Gobble Gobble!
Yep, it’s that time of year again. With Thanksgiving right around the corner, we thought we’d check in with what special plans Red Crossers have and what is on their menu for the holiday this Monday.
One thing is for certain, Red Crossers will be eating well and having fun this holiday!
If you’re around the table with Candace Lamb, a communications coordinator for Saskatchewan and Manitoba, you won’t be trying to sneak your veggies under the table to the family dog.
“My family has found a way to make vegetables bad for us,” she says.
Here’s her recipe for Brookville corn (She has no idea where the name came from):
- 1-2 Package (s) of frozen Peaches & Cream corn
- 1 package of cream cheese
- 1 stick of butter
- 6 spoons of water
- 3 spoons of sugar
- Salt to taste
- Put it all in the crockpot and cook till hot and creamy!
Chris Baert-Wilson, director of community health, in Dartmouth, NS has a funny Thanksgiving tradition – and apparently a wise family!
“My family starts every Thanksgiving Holiday season with a warning to me to not experiment,” she says. “ I like to try and change things up and experiment with current family favourite recipes or try new ones. Some have been spectacular successes and are a must have- like sweet potato curry and others have resulted in pinky swears to never try again, like the time I thought I would try stuffing with apricots- prunes and pine nuts. The box of stove top dressing came out real quick that year!”
Sarah Howe, from the disaster management team in Ontario, says her family sometimes has a secret potluck for Thanksgiving. Everyone brings something, but no discussion is allowed regarding what people are bringing or even what course it is. “The first year we did it,” she says, “Dinner included three desserts, rack of lamb, turducken (chicken stuffed inside a duck, stuffed inside a turkey) and Scandinavian pancakes.”
Did she just say chicken stuffed inside a duck, stuffed inside a turkey? Wow! I’ve never heard of this, but apparently it’s a favourite. Check out this recipe for turducken.