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2naSalit

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17. I have two recipes that I use...
Sat Nov 15, 2025, 02:40 PM
Saturday

One is more traditional and the other is something my sister showed me some forty years ago that is much different.

The first has sage, rosemary, basil and pepper. The usual ingredients, some kind of bread, celery, onion... but then... morel mushrooms. I keep a stash of them in dehydrated form. Then I use some kind of cream and egg binder whether I put it in the bird or not.

The next one definitely goes in the bird because it seasons the bird as it bakes.

This is a smoked bacon themed deal with sauteed onions and green bell peppers with I think celery and walnuts and some bread. The gravy was the first time I made a non-white sauce type gravy in my life and it blew me away. It's the drippings sans most of the grease and a jar of currant jelly... it's awesome. The basting is white wine, butter and garlic. It's a nice non holiday sort of recipe too.


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Dried Ital bread, onions, celery, spices, & veg broth SheltieLover Saturday #1
Thank you very much, SheltieLover. That is a great idea. I think I will make some with the veggie broth. debm55 Saturday #2
If you cook stuffing in separate pan, veg heads will love you! SheltieLover Saturday #7
If you cook stuffing in a separate pan, stuffing lovers will love you!! Nittersing Saturday #8
Food safety Freddie Saturday #11
That too!!! nt Nittersing Saturday #14
And the turkey cooks much more quickly! SheltieLover Sunday #57
Aw... some vegan love! buzzycrumbhunger Sunday #56
Parsley, sage, rosemary and thyme C_U_L8R Saturday #3
HAHAHAHAHA, Thank you C_U_L8R debm55 Sunday #32
I make dressing, not stuffing ... Dorothy V Saturday #4
My older family females would use homemade biscuits, too. Lars39 Saturday #16
I've done that from time to time, but as I said, I'm lazy! I do put a plate of catshead biscuits on the table. Gotta Dorothy V Saturday #20
lol, sounds like a great spread! Lars39 Saturday #22
Yep. Dressing here, too. Solly Mack Sunday #24
Thank you very much , Dorothy V for that wonderful dressing recipe. Enjoy. debm55 Sunday #34
I won't give the whole recipe, but here's the secret ingredient... lapucelle Saturday #5
Thank you very much, lapucelle. I will remember the secret Ingredient. --caraway seeds debm55 Sunday #35
Yes chicken broth. In the bird is best. No bird this year I'll miss the stuffing. Srkdqltr Saturday #6
Sliced almonds and chopped up giblets. 1WorldHope Saturday #9
I put a lot in my stuffing: lucca18 Saturday #10
Soounds delicious! lark Sunday #29
oh my mouth is watering. I love your recipe for stuffing. Thank you very much.lucca18 Enjoy. debm55 Sunday #36
Croutons, sauted onions and celery, thyme, sage, salt, pepper, chicken stock and butter. rsdsharp Saturday #12
Thank you , rsdsharp. I have never done apples and raisins with turkey. I have done with pork. I think it would give it debm55 Sunday #37
Here in Pennsylvania Dutch country it's called "filling" Freddie Saturday #13
Thank you Freddie. The potatoes sound unique.and the fact that they are rolled in balls, thank you for the delightful debm55 Sunday #38
In my dreams, there are oysters EYESORE 9001 Saturday #15
Yup... 2naSalit Saturday #18
Thank you , 2naSalit. No way here with the giblets. debm55 Sunday #40
It's the only dressing I like. chowder66 Sunday #28
Thank you very much, EYESORE 9001, I love oysters. But I am the only one in the house that does. We should get together debm55 Sunday #39
I have two recipes that I use... 2naSalit Saturday #17
I love stuffing/dressing in all forms( except the giblits being added) I love your recipes. Thank you for sharing,- debm55 Sunday #41
I add browned sage pork sausage, hot pork sausage Ninga Saturday #19
Wow, I really like the idea of adding sage pork and hot pork sausage to the dish. Thank you Ninga for sharing with us. debm55 Sunday #43
Never cooked a turkey, or made stuffing - but I like sage in what I get from others. electric_blue68 Saturday #21
You got to try it, electric_blue68. My husband makes it with the stuffing on Thanksgiving.as it too heavy for me to put debm55 Sunday #44
I'm in assisted living, and though we have a kitchen, people can book time in it, but.... electric_blue68 Sunday #60
Is your assisted living going to have a Thanksgiving meal for you? debm55 Sunday #61
We will have a special Thanksgiving lunch the Fri before. electric_blue68 Sunday #62
Thank sounds great. I will be thinking of you this Friday. debm55 Sunday #63
🙂 electric_blue68 Sunday #64
It's not stuffing, it's dressing yellowdogintexas Sunday #23
Thank you very much, yellowdogintexas. Your dressing sounds terrific. Thank you for sharing. debm55 Sunday #45
I have to make my own stock because GoodRaisin Sunday #25
GoodRaisin. Your version sounds wonderful. Thank you very much for sharing with us. debm55 Sunday #46
Being in Maryland, add oysters. Onthefly Sunday #26
Thank you Onthefly. I love oysters. Husband doesn't. I am going to try your suggestion. One stuffing for him and son and debm55 Sunday #47
My sister in law makes it every year. She is awesome. She sets aside a portion that mucifer Sunday #27
Enjoy your portion. mucifer and have a great Thanksgiving. debm55 Sunday #48
Oysters of course, crumbled cornbread and the holy trinity MadLinguist Sunday #30
OH, that sounds great. Thank you, MadLinguist. I love oysters. Especially on the half shell. I have never tried in debm55 Sunday #31
My secret ingredient is decades old but makes the BEST dressing. flying_wahini Sunday #33
Thank you , flying_wahini. I never heard of that. It sounds great. Thank you for sharing with us. debm55 Sunday #49
Part 2 justaprogressive Sunday #42
OH wow. I like that Italian stuffing. GOT to try. Thank you so much for sharing with us, justaprogressive. Love deb debm55 Sunday #50
Stuffing...... Turbineguy Sunday #51
Thank you very much, Turbineguy. I love the kick of the sherry added to it. Wonderful. TY for sharing. debm55 Sunday #54
Chestnuts DelMar dem Sunday #52
Wow , DelMar dem. That sounds terrific. debm55 Sunday #66
Cornbread.. relayerbob Sunday #53
Wonderful, simply wonderful . Thank you for sharing this delightful dish with us, relayerbob. debm55 Sunday #67
Chopped pecans! Dear_Prudence Sunday #55
That is different-the chopped pecans. It seems like it would give the dressing a unique taste. Thank you, Dear_Prudence, debm55 Sunday #68
My favorite side! Cornbread, celery (including celery leaves), onion, scallions, butter, toasted sesame seeds, crumbled KitFox Sunday #58
YUMMY. Thank you very much for sharing your dressing recipe with us, KitFox. I like how you said to let the cornbread debm55 Sunday #59
I start by cutting up bread. Morbius Sunday #65
Terrific. Thank you very much for sharing with us, Morbius. I will remember that about the muffin pans. Will do. debm55 Sunday #69
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