Thanksgiving Recipes - 2010

Wow - I am behind in my posting, but better late than never! For Thanksgiving we had a great dinner at my brother-in-law Matt's house on Thursday. Matt and his wife Lauren were great hosts and we had wonderful food and got to spend quality time with that side of the family in Indianapolis. I brought my grandma's famous corn. There really is no recipe for this - it is just fresh corn, cut off the cob, with salt, sugar and pepper. She and poppy makes it in the summer from corn given to them by local farmers and they store it in freezer bags so we can enjoy it all winter long! Then I made a green bean casserole. I like this particular recipe because it has pecans and lots of cheddar cheese.

Cheddar-Pecan Green Bean Casserole





Photo: Beth Dreiling Hontzas; Styling: Rose Nguyen


The Saturday after Thanksgiving, I was lucky enough to be able to spend more QT with my side of the family at my sister Krista's house. I made Sausage, Apple, and Fennel Corn Bread Dressing. This is the second year in a row that I have made it for Thanksgiving and it is a big hit. I love cooking with fresh fennel. The other thing that Krista asked me to bring, is also one of my favorites - Bread Pudding with Bourbon Sauce. I use the Beaumont Inn Bread Pudding and the Keeneland Bourbon Sauce.

Sausage, Apple, and Fennel Corn Bread Dressing (reposting from last year)

Becky Luigart-Stayner

Beaumont Inn Bread Pudding

Keeneland Bourbon Sauce

Krista made her yummy Squash Casserole again (also from last year), but my favorite new thing she made was the appetizer cheese balls. The recipe is appropriately named Cheese Ball Three Ways. All three were absolutely delicious!