Thanksgiving recipes !!!!!

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Dear Readers,

Thanksgiving is one of the most important festivals in the USA. It is a national holiday celebrated on the 4th Thursday of November month. This year Thanksgiving is on Thursday, November 24th-2022. As the name shows thanksgiving is celebrated to pay thanks. This festival is celebrated after the harvest, and often locally harvested crops are included in the feast organized this day.

Food is an integral part of any festival all around the world but Thanksgiving specially has a grand gala family feast associated with it. Traditional foods are a large part of Thanksgiving celebrations. Many families include the entire family in the food preparation. Traditional foods include turkey, sweet potatoes, cornbread, mashed potatoes, and cranberry sauce etc. Many people serve pie for dessert at the end of the meal. Popular pie flavors are pumpkin, pecan, sweet potato, and apple etc. One of the best things about Thanksgiving is spending time with family.

We sometimes have a party with Indian food and sometimes with International food. I will give you some ideas to plan your feast for Thanksgiving party......

Happy Thanksgiving!
Shuchi

Drinks/Mocktails for Thanksgiving

• Spiced Apple Cider

  Spiced apple cider is a delicious, hot drink usually served at this time of year. Apple cider is somewhat like apple juice. Usually the apple juice we get in store is clear, while apple cider (unfiltered) has residues in it. In the USA you can easily find fresh apple cider in apple orchards and also in organic stores and super markets.

  

• Piña Colada

  Piña Colada is a well known Spanish cocktail which is made with Rum, Pineapple juice, and coconut milk. This recipe is for non-alcoholic (virgin) Piña Colada. This is a very yummy drink can be served anytime.

  

Soups for Thanksgiving

• Mix Vegetable soup

  Mix veg soup is a hearty soup for cold winters. This is a nutritious, healthy, delicious, and easy to make soup. I have used carrots, cauliflower, green beans, and corn kernels, along with slivered almonds and paneer (Indian cottage cheese) to enhance the taste of this soup. Please feel free to add more taste.....

  

• Minestrone

  Minestrone is a rich, thick soup made with assorted veggies, beans, a kind of pasta, and herbs. The word minestrone has actually come from the Latin word s“minestrare” meaning “to serve” or “to dish up”. This soup is a perfect combination of vitamins, protein...

  

Snacks and Appetizers

• Cheese Bruschetta

  Bruschetta is an Italian appetizer. A classic bruschetta can be made with grilled bread topped with ripe tomatoes, italian herbs, olive oil, and seasoned with salt and black pepper. There are so many different version of this delicious Bruschetta One can make by topping with mushrooms, olives, fruits etc. Here we are making cheese bruschetta...

  

• Basil Lemon Pasta

  My kitchen graden is in full swing. There are plenty of peppers, herbs, greens, and specially tomatoes....I am trying my best to either use these veggies and herbs or distribute them to friends . I try my best to make different dishes from same veggies so family is not bored. This Basil..

  

• Hummus

  Hummus is made with cooked chickpeas (Chole) and tahini (sesame paste). It can be served as a dip for veggie sticks, crackers, pita bread (An Arabic bread) or with Falafel etc. Hummus can be easily found in ...

  

• Mango Salsa

  Salsa is a Mexican variety of dip. There are so many different variants of salsa. Summer is the time of the year when the Bazzar is flooded with sweet corn, peaches, berries, mangoes etc.. So let us make a delicious, colorful, and very healthy sweet-n-tangy mango salsa. Salsas are served with corn tortilla chips.

  

• Gobhi Manchurian

  Cauliflower (gobhi) Manchurian is an Indo Chinese dish. This delicious Chinese preparation is served as a starter. Gobhi Manchurian is an easy to make which is very popular Chinese dishes in India. This is a vegan preparation. For Gobhi Manchurian, gobhi (cauliflower) florets are deep fried and then sauteed with the sauce..

  

• Paneer65

  Paneer 65 is a very popular appetizer from South India. For this dish, paneer is marinated in a spicy batter and then deep fried. I am not very sure about the origin of the name paneer 65 but can assure you that it is a mouthwatering snack and can be a great finger food for the parties.

  

• Noodle Cutlets

  Noodle cutlets is a yummy Indo Chinese appetizer. As the name shows these cutlets have been made with noodles, assorted veggies and boiled potatoes. To make these cutlets healthy, these have been cooked in very little oil. Try these delicious noodle cutlets and do not forget to share your comments.

  

• Spring Rolls with Sweet Chili Dip

  Spring rolls are very delicious and all time favorite Chinese appetizers. This is a deep fried recipe and should be served hot when it is crispy, though spring rolls can be prepared ahead of time and can be deep fried when needed. Spring rolls.

  

Some Other Delicious Deliacies for Thanksgiving

• Vegetable Chopsuey

  Vegetable Chop suey or chopsuey is an Indian Chinese dish. I remember even 2 decades back, in Indian fast food joints, there used to be a whole range of chop suey dishes and one of them used to be American chop suey. It is funny that in America, American chop suey is an entirely different dish...

  

• Cashew Chow Mein

  Chow Mein is a Chinese stir fried noodles dish. Chinese cuisine is very popular in India and there are lots of variants of vegetarian Chinese delicacies. This is a delicious preparation for vegetable Chow Mein….This dish is not only vegetarian but also vegan....

  

• Focaccia Bread

  Focaccia is a very popular variety of Italian bread. Basic Focaccia bread is made with all-purpose flour (maida) fermented with yeast and topped with olive oil and herbs. Focaccia can be served with soups, salads, pasta etc. Focaccia itself is a very delicious bread and flavored olive oil enhances .....

  

• Quesadillas

  Quesadillas are a kind Mexican sandwiches made with tortillas (a Mexican flatbread). Tortillas are made with corn and also with wheat flour. In simple words you can say tortillas are like Indian Rotis. In Mexican cuisine tortillas are used in many ways. You can buy tortillas in store or can make them at home. I like wheat tortillas and I like to make ...

  

Desserts for Thanksgiving

• Apple crumble

  Apple crumble is a very popular Western dessert. In the United States, it is commonly known as Apple Crisp. I did not know about this dessert when I was living in India. I first had a crumble in France, at a French friend's place. They had made pear crumble which was just amazingly delicious.

  

• Biscuit Cake

  This cake is a good example of food economy. It is easy to throw things but hard to use them. This cake has been made from leftover broken biscuits and rusk crumbs. I had a lots of broken biscuits which I surely didn't want to throw so made this delicious cake...

  

• Lemon Cake

  This is an easy to make eggless lemon cake. This recipe is an adapted version of Kris Holechek's vegan cake "Torta Limone". You can also make this cake vegan by using oil instead of butter and soy milk in place of regular milk. Try this unusual recipe of the incredible lemon cake ..

  

• Apple Muffin

  Muffins are small cupcakes without icing. These apple muffins are very delicious and are easy to make. Most of the preparation for these muffins is done by my daughter under my supervision. We opted to make mini apple muffins because they look very cute and are easy to serve to small kids. You can make...

  

• Makai ka halwa/ corn pudding

  This is an easy to make delicious sweet corn Halwa. The word Halwa has come from the Arab culture, and is used for a special kind of desserts, which are usually cooked in pure ghee (clarified butter) with water/milk. There is a large variety of halwas made in India- Gajar ka halwa...

  

• Mini Raspberry Pie

  Last week, my daughter and I were checking out some books at the local library. I noticed a book about Mini Pies written by Christy Beaver and Morgan Greenseth. I picked up the book, turned the pages, liked the book and thought to give the recipes a trial. I always like to make "mini" stuffs..

  

some photos for party planning and party organization/ bulk cooking.

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