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Does anyone have any recipes for Thanksgiving , from other countries?? This year I wanted to make a thanksgiving dinner but with different cultured foods.Like Salvadorian Roasted Turkey. So, does anyone else have any good ideas??
I mean, like i no everyone else doesn’t celebrate Thanksgiving, but I just want to know some good recipes that would be good for Thansgiving, I mean some recipes for Sweet Potatoes, or Cranberries or Stuffing or something like that something Fall-ish.

A Simply Perfect Roast Turkey:

PREP TIME 30 Min
COOK TIME 4 Hrs
READY IN 4 Hrs 30 Min

INGREDIENTS
1 (18 pound) whole turkey
1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
1 1/2 quarts turkey stock
8 cups prepared stuffing

DIRECTIONS
Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Place rack in the lowest position of the oven.
Remove the turkey neck and giblets, rinse the turkey, and pat dry with paper towels. Place the turkey, breast side up, on a rack in the roasting pan. Loosely fill the body cavity with stuffing. Rub the skin with the softened butter, and season with salt and pepper. Position an aluminum foil tent over the turkey.
Place turkey in the oven, and pour 2 cups turkey stock into the bottom of the roasting pan. Baste all over every 30 minutes with the juices on the bottom of the pan. Whenever the drippings evaporate, add stock to moisten them, about 1 to 2 cups at a time. Remove aluminum foil after 2 1/2 hours. Roast until a meat thermometer inserted in the meaty part of the thigh reads 180 degrees F (80 degrees C), about 4 hours.
Transfer the turkey to a large serving platter, and let it stand for at least 20 to 30 minutes before carving.

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A person can never go wrong with the good ole cornbread dressing. Some people make the bread dressing and put apples and cranberries in it but to me cornbread dressing is still the best! I make it every year.

Rice Casserole
Melt 1 stick of butter in a casserole dish with lid.
open a small can of mushrooms pcs. and stems and drain
one cup of uncooked rice
1 can of campbells french onion soup
1 can of cambells consume beef

Mix together cook in oven at 350 for 45min to 1hr until almost dry.

SQUASH CASSEROLE
1 large onion, chopped
3 c. squash, cooked & drained well
1 c. Ritz crackers, crushed
1/2 c. sour cream
salt, pepper & garlic to taste
1 c. cheddar cheese, grated
TOPPING:
2 c. Ritz crackers, crushed
1/2 c. butter, melted

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Sauté onion in butter for 5 minutes. Remove from pan and mix all ingredients together. Pour into greased casserole dish and top by melting 1/2 c. butter and mixing with 2 c. crushed crackers. Bake for 25 to 30 minutes.

Moroccan Cheddar Couscous
1 Tbsp. olive oil
1 medium red bell pepper, diced
1/2 cup chopped onion
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 can (14-1/2 oz.) chicken broth
1 cup couscous, uncooked
1-1/2 cups (6 oz.) Sharp Cheddar Shredded Cheese, divided
2 Tbsp. chopped fresh cilantro

Heat oil in large skillet over medium heat until hot. Add bell pepper, onion and garlic. Cook 6 minutes or until vegetables are tender, stirring occasionally. Add broth; heat to a boil. Stir in couscous; cover and remove from heat. Let stand 5 minutes or until broth is absorbed. Fluff couscous mixture with a fork. Stir in 1 cup cheese. Sprinkle with remaining cheese and cilantro.

Butter Bean Salad
2 cans butter beans, rinsed and drained, 15 ounces each
1/2 red bell pepper, diced
1/2 green bell pepper, diced
1/2 red onion, chopped
2 cloves garlic, peeled and minced
1 teaspoon ground cumin, 1/3 palm full
2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
1 large lemon, juiced
Coarse salt and freshly ground black pepper

Combine all ingredients in a medium bowl. Toss to coat beans and vegetables evenly in dressing.

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Is there a specific treat you look forwards to on that day only?
And who makes it?

I love sweet potatoes too with marshmellow,butter and whatever else they put in it.
I personally don’t really know how to make them yummy but I do know the basics.
Thanks everyone for sharing your thoughts with me!

My moms sweet potato casserole, she is the only one who makes it like her and its only on holidays so i love looking forward to it.

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I will be having family and friends over to my house on thanksgiving. I want the perfect dinner to make them feel like they love the food but I don’t have anything to make. I need someones help to find some recipes for my thanksgiving dinner on that day. Can you help me? What should I make?

Vegetarian or Non-vegetarian?

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I am in charge of bringing the desserts this year and I was wondering if you had any suggestions other that the usual Pumpkin Pie?

I have the best Pumpkin Cheesecake recipe! Check it out here at Food and Wine:

http://www.foodandwine.com/recipes/pumpkin-cheesecake-with-pecan-praline-topping

I have made this recipe several times and it always turns out beautifully.

Please note that you will need a springform pan and that you will need to make it ahead of time. Optimally, the day before. It requires a few hours to drain the pumpkin puree and then several hours to bake. It also requires you to refrigerate it overnight so that it can set.

Good luck! Have fun!