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    Happy Thanksgiving!

    Published: Nov 22, 2012 / 7 Comments

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    Thanksgiving cornish game hens with dried fruit, pecan, fig, proscuitto stuffing

    Happy Thanksgiving! Here is what I just cooked 3 hours ago: cornish game hens stuffed with dried-fruit-pecan-fig-apple-prosciutto stuffing, served with green beans and roasted sweet potatoes and apples. NO BIG TURKEY THIS YEAR. Turns out cornish game hens are a great alternative to turkey. In fact, I did not miss turkey at all. I will be posting a recipe shortly. Happy Thanksgiving to every one again, I hope you had a great feast!

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    1. Lindsay

      December 10, 2013 at 7:51 pm

      Can you post the recipe please?

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    2. Tash

      November 28, 2012 at 1:40 am

      Are these little birds just what we call poussin - i.e. a small chicken? I always get confused about this when American programmes call for Cornish game hens as Cornwall doesn't really have such birds as a distinct foodstuff and they are not sold over here at all. Your plate looks truly delicious though, there is nothing lovelier than a proper roast chicken dinner. I guess that they are also easier to heat through with stuffing in there. Yum! 🙂

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      • Julia

        November 28, 2012 at 10:28 pm

        Yes, Cornish game hen is just a small chicken! I don't know why they call it hen, it can be male or female. And you're absolutely right, it's much easier to heat it through with stuffing in it - took me about 40 minutes to cook all 3 of them. It would've taken me 4-5 hours to cook a Thanksgiving size turkey with the same type of stuffing.

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    3. Noel Lizotte

      November 23, 2012 at 12:15 pm

      We went to mom's for dinner, dad made a 15lb turkey for the small group of us that were there ... only 10 this year. Too many for Cornish Hens, but I love this idea and know my husband would be more excited about the hens than the turkey!!

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      • Julia

        November 26, 2012 at 11:01 pm

        I must say I loved cornish hens better than turkey. I am a simple soul, what can I say?

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    4. Monique

      November 23, 2012 at 6:22 am

      We love Cornish hens..what a great idea..I made Osso Bucco for ours:)
      Not traditional at all..

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      • Julia

        November 23, 2012 at 3:50 pm

        I am glad somebody else did not go traditional route. Osso Bucco is so delicious!

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