Thanksgiving Dessert Recipes

Pie may be the king of Thanksgiving Day desserts but there are many other really delicious desserts that you can serve, beside the pie!

How about a nice Pumpkin Roll Cake,  a delicious Gingerbread Pumpkin Trifle or even a Pumpkin Cheesecake?  All of these desserts still say Thanksgiving but these’s no need for rolling out a pie crust.

Not in the mood for Pumpkin?  Why not try a magnificent Maple Praline Cheesecake or a tasty Chocolate Peanut Butter Tart?

Sound good?  You’ll find all of these terrific no-pie Thanksgiving dessert recipes at today’s winner of the Squidoo Thanksgiving Cookoff (for charity) Anti-Pie Thanksgiving Dessert Recipes.   This recipe page donates all of it’s royalties to CAER Food Shelf.  And since this recipe page was chosen as a winner, CAER will also receive a $1000.00 donation from Squidoo.com.

“CAER is a non-profit, community-based Christian organization, whose mission is to provide emergency food, clothing, furniture/household items, special assistance, and limited financial assistance to individuals and families in need”

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Anti-Pie Thanksgiving Dessert Recipes

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Thanksgiving in Canada

Today’s winner of the Squidoo Thanksgiving Cookoff (for charity) is a Squidoo page dedicated to a childrens book written by Krys Val Lewicki called, Thanksgiving Day in Canada.  The book explains why we call the holiday, Thanksgiving Day, and why the Canadians and the Americans celebrate it on separate days.

The page donates 100% of its royalties to Diabetes Research Institute and by winning the cookoff, Diabetes Research Institute will receive an additional $1000.00 and a chance at the $5000.00 grand prize donation.

Take a look!

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Thanksgiving the Day in Canada, a childrens book review

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Homemade Bread Recipe

These is just nothing better than the smell of freshly baked bread.

I’ve found a tasty 100% Whole Grain Wheat Bread recipe that comes complete with easy to follow directions and  fool-proof photo instructions so that you can enjoy that wonderful smell at home, anytime you like!

The Homemade Bread recipe page includes links to help you find all of the best bread making utensils you’ll need at great prices and a place for you to share your own favorite bread recipes and memories.

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Homemade Bread

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Looking for a delicious crustless Quiche recipe?

Take a look at this Cheese Salsa Crustless Quiche recipe!

Cheese Salsa Crustless Quiche is perfect for serving at breakfast or brunch and is a great selection when you want to serve your family something a little more special than scrambled eggs.  The “chef” recommends this tasty dish for Thanksgiving Day breakfast but I think you’ll enjoy it any time of year.  The dish makes a beautiful presentation on your table and it’s low carb too so you can eat it guilt-free.

This recipe is a winner in the Squidoo Thanksgiving Cookoff (for Charity) and because of that Soldier’s Angels will be receiving a $1000.00 donation.  Soldier’s Angels is a volunteer-led non-profit organization providing aid and comfort to the men and women of the Untied States Army, Navy, Marines, Coast Guard, Air force and their families.

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Cheese Salsa Crustless Quiche

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The Legend of Five Kernels of Corn

Today’s winner of the Squidoo Thanksgiving Cookoff (for charity) doesn’t share a recipe at all but instead shares the legend of the Five Kernels of Corn, a touching tradition that has been passed down to us from the Pilgrims.

Funny thing is that when I began reading the story, I realized that my family has been “some what” following this tradition on Thanksgiving Day for many years without knowing why.

When my youngest was much younger he came home from school one November day and insisted that we start having corn with our Thanksgiving meal.  When I asked him why, he said, because of the Pilgrims.  Up until then I had only served what I thought were special vegetables on Thanksgiving, things like candied yams, stuffed mushrooms, and green bean casserole.   Not wanting to disappoint him, I opened a can of corn, heated it up and served it with our dinner that year, and every year since.

In fact, it became a little family joke.  Each year, when I served it, we’d laugh.

Now that I’ve read the story of the Five Kernels of Corn, I’m sure his teacher had shared the legend with the class all those years ago, and I now realize just how special that simple side dish really is.

By being chosen as a winner of the Thanksgiving Cookoff, the author of the Five Kernels of Corn page has made it possible for Kiva to receive a $1000.00 donation from Squidoo.com.   Kiva is the world’s first person-to-person micro-lending website that connects online lenders to entrepreneurs across the globe

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Five Kernels of Corn

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The very first winner of the Squidoo Charity Cookoff has been selected!

Pumpkin Spice Coffee for your Thanksgiving Holiday includes a delicious recipe for serving Pumpkin Spice Coffee.

You’ll also find links to buy your Pumpkin Spice coffee at discounted prices, a pumpkin colored coffee maker and some terrific pumpkin shaped mugs perfect for serving your coffee in.  Take a look and be sure to share your thoughts about the recipe in the guest book there.

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Pumpkin Spice Coffee for your Thanksgiving Holiday

The Pumpkin Spice Coffee page donates 100% of  it’s royalties to Operation Gratitude and was chosen as the first Official Squidoo Thanksgiving Cookoff (for Charity) winner.   As a result Operation Gratitude will receive a $1000.00 donation from Squidoo.com.

Learn more about the Charity Cookoff and how you can participate HERE.

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Bates, Bob
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Looking for a Thanksgiving Side Dish that’s a little different?

Why not add Brussels Sprouts in Cheese Sauce to the menu?

Brussels Sprouts in cheese sauce is easy to make and tastes delicious.  It’s the perfect addition to your table at Thanksgiving or any time you want to serve your family something a little different on the side.  Brussels Sprouts in cheese sauce also goes well with meat, chicken, or fish.

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Brussels Sprouts in cheese sauce

PS:  This recipe is entered into the Official Squidoo Thanksgiving Cookoff (for charity) where daily winning recipe pages earn a $1000.00 donation to the charity of their choice and a chance to win an additional $5000.00 for their favorite charity on Thanksgiving Day.

Learn more  HERE

PSS:  Stay Tuned!  I’ll be posting the daily Charity Cookoff winning recipes here at the Cabaret Squidoo Best Recipes Arcade throughout the contest.

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Are you a coconut lover looking for some new recipes?

You’re sure to find something you like at Coconut Milk Recipes

This web page includes the “chef”s” favorite recipes for Coconut Prawn Curry, Green Chicken Curry,Metemgee – Guyanese Coconut soup, and my personal favorite, Coconut custard.

You’ll also find some fabulous cooking-with-coconut tips, links to some great cookbooks, information on this good-for-you fruit and a place to share your thoughts about coconut milk recipes.  Take a look!

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Coconut Milk Recipes

Find more Coconut recipes at Favorite Coconut Recipes

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Looking for an economical alternative for dinner?  Try Cheesy Cauliflower Soup!

A warm bowl of soup with a side of crusty bread makes dinner easy, filling, and delicious.

At Cheesy Cauliflower Soup you’ll find several different versions of a delicious cheese cauliflower soup recipe including a fabulous crockpot cheesy cauliflower soup that you can put together in the morning and come home to.  Soup is a delicious and economical way to feed your hungry family and when you add cheese it becomes filling enough for your hungriest eaters.

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Cheesy Cauliflower Soup

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Crispy Fried Calamari is a favorite at my house. And a traditional dish that we eat on Christmas Eve.

I learned the secret to making tender on the inside, crispy on the outside Fried Calamari from the chef of one of my favorite restaurants.

Visit my Fried Calamari – Traditional Christmas Eve Recipe to learn that secret and to find my favorite fried calamari recipe.  While there be sure to participate in the Traditional Christmas Eve menu conversation at the guest book and check out the cool Christmas Seafood Cookbook that I found at Amazon.com.  Don’t wait for Christmas to try this great fried calamari recipe.  Surprise your family and make some fried squid tonight!

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Fried Calamari – Traditional Christmas Eve Recipe

Making your own home made pie crust is easy when you have the right recipe and it tastes so much better than the pre-made kind you find at the grocery store.

At  Easy Peasy Pie Crust you’ll find a great pie crust recipe which includes step-by-step instructions and tips.  Fresh made pie crust is economical too and you’ll never run into that not-enough-dough-to cover-the-apples problem which I hate so much.  While there be sure to share your best pie crust story in the guestbook.

Try the recipe next time you make a pie.  Once you learn the secrets to pie crust making and rolling, you’ll never go back to tasteless store bought pie crust again!

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Easy Peasy Pie Crust

I’ve  written a funny story about making home made pie crust (with an alternative homemade pie crust recipe) which is published at The Dabbling Mum.com.  You can read it here:

Joyce’s Pie Crust

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You don’t have to wait for the holidays to enjoy candied sweet potatoes.  The candied sweet potatoes recipe that I’ve found compliments any meal!

Visit Candied Sweet Potatoes to find the super easy recipe which includes photos and video presentation along with interesting sweet potato facts and trivia, sweet potato Twitter.com Tweets and a special place where you can share your favorite sweet potato preferences.

Do you know the difference between a yam and a sweet potato?  You’ll learn that too!

Enjoy!

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Candied Sweet Potatoes

Why spend a fortune buying Latte out when you can make the best tasting Latte right at home in your own kitchen?

I’ve found the perfect Squidoo recipe page to help you do just that!  At How to Make a Perfect Latte you’ll find the easy-to-follow (photos included) recipe for fresh homemade Latte along with some really helpful Latte making tips from the “chef”.  You’ll also find product links to help you find the best coffee making equiptment and utensils at the best prices along with a place for you to post about your coffee and Latte preferrences.

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How to Make a Perfect Latte

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Minestrone soup is one of my favorite anytime meals but it’s best  served at dinner with a crusty loaf of bread on a cool night.

Minestrone is a classic Italian vegetable and pasta soup.  There is no set recipe for minestrone, since it is usually made out of whatever vegetables are in season and whatever pasta you have on hand. It can be vegetarian or contain meat and meat based broth.

The delicious Minestrone Soup recipe I present for you today is vegetarian.

At the recipe page you’ll find the easy to follow Minestrone soup recipe, a place to share your thoughts about Minestrone soup, links to some great Minestrone soup making utensils and links to more of the chef’s favorite vegetarian recipes.  Visit today and before long your family will be asking that age old question, “Is it soup yet?”

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Minestrone Soup

Lasagna

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Vegetarian lasagna is a healthier alternative to classic lasagna and when it’s this easy to make you can have it any time you want!

Yes, easy lasagna.  Just 4 steps to the recipe and you’re done.

Visit Vegetarian Lasagna to find the delicious step-by-step no-boil lasagna recipe which includes photos so even if you’re new to the kitchen, you can’t mess it up.   You’ll also find a place to share your favorite lasagna memories, some great casserole dishes for serving lasagna and additional vegetarian recipes shared by the “chef”.

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Vegetarian Lasagna

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If you love chocolate pound cake have I got a treat for you.

The chocolate pound cake recipe that I’ve found for you today is so good that it’s already been awarded two blue ribbons.

Yes, it’s that good!

At Chocolate Pound Cake you’ll find the easy-to-make from scratch recipe for an ultra chocolaty pound cake and an optional frosting for you to use, or not, along with the entertaining stories of how the chef won her blue ribbons and links to additional chocolate pound cake recipes.  You’ll also learn a little something about pound cake baking in general.  For instance, do you know what a sad spot is?  I do now and so can you.  Visit to learn today.  I bet you’ll be baking this cake tomorrow!

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Chocolate Pound Cake

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Impress your family and friends by making this authentic Amerindian meal, Pepperpot, a national Guyanese dish.

Guyana Pepperpot- Meat Stew with a Difference contains the easy to follow West Indies recipe for tasty Pepperpot , great Pepperpot recipe cooking tips, and  a place where you can share your favorite memories of this delicious dish with a difference.

You’ll also find links to more favorite Caribbean recipes and cookbooks and a little information about beautiful Guyana.

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Guyana Pepperpot- Meat Stew with a Difference

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Are you dreaming of coming home to a dish of steaming hot  beef stew.  On a cool night, who isn’t?

If you have a crock pot handy, all you’ll need is the great Crockpot Beef Stew Recipe that I’ve found to make your dream come true.

You’ll find a delicious easy to follow recipe, complete with shopping list and video instruction to make your beef stew recipe preparation a breeze.  But this is a Cabaret Squidoo recipe so you’ll also find a place to vote for the best way to serve stew, links to the chef’s favorite crockpot cookbooks, products to make your beef stew cooking easier, a list of Twitter Tweets about beef stew and a guest book where you can share your favorite thoughts and memories of crockpot  beef stew.  Enjoy!

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Crockpot Beef Stew Recipe

PS:  Don’t forget to bring a loaf of bread to the table to sop up all the yummy beef gravy!

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One of my very favorite cool weather treats is to curl up with a good book and a cup of hot chocolate.

If you’re like me you have got to try this recipe.  Next time you want to treat yourself mix up a batch of fresh homemade hot chocolate mix and give it a try.  In my humble opinion Homemade is ALWAYS better than store bought and Hot Chocolate mix is no exception.  It costs less too!

Visit Make Your Own Hot Chocolate Mix to find the easy recipe and the savings calculation along with a great hot chocolate gift idea.

And be sure to share your best hot chocolate memories in the guest book before you leave.

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Make Your Own Hot Chocolate Mix

Calling all Peanut Butter Fudge Lovers

Have I got a treat for you!  I’ve found a delicious easy-to make-at home Peanut Butter Fudge Recipe that’s sure to please.  The recipe page  includes photos so that you can check your progress as you go so there’s no way to mess up.

While you’re there be sure to add your favorite Peanut Butter Fudge memories to the guest book.

In my book there’s only one thing better than Peanut Butter Fudge and that’s HOMEMADE Peanut Butter Fudge.  Make some today!

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Peanut Butter Fudge Recipe