They say Christmas is the most wonderful time of the year—but you have to wonder if the people who make those claims forgot about Thanksgiving. It’s a time when you can unabashedly eat as much as possible, enjoy quality time with family and spend the next day elbowing strangers in the face to get a good deal on a TV.
It’s the American dream.
For me, Thanksgiving brings up many memories of times with family—usually surrounding my mom or grandma in the kitchen. I’m sure I was in the way, but today I’m so grateful they let me stand by their side to learn family recipes and more of our heritage.
Because food is at the center of many Thanksgiving celebrations, House Method recently published a study finding what each state’s most Googled Thanksgiving dish and dessert. For my home state, Missouri, it’s green bean casserole—find the recipe here.
I’ve already shared my green bean casserole recipe, so I’ll look to the state I was born, Iowa, for this year’s inspiration. While I’m not 100% sure what corn casserole is for everyone, my family basically treats it as creamed corn. Here’s the recipe (large batch).
Slow Cooker Cream Cheese Corn
64 oz. frozen corn (or 18 cups of raw corn off the cob)
32 oz. cream cheese
1 cup butter cubed
½ cup sugar
6 slices American cheese
1 cup milk
Dump in a large crock pot and cook on low for three hours. Stir every 30 minutes.
It’s incredibly easy and tastes more like a dessert than corn—enjoy! Let me know how the recipe works for you or what your favorite Thanksgiving tradition is at sbegemann@farmjournal.com.
