Thanksgiving Vegetable Recipes Abound

Gardeners have a true advantage at Thanksgiving with the Thanksgiving vegetable recipes that they can create. The vegetable gardening passion allows gardeners to experiment with recipes with vegetables right out of their gardens. Recipes for vegetable dishes that enhance the holiday of Thanksgiving are even more authentic if the recipe is made with vegetables from a gardener's own garden.

Just for the sake of the holiday and its celebration of the harvest and of early American roots, using fresh garden grown vegetables is that much nicer. Planting corn for fresh corn from the garden will enhance every Thanksgiving Day meal. Prepared the Native American way for a change would have the corn cooked grilled style, so that the kernels become soft and the corn has the tangy flavor of barbecue.

Thanksgiving Day yams are a favorite for everyone, as seen in gardening magazines. And gardeners growing their own sweet potatoes will win every time with the best vegetable for Thanksgiving. The recipe is yams cooked in the oven with brown sugar and butter, lots of both, pop them into the oven while your roast or turkey is cooking, and they are a delicious vegetable. You may also add cloves if it suits your taste. There are recipes galore from a gardener’s garden at Thanksgiving.

Tradition in Recipe Varieties

Pumpkins for one are the Thanksgiving delight. If you're going to be a gardener, grow pumpkins. Recipes for pumpkins go well beyond the traditional pumpkin pie of Thanksgiving. Pumpkin soup is a tasty recipe that varies as to whether you serve it cold or hot. The recipe is easy. To the puree of fresh pumpkin, add chicken broth. Spice to taste if you prefer a variety of flavor such as nutmeg. A dollop of cr�me finishes it off.

Squash and zucchini from the garden make excellent traditional recipe items to serve with Thanksgiving. And if you have a tough crew for getting them to eat vegetables, make an array of sauces, such as mint sauces, Chablis sauce, horseradish sauce, or a vegetable ranch dressing. Growing watermelons is another favorite tradition of Thanksgiving.

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