In Canada, we have all the same holidays as in America (except MLK day), but sometimes they’re just called something else. We have Canada Day, you have 4th of July. We have Victoria Day (wtf?), you have Memorial Day. We have Christmas AND Boxing Day (woo hoo!) you have Christmas by itself (sucks to be you). The big difference, though, is Thanksgiving. Oh, we have it, too, we just have it at a reasonable time. You have it 5 weeks before Christmas, we have it 2 1/2 months before.
This? Rocks. Our Thanksgiving is in 9 days. See Mr Lady giggle with excitement. Giggle Mr Lady, giggle.
It’s been a while since I’ve done a Super Saturday Supper post, because I got lazy and boring when school started, that’s why. Back off, hoser. But I am fully intent on resurrecting it next Saturday to post my annual Full Thanksgiving Menu With Recipes post that only takes me 30 minutes longer to type than the entire fucking menu took to cook. So I have that going for me, which is nice.
However, a handful of people may recall that I attempted a little holiday recipe contest last October, which Mr The Retropolitan won with his painfully delicious Mexican Chili recipe. I thought it might be fun to bring that back that back from the dead today, too. Maybe make it an annual tradition or something. And maybe I’ll actually mail out the prize this time (sorry about that, Retro. It’s wrapped really pretty and still in my closet, though. I swear I’ll mail it; maybe for your birthday?)
So, just like last year, leave in the comments or post on your own blog your favorite holiday recipe. I’m not looking for fancy, just yummy. It could be Halloween punch, or an appetizer, or whatever. My favorite recipe gets eaten and posted on my blog, and I’ll go buy you an awesome kitcheny prize that I will probably wait an entire calendar year to mail to you, because I suck.
Feel free to steal this for your sidebar. Just take out the brackets.
[a href="]http://www.whiskeyinmysippycup.com/2008/10/04/recipe-contest/” target=”_blank["> img src="]http://i84.photobucket.com/albums/k9/shanbrentris/Easy-Bake160.jpg” border=”0″ alt=”Mr Lady’s Holiday Recipe Contest[">/a]
Deadline: American Thanksgiving, whenever the hell that is.
Rules: The best things come to those who cheat.
Tagged with: Recipes
always home and uncool
Saturday, 4 October, 2008 at 15:31Another reason to love Canadians. Do cocktail recipes count?
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Karen
Saturday, 4 October, 2008 at 15:38Hey, can I linkee to a post I already made this week with a favorite recipe, before I knew about your fun contest? Huh, huh, can I? Can I?
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The Retropolitan
Saturday, 4 October, 2008 at 15:50There was a prize?
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manager mom
Saturday, 4 October, 2008 at 15:50Here’s my recipe:
One (1) Boston Market catering menu
One (1) telephone
One (1) credit card
One (1) car
Oven (optional)
Select desired family meal from Boston Market menu. Lift telephone from cradle; dial. Convey order for Holiday Turkey Buffet (cost of $11.99 per person) to surly minimum wage worker on other end of telephone. Drive car to Boston Market location to pick up order at pre-arranged time. Re-heat in oven if desired; arrange festively on Chinet.
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Tara R.
Saturday, 4 October, 2008 at 16:47Sweet Potato Casserole
Casserole
3 cups canned sweet potatoes, mashed
1 cup sugar
½ cup butter, softened
2 large eggs, lightly beaten
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
⅓ cup evaporated milk
Topping
1 cup brown sugar, packed
½ cup flour
⅓ cup butter, softened
½ cup pecans, chopped
Preheat oven to 350-degrees. Combine casserole ingredients in large bowl and beat well until smooth. Pour into a lightly greased square casserole dish or deep dish pie pan. Mix together topping ingredients in a small bowl with a fork, Crumble pecan mixture over the top of the casserole mixture. Bake for 25 minutes.
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Jennifer A
Saturday, 4 October, 2008 at 17:23Favorite holiday recipes:
1) host Thanksgiving, but have your parents cook because they are better at it than you. Make pies thought because they taste better than the grocery stores.
2) Chili cheese Dip, Cresent Dogs and Beer. LOTS of beer.
3) Forget the holiday, stay home and have pizza.
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Linds
Saturday, 4 October, 2008 at 17:26I have no special recipes. But I do adore pumpkin pie… I make it from the recipe on the Libby’s website. How creative, how gourmet! I know, it’s just too hard to keep up to me! Looking forward to your post about Thanksgiving dinner!
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Shannon
Saturday, 4 October, 2008 at 17:36I’m going to be celebrating Canadian Thanksgiving here in the good ol’ US of A come October 13. Assuming I can find a damn turkey, that is. It *does* seem like a more reasonable time to have it, doesn’t it? I felt like maybe Americans might think we were being all snobby about it. Still, I have no problem whatsoever with a second Thanksgiving in November! :)
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Karen
Saturday, 4 October, 2008 at 17:42Okay, so Mr. Lady informed me I should have read the rules closer. My linky is up to a recipe I conveniently posted this week, for yummy, yummy pumpkin bread.
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April
Saturday, 4 October, 2008 at 18:54Our Thanksgiving is Nov. twenty…something. I’m very excited because I’ll be meeting Nat of From Here to There fame!
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Lisa
Saturday, 4 October, 2008 at 20:25I posted my recipe on my blog.
http://jujuboo.blogspot.com/2008/10/i-love-me-good-dessert.html
Great contest. I cannot wait to see all the other yummy recipies.
MomBabe
Saturday, 4 October, 2008 at 21:42Dude, I have the BEST Tomatillo dressing. (or you could just eat it with chips. actually, you could probably pop a straw in it and call it a night.)
1 cup mayo
1 cup cilantro (no stems)
1/4 tsp. crushed cayenne pepper
1 pkg. of Hidden Valley Ranch Buttermilk Recipe
1/2 cup buttermilk
2 cloves garlic
3 tomatillos, roasted, peeled, and quartered
pepper to taste
place all ingredients in blender and blend until mixed thoroughly
AND my favorite green salsa. (does it disqualify me if I leave 2? Screw it. It’s too yummy to not share.)
2 – 28 oz cans tomatillo’s, drained
1 – 7 oz can sliced jalapeno’s in escabeche, drained
3-4 teaspoons sugar
1 bunch cilantro, chopped
blend everything in blender. add sugar one spoonful at a time, tasting in between.
(if you want it extra spicy, don’t drain the jalapeno’s…)
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The Joshman
Saturday, 4 October, 2008 at 22:34Lady Lazarus
I have done it again.
One year in every ten
I manage it—-
A sort of walking miracle, my skin
Bright as a Nazi lampshade,
My right foot
A paperweight,
My face a featureless, fine
Jew linen.
Peel off the napkin
0 my enemy.
Do I terrify?—-
The nose, the eye pits, the full set of teeth?
The sour breath
Will vanish in a day.
Soon, soon the flesh
The grave cave ate will be
At home on me
And I a smiling woman.
I am only thirty.
And like the cat I have nine times to die.
This is Number Three.
What a trash
To annihilate each decade.
What a million filaments.
The peanut-crunching crowd
Shoves in to see
Them unwrap me hand and foot
The big strip tease.
Gentlemen, ladies
These are my hands
My knees.
I may be skin and bone,
Nevertheless, I am the same, identical woman.
The first time it happened I was ten.
It was an accident.
The second time I meant
To last it out and not come back at all.
I rocked shut
As a seashell.
They had to call and call
And pick the worms off me like sticky pearls.
Dying
Is an art, like everything else,
I do it exceptionally well.
I do it so it feels like hell.
I do it so it feels real.
I guess you could say I’ve a call.
It’s easy enough to do it in a cell.
It’s easy enough to do it and stay put.
It’s the theatrical
Comeback in broad day
To the same place, the same face, the same brute
Amused shout:
‘A miracle!’
That knocks me out.
There is a charge
For the eyeing of my scars, there is a charge
For the hearing of my heart—-
It really goes.
And there is a charge, a very large charge
For a word or a touch
Or a bit of blood
Or a piece of my hair or my clothes.
So, so, Herr Doktor.
So, Herr Enemy.
I am your opus,
I am your valuable,
The pure gold baby
That melts to a shriek.
I turn and burn.
Do not think I underestimate your great concern.
Ash, ash —
You poke and stir.
Flesh, bone, there is nothing there—-
A cake of soap,
A wedding ring,
A gold filling.
Herr God, Herr Lucifer
Beware
Beware.
Out of the ash
I rise with my red hair
And I eat men like air.
Sylvia Plath
The Real Life Fairy Tale Princess
Sunday, 5 October, 2008 at 1:43Last Years Day-After-Christmas Dinner (also on blog)
EASY PEASY MEATLOAF
(STOLEN FROM A MAGAZINE I GOT 3 YEARS AGO)
Ingrediants:
1 cup water
1/4 cup beef gravy
2 lbs ground beef
1 pkg Stovetop
2 eggs beaten
Preheat over to 400 degrees
Mix ingrediants
Shape into 4 loaves on foil-covered baking sheet
Bake 30 minutes or until cooked through
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Chris O
Sunday, 5 October, 2008 at 3:49My family would die if I diviate from the Thanksgiving menu of Turkey, Stuffing, Mashed Potatoes, Gravy, Rolls, Green Beans (no, not the green bean casserole with soup in it) so I try to add something with some character and I make this:
Cranberry Sauce
1 bag of fresh cranberries
1 small can crushed pineapple
1 cup sugar
1 apple, grated
½ cup chopped pecans or walnuts
1 jalapeno pepper, finely chopped
Put everything into a sauce pan and stir while simmering it until all the cranberries have popped. Serve hot.
I still love the jellied cranberry sauce in the can that has the can lines where you just slice a piece off, but this sauce has a zip that makes me smile.
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Xbox4NappyRash
Sunday, 5 October, 2008 at 12:05St Patrick’s Day Party Recipe.
Guinness. Lots of.
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flickrlovr
Sunday, 5 October, 2008 at 12:26Note to self: need to submit to-die-for banana bread recipe. Or perhaps stuffing recipe that everyone drools over…hmmmm…too many! Will be back.
tracey
Sunday, 5 October, 2008 at 19:01Recipes? Eh? What is this “recipe” thing you speak of??
You crazy Canadians and your wacky holidays. Thanksgiving before Halloween. That’s so cute…
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lauren
Sunday, 5 October, 2008 at 19:34i’ve never made anything before that has made people ask “can i get the recipe for this?”. until this. seriously, this is incredible.
Corn Spoon Bread
(a fun side dish)
cooking time: 50 min
preheat oven to 350 degrees
2 lightly beaten eggs
1 – 8oz Jiffy package of corn muffin mix
1 – 8oz can creamed corn
1 – 8oz can whole kernal corn
1 cup sour cream
1/2 cup melted butter
1 cup shredded swiss cheese
mix all ingredients except cheese.
pour into greased 7×11 pan (or something close)
bake at 350 degrees for 35 minutes
top with cheese and bake 10-15 minutes longer
serve hot
enjoy!!
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apathy lounge
Sunday, 5 October, 2008 at 21:24Crappity! I love to make homemade bread…without the machine!! But it’s too detailed to put write here. But there’s enough time until the American Thanksgiving that I could put it in a two-sentence installment in this space every day until the end of November. We’re a moveable feast. I don’t know what day it is this year either.
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apathy lounge
Sunday, 5 October, 2008 at 21:25Too detailed to writer here. Not…”put write here”. I got confused.
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Jeremy (Discovering Dad)
Sunday, 5 October, 2008 at 21:49Nothing fancy, but I love mashed potatoes made with both sour cream and butter topped with turkey gravy – Yum!!!
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Jaina
Monday, 6 October, 2008 at 13:10November 27 ;) dang, it’s late this year!
I’ll have to come up with a recipe….
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Nell
Monday, 6 October, 2008 at 13:46Baked Brussles Sprouts.
Little olive oil, little S&P, pop em in the Easy Bake for 20 minutes or until they’re as soft as you like. If’n you wanna get fancy, cook up some bacon, crumble it up and throw that in at the end with a little of the bacon fat for good measure.
Yep. Good stuff.
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MommyTime
Monday, 6 October, 2008 at 22:07My favorite is Salmon Fabulosity — but not for Thanksgiving. It’s a cocktail party kind of dish. I’ll have to think about what works for family holiday dinner. I could give you the recipe for the infamous Pear Tart that my sister (the baker) and I invented. It was seriously the WORST dessert EVER made by anyone on the whole planet. Inedibly awful. I do not kid. You don’t want the recipe. Except for its stunning badness which really does deserve a prize of some kind.
Cuz_I'm_The_Mom
Monday, 6 October, 2008 at 23:42This one is really great for baking with kids. Lots of stirring with a large bowl and a big wooden spoon. The dough is pretty workable for little hands. Also, the smell when the cookies are baking is all spicy and Autumn-y.
Big Soft Ginger Cookies
INGREDIENTS
•1 cup unsalted butter
•1 1/4 cups white sugar
•1/2 cup unsulfured molasses
•2 eggs
•1 teaspoon vanilla extract
•4 cups sifted all-purpose flour
•3/4 teaspoon baking soda
•3/4 teaspoon ground ginger
•1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
•1 1/2 teaspoons ground cloves
•1/2 teaspoon salt
•small bowl with sugar for dusting
DIRECTIONS
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Cream the butter with the sugar until light and fluffy. Stir in molasses and eggs. Stir in vanilla. In a separate bowl, sift together the flour, baking soda, ginger, cinnamon, cloves and salt. Gradually stir into the butter mixture. Pour some white sugar in a small bowl. Roll rounded tablespoon-sized pieces of dough in the bowl of sugar. Drop the dusted dough balls onto a cookie sheet. Bake 14 to 15 minutes in the preheated oven, or until golden brown. Cool on wire racks.
I use these to make ice cream sandwiches, too.
2 cookies + 1 scoop Blue Bell Homemade Vanilla (Texas brand) in between
Squish together and serve!
Cuz_I'm_The_Mom
Monday, 6 October, 2008 at 23:53This is one of those throw-together casseroles that tastes much better than a regular weekday supper should.
Burrito Pie
2 pounds ground beef or turkey (I use half of each so I don’t have to hear The Hubster bitch about it!)
1 onion, chopped
2 teaspoons minced garlic
1 2 oz. can black olives, sliced
1 4 oz. can diced green chili peppers
1 10 oz. can Rotel tomatoes with green chiles
1 16 oz. jar taco sauce
2 16 oz. cans refried beans
12 8-inch flour tortillas (I prefer The Hubster’s homemade ones, but White Wings brand has a pretty close replica)
9 ounces shredded Colby/Jack cheese (Um, this is totally an estimate. More is obviously better!)
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). In a large skillet over medium heat, saute the ground beef for 5 minutes. Add the onion and garlic, and saute for 5 more minutes. Drain any excess fat. Mix in the olives, green chile peppers, tomatoes with green chile peppers, taco sauce, and refried beans. Stir mixture thoroughly, reduce heat to low, and let simmer for 15 to 20 minutes. Spread a thin layer of the meat mixture in the bottom of a 4 quart casserole dish. Cover with a layer of tortillas followed by more meat mixture, then a layer of cheese. Repeat tortilla, meat, cheese pattern until all the tortillas are used, topping off with a layer of meat mixture and cheese. Bake for 20 to 30 minutes in the preheated oven, or until cheese is slightly brown and bubbly. Yield: 16 servings
The Super Bongo
Tuesday, 7 October, 2008 at 21:31We make smoked salmon dip lots.
6-8 oz smoked salmon, flaked
8 oz cream cheese, room temp
4 oz sour cream
squeeze of lemon juice, dash of worchestershire sauce, dash or several of hot sauce, mashed up garlic clove, salt and pepper to taste . . . mix the seasonings and cream cheese, sour cream up well . . . and then gently mix in the salmon. Serve on everything from crackers to chips to sandwiches.
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Kelley
Friday, 10 October, 2008 at 5:03I am celebrating tonight.
With my (new) favourite recipe.
Take away burgers. The real shit, not those cardboard Maccas ones.
and
700ml vodka less 3 shots. Add 11 Redskins (candy, you can use Skittles or the like as well, if you damn Canadians don’t have Redskins). Dissolve. Have straight or with lemonade.
Day-um.
Happy DAYS! *hic*
Oh and I want a salt pig or stainless steel soap as my prize. KTHX.
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