Thanksgiving food

I don't have to make my familys thanksgiving dinner, my grandma does that but I do like to make something to bring. I usually make a cheese ball. This year I want to make a cheese ball and some kind of dessert, not pie. Any suggestions?

I make Watergate salad. It's pistachio pudding with crushed pineapple, cool whip, and mini marshmallows.

Quoting Bubba Monster's Mommy:" I make Watergate salad. It's pistachio pudding with crushed pineapple, cool whip, and mini marshmallows."

Everything but pistachio sounds good lol thanks  

Maybe a pumpkin roll ?

Quoting Carla DiFiore:" Maybe a pumpkin roll ?"

thats what I make every year..

How do you make a pumpkin roll?

<blockquote><b>Quoting Mommy to 3 boys & 1 girl:</b>" Everything but pistachio sounds good lol thanks  "</blockquote>




Lol. It sounds weird but once everything is mixed you don't really taste it except the tiny pieces of pistachio here and there. It's mostly just in there to make it green.

Or I make muddy buddies/ puppy chow.

flour, pumpkin, pumpkin pie spice, (and some other stuff for the "cake" part...)
powdered sugar, cream cheese, and nuts if you want it for the filling. mix the cake parts, bake on a flat cookie sheet, roll it in a towel while its hot, let it cool, unroll, spread with filling, roll back up, chill, then slice

3/4 cup cake flour
1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1 1/4 teaspoons ground ginger
3/4 teaspoon ground allspice
6 large eggs, separated
1/3 cup granulated sugar
1/3 cup golden brown sugar, packed
2/3 cup canned pumpkin, packed
1/8 teaspoon salt
Powdered sugar
Filling:
1 teaspoon unflavored gelatin
2 tablespoons dark rum
1 cup whipping cream, chilled
3 tablespoons powdered sugar
6 tablespoons plus 1/2 cup English toffee pieces for garnish
Additional powdered sugar, for garnish
1 1/2 cups purchased caramel sauce, warmed, for garnish
Directions




For the cake: Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
Line a 15 by 10 by 1-inch baking sheet with parchment paper. Spray the parchment with nonstick cooking spray.
Sift the flour, cinnamon, ginger, and allspice into a small bowl. In a separate bowl, beat the egg yolks, granulated sugar, and brown sugar until very thick. Add the pumpkin to the egg mixture and combine at a low speed until incorporated. Add the dry ingredients and beat at a low speed until mixed. In a separate bowl, beat the egg whites and salt until stiff but not dry. Fold into the cake batter, stirring with a spatula, until most of the white streaks are gone.
Spread the batter onto a baking sheet and smooth out. Transfer baking sheet to the oven and bake until a tester comes out clean, about 15 to 18 minutes. While the cake is hot, dust generously with powdered sugar. Loosen the edges and turn the cake out onto a kitchen towel. Fold the towel over the edge of the cake and roll up. Cool completely, edge down, for 1 hour in the refrigerator.
For the filling: Soften the gelatin in the rum. Stir over low heat until the gelatin dissolves. Cool. Beat the chilled whipping cream and powdered sugar in a large bowl until peaks form. Fold in the gelatin and 6 tablespoons English toffee pieces.
To assemble, unroll the cake and sprinkle with 4 tablespoons of English toffee pieces. Spread the filling over the toffee. Start at 1 long side of the cake roll and, using the towel as an aid, roll up the cake to encase the filling. Place the cake, seam-side down, on a platter.
Trim the ends of the cake at a slight diagonal. Dust the cake with powdered sugar. Spoon some warm caramel sauce and the remaining toffee chips over the top of the cake. To serve, use a serrated knife to cut the cake crosswise into 1-inch thick slices. Drizzle more sauce on each slice and serve.

Quoting Carla DiFiore:" 3/4 cup cake flour 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon 1 1/4 teaspoons ground ginger 3/4 teaspoon ground ... [snip!] ... To serve, use a serrated knife to cut the cake crosswise into 1-inch thick slices. Drizzle more sauce on each slice and serve."

wow yours is totally different than what I've ever had.. sounds good  

Quoting Bubba Monster's Mommy:" <blockquote><b>Quoting Mommy to 3 boys & 1 girl:</b>" Everything but pistachio sounds ... [snip!] ... mixed you don't really taste it except the tiny pieces of pistachio here and there. It's mostly just in there to make it green."

I might give it a try, or use vanilla pudding and green food coloring haha

Quoting Bubba Monster's Mommy:" Or I make muddy buddies/ puppy chow."

easy and good!

Thank you ladies for the pumpkin roll recipes. I made puppy chow the other day, it was so good. I'd end up eating it all before I got to my grandma's house lol

here's a recipe similar to what I use http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Pumpkin-Roll-I-2/Detail.aspx