# So Who's Cooking Thanksgiving and Whatcha Makin'? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [November 23, 2004, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whos-cooking-thanksgiving-and-whatcha-makin/276339 "2004-11-23T19:48:18Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![ShibbOleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2004, 2:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whos-cooking-thanksgiving-and-whatcha-makin/276339/41 "2004-11-25T14:12:24Z")
> [@Lyllyan](#): > > It will just be the hubby and the kids, 5 in all but then you never know who will drop by. We give out standing invtations to all and sundry. We were invited to the “family” dinner, but, hell, we don’t like 'em anyway, so why go? > > Dinner Menu > Sweet Potatoe Souffle with pecan & Brown Sugar Topping **Lyllyan** , can you share your recipe for this, please? **GardenTraveller** ’s version sounds good but it’s not exactly the one I was looking for (plus I don’t have the right ingredients for it at home). ---
**Author:** ![Lyllyan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/b2d939/32.png) [@Lyllyan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lyllyan)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2004, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whos-cooking-thanksgiving-and-whatcha-makin/276339/42 "2004-11-25T19:41:14Z")
Certainly **ShibbOleth** 2 cups pureed cooked sweet potatoes (about 3 of the really big ones) 1 cup sugar 1/2 cup milk (or heavy cream) 1/2 tsp salt 2 eggs 2-1/2 tsp butter - melted 1 tsp vanilla Mix all in food processor or blender until smooth and creamy - Pour into greased 13 x 9 pan or souffle dish Topping 2-1/2 tbsp softened butter 1 cup brown sugar 1/3 cup all purpose flour 1 cup pecans - finely chopped Mix thouroughly and spoon onto souffle Pop into the oven (350 degrees) for approximately 30 minutes Center should be firm but not dry - it’s really easier in the 13 x 9 pan than the souffle dish. - Watch the sugar - don’t let it burn Sorry I didn’t see you post earlier. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Lyllyan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/b2d939/32.png) [@Lyllyan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lyllyan)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2004, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whos-cooking-thanksgiving-and-whatcha-makin/276339/43 "2004-11-25T19:43:26Z")
Oh, one other thing - I always bake the potatoes - you retain more of the natural sweetness, and they are a snap to peel. ---
**Author:** ![Tripler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripler/32/21807_2.png) [@Tripler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tripler)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2004, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whos-cooking-thanksgiving-and-whatcha-makin/276339/44 "2004-11-25T19:57:31Z")
Well, my folks flew out from New Jersey this year to see li’l ol’ _me_, and I absolutely fobrade my mother and sisters to cook this year’s dinner. So, here goes: 1 13 lb. turkey cobs of fresh corn-on-the-cob roasted garlic mashed 'taters (the real kind, smashed by hand) [sub]I spent all mornin peelin 'taters[/sub] can-shaped cranberry sauce stuffing (the instant kind) grill-roasted basil baby carrots salad 2 bottles ‘o’ red wine 1 helluva good time Later on, I’m going to teach them to play craps. I have a pit. But unlike my dinner, I made that two years ago . . . Tripler Drinkin’, eatin’, dancin’, gamblin’, an’ shootin’. One hell of a Montana Thanksgiving. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whos-cooking-thanksgiving-and-whatcha-makin/276339.md?page=2)