Ep. 221 Thanksgiving: then and now

The table is all set, Awesomes, and you are invited! So pull up a chair and listen as Meg and her sister and show regular Emily Harris tell you all about Thanksgiving when they were growing up, and what new spins they have put on old traditions, especially when it comes to food and recipes! All of that plus they each have a podcast recommendation for you in Awesome of the Week! Become a Sorta Awesome Super Star! Sorta Awesome’s Amazon shop: https://www.amazon.com/shop/sortaawesome THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS: Ancient Nutrition: for $10 off of your order go to ancientnutrition.com and use promo code AWESOME Billie: for 10% off of your new favorite razor, go to mybillie.com/awesome FabFitFun: Use code SORTAAWESOME to get $10 off your first box at www.fabfitfun.com Wander Beauty: Get 20% off your purchase at wanderbeauty.com/AWESOME Thank you to all of our Sorta Awesome sponsors! SHOW NOTES: Emily AotW: Last Podcast on the Left Meg’s AotW: Dolly Parton’s America The Sporkful episode Recipes: Traditional Sweet Potato Casserole Spiced Percolator Punch Christmas Salad 1 package of mini marshmallows, divided 2 T butter 4 eggs, beaten 1 T sugar 2 T apple cider vinegr 1/4 c. milk 1/2 t. salt 1 c. whipping cream, whipped 2 C red grapes, halved 2 small cans mandarin oranges, drained 1 small can crushed pineapple large jar maraschino cherries, drained, halved Emily's mashed potato casserole 4-5 lbs of russet potatoes 1 stick of butter 1 package of cream cheese 8-12 oz of sour cream seasoned salt  one big block of cheddar cheese, shredded about 1 cup of starchy potato water from potatoes 1-1.5 cups of heavy cream 1 egg beaten 1 pkg of dry ranch dressing mix Boil the potatoes with about a tablespoon of salt. Save a cup of water before draining. Add the stick of butter and mash with a hand masher. Add softened cream cheese and mix. Add about half of the starchy water to fluff up the potatoes. Heat the sour cream and the heavy cream to keep it from making the potatoes too pasty. Slowly add in the heavy cream until you get a thick soup consistency. Add 1 tablespoon ranch dressing mix and taste. Add more salt or ranch dressing if needed/desired. Add in the beaten egg by tempering it first. Bake at 350 for about 45 minutes to an hour. During the last 15 minutes add shredded cheese to the top and continue cooking. Melt butter in top of double boiler.  Add combined egg, sugar, vinegar, milk and salt.  Cook over gently boiling water 2 min, stirring constantly. vAdd 2/3 of the marshmallows, sitr & beat 6-10 min til melted. Cool to room temp. Fold in whipped cream, fruit & remaining marshmallows. Refrigerate; mixture will set You can find Meg on Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram! You can find Emily on Instagram! Visit sortaawesomeshow.com for show notes on this and every episode. And don’t forget to find us in the Sorta Awesome Hangout on Facebook or @sortaawesomeshow on Instagram, and @sortaawesomepod on Twitter! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices