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This is another recipe that is a favorite of mine at holiday meals. I make it now almost every time I make mashed potatoes. Its also another one I had to think about how much of what I was using so I could write it down here.

Source: Family

Prep time: 20 min Cook time: 45 min

• 10-12 medium size russet potatoes
• 1-1/2 to 2 cups sour cream
• 8 oz cream cheese softened
• 1-2 tsp salt
• 1/2 -1 tsp pepper
• 1/2 tsp paprika

Peal potatoes; cut potatoes into quarters. Cook potatoes in water for 15-20 minutes or till potatoes or tender. Drain and mash. Add sour cream, and cream cheese mix well. Add salt and pepper. Put mashed potatoes into a greased cooking dish and sprinkle paprika on top. Cook at 350 degrees for 30 minutes.

Yields: 6 servings

Baking the mash potatoes brings out the flavor of this dish. I always use my kitchen aid mixture to mash and mix this as well. You can also make this dish in the slow cooker. Just cook on low for 1-2hrs.

Every one has that one favorite holiday dish that they look forward to every year. Mine is homemade bread stuffing. I love the stuff and I eat way to much of it every year. Of course now I don’t have to wait for a holiday to enjoy this dish but I still tend to save it for special meals. My parents are up for the weekend so I wanted to do Thanksgiving  now. I will say my mom made the stuffing because I had to go grocery shopping. This recipe is my great-grandma’s and its really not hard to make. You can stuff the bird with it or you can put it in the slow cooker. I used the slow cooker because I used the rotisserie for the Turkey and you can’t stuff it when you cook it that way.

Source: Family

This is for a 15lb turkey

• 2 1/2 loaves of bread(rip bread into small pieces) or bread cubes ( it takes a little less than 2 bags)

• 1 tbsp – sage

• 1 tbsp – salt

• dash of pepper

• 1 cup onion

• 3 cups of celery

• 3 eggs

• 1/2 cup of butter (melt the butter)

• 4 cups milk

Mix all ingredients except the bread cubes – together.  In a large pan mix the wet ingredients into the bread cubes. Don’t add it all at once – add a cup full at a time.  Sometimes there is a little extra left – but for a moister dressing I usually add it all.  I always end up mixing it with my hands – just seems to work better.

Grandma would start her turkey in a 400 degree oven for 2 hrs. – then turn it back to 350 for 3 hours.  I usually just put it in at 350.
12 to 16 lb turkey – 4 to 5 hours
16 to 20 lb  – 4 1/2 to 5 hours
20 to 25 lb – 5 to 6 hours
Add 30 to 45  minutes more to time for stuffed bird.

Yield: A crowd

For the slow cooker put stuffing into a 5 quart cooker and cook on low for 6-8 hours.

We halved the recipe and made it in a 3 quart slow cooker. We only used one loaf of bread not 1-1/2. I also think its better with bread not bread cubes. You may also have to add more milk as your mixing. My mom added another 3/4 cup.