Uploaded November 2011 | Updated September 2026, 5 days ago
First, a look at the new floor. New kitchen is *finally* pronounced finished.
Then, how I spent my Thanksgiving Day.
Turkey recipe by Hilah Johnson: youtube.com/user/hilahcooking
Her video of the recipe is here: youtube.com/watch?v=h3b2nqR-Ot0
Topping for sweet potato:
1/2 cup butter
1/2 cup dark brown sugar
1/4 cup maple syrup (I'll double this next time)
1 to 2 tbs Cinnamon
Heat slowly and stir until combined, then chill
Asparagus casserole:
1 lb fresh asparagus, cut in 2" lengths
1 can Cream of Asparagus soup
3/4 cup milk
Salt & pepper to taste
1 tsp garlic powder (not shown)
1/2 dozen fresh mushrooms, sliced
1 can French Fried Onions
Parboil asparagus 5 minutes (do not parboil tender tips)
Blend all ingredients together, reserving 1/2 of onions for topping
Pour into greased 1 1/2 qt baking dish
Bake at 350°F - 30 minutes
Top with remaining onions, bake additional 5 minutes
Stuffing:
1 Box Stovetop Cornbread Stuffing (cheating), per box instructions
1/3 lb sausage
1/2 med onion, chopped
1 stalk celery chopped
1 to 2 cloves garlic - minced
Brown sausage, add other ingredients except stuffing and sauté until tender. Mix with stuffing. Bake at 350°F until top crisps
Cornbread:
1 large egg
1 1/3 cup milk
1/4 cup oil (I used Canola)
2 cups buttermilk corn meal mix
1 1/2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp baking soda
Beat egg. Add all ingredients and stir to a smooth batter. Preheat pan with 1 tbs butter in 450°F oven. Pour batter into hot pan, bake 20 minutes.
Giblet gravy:
Giblets & neck meat, precooked and diced
Pan drippings
Giblet broth and/or turkey or chicken broth as needed to make 4 cups
1/2 cup flour
Salt & pepper to taste
Pour 1/4 cup fat from pan drippings into saucepan. Stir flour into fat, stirring until smooth. Gradually add drippings / broth, stirring and blending. Add giblets, salt and pepper. Simmer 5 minutes.
Happy Thanksgiving!
Music: Fig Leaf Rag, by Kevin Macleod: incompetech.com
First, a look at the new floor. New kitchen is *finally* pronounced finished.
Then, how I spent my Thanksgiving Day.
Turkey recipe by Hilah Johnson: youtube.com/user/hilahcooking
Her video of the recipe is here: youtube.com/watch?v=h3b2nqR-Ot0
Topping for sweet potato:
1/2 cup butter
1/2 cup dark brown sugar
1/4 cup maple syrup (I'll double this next time)
1 to 2 tbs Cinnamon
Heat slowly and stir until combined, then chill
Asparagus casserole:
1 lb fresh asparagus, cut in 2" lengths
1 can Cream of Asparagus soup
3/4 cup milk
Salt & pepper to taste
1 tsp garlic powder (not shown)
1/2 dozen fresh mushrooms, sliced
1 can French Fried Onions
Parboil asparagus 5 minutes (do not parboil tender tips)
Blend all ingredients together, reserving 1/2 of onions for topping
Pour into greased 1 1/2 qt baking dish
Bake at 350°F - 30 minutes
Top with remaining onions, bake additional 5 minutes
Stuffing:
1 Box Stovetop Cornbread Stuffing (cheating), per box instructions
1/3 lb sausage
1/2 med onion, chopped
1 stalk celery chopped
1 to 2 cloves garlic - minced
Brown sausage, add other ingredients except stuffing and sauté until tender. Mix with stuffing. Bake at 350°F until top crisps
Cornbread:
1 large egg
1 1/3 cup milk
1/4 cup oil (I used Canola)
2 cups buttermilk corn meal mix
1 1/2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp baking soda
Beat egg. Add all ingredients and stir to a smooth batter. Preheat pan with 1 tbs butter in 450°F oven. Pour batter into hot pan, bake 20 minutes.
Giblet gravy:
Giblets & neck meat, precooked and diced
Pan drippings
Giblet broth and/or turkey or chicken broth as needed to make 4 cups
1/2 cup flour
Salt & pepper to taste
Pour 1/4 cup fat from pan drippings into saucepan. Stir flour into fat, stirring until smooth. Gradually add drippings / broth, stirring and blending. Add giblets, salt and pepper. Simmer 5 minutes.
Happy Thanksgiving!
Music: Fig Leaf Rag, by Kevin Macleod: incompetech.com
