Favorite Holiday Foods, Recipes and Other Yummies

[JennyNo1]

The other day I saw a string of posts about things like turkey, stuffing and cranberry sandwiches, turkey and stuffing kettle cooked chips, and stuffing waffles and it made me start thinking of all the wonderful foods that are so much a part of our holidays. So I thought we could start a thread to share - What are your favorites? What do you absolutely have to have? What delicious recipes can you share with us?

 

[Miles Long]

I don't have a recipe for it, but now that it's November I need me some pumpkin pie!

 

[JennyNo1]

I'll start....

This is my go-to Thanksgiving dessert. It's super easy and soooooo yum. The only thing I change is using spice cake instead of yellow and using the light version of the whipped topping and condensed milk. https://www.keyingredient.com/recipes/14735103/better-than-anything-pumpkin-cake/AMP/

 

[JennyNo1]

I don't have a recipe for it, but now that it's November I need me some pumpkin pie!

Sara Lee has a pretty good recipe, I hear!

 

[Miles Long]

Sara Lee has a pretty good recipe, I hear!

I'll eat it!

 

[Coranhorn]

Green bean casserole is a must have for my holiday to be complete

 

[Miles Long]

Green bean casserole is a must have for my holiday to be complete

I am 100% here for some green bean casserole.

 

[JennyNo1]

I go through boxes of these things. I try and stock up on them by putting them in the freezer, but it never works.
https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/4162uN8tJeL._SX355_.jpg

 

[Jada59]

My family is not traditional so we never had any constants. If we had Thanksgiving dinner at home though we usually had cranberry salad. It was some kind of red Jell-O with chopped up cranberries, an orange, celery, pecans and added sweetener.

 

[Sexybritches69]

Spicy cranberry relish. It perks up any holiday (or not holiday) dish and is easy to make. Make it ahead of time and just keep it in the refrigerator.

https://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/spicy-cranberry-relish-107379

 

[TANSTAAFL58]

My Thanksgiving was three weeks ago. I made enough extra stuffing to have lots of turkey, stuffing and cranberry sauce sandwiches on white, with Mayo.

Today it is very wintry. There's a cold WNW wind off the lake and we're getting a delightful rain / snow mix, temp is around 0°C / 32°F.

Ugh.

Comfort food is the order of the day. I make this through the winter, but it is part of the festive season because of its main ingredient: Guinness.

Guinness Stew

I serve it over garlic mashed potatoes: four to five russet baking potatoes, peeled and boiled and mashed with a bit of milk and butter and sour cream. One whole head of garlic, top cut off, sprinkle with salt, pepper and olive oil. Wrap in aluminium foil and roast for ~1 hour at 450°F. Then I use a plastic bag or glove, and squeeze the now soft garlic into the potatoes. Add a touch of dehydrated onion powder and white pepper.

Serve with pints of Guinness.

Aside: please don't buy cheap Chinese garlic. There are plenty of sources in North America. You may pay a few cents more a head, but some of it is going to a local farmer.

 

[UgliestSon]

My Thanksgiving was three weeks ago. I made enough extra stuffing to have lots of turkey, stuffing and cranberry sauce sandwiches on white, with Mayo.

Today it is very wintry. There's a cold WNW wind off the lake and we're getting a delightful rain / snow mix, temp is around 0°C / 32°F.

Ugh.

Comfort food is the order of the day. I make this through the winter, but it is part of the festive season because of its main ingredient: Guinness.

Guinness Stew

I serve it over garlic mashed potatoes: four to five russet baking potatoes, peeled and boiled and mashed with a bit of milk and butter and sour cream. One whole head of garlic, top cut off, sprinkle with salt, pepper and olive oil. Wrap in aluminium foil and roast for ~1 hour at 450°F. Then I use a plastic bag or glove, and squeeze the now soft garlic into the potatoes. Add a touch of dehydrated onion powder and white pepper.

Serve with pints of Guinness.

Aside: please don't buy cheap Chinese garlic. There are plenty of sources in North America. You may pay a few cents more a head, but some of it is going to a local farmer.

Jesus Christ that all sounds wonderful.

 

[Deleted member 3041612]

Bacardi Rum Cake (mine is much better, from scratch, an altered recipe and I'm heavy handed with the rum)

Ingredients
1 cup chopped pecans or walnuts
1 18 1/2 oz. package yellow cake mix
1 3 3/4 oz. pkg. Jell-O Vanilla Instant Pudding and Pie filling. (Even if pudding is already in the cake mix.)
4 eggs
1/2 cup cold water
1/2 cup Wesson oil
1/2 cup Bacardi dark rum
GLAZE:
1/4 pound butter(cube)
1/4 cup water
1 cup granulated sugar
1/2 cup Bacardi dark rum
Directions
Preheat oven to 325 degrees F. Grease and flour a 10 inch tube pan, or 12 cup Bundt pan. Sprinkle nuts over bottom of pan. Mix all cake ingredients together. Pour batter over nuts. Bake 1 hour. Cool. Invert cake onto a serving plate. FOR GLAZE: melt the butter in a saucepan. Stir in the water and sugar. Boil five minutes, stirring constantly. Remove from heat. Stir in the rum. Prick all over the top of the cake. Drizzle and smooth glaze evenly over top and sides. Allow the cake to absorb the glaze completely. Repeat until glaze is used up. Have waxed paper underneath and continue to scoop up the glaze and add it until the cake is saturated. This is a rich, moist cake. A dollop of whipped cream can be added for a special touch.

 

[UgliestSon]

Depends on the holiday and occasion but here are a few of my favorite dishes to prepare. If anyone wants a rough recipe let me know. The only one that requires much effort is the fried chicken and only because of the fucking oil and mess.

New Mexico Style Chili
Chinese braised pork shoulder w/pickled vegetables
Korean Fried Chicken
Poached Halibut in duck fat
Sunday sauce with sausage and penne
Curried Chicken salad

 

[TANSTAAFL58]

Jesus Christ that all sounds wonderful.

It''s the Guinness, right?

Bacardi Rum Cake (mine is much better, from scratch, an altered recipe and I'm heavy handed with the rum)

Ingredients
1 cup chopped pecans or walnuts
1 18 1/2 oz. package yellow cake mix
1 3 3/4 oz. pkg. Jell-O Vanilla Instant Pudding and Pie filling. (Even if pudding is already in the cake mix.)
4 eggs
1/2 cup cold water
1/2 cup Wesson oil
1/2 cup Bacardi dark rum
GLAZE:
1/4 pound butter(cube)
1/4 cup water
1 cup granulated sugar
1/2 cup Bacardi dark rum
Directions
Preheat oven to 325 degrees F. Grease and flour a 10 inch tube pan, or 12 cup Bundt pan. Sprinkle nuts over bottom of pan. Mix all cake ingredients together. Pour batter over nuts. Bake 1 hour. Cool. Invert cake onto a serving plate. FOR GLAZE: melt the butter in a saucepan. Stir in the water and sugar. Boil five minutes, stirring constantly. Remove from heat. Stir in the rum. Prick all over the top of the cake. Drizzle and smooth glaze evenly over top and sides. Allow the cake to absorb the glaze completely. Repeat until glaze is used up. Have waxed paper underneath and continue to scoop up the glaze and add it until the cake is saturated. This is a rich, moist cake. A dollop of whipped cream can be added for a special touch.

That sounds like the perfect dessert to go with my Guinness Stew. (As long as nobody has to drive)

 

[Lonelywife1205]

I love any kind of casserole, but pineapple casserole has become a recent favorite. People ask me to bring it all the time now. It doesn’t sound like it would be good, but it is delicious.
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.southernliving.com/recipes/pineapple-casserole-recipe**famp=true

 

[Lonelywife1205]

Last year I made a super delicious, rich, green bean casserole from scratch (minus the crispy onion bits on top)
I found two or three recipes that I liked and felt I could actually handle and ended up creating my own recipe from bits of all of them.

So yum!


I also made a cannoli dip with toasted cinnamon sugar pita chips

What??? No crispy onions on top? That’s the best part!

 

[UgliestSon]

Oh and also I always cook for my entire family including parents and sisters and their kids and in-laws on New Years Day. Menu almost always consists of Corned beef, braised cabbage and roasted potatoes.

 

[UgliestSon]

And I am not a huge fan of casseroles. Try braising green beans with crispy bacon. Shit is fucking mouth-watering.

 

[Lonelywife1205]

Oh there was definitely a layer of those tasty onions on top!! It was just the only part I didn’t make from scratch lol

Whew!

 

[TTawhere]

And I am not a huge fan of casseroles. Try braising green beans with crispy bacon. Shit is fucking mouth-watering.

...and THEN sprinkle the crispy fried onions on top!

 

[JennyNo1]

OMG, this stuff all sounds fantastic! I have to admit, I'm a proponent of the canned, whole berry cranberry sauce. I know. Mainly because of tradition. It's great on pancakes or French toast for Christmas morning too, though.

 

[JennyNo1]

Oh and also I always cook for my entire family including parents and sisters and their kids and in-laws on New Years Day. Menu almost always consists of Corned beef, braised cabbage and roasted potatoes.

I used to know an older lady from up north somewhere who always had the braised cabbage, but she put chopped apples in it. Have you ever heard of that?

 

[Shi_One81]

My Mac and Cheese -

Boil a box of Mac in a large can of chicken broth, don’t fully drain. Add Velveeta, mild cheddar, and Colby jack cheeses. Salt and pepper and a little bit of red chili pepper flakes.

(No, I don’t use butter or milk.)

 

[JennyNo1]

My Mac and Cheese -

Boil a box of Mac in a large can of chicken broth, don’t fully drain. Add Velveeta, mild cheddar, and Colby jack cheeses. Salt and pepper and a little bit of red chili pepper flakes.

(No, I don’t use butter or milk.)

That sounds awesome, especially on a chilly winter evening. Have you tried it with bacon? 'Cause really, what doesn't benefit from bacon?