Thanksgiving Recipes (share yours)

OK with Thanksgiving around the corner I figured we need a area for sharing our Thanksgiving Recipes. NOW with that said I don't want to get geek or hubby in any trouble so PLEASE DO NOT post any recipe that you got out of a cookbook or that is copy written. This has to be your personal recipe or family recipe.

Now you can recommend certain commercial things.

Example: I love Pillsbury Pumpkin Quick bread (I really do) - it's easy to make (water, oil and eggs) and it almost has a spice cake taste to it. It comes in a box and you can generally find it in the cake mix isle of your grocery store. If your grocery store is like mine they only carry it at thanksgiving - so do like I do and stock up (haha I have 8 boxes now).

Now if you need turkey cooking tips well there is a forum here for that: http://grownupgeek.com/idiot-proof-turkey so for turkey cooking tips post it there but for the sides and/or deserts here is the place to post them.

 Ok so here is my family's recipe - it almost taste like a desert it's that good:

Sweet Potato Casserole

3 cups mashed sweet potatoes (or like I do a large can of yams)

1 teaspoon of vanilla

3/4 cup of sugar

1/3 cup of melted butter (or margarine)

now mix that all together well and place in a casserole dish (like a 9 x 11)

Now for the topping:

1 cup of brown sugar (light)

1/2 cup of coconut

1 cup of chopped nuts (I use pecans)

1/3 cup of flour

1/3 cup of melted butter (or margarine)

Mix together well and add it as a layer on top prior to baking.

Bake 30 mins. at 350 degrees. 

All I can say is YUMMMMMMMM!  <-- that's my guy licking his lips it's that good!