Now, we always make turkey with all the trimmings for Thanksgiving dinner, but it's also not uncommon for someone to show up bearing a plate of, say . . . venison jerky or smoked eel, as well.
So these little Oreo turkey favors that adorned the BeanPaste holiday table this year? Almost caused me to die of jealousy on the spot when I read Melanie's post. Back in the day, I would have traded my entire sticker collection, plus both my little brothers for the opportunity to wrap my lips around a culinary specimen like that.
Of course, I was far too lazy to trick out my own Oreo turkeys this year, but in an effort to make Thanksgiving dinner at my parents' place as all American as can be, I decided to contribute the green bean casserole recipe straight from the back of a Campbell's soup container, and mashed sweet potatoes with marshmallow topping as my two side dishes.
If it was good enough for the pilgrims, it would be good enough for us.
Alas, I wimped out on the marshmallows at the last minute. There was already a whole cup of maple syrup, a stick of butter, and a heart attack waiting to happen in those sweet potatoes, readers. I just couldn't do it.
But I did empty half a container of French's fried onions on top of my green bean casserole, and this received rave reviews. Not to mention it paired nicely with my mother-in-law's Heath bar and Cool Whip topped trifle.
Next year, if I get my act together in time, I'm going to kick it up a notch and make Oreo turkey favors. But deep-fried Twinkies is where I draw the line.
And I think the pilgrims would have, too.
"The Carbohydrate Fueled Post Holiday Dinner Mosh Pit: A Cross-Cultural Tradition"
(By the way, you should check out Melanie's food blog - BeanPlate - for frugal, yet delicious recipes that include, how do you say? ingredients slightly more organic than oreos and candy corn. I can personally vouch for the shoyu chicken thighs. Dee-lish.)
And while we're on the subject of food blogs, it wouldn't kill you to also swing by Ezra Pound Cake, which not only has the most kick-ass name ever in the history of food blogs, but good recipes and entertaining writing, as well.
13 comments:
you know, i've actually always wanted to try a deep friend twinkie, but I'm never willing to fork over the $5 at the fair for one when I could spend that money on something I KNOW is good (like a corn dog!) instead
I think I have never even been in a house with that green bean casserole.
Honey, you had me at deep fried.
That picture says it all. Those food blogs sound great. Thanks for sharing.
What about deep fried oreos? Are you against them too?
We never did the marshmallow sweet potato thingy, either. It seems just wrong. Just give me a plate of stuffing and send me to the corner.
omg seriously? Those oreo turkeys are freakin adorable
I have absolutely no desire to deep fry twinkies.. I can not understand what all the rage is about them. Although, once I was in a restaurant that had fried cheesecake as a dessert on the menu... I tried it.. it was enough to almost put me off cheesecake for the rest of my life... almost.. I will have to check out those Oreo Turkey's.
Mmmm green bean cassarole. You've reminded me to go stock up on the ingredients so I can make it all year. I always have trouble finding the onions other times of the year.
Our friends over the Border (in Scotland)eat deep fried mars bars - which are probably just like Twinkies.
But then they are strange too.
Ummmmm...deep fried Twinkies.
I love the caption with the picture. Mosh pit ... buwahahaha!!!!
I've always wanted to make the sweet potatoes with marshmellows and the green beans with french fried onions thing because it's never been on the Thanksgiving table. No idea why not, they seem so quintessentially Thanksgiving.
But then again, that's what I like about Thanksgiving, whatever your families' tradition, that's what it is, even if that means Kasha on the table every year (thank god).
I'm so making those Oreos next year though, absurdly cute.
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