RECIPES: Great Thanksgiving Day Recipes to Try

With less than a week until Thanksgiving Day, now's the time to start getting your meal plans in order. 

But coming up with the right recipe for Thanksgiving dinner might be a challenge, and as such, we've selected a few recipes to highlight to try this coming holiday. 

Below is a sampling of some ideas from Patch blogger Robin Wish you can keep in mind moving into Thanksgiving Week.

Cranberry-Orange Sauce

This dish is easy to make, can be doubled and freezes well.

A modification of a recipe from the Junior League of San Francisco’s cookbook:

• On the cooktop, 1 cup orange juice and 1 cup sugar.
• Heat at med level until sugar dissolves.
• Add one bag of cranberries and raise heat to med high . . . the sugar syrup will begin to bubble, cook about five minutes more until cranberries start to “pop” reduce heat, smash some cranberries against side of pan.
• Turn off heat source and let cool in the pan. Serve chilled.

Popovers 

For those who are fortunate to have an EXTRA oven:

Credit for this recipe goes to Blueberry Hill Cookbook – a wonderful Vermont Inn!

• Preheat oven to 450 degrees.
• Use Crisco shortening to grease tin with 12 popover – place tin in oven for 5 minutes to melt Crisco.
• Beat together: 1 cup whole milk, 1 Tbsp melted butter, 1 cup sifted flour, then add two beaten eggs (large). 
• Fill cups ¾ full and bake for 15 minutes. 
• DO NOT OPEN the oven door, reduce the heat to 350 degrees and bake 20-25 minutes longer until golden brown. 
• Serve immediately!

CALL FOR COMMENTS: Do you have any special recipes you enjoy most on Thanksgiving Day? Let your fellow Foxborough Patch readers know in the comments section below!