Hosting thanksgiving dinner, need some quick snack recipes and dessert?

Thanksgiving Feast: Appetizers: veges and ranch dressing assorted olives crackers and cheese Main Course: Turkey Stuffing Potatos and gravey Peas and onions Cranberry mold Hot rolls and butter Desserts: Pumpkin pie (Marie Callendars is great!) Pecan Pie (see above) Lemon bars

For snacks, you could serve a cheese ball with some assorted crackers, a crudite tray (celery sticks, carrot sticks, grape tomatoes with a sour cream based dip), devilled eggs, mini quiches, and guacamole and salsa with chips. For dessert, pumpkin pie with whipped cream is a favorite. You could also have pecan pie and apple pie. I hope this helps you out with your Thanksgiving dinner planning. Happy cooking!

This is a wonderful dessert recipe. It's super easy and you can make it the day before. People rave about it and ask for the recipe all the time. Pudding Fluff 2 cps Milk 2 sm box of Jell-o Instant Pudding any flavor you choose 16 oz container of Cool Whip Graham Cracker or Oreo Cookie Crust Put the milk in a mixing bowl, add the pudding mix. Whisk until blended, quickly fold in the Cool Whip. Scoop into the graham cracker or Oreo crust and refrigerate. This is also good frozen. Cheesecake version, use a potato masher to blend 8oz of softened cream cheese into the milk before adding the pudding mix and use Vanilla pudding. I like layering the cream cheese version with chocolate. The Berry Topping below is real good over the cream cheese version. Yummy Berry Topping 1 lb fresh strawberries, cleaned and cut up 1 can raspberry pie filling Mix the fresh strawberries with the pie filling and serve it with the cheesecake, vanilla or chocolate versions. Great with a container of blackberries added in. Could also be used as a layer in the above option.

Snacks: --Triscuit crackers with cream cheese, a slice of fresh tomato and a bit of fresh basil. --Deviled eggs. --A block of cream cheese with chilie sauce or salsa (seasoned to taste) poured over it, with cold baby shrimp. Eat with crackers or corn chips. --Sliced cheese and cracker tray (mix and match is good for kids). Desserts: I have made lemon squares since I was about 10, and they are always a hit. My receipe is at home, and I'm at work, but this receipe is almost exactly like mine. I always use fresh lemon juice and fresh lemon zest in the filling. It gives them an amazing flavor. INGREDIENTS 1 cup all-purpose flour 1/2 cup butter 1/4 cup confectioners' sugar 2 eggs 1 cup white sugar 1 teaspoon baking powder 1/4 teaspoon salt 2 tablespoons lemon juice 1/3 cup confectioners' sugar for dusting DIRECTIONS Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Mix flour, butter and powdered sugar thoroughly. Press evenly into an ungreased 8 x 8 x 2 inch or 9 x 9 x 2 inch square pan. Make a little rim up the edges to hold in the filling. A quarter inch or so will do it. Bake 20 minutes. Beat remaining ingredients about 3 minutes of until light and fluffy. Pour over the hot crust, spreading it out evenly. Bake about 25 minutes longer or until no imprint remains when touched lightly in the center. Remove from oven, sprinkle the extra powdered sugar on the top, if you like. Cool, cut into squares.

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your having thanksgiving dinner so you dont want to load up on snacks, keep it simple, cheese and sausages with crackers or spinach dip or hummus with veges / pita bread. Dessert ideas, have pumpkin cheesecake or pecan pie. Make spice cupcakes or banana bread muffins pumpkin muffins whatever. Dont go crazy! THe dinner itself will be time consuming.

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(GREEN TOMATO PICKLES) 2 qts. green tomatoes, sliced 12 med. size onions 2 c. brown sugar (1 lb.) 1 c. cider vinegar Mixed pickle spices, to taste Alternate layers of tomatoes and onions with salt. Let stand overnight. Drain in the morning. Cover with fresh water and boil for 30 minutes. Drain thoroughly. Add brown sugar, vinegar and spices and boil for 1 hour. bottle in sterilized jars. Excellent with cold meats. SNOWFLAKE PUDDING 1 c. sugar 1 envelope (1 tbsp.) unflavored gelatin 1/2 tsp. salt 1 1/4 c. milk 1 tsp. vanilla 1 (3 1/2 oz.) can (about 1 1/2 c.) flaked coconut 2 c. heavy cream, whipped Grated fresh coconut makes this better. Thoroughly mix sugar, gelatin, and salt; add milk. Stir over medium heat until gelatin and sugar are dissolved. Chill until partially set. Add vanilla. Fold in coconut, then whipped cream. Pile into 1 1/2 quart mold; chill until firm, at least 4 hours. Unmold. Serve with Crimson Raspberry Sauce. Serves 8. Crimson Raspberry Sauce: Thaw and crush one 10 ounce package frozen red raspberries. Thoroughly combine with 1 1/2 teaspoons cornstarch; add 1/2 cup red currant jelly. Bring to boil. Cook and stir until mixture is clear and thickens slightly. Strain; chill. Makes about 1 1/3 cups. FAVORITe BARS 2 jars marshmallow creme 1/2 cup peanut butter 1 tbsp vanilla 1 stick butter 1/2 box Wheaties energy crunch 1 cup granola, plain or with nuts Melt butter and vanilla together for 1 min in the microwave. Add peanut butter and marshmallow creme and stir well to combine. Add Wheaties to the mixture and spread it out in a plastic refrigerator container. Add granola to the top and press down into the mix with an offset spatula. Chill and serve.