favorite (easy) Thanksgiving side dish or dessert?
#290652 - 11/19/06 07:27 PM
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Hi all,
I'm going to Thanksgiving dinner at a friend's church group and offered to bring a dish--they'd like me to bring a dessert or a side dish. And obviously, I want it to be something safe for me to eat. Does anyone have suggestions for a really easy, tasty dessert or side dish that doesn't take much prep time? It needs to feed about a dozen people. And I know they're already planning most of the traditional stuff like mashed potatoes.
Thanks!
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There's a thread going on right now about US Thanksgiving. You could look through that and see what people are doing. We talk about the Twice Baked Sweet Potatoes - ridiculously easy, you can even make them ahead - and Heather's Five Minute Pumpkin Pie.
HTH. Enjoy your potluck. I've always been a big fan of Peg Bracken's advice on potluck dinners: volunteer to bring the water for the lemonade. 
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Thanks.  I did look through the thread, but decided on the Holiday Pumpkin Spice Bread from the recipe index. I can't wait to try it out!
and I love Peg Bracken. I stole all of her books from my mother.
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Oh, I hadn't seen that one yet - it does look fabulous. Please post how it comes out and how it goes over.
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I love Peg Bracken. I stole all of her books from my mother.
I had to laugh at this - I did the same thing!
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I just made the pumpkin spice bread yesterday and it is absolutely fabulous! Instead of 1/2 cup canola I used 1/4 and put 1/4 more applesauce in and it came out great!!!
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Oh, great! I was wondering if the proportions of applesauce and oil could be fudged--now I know. Thanks.
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I used the recipe in the recipe index.
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I asked because
#290829 - 11/21/06 10:17 AM
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in the one from Heather's EFI Cookbook I've had good luck substituting more pumpkin for some of the oil.
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...on what amounts of oil and pumpkin you use? I make this bread ALL the time and welcome any opportunity to cut out fat!!
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Mommy to Rhiannon Marie (Dec. 13, 2008)
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I posted about it here.
This is for the Pumpkin Apple Spice Bread in Heather's EFI Cookbook. The original calls for 3/4 cup canola oil.
HTH.
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Wow. No wonder it's so yummy - I had no idea it had that much fat! I will definitely try that substitution next time. Thanks!
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Mommy to Rhiannon Marie (Dec. 13, 2008)
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The pumpkin bread came out wonderfully! It was really simple to make (I used only a tiny bit of oil, mostly applesauce), and was a big hit at the dinner! I had several requests for the recipe. They were shocked to hear that it's quite low in fat. I made it with walnuts, btw, which some people may not be able to take, but they added a lot to the flavor and texture. Yum! Happy Thanksgiving, all.
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I know Thanksgiving is past, but I just wanted to give a big thumbs up to the double decker sweet potato pecan pie from Heather's book. The whole family loved it!
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Oh I have to second that big time!! I wasn't in the mood to cook much but it was so easy and it tasted out of this world!! I will be making this again and again! Thanks Heather!
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