Thanksgiving Menu & recipes.

This year my brother and 3 nieces will be staying with us over Thanksgiving. Here is my Thanksgiving Menu and some recipes.

I will probably have a Pecan Coffee Cake already made for snacking in the morning.

For our meal:
Turkey

Cornbread stuffing in the bird

Gravy

Sweet Potato Casserole (recipe below)

Green Bean Casserole (suggested by my sister-in-law - it sounds pretty good)

Rolls

Dessert:

Pumpkin Pie

Chocolate Pecan Pie (recipe below)

Sweet Potato Casserole: (Anne's recipe w/ some tweaks)

3 c mashed sweet potatoes

1/2 c milk

1/2 stick butter/marg

1 tsp vanilla

1 c sugar

2 eggs

1 tsp cinnamon

Topping:

1 c brown sugar

1/2 c coconut

1/2 c pecans

1/3 c flour

1/2 stick butter/marg

Mix together, put in 8 x 10 casserole dish. Top with pecan topping in diagonal lines leaving 1 inch space for marshmallows. Bake at 350 for 50 minutes. Remove and place marshmallows on top - cook for an additional 5-10 (watch to make sure it doesn't burn)

Chocolate Pecan Pie: (my mom's recipe)

1/2 c semi-sweet choc chips

3 tbsp butter

2/3 c sugar

1 c corn syrup

3 eggs

1 tsp salt

1 c pecans

1 pie crust

Melt choc & butter in a double broiler. Combine sugar and syrup in a saucepan and bring to a boil. Mix eggs, stir in chocolate, butter and whisk in syrup. (I often do this in my mixer cause you have to do it fast to keep it from cooking the eggs.) Stir in vanilla & pecans. Bake at 400 for 20 minutes then 25 minutes at 350 degrees.