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Send Us Your No-Fail Thanksgiving Recipes

Share your secret weapons for Turkey Day on Patch.

If you’ve ever hosted a Thanksgiving dinner, you know there’s no room for failure. 

Yet all of the variables swirling around your kitchen right before mealtime – basting the turkey, stirring the gravy, setting the table – can create a recipe for disaster. 

That’s why you need to have a few secret weapons up your sleeve. Those tried-and-true recipes that you know will be a hit every time you make them and let you focus on the other stuff. Like not letting the stuffing dry out. 

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Do you have the secret to the perfect pie crust or the best sweet potato casserole recipe this side of the Mississippi? Share your recipe here on Patch and help arm the rest of us with an instant Thanksgiving classic. 

I’ll start things off by sharing a mashed potato recipe I’ve made for many a Turkey Day feast that’s always a hit and has the added bonus of being able to be prepared ahead of time. 

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And that’s something we can all be thankful for. 

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Mrs. Pezzuti’s Mashed Potatoes 

5 lbs. Yukon Gold Potatoes

8 oz. Cream cheese (softened)

1 c. half and half

1 stick butter

1 t. onion salt

1 t. seasoned salt

1 t. salt

¼ t. pepper 

Peel potatoes, cook until tender and drain. Beat softened cream cheese, seasonings, hot potatoes and butter with hand mixer. Blend well and add half and half. 

Put in 2-quart casserole. Brush top with butter and sprinkle with paprika (optional). 

Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes. (Can be made one-to-two days ahead and refrigerated. Bake longer for one hour or bring to room temperature) 

Place on foil or cookie sheet in over. May bubble over. 


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