November 5, 2015 | Louisiana Kitchen & Culture

November 5, 2015

It's hard to believe but it's only three weeks to Thanksgiving, one of my favorite holidays of the year. I do a traditional roasted turkey, stuffing, (although I'm adding LKC columnist Hardette Harris' family's cornbread dressing this year), mashed potatoes, gravy (sometimes I think I roast the turkey just so I can make gravy), green beans with mushrooms, and a big salad. I don't have a sweet tooth, so my husband is in charge of dessert.

I think the Thanksgiving meal is the one people are most opinionated over, mainly because it's comprised of food we only eat a few times a year. I mean, I'd happily eat stuffing and mashed potatoes, both slathered in gravy, every single day if I could, but I'd be big as a house. What are some of your family favorites for the Thanksgiving table? Email me.

How would you like to win an ample selection of Louisiana crab meat for Louisiana Blue Crab Dip, Ralph Brennan's New Orleans Seafood Cookbook (autographed!) and some beautiful serving dishes? All delivered in time for a holiday party. Click here to enter - it's free! We're asking you to list some of your favorite holiday seafood dishes, and you can be assured I'll use the information to plan a fantastic holiday meal -- or three -- and I'll be sure to share the recipes here.

See our list of what's happening around Louisiana below and find something to do this weekend; the weather's beautiful. Whatever you decide, enjoy the recipes this week, share them with family and friends, and, as always,let me know what's on your mind.

Susan Ford

Susan Ford, Publisher

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Miss last week's recipes?

• Cheese-Stuffed Shrimp with Bacon (most-viewed last week)

• Pecan-crusted Pork Chops

• Sweet Potato Peanut Soup

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	Quick Creamy Seafood Lasagna This recipes calls for no-boil lasagna and good-quality jarred marinara sauce; you'll have the filling assembled in the ten minutes it takes to soak the noodles. Then it bakes unattended for about 40 minutes, leaving plenty of time to make a salad and visit with guests.. Click to forward this email and recipes.

	Shrimp, Bacon and Corn Chowder This is another fast recipe that's packed with flavor. Fry a few slices of bacon, then onion and celery in the pan drippings. Some of the corn is puréed to enhance creaminess, it's finished off with a little half & half. Click to fo rward this email and recipes.

	Caramelized Pears These pears are stuffed with brown sugar, butter, and cinnamon, plus a few other things, then placed in the crock pot for a few hours. Finish off with vanilla ice cream. Click to forward this email and recipes.