the first time:

http://www.marthastewart.com/317532/sweet-potato-and-sage-butter-casserole?center=0&gallery=275391&slide=281393

http://www.marthastewart.com/355538/cauliflower-gratin?center=0&gallery=275391&slide=282634

This is what I'm doing with my turkey (as soon as mr. cgraz gets home with the lemons I forgot to buy):

http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/Turkey-with-Lemon-Sage-Butter-368268

And for dessert we will have this pie, that I also made last year, and it was awesome:

http://thepioneerwoman.com/cooking/2010/11/dreamy-apple-pie/

Made with this crust:

http://www.seriouseats.com/recipes/2007/11/cooks-illustrated-foolproof-pie-dough-recipe.html

The pie is in the oven now, almost done. Everything else is pretty much prepped, except the turkey. 

[nadra24]

Let me know how the sweet potato casserole turns out, cgraz.  I love butternut squash ravioli with sage, so I'm intrigued by that recipe.

[The Turtle Whisperer]

I went with a sweeter sweet potato dish than I like, but I'm cooking for a bunch of people that have never seen a Sweet Potatoes served without a marshmallow topping... I've had it before and it's really good... 

http://www.eatingwell.com/recipes/sweet_potato_casserole.html

I did the make ahead mashed potato thing and added two heads of roasted garlic... low fat on all the dairy ingredients.

http://allrecipes.com/recipe/make-ahead-mashed-potatoes-2/

This has been my go to green bean recipe for awhile now... really good and so much healthier than any of the canned casserole mutations.

http://www.marthastewart.com/317075/green-beans-with-shallots-and-breadcrumb

We do a pretty typical Southern cornbread dressing thing, my son brings a poblano corn dish, and I prepped for spathcocking and then brined two 12lb Turkeys... I think I'm going to do that carrot thing Tim posted... my Mom's bringing her world famous rolls...

The only thing I have to prepare and cook today are the Turkeys and the Green beans... everything else just needs to be put in the oven.  While I'm wating for the hoard to show, I think I'll make a bloody bull and watch Planes, Trains, and Automobiles!   

Oh, full contact Trivial Pursuit battle of the Sexes starts at 6:30.  It's open to all (we'll have at least 25 people) so ya'll suit up and come on! 

[BonitaApplebum]

My stuff is all prepped except for a few apps and the turkey. Bring it on!

[diablita]

I made Magic Microbe's artichoke heart stuffing recipe and it was excellent.  My guests raved. Thanks!

I also did really well with my standard cranberries, traditional mashed potatoes, I did roasted brussels sprouts w/ fried shallots (yum!) and I made Pioneer Woman's sweet potato casserole which also got rave reviews.

[nadra24]

I made roasted carrots, brussels sprouts with bacon and onions, blueberry pie with a streusel topping, and three chocolate mousse pies with graham cracker crust.  I have to ask my BIL how he did the turkey, because it was awesome.

[cgraz]

Let me know how the sweet potato casserole turns out, cgraz.  I love butternut squash ravioli with sage, so I'm intrigued by that recipe.

It was very good! The flavor was pretty mild - mixing the yukon gold potatoes with the sweet potatoes was good, but I would maybe put in slightly less of the yukons so there is more pronounced sweet potato flavor. And I'd use less milk - it was a very soft, smooth puree texture, and I'd like it to be a little firmer. But otherwise delicious and those are small tweaks, really. (Plus, I didn't truly measure the potatoes, and I think I accidentally overshot a little on the milk, so it could also be a matter of more closely following the recipe on my part!)

[Magic Microbe]

Everyone raved about my turkey!

[LilyLily]

I did the Pioneer Woman Brine this year on my Turkey and it's a keeper.  I hadn't brined one before, but it was really, really good.