So… the magazine is out!
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And Hold the Gravy is in it!
Isn’t our little turkey the cutest? We call him Toby.
He just has the sweetest little face!
So, in honor of Toby’s debut in McCall’s Quilting magazine, we are having a little giveaway. Woo Hoo!
We are giving away a copy of McCalls Quilting magazine! And….
fabrics so you can make Hold the Gravy– enough for the top, backing and binding! Cotton fabrics are primarily from the Posh Pumpkin line by Sandy Gervais for Moda Fabrics. Wool is from Mary Flanagan Woolens.
Aren’t you excited?
So, to be entered to win the magazine and the fabrics, leave a comment telling us your favorite Thanksgiving dish. (You will get an extra entry if you leave us the recipe as well!)
Like us on Facebook and leave a separate comment telling us you did that (or already Like us!).
Pin Toby on Pinterest and leave a comment showing us you did that.
Entries will close on Tuesday, August 6th at 12 noon (MST). Winner will be announced Wed August 7th.
happy posting!
Kate and Elizabeth
p.s. be sure to leave an email if we can’t reply to your post- just in case you are The winner.
Thanks to everyone who commented! The recipes look great- I hope you all got some good ideas. We are so glad you like our Toby! We will post the winner tomorrow! Good luck to all.
My favorite dish is cornbread dressing! The turkey is just an excuse for the dressing. I use the recipe in the Betty Crocker cookbook (I’m at work so don’t have it at hand. I use fresh sage rather than dried.
Love fresh herbs! Good luck!
Sweet potatoes are my favorite Thanksgiving dish. I just boil and mash with some sugar, milk and marshmallows! Thank you for the giveaway!
Good luck!
No Thanksgiving in France … but all your recipes are very tempting … perhaps this year, I’ll have a “Thanksgiving” in my house !!!
They do sound good, don’t they! Everyone has been so generous!
I pin Toby here :http://pinterest.com/pin/52002570670448492/
Thanks!
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This is not so much a recipe, as a flavor tip. When making sweet potatoes, add 1/4 cup of 7-Up and 1/4 cup of orange juice to the baking dish before baking. This gives the sweet potatoes a little tanginess… perfect with marshmallows melted on top!
Good tip Mary! Thank you for sharing.
Liked your FB page!
I am a widow and go to a family members house for Thanksgiving dinner. I make a pumpkin coconut pie to bring with me. I would love to win so I could make Toby it and give it to the hostess as a thank you gift. Of course I will make the pie too. All you do is follow the directions on the can of pumpkin pie mix and add coconut to it. Bake it in a deep dish pie crust.
What a lovely idea! Good luck!
LOL, This is a pretty sneaky way to get recipes! I like turkey best (and turnips the least) I’d love to make your little turkey wall hanging. Thanks!
Charlie- you caught us! And it worked- isn’t this fun?
Toby is a cutie! My favorite is the turkey (sorry Toby!). Cajun Fried Turkey. Love it! Here’s the recipe we use, but you can add or remove any ingredient to make it your own: 6 T. salt, 2 T. ground red pepper, 2 T. black pepper, 1 T. white pepper, 1 turkey, approx. 14 lbs., 4 eggs, 1 c. milk, 12 oz. beer (not dark beer), 8 c. all-purpose flour, Peanut Oil for frying (essential that you use peanut oil because it will take the high heat well). Mix seasonings and divide into thirds. 1st third – season turkey outside, under skin and in cavity. Beat eggs, milk and beer & add 2nd third seasonings. Pour over turkey slowly to moisten. Mix flour & remaining third of seasonings. Place in a large shallow pan and dredge turkey well on all sides. Do not attempt to fry the turkey inside. You need a Cajun cooker, which usually includes a device to raise and lower turkey in hot oil. Heat peanut oil to 300 degrees over med. heat. Use EXTREME CAUTION and lower turkey breast down very slowly. Deep fry for 3 minutes per lb., then insert meat thermometer in thigh. It needs to register 180 degrees. Remove from oil and place on a platter lined with paper towels. Enjoy! It also gives a whole new flavor to those left over turkey dishes. Delicious!
Wow! Cajun Turkey! Sounds amazing. Thanks for sharing!
Turkey is the best at our house with Sweet Potato Casserole coming in second. As my husband is slicing the turkey, the turkey vultures are lining up looking for samples. To bake the turkey, I first gut it, rub it with olive oil or butter, and then I stuff fresh sage, thyme and rosemary under the skin that I saved from my garden. I make my stuffing with sauteed onions, celery, a stick of butter and fresh sage, parsley and thyme with salt and pepper. I also add some turkey or chicken broth to the vegetable mixture in the skillet to cut down on butter. Then I pour it over my cubed bread ( white & wheat bread is toasted to give it some structure the day before) in a large bowl and toss. I may add 1 egg if it looks like it needs held together after everything is mixed together. Bake in the oven at recommended time printed on the turkey bag. Thanks for the chance to win the gobbler pattern and fabric!
Sounds great- what time is dinner?
Favorite Thanksgiving dish – Sweet Potato Casserole
Cook yams or sweet potatoes (in microwave, oven or on stove) or use can of sweet potatoes
Mash
Add butter and orange juice to taste
Put in a casserole dish and add mini marshmallows.
Bake in a 350 degree oven until marshmallows brown.
I am getting hungry! Thanks for sharing.
Toby is so cute!! Pumpkin Pecan Pie is a traditional Thanksgiving favorite–pumpkin pie filling on the bottom and pecan pie on the top= a great combination.
Sounds yummy!
He’s a cutie. My family would love to have him become part of the group.
Thank you- and good luck!
Congratulations on being in McCalls. I love ‘Toby” and would love to win the fabrics to make him.
My favorite Thanksgiving food is pumpkin pie. My recipe is very simple:
1 can Libby’s pumpkin pie filling
1 purchased pie crust
Make according to directions on pie filling.
Serve with cool whip
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Thank you. And thanks for sharing! good luck.
My mother make this cornbread pudding…..very good!
Sounds good!
I pinned Toby on Pintrest.
I “liked” you on facebook.
I absolutely love Toby. My favorite dish at Thanksgiving is the star of the day….the turkey. I wash and dry the bird, then slather it with butter mixed with whatever spices I have at hand, I put it in my nu wave oven and wait. Delicious!
I promise not to tell Toby!
My favorite Thanksgiving go with has to be my Mom’s potato salad but no matter how hard I try to duplicate it there is always something missing!
isn’t that always the way?
Definitely peas pudding!
Peas Pudding
1 pkg. dried yellow peas
Put peas in a cotton pudding bag.
Tie the top tightly.
Place in the pot with boiling water and saltmeat.
Cook until firm
Remove with the vegetables
Cut string and take the cooked peas out of bag.
Place in a bowl with some butter and pepper, if desired.
Mix together. Serve by the spoonful.
My email is rhaina(DOT)randell(AT)hotmail(DOT)com
Sounds interesting- I do like peas! Thanks for sharing.
I have to agree… sweet potato casserole with the pecan topping a yearly treat!
Sounds good!
We always go to family for Thanksgiving and have a potluck. My favourite dish is all of them as we get such a variety of food and deserts.
And a variety of family! Makes the day fun.
*don’t know where that “f” came from… Sentence supposed to read: so good we always run out. Oops!!
Hmmm. rogue “f” for fantastically good maybe? thanks for entering!
My favorite dish is the stuffing -my own recipe with butter, onions, sausage, celery, spices-it’s so f
Good, we always run out! Already like you on Facebook.
My favorite dish is Pecan Pie. He is too cute. Thanks for the chance to win a kit.
2/3 cup Karo syrup
2 eggs
1/2 cup sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 tablespoons butter, melted
1 cup chopped pecans
1 pie crust
Whisk the syrup, eggs, sugar, butter, and vanilla together. Add pecans and pour into the pie shell. Bake at 325 for 1 hour. Put on a cookie sheet in the center rack.
Love it! Thanks for sharing!
My favorite is German Baked Beans, great even cold as a leftover with some turkey, yum yum, Brown 1 lb hamburger with a diced onion. Mix can of pork and beans (drained), a cup of ketchup, a half cup brown sugar, a cup of applesauce and the browned hamburger and onions. Season with salt and pepper. Bake on 350 for 1 hour. Yum yum
Thanks for sharing- sounds good!
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My favorite Thanksgiving dish is the stuffing!
Good choice!
My favorite Thanksgiving dish is my mom’s stuffing. That wall hanging is so cute! I would love to win, thanks for the chance! joysnoop78@yahoo.com
You are welcome- good luck!
Love Toby – it’s hard to find a cute turkey. Can’t wait to buy to latest issue so I can make him. I pinned him on my pinterest pages. I think stuffing is my favorite food – we hardly ever have it at any other time of the year.
Thanks Glenda- good luck!
My favorite is Cranberry Pumpkin bread. I’ve been making it since my son was a 1st grader and now he’s going to be a Senior in high school this year. So its become a family tradition now in our house, Its so yummy.
Sounds yummy! good luck.
My favorite is cranberry relish. I have had it every Thanksgiving since I was a child. You grind (in meat grinder) fresh cranberries, apples and oranges (with the peelings on). Mix together and add sugar to taste. This is a wonderful tart relish to go with all the “sweetness” of Thanksgiving. I think Toby would be an wonderful addition to my Thanksgiving celebration each year.
So glad you like Toby- and thanks for sharing the recipe. My hubbie’s family likes cranberry relish too!
Turkey with cornbread stuffing and sweet potato casserole
Yum. Sounds good to me.
Turkey has to have the DRESSING, good yellow cornbread crumbled up, sauteed onions and celery, along with chicken broth, sage, and poultry seasoning. Just made some this week to have with a roasted chicken. Better add the gravy! Anything else on the menu is gravy! Toby would look great hanging from my wall near our stairs.
Good luck- thanks for sharing!
We always have Finish Turnip. 1 large turnip or rutabaga peeled and boiled until soft.
Beat well adding 1/4 cup butter, 1/2 cup brow n sugar, 1 cup lt cream, 1 cup cornflake crumbs, 1 egg slightly beaten. Put in casserole dish and sprinkle some cornflake crumbs on top. bake 30 minutes at 350 if baking right after making. Can be made day before without baking. I always bake 45 minutes or until heated through. It depends on how much you make and how deep the dish is…
I love this turkey quilt. It is so cute! I hope to win so I can make it for my family.
Cathy
thanks Cathy for the recipe! Isn’t this fun? Good luck.
I love stuffing – anytime of the year but usually only make it for Thanksgiving and Christmas. Would love to win Toby to jump start my holiday preparations.
Good luck- and stuffing is the best!
Turkey and home-made cranberry/orange sauce.
Cranberry orange- a favorite at my in-laws too! good luck.
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I like the turkey best. I roast it in an open roaster. I set the oven on 500 degrees. While the oven is heating I rub the turkey with EVOO. Then I stuff the cavity with fresh herbs ( sage rosemary, and thyme) I also put in a few small carrots, a couple of cut up celery stalks, a whole onion cut up in wedges and 2 or 3 cloves of garlic. I roast the turkey at the high temperature for 20 minutes then turn it down to 325 degrees. and cook about 12 or 15 minutes a pound until done. DO NOT COVER! BASTE ABOUT EVERY 20 MINUTES TO HALF HOUR. It turns out very moist and tasty. Be sure to include the 20 minutes at the high temperature in your time calculations.
Sounds really good (sorry Toby!).
Thanks for sharing.
That little gobbler is cute, just right for Virginia Tech fans! I liked you on FB. On Thanksgiving I make my own Cranberry Sauce: Rinse one bag of raw cranberries, meantime mix water and sugar per package instructions, ( try a spoon of brown sugar if you like!) and add zest of one orange, then cook as directed, chill over night, decorate dish with thin orange slices.
Thanks for sharing- sounds good! Good luck.
I liked you on Facebook ….. and I love turkey stuffing at Thanksgiving !!
Me too!
I liked you on Facebook.
My favorite Thanksgiving dish is sweet potato casserole, I love your cute turkey.
Thanks- Toby is a cutie! Good luck!
My favorite dish is sweet potato casserole with pecans on top! Thanks for the opportunity!
You are welcome- and good luck!
Meat stuffing!! Not Thanksgiving without it!
Stuffing is on e the best parts!
Homemade stuffing and two yrs. ago I discovered stuffing cooked in a crock pot, which we all really enjoyed. I was surprised that it did taste so good as every year up to then, we had always cooked the stuffing in the turkey.
In a crock pot! Like that idea! good luck.
LOVE Toby the turkey. Our favorite recipe for almost 40 years is Corn Casserole
1 medium onion, chopped
1 green pepper, chopped
1 small can green chilies, chopped
1/2 cube margarine
2 eggs
8 1/2 oz Jiffy corn muffin mix
1 can whole mental corn
1 can cream style corn
1 pint sour cream
Cheddar cheese, grated
Salute onion, green pepper, and chilies in margarine. Beat eggs & mix in muffin mix and both cans of corn(untrained)
Pour into greased 9 x 15″ pan and top with onion mixture. Then top with sour cream and sprinkle with cheddar
cheese. Bake @ 350° for 45 minutes. Can be made the day before.
Looks yummy! Thanks for sharing!
I always make a southwestern dressing as an additional side. It adds a whole new flavor palate to the meal and satisfies even the fussiest of my guests.
Hmmm… southwest dressing? Sounds good.
Thanksgiving musts: turkey, sage and onion dressing, and apple pie AND pumpkin pie!
Sounds perfect! Thanks for entering!
Green bean casserole…so easy…green beans, cream of mushroom soup, milk I dried onions…but so good!!! Liked already! Can’t wait for fall.
Fall is my favorite season- especially the beautiful colors. Good luck.
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Toby is adorable. My favorite is crandberry salad. Follow that with a slice of pumpkin roll with a spoonful of whipped cream.
Thanks Elaine- good luck.
I had a Pop who didn’t like turkey but he liked Mommy’s spaghetti sauce. Guess what we had on Thanksgiving!
So… no turkey for you! Toby would be pleased. Good luck.
Those fabrics are so cute and I love the turkey. Hope I win.
Thanks for entering- good luck!
Cute Cute Cute nice to have something other then pumpkins for fall idea
Thanks- good luck!
I liked you on Facebook and looking forward to following your page. My must dish for Thanksgiving? Holiday Mashed Potatoes! Mashed potatoes all dressed up with sour cream, cream cheese, eggs, milk, salt, refrigerated overnight and baked for 45 minutes. They getting puffy and are delicious but only once or twice a year. I believe it came originally from an old Marjorie Standish cookbook, a New England cook.
Thanks Sherri- good luck!
Love Pumpkin Pie and hope I win.
Mee too- and good luck!
He is so adorable.WOuld love to have him hanging on my wall for Thanksgiving. Thanks so much for the opportunity to win.
Thanks Diane- good luck!
I’ve “liked” you on FB, too!
Pumpkin pie with whipped cream!!
Yes!
Best Thanksgiving dish has got to be cornbread stuffing.
Yum.
Toby is adorable! I love to make Scalloped corn for Thanksgiving. One can of cream corn, one can regular corn(drained), 1 egg(beaten), 1/2 cup milk, 3/4 cup flour, salt and pepper to taste. Mix all ingredients, pour into buttered baking dish, bake at 350 degrees for 40 minutes or until knife comes out clean from center. One of my favorite dishes!
Sounds good! Thanks for sharing!
He is such a darling gobbler! great
inspiration!
Thank you! good luck!
Liked your FB. …Brenda
Wouldn’t be Thanksgiving without sweet potato casserole and cranberry salad. :)…Brenda
Thanks for entering!
This would be perfect for our auction sale in October.
Good luck!
My favorite Thanksgiving dish was one my gramma made every year, her coconut cream pie….she is no longer with us but I will always have the memories of her wonderful cooking and baking. The wall hanging is just the cutest thing I have seen in a long time would love to win that…..Donna
Thanks for the kind words Donna- we love Toby! good luck!
Favorite dish is a CREAMY CRANBERRY SALAD
3 cup fresh or frozen cranberries coarsely chopped 20 oz crushed pineapple-drained
2 cup mini marshmallows 1 med. apple chopped (green apple best–adds color)
1/2 cup sugar 1 carton (8oz) whipped topping-thawed 1/4 cup chopped nuts
Combine cranberries, pineapple marshmallows, apple & sugar. Cover and refrigerate overnight.
Just before serving fold in whipped topping and nuts.
Creamy cranberry salad- that is another new one for me! Sounds good!
My favorite item for Thanksgiving is the turkey.
The star of the show!
Would love to win this …. Soo cute and I absolutely love to sew 🙂 Ann
Good luck!
Love your Toby the Turkey – so cute!! Out Thanksgiving would not be complete without my Mom’s string beans. She is no longer with us here but in our hearts.
Recipe
Two 10 oz cans french cut string beans
Two pkgs slivered almonds
One bottle Wishbone Italian dressing (or Zesty if you like things spicier)
butter
Open string beans and drain thoroughly, place in microwaveable casserole
Pour dressing over string beans and toss to coat
Refrigerate until nearly time to eat.
Just before serving, melt butter in frying pan and brown the slivered almonds
While doing this, heat the string beans in the microwave for about 5 minutes or so on high
top with browned almonds and serve!
Thanks, Mom!
Thanks Mom!
love the turkey wall hanging. Fall is my favorite season.
my favorite dish is steamed cranberry pudding with vanilla sauce.
That sounds good!
Sweet Potato Casserole: the kind with the brown sugar topping that tastes just like a delicious dessert!!
Sounds good- good luck!
I liked you on FB and my favorite Thanksgiving dish is mashed potatoes with nothing but potatoes, butter and milk, YUM!
Yum! Good luck.
I need to sew this for my sister – she collects turkey stuff!! 🙂 Love this design!
Thanks! Good luck.
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My favorite dish at Thanksgiving is the mashed potatoes and gravy.
Me too!
Cornbread dressing: my absolute favorite covered with turkey gravy.
2 recipes cornbread to fill 9×13 pan, baked and crumbled into large bowl. Add:
1 med onion diced
3-4 stalks celery finely diced
3-4 slices white bread crumbled or 2-3 stale biscuits crumbled
Enough chicken/turkey stock mixed to make mixture over wet( not soupy)
Mix well, pour into baking pan and bake at 350 degrees until browned and knife inserted into dressing comes out clean. Serve with all the fixings.
Love cornbread stuffing! Thanks!
One of my favorite dishes is Pumpkin cake with cream cheese frosting; its so good!
I “Liked” your page on Face book. 😀
Pinned it to Pinterest as well.
Sounds yummy Thanks for entering.
I follow you on facebook.
Toby is adorable!!!! Favorite dish has to be pistachio pudding!
Have not heard of Pistachio Pudding before! Good luck!
OMG! I have this magazine and when I saw this I said I wanted to make it. It would be nice to not have to buy the fabric. Thank you for sharing and I love Toby. We like Hash Brown Cheesy Potatoes for our holiday meals. That is the only time I make them.
Good luck- thanks for entering!
I love the Dressing and this pattern. I like you on facebook.
Thanks for entering- good luck!
I just pinned Toby on Pinterest! Makes me want to start crafting for Thanksgiving!
How cute? grandchildren would love this turkey!
Good luck!
I liked you on Facebook! Nice page!
Thank you! good luck!
My favorite recipe at Thanksgiving is Sweet Potato Casserole
I do love turkey but my favorite is sweet tator casserole.. 9×13 pan 2 lg cana of sweet Gators drain most of juice pour in pan smash lightly with fork slice up a stick of butter put over tators sprinkle brown sugar over top kinda heavy to cover , sprinkle crushed up pecans over top and sprinkle min.marshmallow over top to cover .heat 350 for 30 to 40 min. Mmmmmm good
Sounds terrific! Thanks for entering.
My favorite dish is the stuffing. I just melt a stick of butter in a large skillet, sauté onions and celery, add a couple of cups of chicken stock, maybe some good sausage and onions. Pour all of this over a big bowl of herbed bread stuffing then put it all in a buttered casserole. Cover with foil and bake for about 45 minutes. Take the foil off and bake another 10-15 minutes. Best stuffing ever! It’s simple, but oh so good. It enhances a good turkey dinner and is best with a little turkey gravy poured over it. I’m salivating just thinking about it!
Stuffing is one of my favorite parts! good luck!
I pinned TOBY! http://pinterest.com/pin/394346511092473445/
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I love that little turkey and would love to make him! He is such a little cutie and I know exactly where I would proudly hang him!!! Here is my recipe:
BACON GREEN BEANS
Boil green beans until crisp tender. Drain, reserving some of the water. Chop 8 slices of bacon into small pieces and fry til crisp. Remove the bacon and add about 3 T. flour to the drippings. Stir until flour is slightly brown. Add a few tablespoons of the reserved water to make a crumbly paste. Add the cooked beans. Season with salt, pepper, and garlic powder. Stir and enjoy!
Love green and bacon- perfect! Good luck- thanks for entering.
What a turkey! My favorite Thanksgiving food is cranberry sauce! But, to make it a little more special I add a cinnamon stick to the water, sugar and fresh cranberries. Let the berries cool and remove the cinnamon stick before serving. Yummy.
Yumm! Good luck!
I love company potatoes (aka hashbrown casserole.) With only two people in the house, we don’t get it except at the holidays!
Sounds good! thanks for entering.
Congratulations! He is such a cutie!
I always make a sweet potato casserole and cheesy hashbrown too. They are so yummy
Sounds good!
I always make a sweet potato casserole and cheesy hashbrown too. With early peas
Thanks Sue!