Thanksgiving Canadian Recipes

"These potatoes are good with anything but especially good with seafood. First had them at a friend's dinner party, served with dilled salmon, and of course had to have the recipe."

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Ingredients: dry mustard, lemon juice...

"Gluten free, vegan and definitely different muffins! These are filled with chewy bursts of wild rice and dried cranberries, and naturally sweetened with maple syrup and honey. Adapted from "A Taste of Minnesota Blueberry Wild Rice Muffins" on vegweb"

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Ingredients: soy flour, dried cranberries...

"Adapted from http://www.adventuresinshaw.com/2009/10/pumpkin-shortbread-cookies/ . This can be rolled into a log and partially frozen for slice-n-bake cookies (don’t do this if adding chocolate chips or dried fruit like I did though) or made into 1 ½ tbsp sized balls, flattened slightly and baked that way."

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Ingredients: dates, dried cranberries...

"This is much easier to prepare than similar cocktails of the same name that require boiling cranberries, oranges and sugar for 20 minutes, and then waiting for the syrup to cool. Instead, this version utilizes readily-made items that are normally kept stocked in a home bar, and it doesn't require cooking or cooling time. We had these at our family's..."

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Ingredients: cranberries, cranberry juice...

"This is a winner! Bring the pan right from the oven to the table so they hear the sizzle. MMMMmm they'll say"

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Ingredients: cinnamon, eggs...

"I first had this recipe at my husband's aunt's home back in 1979; got the recipe from her and have been making it to serve with turkey dinner ever since. I love the apples and turnip together! If you want to make it ahead of time, you can; just make it up to the layering stage then cover tightly and refrigerate. Put topping on, though, just before it..."

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Ingredients: light cream, flour, turnips...

"Adapted from Grandma! Lard produces one of the most tender and flakiest crusts out there, but the key (thanks WCA) is to buy a good quality, not over-processed or hydrogenated brand (i.e. Tenderflake) to avoid any “off” aftertaste. Grandma swore by her pie crust for years until Crisco took over the supermarket (sad since lard is actually..."

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Ingredients: ice water, lard, nutmeg...

"My mom loves stuffing as much as I abhor it - which is to say, a LOT - so it's no surprise that this loaf (heavily adapted from KAF) is a big hit with her! I made it with raisins, like her Thanksgiving recipe, and used fresh thyme from my garden, too!"

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Ingredients: cinnamon, cornmeal...