The Stuffing Recipe

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Thanksgiving Day is past and many of us are resting on our laurels for another delicious Thanksgiving dinner. My family prefers the traditional roast turkey with stuffing inside the bird, and the extra that does not fit in the bird in a casserole. I have cooked Thanksgiving dinner almost every year of my marriage and I even made it a few times before I was married. I remember, when I was in Nursing school, I made Thanksgiving for my family at the house I shared with fellow students in San Francisco. I stayed up practically all night trying to make the pie crust for the Pumpkin pie from scratch like my mother did. I threw out so much flour and shortening because I couldn’t get it to the right consistency. If you handle it too much the dough becomes stiff and will not be flakey when baked. My mother came over that day and I told her I was having problems with the pie crust. She whipped it together in a flash. She said you have to get a feel for it. My mother’s pie crust was wonderful. I have never been a pie maker and usually buy the pies from a good bakery.

The stuffing was another skill my mother had mastered and my recipe comes from my memory of how she made it. I have made it so many times and sometimes the ingredients have changed very slightly over the years. Thankfully I get the turkey and stuffing right according to my family. In earlier years, I prepared the entire meal by myself. Anyone who has made a big family dinner like this knows how much work it is.

In recent years, it has become a group effort with my daughter and husband pitching in with some of the preparation and cooking. My daughter is a very good cook and will come up with delicious dishes to add to the feast. She is usually in charge of the fresh mashed potatoes. This year she made roasted garlic mashed potatoes and a delicious mixed green salad with persimmons, pomegranate, and toasted walnuts. My husband makes the cranberry sauce and does some of the prep work by chopping vegetables for the stuffing.

We were away from home this time, at the in-laws house in Palm Desert, with one of our brother in laws. It is always a bit strange working in someone else’s kitchen but we managed to pull it off just fine. And according to my family the stuffing was great.

 

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19 thoughts on “The Stuffing Recipe”

  4. Pavowski

    My wife does 90% of the cooking at Thanksgiving and Christmas, and yeah, it’s pretty much a full-day affair. I usually end up washing dishes three or four times during the day as my contribution, lol.

    And working on a pie crust all night? You pretty much nutshelled the reason I shy away from baking…

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    1. Deborah Drucker Post author

      Well the clean up is a BIG job too, especially if you get out all the good china for company. Then I feel like everything must be hand washed. I really appreciate the help with clean up. In recent years my husband has a tendency to fall asleep on the couch…But I usually have another family member that pitches in. Yeah, about the pie crust…ah the foolishness of youth. 🙂

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  5. Dan Antion

    Sometimes I think the prep is more fun than the meal. Much more conversation. I didn’t realize this was in response to the SoCS prompt until the end. Great job!

    My wife and daughter make most of the meal. My wife makes the stuffing her mom made and a vegetarian version for our daughter.

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    1. Deborah Drucker Post author

      It is fun to work together. My daughter and I were remarking that there is all the prep and then we eat the meal pretty fast, because it is so good, and then it’s all over. Well except for the left overs which are good too. It is nice that your wife makes 2 stuffings. Thanks Dan. ❤

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