cajun turkey? anyone out there deepfry their turkey? We do that every year, It's soooooooooooooooo good but I kinda miss that turkey smell permeating the house.

A pretty and great tasteing Dessert
 

We always make this Its Yummy

Punch Bowl Cake.
Use a punch bowl or a glass clear bowl
so you san see the layers


One Vanilla cake mix, Bake and have ready
coolwhip
walnuts
Can of cherry pie filling
can of the small oranges
box of van instant pudding, mix and have ready.
Crushed pineapple drain

In the glass dish just start out with a layer of cake then add each ingredients over and over until you reach the top of the dish.
then decorate the top with what ever you have left and few walnuts , cheeries, on the coolwhip. Its a beautiful dish and so very Yummy.

Oh yummy, this sounds delicious, thanks for sharing!!!

Any other cooks out there that would like to share their favorite holiday recipes???

I love this spinach/cream cheese warm dip my mom makes. I'll have to get the recipe from her so I can post it here :)

BUMP~

I'm looking for something different to take to Thanksgiving dinner.. What is your favorite side or dessert or appetizer.. I need Ideas..;) and a recipe would be good too. :)

I am looking for appetizer and dessert recipes too!!!
Anyone?!

I love love my moms dressing!!!! I could eat it and nothing else!!! YUM!!

Okay - I'm finally back to post this recipe.

Cranberry-Wild Rice Stuffing
(Serves 12-14 -- makes about 6 cups or enough for a 10-12 pound turkey, but also great by itself.)

1/2 cup wild rice
1/3 cup brown rice
1 cup chopped cranberries
2 Tbsp brown sugar
1/2 cup chopped scallions
1/2 cup slivered toasted almonds
2 Tbsp grated orange peel
1/2 cup melted butter
1 tsp salt
1 tsp pepper

Combine wild and brown rice and place in a saucepan. Pour boiling water over rice and set aside, covered, for one hour. Then drain the rice, add fresh boiling water to cover by half an inch. Bring to a simmer and cook gently until rice is soft but not mushy. Drain well and set aside. Mix cranberries with sugar. Combine cranberries with rice and add the remaining ingredients.

Appetizers
 

I'll post a couple more - appetizers first than a dessert or 2

Roquefort Grapes

10 oz almonds or pecans
8 oz cream cheese, at room temperature
1/4 lb Roquefort cheese, at room temp
2 Tbsp heavy cream
1 lb seedless grapes

Preheat oven to 275-degrees. Spread nuts on baking sheet. Bake until toasted. Cool slightly. Chop toasted nuts in food processor, and then spread nuts on a platter. In a mixer bowl, combine cream cheese, roquefort cheese and heavy cream. Beat until smooth. Drop grapes into mixture. Stir by hand to coat. Then roll grapes in nuts. Place grapes on tray lined with waxed paper. Chill.

*you can make cheese mixture ahead of time and refrigerate or freeze




Goat Cheese & Apple Tartlets
(serves 32)

2 sheets frozen puff pastry
10 oz sliced goat cheese
2 granny smith apples
2 Tbsp olive oil
1 Tbsp chopped fresh lemon thyme

Preheat oven to 415 degrees. While pastry is frozen cut into 2-inch squares. Place on lightly greased tray, let thaw for 5 minutes. Lay a cheese slice in the center of each square. Core unpeeled apples, slice apples thinly. Inter weave 2 to 3 slices of apple over pastry. Lightly brush apples with olive oil. Sprinkle with salt and pepper, then the chopped thyme. Bake 20 to 25 minutes until brown.




Shrimp Butter

1 (6 oz) pkg frozen shrimp, deveined
4 Tbsp mayonnaise
1 Tbsp minced onion
1/4 tsp garlic powder
2 sticks butter, softened
1 (8 oz) pkg cream cheese, softened

Mix all ingredients. Beat until light and fluffy. Serve with crackers or vegetables. Freezes well.

Desserts
 

Pumpkin Crisp
(serves 8-10; Prep 15 minutes; Bake 1 hr 5 min; Stand 10 min)

1 (15 oz) can pumpkin
1 cup evaporated milk
1 cup sugar
1 tsp vanilla extract
1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
1 (18.25 oz) pkg butter-flavored yellow cake mix
1 cup chopped pecans
1 cup butter, melted
whipped cream (optional)
ground nutmeg (optional)
Stir together first 5 ingredients. Pour into a lightly greased 13 x 9-inch baking dish. Sprinkle cake mix evenly over pumpkin mixture; sprinkle evenly with pecans. Drizzle butter evenly over pecans. Bake 350-degrees for 1 hr to 1 hr 5 min or until golden brown. Remove from oven and let stand 10 minutes before serving. Serve warm or at room temperature with whipped cream, if desired. Sprinkle with nutmeg, if desired.



Date-Nut Bars
(This recipe is one my grandmother had from her first little cook book when she got married in 1925. Grandma died in Feb. 2007 at 103 1/2 yrs old)

1 cup nuts
1 cup sugar
3 tsps baking powder
1 lb dates, cut up
3 eggs
1 1/2 cups flour
1 tsp vanilla

Beat eggs well; add sugar, baking powder, vanilla and dates; combine thoroughly. Add flour and stir in nuts. Spread batter into greased 15 x 10-inch baking pan. Bake at 350-degrees about 20 to 25 minutes, or until lightly browned.




Swedish Apple Pie

4-6 apples, peeled (may need more, depending on size)
Cinnamon
Sugar
3/4 cup melted butter
1 cup sugar
1 cup flour
2 eggs
1 cup walnuts

Slice apples and spread in a greased pan. May use a deep dish pie pan, a round cake pan or 9 x 13 pan. Mix cinnamon and sugar; using mixture coat apples well. Mix butter, sugar, flour and eggs. Fold in walnuts. Pour this batter over apples and bake at 350 degrees for 40 minutes.

WOW, thanks yorkiesmiles :) I really appreciate you posting all of those recipes, I have printed them for the grocery store this weekend...again, thanks:D