Recipes

Kelli at There's No Place Like Home is hosting Giving Thanks.
Please visit her blog to see more thanksgiving traditions.

One of our thanksgiving traditions is to have a big thanksgiving meal with our family(ies).

Included in the meal are:
Turkey, dressing, mashed potatoes, gravy,
various veggies such as peas, cauliflower, broccoli,
dinner rolls, salads, lefse, and pies for dessert.

When getting together with my family here's what our meal is:
Turkey, dressing, dumplings, sweet potatoes, sauer kraut and sweet kraut,
tomato macaroni, dinner rolls, as well as pumpkin desserts and various pies.

I'm going to share with you a few of my grandma's recipes.
She passed away 11 years ago.
We are so glad that we made a cookbook of all the great recipes from her kitchen.

Here's my grandma's dressing recipe. It is so yummy!
It is one of my favorite parts of the whole meal.

Dressing:
Approx 6 cups diced bread - soak with milk

Grind giblets, grate carrots and apples (about 1 cup of each)
and 2-3 Tbsp. onion

Mix all ingredients with 1 egg, 1 tsp salt, and pepper.

Fry dressing in butter in electric frying pan, stirring frequently until cooked.

Optional: can add 1 chicken bullion cube dissolved in small amount of boiling water.

Here's another recipe that is a tradition and favorite of mine started by my grandma

Tomato Macaroni

1 pt. tomato juice
1/2 pt. water
1/8 c. sugar
1 tsp. salt
1 Tbsp. butter
1 1/2 c. macaroni

Put all ingredients in medium saucepan. Bring to boil
Watch carefully so it doesn't boil over. Stir often so it doesn't stick.
Cook until macaroni is tender.