McGiffin family stuffing

Here's a post on our blog of how we make our family's old-fashioned sage dressing. It's a very plain recipe, but it something all the kids can help with and it tastes like home on Thanksgiving.
http://hfdozenroses.blogspot.com/2010/11/stuffing.html

Pear Turkeys and "Plymouth Rocks"

These are the desserts we made for tonight's Thanksgiving FHE. The turkeys can be made with apples or pears. We just had alot of pears that needed to be used so that's what our Turkeys are made of. You can also color the mini marshmallows with food coloring if you want multi-colored "feathers". It was late and the kids had fun with just the normal marshmallows so thats what we used.

As you can see, for the turkeys you just poke mini marshmallows on toothpicks and then stick them in the fruit. ( We only had some bamboo skewers, but I think toothpicks would be best) We then pushed chocolate chips into the fruit to make the eyes.

For the plymouth rocks I just melted some chocolate, added nuts and marshmallows then stirred. Then I scooped out spoonfuls of the mixture onto parchment paper to harden. I put them in the freezer to harden them faster. They were yummy!!

Turkey Salad Croissants

My sister called me and requested this recipe. I had forgotten I had it, I haven't made it so long. I was in shock to find out that she actually liked something I made ;-)

2 cups diced cooked turkey
1/2 cups chopped celery
1/2 cup chopped cashews
1/2 cup mayonnaise
1/4 cup coarsely chopped radishes
2 Tbs. chopped green onions
2 Tbs. diced pimientos
1 Tbs. lemon juice
1 tsp. dill weed
1 tsp. salt
lettuce leaves
6 croissants

In a bowl, combine the first 10 ingredients. Place lettuce and 2/3 cup turkey salad mixture on each croissant.

* I always leave out the radishes and pimientos but so you know they are in the recipe in case you like that stuff