# Thanksgiving side dishes? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [November 23, 2008, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thanksgiving-side-dishes/474113 "2008-11-23T17:36:53Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Savannah](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b3f665/32.png) [@Savannah](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Savannah)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2008, 3:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thanksgiving-side-dishes/474113/21 "2008-11-24T03:59:17Z")
> [@silenus](#): > > So are tennis balls. Only tennis balls taste better. Now that’s just mean! And so is [this](http://www.seriouseats.com/required_eating/images/potd-littlegreenballs.jpg). The trick is \*baby \*Brussels sprouts, and don’t overcook. ---
**Author:** ![oliversarmy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/eb8c5e/32.png) [@oliversarmy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/oliversarmy)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2008, 4:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thanksgiving-side-dishes/474113/22 "2008-11-24T04:06:02Z")
Try Alton Brown’s “Good Green Bean Casserole.” You can get the recipe on the Food Network Web site. It’s always been a big hit at my house. ---
**Author:** ![NinetyWt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/cc9497/32.png) [@NinetyWt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NinetyWt)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2008, 1:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thanksgiving-side-dishes/474113/23 "2008-11-25T13:15:10Z")
> [@Mama\_Zappa](#): > > Gingered fruit salad sounds pretty good! That would make for a very different side dish and a nice treat. Recipe please? Sorry to take so long. Here ya go: 3 Tbs chopped crystallized ginger 2 Tbs lemon juice ¼ c honey 2 c cubed cantaloupe 2 c cubed honeydew 3 c cubed fresh pineapple 4 c sliced strawberries 1 c raspberries Combine ginger, lemon juice and honey; whisk to blend. Add cantaloupe, honeydew and pineapples, mix gently. Cover and refrigerate at least 8 hours (overnight is good), stirring once. Just before servine, stir in strawberries and sprinkle with raspberries. This makes a lot - says 20 servings! I bet you could halve it. ---
**Author:** ![ShibbOleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2008, 1:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thanksgiving-side-dishes/474113/24 "2008-11-25T13:25:54Z")
> [@Savannah](#): > > I don’t understand. Where are the Brussels sprouts? Those are green. Turkey is always accompanied by Brussels sprouts. 🙂 I actually found a pretty interesting sounding brussel sprouts recipe that I’m going to make for Thanksgiving (and I don’t normally like them). It has brussel sprouts, portabella mushrooms, pomegranate, pancetta shallots, garlic, cream and parmesan-reggiano cheese. I’m going to alter the recipe a bit by cutting the sprouts thinner than called for and carmelizing them, which fully alters the taste (to something good). I’ll let you know how it comes out. Worth a shot. ---
**Author:** ![Bridget\_Burke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7cd45c/32.png) [@Bridget\_Burke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bridget_Burke)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2008, 1:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thanksgiving-side-dishes/474113/25 "2008-11-25T13:34:27Z")
From remembered family Thanksgiving feasts: [Waldorf Salad](http://www.elise.com/recipes/archives/001032waldorf_salad.php), made with apples, celery & walnuts. Fancier than the tossed salad on the table at most meals. Corn Casserole was a later addition; this [Paula Deen recipe](http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/paula-deen/corn-casserole-recipe/index.html) looks delicious, if coronary-inducing. [Oyster Dressing](http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/emeril-lagasse/baked-oyster-dressing-recipe/index.html)–not stuffing–is supposedly for the grownups. Although we kids developed a taste for oysters early on. I seem to remember Broccoli casserole–made with rice. We didn’t have asparagus, but I’d gladly add it to the menu; oven roasting is far superior to steaming. ---
**Author:** ![Tequila\_Mockingbird](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/41988e/32.png) [@Tequila\_Mockingbird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tequila_Mockingbird)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2008, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thanksgiving-side-dishes/474113/26 "2008-11-25T14:14:16Z")
I am doing golden Brussel sprouts. Just chop up and brown a couple strips of bacon, then brown the fresh brussel sprouts that have been halved prior to cooking, turning as needed. Hit 'em with a little salt and pepper. Simple and delicious. ---
**Author:** ![rhythmonly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ee59a6/32.png) [@rhythmonly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rhythmonly)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2008, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thanksgiving-side-dishes/474113/27 "2008-11-25T16:31:13Z")
How 'bout a nice Crab Nasty? Ingredients: Fresh cooked Crab Sliced Avacado Peeled Grapefruit segments. Fry sauce. Put a small spoon of Sauce into a Dessert/Sundae glass. Add a layer of Crab, then a thin layer of Sauce. Repeat for the Avacado and Grapefruit. Looks disgusting and tastes great! ---
**Author:** ![norinew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/eb9ed0/32.png) [@norinew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/norinew)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2008, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thanksgiving-side-dishes/474113/28 "2008-11-25T17:02:02Z")
I won’t touch it myself, but my hubby is insisting I make creamed spinach: 2 (10oz) pkgs. frozen spinach, cooked (microwaved is fine) 1 large can cream of mushroom soup 1/2tsp minced garlic small onion, finely diced salt and pepper 2TBSP butter 1/4C Half and Half (more or less, to desired “creaminess”) After cooking spinach, drain well. Melt butter in heavy pot, sautee onions and garlic in butter. Add in spinach, cream of mushroom soup, salt and pepper, mix thoroughly and heat through. Add as much Half and Half as you need to make it as creamy as you like. This can be done a day ahead, covered and refrigerated and nuked, or a week ahead (though it’s a little late for that now!) and frozen. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thanksgiving-side-dishes/474113.md?page=1)