Thanksgiving Recipes Good for Traveling

Just wanted to say that if you want to do a hot dish you can. A cooler not only keeps cold things cold it keeps hot things pretty hot as well, especially if it is covered in foil and wrapped in a few towels. Also many "hot" dishes can be served lukewarm or at room temperature, like mashed potatoes for example.

If you want to do a cold side that travels well and looks pretty I suggest a traditional pasta salad with an assortment of fall vegetables :)

Our family loves cranberry relish (not a cooked sauce) for Thanksgiving. Because it travels well and even tastes better the day after it's made, this dish is usually made by the ones on the road at the holidays :) Our recipe uses fresh (or frozen) whole cranberries, whole oranges and apples and sugar. Just segment the oranges and apples, remove core/seeds and grind everything together. I have an old fashioned hand crank grinder, but I'm sure a food processor would work too. Just make sure to use a coarse blade to keep it chunky...

Pistachio pudding with marshmallows is good! It's cold and a favorite at our table.

I think if you are sticking with the cold route because reheat isnt' an option, I would do something along the lines of fruit salad/ambosia. I have never been a big green salad person on Thanksgiving, but you could do that if you wanted to. If you find out that you may be able to reheat, I would go with a sweet potato casserole that can be prepared the night before and thrown in the oven once you arrive. Check the following site:
http://www.myrecipes.com/ingredients/vegetable-recipes/ou...
again, if you find that reheat may be an option afterall. Your other option would be something like a relish tray or maybe an hors d'oeuvre of sliced cheeses/fruit/meat, etc.

I'm bringing pumpkin pie dip on the road with us. It's yummy, popular with the kids and adults, and we end up eating it at all times of day. I serve it with ginger snaps and apple slices as an hors d'oeuvre. Here's the recipe: 1 can pumpkin pie filling, 1 cup powdered sugar, 1 tsp cinnamon, 1 tsp ginger, 1 block cream cheese. Mix and refrigerate for 5 hours. It makes lots so there will be plenty for snacking on at breakfast the next day if you're an overnight guest.

Cake pops are my new favorite thing and those would travel pretty well, i think. It's a dessert (google it if you haven't heard of them) and they're super easy to make. You could also cook a side dish , warm up a crock pot and put the side inside the brock pot. wrap it up in some towels and that should keep it warm for awhile unplugged.

cranberry chutney, here's a recipe, cut the vinegar
http://allrecipes.com/recipe/cranberry-chutney-i/