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2naSalit

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17. I have two recipes that I use...
Sat Nov 15, 2025, 02:40 PM
Nov 15

One is more traditional and the other is something my sister showed me some forty years ago that is much different.

The first has sage, rosemary, basil and pepper. The usual ingredients, some kind of bread, celery, onion... but then... morel mushrooms. I keep a stash of them in dehydrated form. Then I use some kind of cream and egg binder whether I put it in the bird or not.

The next one definitely goes in the bird because it seasons the bird as it bakes.

This is a smoked bacon themed deal with sauteed onions and green bell peppers with I think celery and walnuts and some bread. The gravy was the first time I made a non-white sauce type gravy in my life and it blew me away. It's the drippings sans most of the grease and a jar of currant jelly... it's awesome. The basting is white wine, butter and garlic. It's a nice non holiday sort of recipe too.


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Dried Ital bread, onions, celery, spices, & veg broth SheltieLover Nov 15 #1
Thank you very much, SheltieLover. That is a great idea. I think I will make some with the veggie broth. debm55 Nov 15 #2
If you cook stuffing in separate pan, veg heads will love you! SheltieLover Nov 15 #7
If you cook stuffing in a separate pan, stuffing lovers will love you!! Nittersing Nov 15 #8
Food safety Freddie Nov 15 #11
That too!!! nt Nittersing Nov 15 #14
And the turkey cooks much more quickly! SheltieLover Nov 16 #57
Aw... some vegan love! buzzycrumbhunger Nov 16 #56
Parsley, sage, rosemary and thyme C_U_L8R Nov 15 #3
HAHAHAHAHA, Thank you C_U_L8R debm55 Nov 16 #32
I make dressing, not stuffing ... Dorothy V Nov 15 #4
My older family females would use homemade biscuits, too. Lars39 Nov 15 #16
I've done that from time to time, but as I said, I'm lazy! I do put a plate of catshead biscuits on the table. Gotta Dorothy V Nov 15 #20
lol, sounds like a great spread! Lars39 Nov 15 #22
Yep. Dressing here, too. Solly Mack Nov 16 #24
Thank you very much , Dorothy V for that wonderful dressing recipe. Enjoy. debm55 Nov 16 #34
I won't give the whole recipe, but here's the secret ingredient... lapucelle Nov 15 #5
Thank you very much, lapucelle. I will remember the secret Ingredient. --caraway seeds debm55 Nov 16 #35
Yes chicken broth. In the bird is best. No bird this year I'll miss the stuffing. Srkdqltr Nov 15 #6
Sliced almonds and chopped up giblets. 1WorldHope Nov 15 #9
I put a lot in my stuffing: lucca18 Nov 15 #10
Soounds delicious! lark Nov 16 #29
oh my mouth is watering. I love your recipe for stuffing. Thank you very much.lucca18 Enjoy. debm55 Nov 16 #36
Croutons, sauted onions and celery, thyme, sage, salt, pepper, chicken stock and butter. rsdsharp Nov 15 #12
Thank you , rsdsharp. I have never done apples and raisins with turkey. I have done with pork. I think it would give it debm55 Nov 16 #37
Here in Pennsylvania Dutch country it's called "filling" Freddie Nov 15 #13
Thank you Freddie. The potatoes sound unique.and the fact that they are rolled in balls, thank you for the delightful debm55 Nov 16 #38
In my dreams, there are oysters EYESORE 9001 Nov 15 #15
Yup... 2naSalit Nov 15 #18
Thank you , 2naSalit. No way here with the giblets. debm55 Nov 16 #40
It's the only dressing I like. chowder66 Nov 16 #28
Thank you very much, EYESORE 9001, I love oysters. But I am the only one in the house that does. We should get together debm55 Nov 16 #39
I have two recipes that I use... 2naSalit Nov 15 #17
I love stuffing/dressing in all forms( except the giblits being added) I love your recipes. Thank you for sharing,- debm55 Nov 16 #41
I add browned sage pork sausage, hot pork sausage Ninga Nov 15 #19
Wow, I really like the idea of adding sage pork and hot pork sausage to the dish. Thank you Ninga for sharing with us. debm55 Nov 16 #43
Never cooked a turkey, or made stuffing - but I like sage in what I get from others. electric_blue68 Nov 15 #21
You got to try it, electric_blue68. My husband makes it with the stuffing on Thanksgiving.as it too heavy for me to put debm55 Nov 16 #44
I'm in assisted living, and though we have a kitchen, people can book time in it, but.... electric_blue68 Nov 16 #60
Is your assisted living going to have a Thanksgiving meal for you? debm55 Nov 16 #61
We will have a special Thanksgiving lunch the Fri before. electric_blue68 Nov 16 #62
Thank sounds great. I will be thinking of you this Friday. debm55 Nov 16 #63
🙂 electric_blue68 Nov 16 #64
It's not stuffing, it's dressing yellowdogintexas Nov 16 #23
Thank you very much, yellowdogintexas. Your dressing sounds terrific. Thank you for sharing. debm55 Nov 16 #45
I have to make my own stock because GoodRaisin Nov 16 #25
GoodRaisin. Your version sounds wonderful. Thank you very much for sharing with us. debm55 Nov 16 #46
Being in Maryland, add oysters. Onthefly Nov 16 #26
Thank you Onthefly. I love oysters. Husband doesn't. I am going to try your suggestion. One stuffing for him and son and debm55 Nov 16 #47
My sister in law makes it every year. She is awesome. She sets aside a portion that mucifer Nov 16 #27
Enjoy your portion. mucifer and have a great Thanksgiving. debm55 Nov 16 #48
Oysters of course, crumbled cornbread and the holy trinity MadLinguist Nov 16 #30
OH, that sounds great. Thank you, MadLinguist. I love oysters. Especially on the half shell. I have never tried in debm55 Nov 16 #31
My secret ingredient is decades old but makes the BEST dressing. flying_wahini Nov 16 #33
Thank you , flying_wahini. I never heard of that. It sounds great. Thank you for sharing with us. debm55 Nov 16 #49
Part 2 justaprogressive Nov 16 #42
OH wow. I like that Italian stuffing. GOT to try. Thank you so much for sharing with us, justaprogressive. Love deb debm55 Nov 16 #50
Stuffing...... Turbineguy Nov 16 #51
Thank you very much, Turbineguy. I love the kick of the sherry added to it. Wonderful. TY for sharing. debm55 Nov 16 #54
Chestnuts DelMar dem Nov 16 #52
Wow , DelMar dem. That sounds terrific. debm55 Nov 16 #66
Cornbread.. relayerbob Nov 16 #53
Wonderful, simply wonderful . Thank you for sharing this delightful dish with us, relayerbob. debm55 Nov 16 #67
Chopped pecans! Dear_Prudence Nov 16 #55
That is different-the chopped pecans. It seems like it would give the dressing a unique taste. Thank you, Dear_Prudence, debm55 Nov 16 #68
My favorite side! Cornbread, celery (including celery leaves), onion, scallions, butter, toasted sesame seeds, crumbled KitFox Nov 16 #58
YUMMY. Thank you very much for sharing your dressing recipe with us, KitFox. I like how you said to let the cornbread debm55 Nov 16 #59
I start by cutting up bread. Morbius Nov 16 #65
Terrific. Thank you very much for sharing with us, Morbius. I will remember that about the muffin pans. Will do. debm55 Nov 16 #69
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