1st Graders Share Recipes For Their Favorite Thanksgiving Dish
In an annual Thanksgiving tradition, the Times presents first graders’ recipes for their favorite dish for tomorrow’s holiday meal. We thank teachers from Crothersville Karra Hercamp & Ashley Spicer and Austin first grade teachers Lacey Hall, Tonya Wass, Shelby Mays, Maddie DiBlasi and Lesley Reverman for their help with this writing assignment.
Turkey Braygan A.
Every time you go to the barn to get the turkey and cook it up. Cook it for 5 or 10 minutes. When it’s done we just put it in the microwave so it can still be warm for dinnertime.
Skyline Dip Kinley B.
So you make Skyline and then you make it into dip. You don’t put noodles in it like you do with Skyline. I don’t know. I usually just play until they make dinner. If you want to know how to make it you will probably have to ask mommy or grandma; but she lives in Ohio. She makes awesome Skyline.
Peanut Butter Sandwich Gideon G.
First she asks what shape to cut it into. I say triangle. She gets the peanut butter out and the knife to spread the peanut butter on the sandwich. Then she gives it to me and that is it.
Ravioli Jordan H.
I don’t know either.
Chicken Gracie K.
The chicken goes in the oven for 17 minutes. Take it out and let it cool down. Wait until everyone gets there. Then you eat it.
Chicken Adaley L.
Mommy puts the chicken in the oven for 20 minutes or 30. She wraps it up. I don’t know. Then we go to Nanny’s.
Turkey Elias N.
She gets the turkey from Wal-Mart. She cooks it in the oven with cheese and salt on it. It cooks about 2 minutes. Then she gets it ready and calls us down for dinnertime.
Mac & Cheese Jack P.
I think they cook it in the microwave. It will need water, cheese, and stir it with a spoon for 30 seconds. I think that is it.
Turkey Madelyn P.
Dad kills the turkey. He caught a turkey from Poppy’s woods. He cooks it on the stove in a pan. He puts mustard and sauce; but I don’t know what it’s called. He cooks it about 1 hour. My dad cuts it and my family comes over for a dinner cookout.
Mashed Potatoes &
Green Beans Ava R.
Mash up the potatoes with the green beans and chicken with ketchup. Open the can and take it out and put it in a pan. You wait for it. Now you are going to take it out and put it on a plate.
Mashed Potatoes Jeffrey S.
I don’t know.
Chicken Tenders &
Macaroni and Cheese Lucas T.
My mom makes the chicken. She like microwaves them or uses the oven. She cooks it for 10, 50, or 20 minutes. She uses the microwave to cook the mac and cheese. It cooks for almost as long as the chicken. Like 10 or 20 minutes. We drink Coke with it.
Chicken Ellaina V.
Chicken, my dad always makes it. He usually buys a chicken at a farm. He has a friend that works at a farm. He put spices on it, like salt and pepper. I don’t know about the other one. He makes it in the pot. He cooks it on the stove for about 10 minutes or so. Then he puts it on a big plate. He yells for Emily to get the kids food. Then we eat at the dining room table.
Corn Dogs On A Stick
Charlie D.
Mom starts at the stick and puts on a hotdog and bun. Then put a little sauce on it. That is how you make a corn dog!
Chicken
Riley W.
Dad grills chicken for normally 40 hours. Mamaw fixes it on the stove and then she cuts it up and lets me and Kyler eat it!
Chicken
Makynna D.
I think you grab a chicken and pull off the hair. Then you put it in the oven for 10 minutes. Then you start eating.
Mamaw’s ham
Rylan J.
She puts it in the oven for 50 seconds. Then she uses her ingredients. Then she puts it on the table. Then I literally eat the whole thing!
Pumpkin Pie
Ruby L.
Take out the pumpkin seeds and get hot water. Put the seeds in the water. Let them sit there for a while. Stir them up. Put sugar on them. Get the pumpkin pie crust then mash up the seeds. Pour into crust. Roll up the dough and make the crosses. Then cook for 15 hours.
French Toast With Bananas & Eggs
Asher B.
Get bread and put the eggs on it. Cook it for like 91 minutes. Then chop the bananas and then add like some decorations on it. Then eat it.
Turkey
Adilynn F.
Catch one! Put it in the oven for I’ll say about 35 minutes. Then you cut it. Then you eat it.
Turkey
Forrest H.
Go to the store and buy a turkey. Bring it home and cook it for about 10 hours. Then put it on your plate and eat it.
Turkey
MerryJane R.
Shoot a turkey and take it home. You put it in the oven for maybe 10 minutes. Then eat it.
Pizza
Chrisleiry R.
Go to Wal-Mart and buy it. Put it in oven 8 seconds. Cut it and eat it.
Turkey
Paisley M.
Cook it for 15 minutes. Put it on a plate and eat it.
Turkey
Keller B.
Kill it and fry it for 20 minutes. Then eat it.
Spaghetti
Lillian N.
Get noodles. Cook them.
A Huge Turkey
Dominick L.
Track a big turkey down with a big vehicle that has a net. Then boil it for 30 minutes. Share it with my family.
Turkey Jada Biesen
Ingredients- baking oil, salt, pepper, hot sauce
Get the turkey out of the bag. Put all of the ingredients on it. Put it in the oven, then eat it.
Chicken Forrest D.
Ingredients- salt & chicken
How it’s made- put it in the oven.
Mom’s Dirt cake Abby E.
Ingredients- chocolate, dough, milk, powder
How it’s made: cooks it in the oven and everyone tries it.
Mashed Potatoes Aayla G.
Ingredients- potatoes, salt, pepper
Put it in a pot, then wait until its cooled off, then you can eat it.
Turkey Aiden G.
Put it in a pan, then put the butter inside the turkey, then put it in the oven, then take it out and let it cool down. Then you eat it.
Chicken Haidynn H.
Ingredients- grease, bones inside, fake chicken skin, salt, and pepper.
How it’s made- first start out with the bone, then the chicken skin, then add the grease and add the salt and pepper.
Pumpkin Pie Violet M.
Ingredients- eggs, sugar, of course pumpkin
Just mix it up and put it in the oven and then let it cool off.
Turkey Travis H.
Ingredients- turkey, salt, pepper
How it’s made- you cook it then you eat it.
Green beans Reagan J.
Ingredients- eggs, sugar, water
You have to mix it and put all the water in it, then it makes it.
Potatoes Tiberius L.
Peel the potatoes, mash them, put them in the pan with the hot, boiling water, add the pepper and salt, and then add the butter.
Cake Zane M.
Ingredients- fondant, food coloring, rice cakes
Take the rice cakes and make it into a turkey or something and then add food coloring into the fondant, then put the fondant on the rice cakes and add more details.
Pumpkin Pie Josh G.
Ingredients- pumpkins, spices, and pie tray
You mix all the ingredients and put it in the oven and wait for it to be done.
Turkey Mary S.
Ingredients- salt, barbecue
Buy the turkey from Walmart and put the sauce and salt on it and cook it.
Chicken Nicolas S.
Ingredients- sauce, hot sauce
Put it in the microwave, get it out and eat it.
Hamburgers Mason S.
Ingredients- cheese, pickles, bread
How it’s made- put it in the oven, then take it out and get some plates.
Chicken Athena V.
Ingredients- the skin, bones
Put it in the oven and then take it out and then eat it.
Mashed Potatoes Macie B.
Put it in a pot and then you eat it.
Turkey Ean H.
How it’s made- you buy a turkey and roast it.
Ice Cream Colton P.
How it’s made- first get a bowl, then put the ice cream in it.
Chicken Beau
Fry it. My dad has a fryer. Set the timer for about two minutes and then set it out to eat.
Mom’s Potato Casserole Melody
You put some mashed potatoes and mix it up with some little casserole things in it…I don’t really know what casserole things are. I’m not sure if she puts it in the oven because I don’t get to watch her.
Turkey Bentlee
You go in the woods and find one and kill it. Then you put some sauce on it and then you put it in the oven for four hours.
Turkey Betty
You put it in the stove and you cook it for 63 hours. Then you get it out and you eat it.
Chicken Londyn
Bake it in the oven for 10 minutes. When it comes out of the oven, I’m gonna ride my bike!
Mashed Potatoes Zachary
You got to smash the mashed potatoes. You have to cook them first. I don’t know what else to do. I don’t like anything on my mashed potatoes!
Turkey Caiden
You get a turkey and then you take out the bones and the legs and the skin and then you put fruit and vegetables in it…I think. You cook it for 30 minutes!
Shrimp Kelsey
I don’t know how to fix shrimp. I just eat it! I love it! I don’t know what to do! We put it in the oven. We let it cool down. We get some chicken and take everything off of the chicken and we leave it outside. We give some to the dog.
Turkey Hunter
You go into the woods and get a turkey. Then you put it in the oven for about 6 minutes. Then you get it out of the oven and then you put a little bit of salt on it and you are ready to eat it.
Turkey Kyron
We do it two ways. We either put it in the pan and get a squeezy thing and put Dr. Pepper on it. Or my dad puts it in a hot water thing and cooks it and pulls it out when it is done. We cool it off and then we eat it.
Turkey Aubree
If I go in the woods and find one, I would kill it and then take it home and get all the nasty stuff out of it. Then I will put it in the oven for 5 or 10 minutes and then I will cool it off. And then I will eat it!
Ham Ethan
I don’t know where you get it. Walmart? Cook it with something that we have at our house. I don’t know where to cook it but cook it a lot! When it is done, get it out of the oven. Then Pappy puts it on the plate and then you eat it. And then when we are done we throw it in the trash can.
Turkey Liam
You get a turkey from Walmart and put it in the oven. Cook it for 7 minutes. Then eat it. When I get done, I will put my plate in the sink.
Turkey Keagan
You fix it in the oven. Cook it for 100,000 minutes. Measure it when it gets done. Then eat it!
Turkey Cookies Abbi
I like turkey shaped like a heart. You get it on the stove and cook it for 28 hours and then I take it and cut it into little pieces. And I put some icing on it and sprinkles on it. Then let it set for 6 hours. Then I put it in the microwave for 6 more hours. I make a cake that says “Thanksgiving Is the Best.” With sprinkles! Then I cut it for my family and then we eat.
Turkey Isabelle
I fix it in the oven. I get the turkey from the store. I cook it for probably 5 minutes. Then we put it on a plate and then eat it! And I like corn too! I love corn! You cut the green stuff off of it and then you cook it in a pan and then you eat it. It probably cooks for like 2 minutes.
Corn Isaiah
You get the can from the cabinet. You pour all the corn juice out and you put it in the pot. You put it on the stove. Wait for it to warm up. Put it in another pot. And then you are done!
Mac and Cheese Rhett
You put it in the bowl and stir it up and then put the cheese in it. And then I eat it!
Turkey Cruz
You put it in the pot and then you have to boil it. You boil it for about 5 to 10 minutes. You eat it when it comes out of the pot.
Blueberry Pie Reagan B.
Take a metal bowl and add crust in it. Then add melted blueberries. Put it in the freezer overnight, then it would be done.
Turkey Timothy N.
You just get a turkey and you put it in the oven and it will make turkey. It has to be not alive first, then you cook it.
Pumpkin Pie Grady P.
Get a pumpkin and a pie. You cook it in the oven. And then you eat it!
Pumpkin Cookies Brown G.
You grab the cookie dough, you make it into balls and then you put it in the oven with chocolate chips. Then it’s done.
Noodles Cokie S.
You put the noodles in water and let them cook. Then you take them out and put seasoning in them.
Noodles Landen W.
You put them in the microwave and use something to stir it around. Then you eat it.
Spaghetti Titan K.
Boil water and put it into this thingy. Then drain the water out in a pan with holes in it. Add meatballs. Add spaghetti sauce.
Noodles Laykin M.
You put them in a bowl and you heat it up in the microwave. Put a little water in it so they can get movey and jiggly. You put whatever kind of sauce you want in it and then you eat it.
Turkey Oliver B.
Go to the store and buy it. Then we put a bunch of BBQ sauce on it. Then put it in the oven and let all of the sauce cook on it. Cook it at around 20-30 degrees.
Noodles Rachel B.
First, you go to the store and buy it. Then, you go home and smash it. Then, you put it in the bowl and put it in the water. Cook it in the microwave and wait and then you can eat them.
Mamaw’s Banana Pudding Michael C.
Bananas, vanilla wafers, and sugar. After that, she puts it in the fridge. When it is done we eat it.
Mashed Potatoes Hadleigh C.
Mash the potatoes and then cook them.
Noodles Wyatt G.
Make them in a soup can. My favorite thing to do is help other people!
Chicken Emma S.
My dad always makes it. He takes the chicken and then he takes it and he puts it in the oven. When it’s done he puts seasoning on and then we eat it. The seasoning is deer seasoning.
Pumpkin Cookies Jackson B.
Get cookie dough and make it into circles. Put it into the oven at 17 degrees. Take them out after 3 minutes.
Pumpkin Pie Callan P.
You get a crust and then you have to get a pumpkin to make the inside of it. Then, put cinnamon inside of it. Put the whipped cream on top.
Turkey and Mashed Potatoes Braden W.
Put the turkey in grease. Mashed potatoes are mixed with milk and seasoning.
Turkey Ada C.
You stuff it and stick it in the oven.
Stuffing Mavis P.
Chop up some bread and mix it with seasoning. Stir in boiling water.
Papa’s Macaroni Harley B.
He takes the elbow macaroni and puts the cheese I really like in there.
Baloney Carson B.
Turkey Bentley C.
Cook it
Cranberry Jelly Jacob H.
The main ingredient has to be cranberries. They mash them up and add some kind of gelatin. Then they will put it in the fridge for a bit like regular jelly.
Turkey Bow H.
Put it in the oven and then they eat it.
Pie Carter J.
Peaches, whipped cream, cherries, chocolate. Get bowls ready and we eat it.
Turkey Jamie J.
We get a turkey, then we put it in the oven with sauce on it.
Chocolate Roselynn L.
We make it in chocolate milk.
Turkey Laney M.
Put it in the oven, stuff it.
Mom’s Homemade Mac and Cheese
Ryla O.
She puts extra cheese on it
Turkey Fayelynn S.
Buy it from the store and cook it.
Turkey Isiah S.
We just put it in the oven for ten minutes.
Turkey Micheal T.
Cook it in the oven for twenty minutes.
Pizza Eric R.
Chicken Teddy W.
You hunt the chicken. You put it in the oven for 4 hours. You take it back out and then eat it.
Macaroni & Cheese Lily W
Put the macaroni and cheese in the microwave for 2 minutes. You take it out of the microwave and eat it.
Chicken Hayden G.
You hunt the chicken. Put the chicken in the oven for 2 minutes. Take it out of the oven & eat it.
Turkey Oliver R.
Buy the turkey. Put the turkey in the oven for 25 minutes. Then take it out of the oven. Put hot sauce on it. Then eat it.
Turkey Carson B.
Hunt for the turkey. Maybe grill the turkey for 20-25 minutes. Take it off the grill. Eat it afterwards.
Turkey Jayden J.
Hunt for the turkey. Cook turkey in the oven for 3 minutes with hot sauce on it. Take it out of oven and eat it.
Turkey Nataleigh M,
Hunt for it. Cook in the oven for 30 minutes. Take it out of oven and eat it.
Rolls Tucker B.
Buy them from the store and eat them.
Macaroni & Cheese Aurora M.
Put the mac & cheese in the microwave for 11 minutes and you take it out and you eat it.
Chicken Nuggets Sophia H.
You get chickens and you cook them. You put them in the oven for 10 minutes.
Turkey Loren J.
Get the turkey at the Walmart. Put it in the oven for 5 min and take it out and eat it.
Turkey Bethany P.
Buy the turkey and cook it in the oven for 5 minutes and put hot sauce on it.
Chicken Jacquelyn S.
Buy it at the store. Put salt and pepper on it. Put it in the oven for 8 minutes. Then eat the chicken.
Turkey Eisley S.
Make the turkey themselves. Put in the oven for 10 minutes. Then you take it out and eat it.
Green Beans Jalynn K.
Buy them from the store. Cook them in a pot of water for 10 minutes. Drain the green beans and then season them. Then you eat them.
Rutkey David C.
Hunt the turkey. Cook the turkey in the oven for 50 minutes. Put salt and pepper on it. Then you eat it.
Cheeto Mac-n-cheese Kiran S.
Let the water boil, put the macaroni in, add some milk, and then you put some butter, and then you stir it, and then it’s done.