Wondering why this wasn't on the menu
at the First Thanksgiving!
Since Thanksgiving is just around the corner, I was thinking about some of my favorite foods for Thanksgiving Dinner. Turkey*, of course, stuffed with sage and onion and celery stuffing made with Udis Gluten-Free bread and some Alfresco Chicken Sausages, chopped very fine, crumbled, and stirfried, then tossed with the stuffing; Whole cranberry sauce...
* About that turkey: Am I the only person who can't stomach re-heated turkey? Blech! To me, it tastes like a warm, wet, live turkey smells. I can eat it cold in tiny bites, but have to get it down before it turns warm in my mouth. Is this just me?
Okay, it's just me. Anyway, it's a good reason to make sure the turkey is all eaten at dinner.
AND...the other dish that's usually on our Thanksgiving table:
Thanksgiving Roasted Vegetables.
Recipe:
Recipe:
Preheat oven to 450 degrees.
Prepare the following vegetables:
Sweet Potatoes
Onions
Green Peppers
Sweet Red Peppers
Parsnips
Potatoes
Scrub potatoes and quarter. Peel onion and quarter. Pare parsnips and cut into slices. Seed the peppers and cut into chunks.
Place all vegetables into a large Ziploc bag and pour in 1/8 c. olive oil. Shake bag to completely coat the vegetables. Pour out onto a heavy jelly roll pan. Sprinkle on a little sea salt, cayenne, and black pepper.
Place in a preheated 450 degree oven.
Did you remember the cayenne? It really makes a delicious difference!
Did you remember the cayenne? It really makes a delicious difference!
Vegetables, ready for the oven
Bake for 45 minutes+ until veggies are tender and crisp. Turn halfway through (with a metal pancake turner) to crisp up the other side.
Note: Parsnips should go into the oven first, for about 5-10 minutes because they take a little longer to get tender.
Note 2: Don't try to get out of using parsnips in this recipe. They're delicious, and so under-appreciated!
Note 2: Don't try to get out of using parsnips in this recipe. They're delicious, and so under-appreciated!
Roasted Thanksgiving Vegetables
What's on your Thanksgiving menu?
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These veggies look delicious and are easy to do. I like your little pilgrim people. Have a great day.
ReplyDeleteI love parsnips! I made a wonderful cream of parsnip soup last week. They seemed more popular on menus in the UK which is where I grew to love them. I have to remember to look for them here, because they're not something I immediately think of cooking. Your veggies look great...I don't think I can add one more dish to our menu, but I'll try them another time.
ReplyDeletelol... I guess I never really thought about reheated turkey! I'm actually not a huge fan of leftover turkey anyway.. but it has nothing to do with reheating it!:)
ReplyDeleteI love roasted veggies and only seem to do it about three times a year, if you can believe that.
Oh friend.
ReplyDeleteI sure wish I had a big bowl full of your veggies now.
I love veggies.
I am so looking forward to some sweet potatoes and pumpkin pie.
Woolie Blessings
Love the wee people :):) Those veggies do look very good. I love veggies roasted. xoxo,Susie
ReplyDeleteWe love roasted vegetable here too. We haven't come up with our menu yet.
ReplyDeleteI love roasted veggies, and you are right about the parsnips...they are delicious.
ReplyDeleteThose veggies look beautiful! Sounds like a good idea too. And I can eat left over turkey and make sandwiches. I have little pilgrims too. sandie
ReplyDeleteour TG menu is whatever the restaurant serves us.. our 3rd year of eating out. no warmed up turkey here. but i love cold turkey and don't like hot turkey..all your photos make me hungry and i have never bought or cooked a parsnip and am not even sure what they are
ReplyDeletei do not like rewarming any meat. i usually eat leftovers cold. unless it is a hamburger dish.
ReplyDeleteIt's probably not only you...but I adore leftovers including the turkey. You ask about my menu...this sounds easy, but it won't work for my Thanksgiving dinner because it requires such a high heat. I knew I needed two ovens!
ReplyDeleteThat does sound good! I read a recipe this morning, on FB, very similar to this, only just using butternut squash. Yum to both!
ReplyDeleteMmmmm, I'm hungry just looking!
ReplyDeleteHi Judy,
ReplyDeleteI am getting excited for Thanksgiving too. I do not have to cook.:-) My mom does all of that. It is her favorite holiday and she loves to get ready for it and make all the goodies. We are staying a few days with my parents this Thanksgiving. She always appreciates the help.
My job is to make the place settings and table decorations.
Roasted vegetables are so delicious and one of my favorite dishes to fix. I really like the little pilgrims!
ReplyDeleteLooks delicious! I really like parsnips, need to remember to get them more often. We never had them until you introduced them to Becky and Becky introduced them to us! No cayenne though. Not a spicy person. When Becky makes them I always complain there are to many spices on them!
ReplyDeleteWe love parsnips! When I do a roast dinner I do roasted potatoes, honey roast parsnips & roasted carrots (if I can be bothered with the carrots, I'm not a fan myself, but Dus likes them). I love sweet vegetables, so honey roast parsnips are my YES, every time!!
ReplyDeleteYou know I think this should be on our menu this year, i've never had a definitive recipe for the time and temperature and thank you! ANd I have the same or very similar Mr and Mrs but they are stand alones, no salt and pepper!
ReplyDeleteYour roasted vegetables sound yummy, Judy. I am not fond of reheated turkey- I don't like the texture of it. I am really not fond of cold turkey either- lol
ReplyDeleteI am the only one in my family that loves fresh cranberry sauce. What is WRONG with these people?
I also do a dressing with celery, onions, crumbled sausage, mushrooms and chopped water chestnuts. SOOOO good- now my mouth IS watering. lol
I do whole green beans with almonds, garlic mashed potatoes, butternut squash, sweet potatoes and I always make that crunchy oriental slaw, too.
Oh- I will be cooking before you know it- xo Diana
I don't know yet but thank you for this recipe and the other one you shared. I made it and it was delicious. First time eating chicken sausages and they were so good! I am hooked!! Hugs
ReplyDeleteI love roasted vegetables - it intensifies the flavors so wonderfully! Because it's not only Thanksgiving but it's Thanksgivukkah, there will be the standard turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes and gravy, pie; but we also have to have latkes (may make 'em with corn and yams) to honor the Hanukkah part of the festivities, and sufganiyot (small jelly doughnuts), which need a cranberry or pumpkin infusion of some sort ....
ReplyDeleteWe love roasted vegis. Thank you so much for sharing with Wednesday's Adorned From Above Link Party. Have a great week.
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