The DishandDine Holiday Recipe Challenge

Thanksgiving is coming and we invite you to join in our Holiday Recipe Challenge! Thanksgiving is a time when families comes together to eat, enjoy, and celebrate. It's also a time when favorite family recipes are brought back out of storage to fill our bellies and warm our hearts, with great food and great memories. This year DishandDine is celebrating these staples of your Thanksgiving table with a "Best Thanksgiving " Holiday Recipe Challenge.

How does it work? Well, it's not exactly scientific, but we hope it's helpful and fun. During the week of November 9, we'll feature Thanksgiving Stuffing recipes. The week of November 16th, we'll focus on Thanksgiving Side Dishes. And the week of November 23, we'll move on to that critical subject of Turkey Leftovers. All you need to do is upload any recipes you'd like to share in any of these categories to DishandDine.com. Each Monday morning, we'll look at the recipes that have been entered, and pick out one that the staffers here at DishandDIne think is especially interesting, mouthwatering, or worthy of a special glance by our foodie community. Of course, we'll provide you with links to all the other entries as well. By the way, if you have a recipe already uploaded to DishandDine that meets the criteria for our three challenges, you can enter it by logging in, and sending a short message to us by clicking here.

Update
Monday, November 27
THE THANKSGIVING LEFTOVERS CHALLENGE IS OVER! And we are proud to announce that our Favorite Leftovers Recipe is Chef Snowball's Penne, Turkey & Mushroom au Gratin! Chef Snowball shared literally dozens of leftovers recipes with the DishandDine community - too many to fit on this page. If you Click Here, you'll see a list of all of Chef Snowball's recipes. The first five pages are great Thanksgiving Leftovers ideas.

We hope you enjoyed the Thanksgiving Challenges for Stuffing, Side Dishes, and Leftovers. And don't forget, the recipes that were submitted will always be here!

Update
Monday, November 16
THE RESULTS FOR THE THANKSGIVING STUFFING CHALLENGE ARE IN! Congratulations to ChefSnowball for having your Chorizo Cornbread Stuffing chosen as the 2009 DishandDine Holiday Challenge Favorite Stuffing! It wasn't an easy choice, and you owe it to yourself to look at the whole list of delicious Stuffing choices below:

Apricot Stuffing   ChefSnowball
Cherry Stuffing   ChefSnowball
Herb Stuffing   ChefSnowball
Mama’s Turkey Stuffing    Lucia Child
Oatmeal Stuffing   ChefSnowball
Potato Stuffing   ChefSnowball
Raisin-Almond Stuffing   ChefSnowball
Rice & Cranberry Stuffing   ChefSnowball
Spinach Stuffing   ChefSnowball
Turkey, Stuffing, Gravy, and Wines  So Good TV  
Walnut, Fig & Cranberry Cornbread Stuffing   ChefSnowball
Wild Rice Stuffing   ChefSnowball
Gluten-Free Roasted Turkey and Stuffing   My Recipes TV

Onward! The Thanksgiving Side Dishes Challenge is now under way! Take a moment and share your favorite recipes by uploading them to DishandDine. Remember, if you already have a side dish uploaded, just click here to enter it in the Side Dish Challenge.

Update
Monday, November 23
THE THANKSGIVING SIDE DISHES CHALLENGE IS IN THE HISTORY BOOKS! Congratulations to Barbara S for knocking the D&D staffers off their breakfast chairs as we looked over the entries. As always, there were many inviting recipes submitted as you'll see below. We hope there is something here that helps fill a gap in your Thanksgiving menu. In the meantime, Thanks Barbara!

The Side Dish Entries:
Leek and Onion Casserole, Barbara S.
Roasted Brussells Sprouts, George
Pumpkin Soup with Crispy Sage Garnish, Michel
Bourbon Gravy, ChefSnowball
Corn Pudding, ChefSnowball
Pumpkin Hummus, Camandari
Mama Spector's Corn Casserole, Ralphie
Garlic Mashed Potatoes, ChefSnowball
Pumpkin Polenta, ChefSnowball
Wild Mushroom & Sage Popovers, ChefSnowball
Walnut, Fig & Cranberry Cornbread, ChefSnowball
StuffingTurkey & Cranberry Stew, ChefSnowball
Sherried Sweet Potatoes With Pecans, ChefSnowball
Pumpkin Custards, ChefSnowball
Roast Carrots, Mainline Madelyn
Baked Yams and Apples, sdb
Cranberry Relish, sdb
Buttermilk Cornbread, ChefSnowball
Brussels Sprouts with Chestnuts & Sage, ChefSnowball
Candied Yams, ChefSnowball
Cranberry Horseradish Sauce, ChefSnowball
Poultry Stuffing, ChefSnowball
Pumpkin Ginger Muffins, ChefSnowball
Sweet Potato Pie, ChefSnowball
Herb Scones, ChefSnowball
Cranberry & Pear Salad, ChefSnowball
Orange Flavored Pumpkin Pie, ChefSnowball
Easy Turkey Gravy, ChefSnowball
Asparagus with Red Pepper Sauce, ChefSnowball
Brown Rice Stuffing, ChefSnowball
Apple Cider Pound Cake, ChefSnowball
Sweet Potato-Apple Salad, ChefSnowball
Ginger Ice Cream, ChefSnowball
Chestnut Tart, ChefSnowball
Herbal Spiced Cider, ChefSnowball
Layered Pumpkin Cheesecake, ChefSnowball
Carrot Bisque with Ginger & Mint, ChefSnowball
Sage Stuffing, ChefSnowball
Vegan Mince Pie, ChefSnowball
Baked Sweet Potato Wedges, ChefSnowball
Corn Pones, ChefSnowball
Penne, Turkey & Mushrooms au Gratin, ChefSnowball
Cranberry Brie Bake, ChefSnowball
Pecan Streusel Pumpkin Pie, ChefSnowball
Turkey Breast a l'Orange, ChefSnowball
Carrot, Apple & Ginger Soup with Cheese Crisps, ChefSnowball
Brie with Clementine Chutney, ChefSnowball
Gingered Parsnip Leek Soup, ChefSnowball
Cornbread Stuffing, ChefSnowball
Mashed Turnips with Roasted Garlic, ChefSnowball
Herbed Turkey Breast, ChefSnowball
Sweet Potato Pecan Pie, ChefSnowball
Turkey Noodle Soup, DishandDine
Butternut Squash Bisque, ChefSnowball
Praline Pumpkin Cheesecake, ChefSnowball
Ginger Glazed Sweet Potatoes, ChefSnowball

And now, it's time to move on to the third and final Holiday Recipe Challenge: Best Thanksgiving Leftovers! Almost as important as the Thanksgiving feast itself, is what you do with what's left in the serving dishes when you're done. Think you have the best recipe for post-turkey day meals? Well, submit your Best Thanksgiving Leftovers Recipe here, and you could be featured on DishandDine's main page this Friday!