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 Food:
Thanksgiving Parfait
Get Thanksgiving dinner out of the way fast so you
can eat the stuff you actually like - the desserts! This clever parfait
layers traditional holiday dishes in the order they'll be eaten, and with
portion sizes small enough to please the most finicky dieter. It's also
a space and dish-saver for large families having dinner in small houses.
Ingredients:
- 1/2 turkey frozen dinner
for each person
or dinner fixin's such as:
- Frozen turkey loaf
- Gravy mix or canned gravy
- Instant mashed potatoes
- Boxed macaroni and cheese
- Canned green beans
- Boxed dressing mix
- Canned cranberry sauce,
if not included in frozen dinner
Instructions:
Heat the frozen dinners and/or dinner fixin's according
to directions.
Into each parfait glass, place ingredients in the following
order:
- Dessert from frozen dinner, if any. (This may
have to be smashed pretty hard to make it conform to the shape of the
parfait glass.)
- A spoonful or two of cranberry sauce - necessary
to transition between the savory flavors of the main course and the
sweet flavors of dessert.
- Mashed potatoes, green
beans, or macaroni and cheese, depending on the contents of the frozen
dinner.
- Dressing
- Turkey
- Gravy
Garnish with a whole cranberry or a few kernels of canned
corn. Serve with spoon, paper towel napkin, and a big smile.
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