Thanksgiving Dinner Recipes – A Simple Guide

Thanksgiving features food.  Hard work in a new world led to success and to this celebration.  Every year it’s a traditional meal.  The table is jammed with turkey, stuffing and all the trimmings.  It’s a time when families get together to celebrate history.  But just like the colors of the leaves, Thanksgiving dinner recipes can be an amazing variety.

How about this Thanksgiving dinner recipe for a delicious appetizer? It’s a pretty simple Pumpkin soup.  Add butter and oil to a pan over medium heat. Add three sliced leeks (only the white) and saute until the leeks are soft. Pumpkin puree, cloves, cinnamon, ginger, and salt join the party.  Stir that until well mixed, then pour in 32 ounces of vegetable broth. Next comes brown sugar.  Use low heat to simmer it for 10 minutes. Cream or half and half are optional, along with a pinch of cinnamon on top of each bowl.  Mmmm boy that’s delicious.

For the main course try frying the turkey instead of broiling it. Don’t worry, fried turkey isn’t greasy. The oil is so hot it sears the skin, thus the oil can’t penetrate it. For this task a big oil pot and propane burner are used. Turkey fryers can be found in stores like Walmart. A meat thermometer is also needed, along with a deep fry thermometer to check the oil for the correct temperature. Make sure to fry outside in a clear area. Heat the oil to between 325 degrees and 350 degrees F. The turkey takes about three minutes per pound to fry to about 170 degrees F in the breast. It’s common to inject spices into the turkey during frying, but the dressing is usually not fried along with the turkey.

For some other Thanksgiving dinner recipes for soup, try curried pumpkin apple soup, butternut squash soup, or pumpkin and sausage soup. But there are other good appetizers for the meal. Try something different like cheese wrapped asparagus. Use two cheeses, one spread and one sliced. One idea is swiss cheese slices with a softer blue cheese spread. Spread the soft cheese on the slices, wrap it around a few asparagus spears, then cook in a 230 degree C oven for about 15 minutes, or until the asparagus is soft. Sure wrapping cheese around asparagus turns a pretty healthy food into something a little more fattening. But Thanksgiving isn’t a time for a diet. Live a little!

Many more delicious Thanksgiving dinner recipes are available on the Internet.