Thanksgiving 2013

Sausage Stuffed Mushrooms Spinach Pies Yukon Gold Mashed Potatoes Broccoli Casserole Roasted Brussels Sprouts with Bacon Sourdough Mushroom Stuffing Cajun Turkey Breast Cranberry Apple Turkey Breast Pumpkin Pie Pecan Pie

Roasted Butternut Squash and Poblano Chili

Roasted butternut squash is worth all the trouble of peeling and chopping it, and adding my favorite pepper to the mix makes it even better. 3 cups chopped, peeled butternut squash 2  poblano peppers, cut into halves, seeds and stems removed 2 tablespoons olive oil, divided 1 teaspoon salt, divided Freshly ground black pepper 1…

Country Bread Stuffing with Smoked Ham,Goat-Cheese and Dried Cherries

As much as we cook on Thanksgiving, we’ve always made stuffing from a box. This year we decided to attempt to make it from scratch ( since we finally mastered Turkey Gravy, we needed another challenge). We found  similar recipes in the Kansas City Star and Epicurious and adapted slightly to our tastes. We toasted…