Tips and ideas for Thanksgiving dinner
Image by Flickr user "wine me up." By Good HousekeepingThanksgiving is now just six days away. MultimediaHaven't planned your menu yet? No problem. Good Housekeeping has come up with some great recipes you might want to try. With the country in an economic pinch, this year, more than ever, is the time to gather friends and family around the Thanksgiving table to enjoy each other's company and some good, home-cooked food. Here's comfort food at its best from the chefs at the Good Housekeeping test kitchen. Thanksgiving dinner is a time for cooking traditional foods that have been around for generations. But the Good Housekeeping Research Institute has updated some favorites with fresher, seasonal ingredients while still retaining those classic flavors. Take this butternut squash soup, for example. Instead of using cream, they roasted then pureed the squash. "To give it a nice crunch, we actually made some homemade croutons, too, with dried sage leafs on top.So the sage leaves give both the croutons and the soup great flavor," said senior food editor Genevieve Ko. Mashed potatoes are out, replaced by simplified smashed potatoes. It uses whole red potatoes with the skin mashed until they're chunky. And we've added classic baked potato flavors in here by putting sour cream and chives in, and we used reduced-fat sour cream, which is much lower in fat but just as creamy and smooth," Ko said. And finally, Good Housekeeping made the classic green bean casserole from scratch. "We saute some shallots and stir in some fresh bread crumbs and fresh parmesan," said Ko. For More Information: |
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February 4, 2012
- Roseburg, Oregon
