I am NOT cooking an entire dinner this year! This will be the 2nd year in a row that I’ve not cooked an entire Thanksgiving dinner. Last year, I had just given birth to Winks, so we bought a meal from one of the local grocery stores.
This year, we are sharing the cooking responsibilities with The Grizzly’s and I will make; green bean casserole, Bourbon Pecan Pie, and Husband’s favorite cawliflower dish.
Here is the recipe for the Bourbon Pecan Pie:
- 1 cup Dark corn syrup
- 4 tbsp melted butter
- 2 tbsp bourbon (will use Jim Beam)
- 9 ” unbaked pie shell (bought Pillsbury on sale with coupon)
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 3 lightly beaten eggs
- 2 cups pecan halves
Preheat oven to 400 F. Mix corn syrup, sugar and melted butter. Stir in eggs, bourbon, and pecans. Pour into pie shell. Bake 15 minutes; reduce oven to 350 F and bake an additional 30 minutes or until done. NOTE: We usually soak our pecans overnight in the bourbon. Don’t worry, the alcohol will be cooked out, but the taste will remain. Yum!
Recipe for the Cauliflower Casserole dish:
- 1 head of cauliflower or 1 lb bag of cauliflower (bought head on sale for $1.00)
- 1/2 cup mayonaise
- 1 1/2 tsp mustard
- 1/2 cup shredded cheddar cheese
- salt and pepper to taste
Cook cauliflower until soft. Place cooked cauliflower in a casserole dish. Mix mayonaise, mustard and salt/pepper together and then spoon over cauliflower. Top with cheese and microwave until cheese is melted; about 1 minute. NOTE: This recipe is from my Mom’s cookbook. Her blog is at AKentuckyCreation.wordpress.com.
I hope everyone has a nice and safe Thanksgiving Holiday!
