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Highlighting Great Thanksgiving Day Recipes in Westwood
Stuck on ideas for recipes this coming holiday? Try these out and suggest others in the comments section!
With only one week left until Thanksgiving Day, now's the time to start getting your meal plans in order.
But coming up with the right recipe for Thanksgiving dinner might be a challenge, and as such, we're using this week's to highlight a few recipes Westwood residents can try this coming holiday.
But rest assured, we'll have more recipes coming over the next week. Below is a sampling of some ideas you can keep in mind moving into Thanksgiving Week.
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In her , blogger Robin Wish highlighted two fantastic recipes to try out this Thanksgiving:
Cranberry-Orange Sauce
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This dish is easy to make, can be doubled and freezes well.
A modification of a recipe from the Junior League of San Francisco’s cookbook:
- On the cooktop, 1 cup orange juice and 1 cup sugar.
- Heat at med level until sugar dissolves.
- Add one bag of cranberries and raise heat to med high . . . the sugar syrup will begin to bubble, cook about five minutes more until cranberries start to “pop” reduce heat, smash some cranberries against side of pan.
- Turn off heat source and let cool in the pan. Serve chilled.
Popovers
For those who are fortunate to have an EXTRA oven:
Credit for this recipe goes to Blueberry Hill Cookbook – a wonderful Vermont Inn!
- Preheat oven to 450 degrees.
- Use Crisco shortening to grease tin with 12 popover – place tin in oven for 5 minutes to melt Crisco.
- Beat together: 1 cup whole milk, 1 Tbsp melted butter, 1 cup sifted flour, then add two beaten eggs (large).
- Fill cups ¾ full and bake for 15 minutes.
- DO NOT OPEN the oven door, reduce the heat to 350 degrees and bake 20-25 minutes longer until golden brown.
- Serve immediately!
Do you have any special recipes you enjoy most on Thanksgiving Day? Let your fellow Westwood Patch readers know in the comments section below!
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