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Thanksgiving Menu
My DH and I host Thanksgiving dinner for my MIL, stepFIL, and SIL. I've keep the menu pretty simple because it's only 5 people and stepFIL is kind of a PITA picky eater. I serve:
Cheese/crackers/dip for appetizer
Roasted Turkey
Garlic redskin smashed potatoes
Green bean caserole
Sweet potato casserole
Broccoli salad
Dinner rolls
Dessert-usually pumpkin and apple pie
I think I want to add a little more this year, but I'm not sure what. I figure if stepFIL doesn't like it, too bad, he doesn't have to eat it. I was hoping you guys could inspire me. What's on your menu or what do you eat every year that's awesome?
Re: Thanksgiving Menu
Kentucky bourbon yams
Orzo salad
Cornish game hens instead of turkey
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Cranberries
Stuffing
I forgot about this. I do a sausage stuffing.
well here's our southern t'giving menu that is pretty standard for about 20 people every year---
turkey and ham
stuffing
mashed potatoes
sweet potatoes
green beans
glazed carrots
cranberry sauce
mac and cheese
rolls
corn and/or peas
desserts- pumpkin pie, apple pie, spice cookies, petit fours
We go all out for Thanksgiving:
Appetizers
Baked Brie with apples and cranberries
Won Ton cups with salad
Polenta squares with goat cheese
Main Course
Turkey
stuffing (wet and dry)
gravy
mashed potatoes
broccoli
green beans
candied yams
cranberry relish (with and without walnuts)
bread
drop biscuits
Dessert
pumpkin pie
apple crisp
pecan pie
20 lb cake
brownies or cookies
fudge swirl ice cream
strawberry ice cream
Apps:
Cold shrimp with spicy cocktail sauce
Cheese and crackers
Dinner:
First course: butternut squash or pumpkin soup (creamy tomato for my brother -- which is just canned Campbell's soup)
Main course:
Cider Brined and Glazed Turkey
Sage-Sausage stuffing
Mixed vegetables (baby corn and carrots)
Broccoli with garlic seasoning
Cheesy mashed potatoes
Dinner rolls
Dessert:
Some variety of cheesecake
Pumpkin Pie
Our menu so far:
Smoked turkey (so excited for this, DH has made this before and it's delicious)
cornbread stuffing with sausage
steamed green beans with bacon (DH won't eat green bean cassarole so this is our compromise)
mashed potatoes with homemade gravy
homemade rolls
ambrosia salad
dessert will be pumpkin cheesecake and pecan pie. Undecided on appetizers, it will depend what time we plan for the big meal. If we have appetizers it will likely just be cheese and crackers/fruit, although the baked brie mentioned above has my mouth watering.
Oh, and this is just for the two of us. We will be eating for a week!
I make an apple sausage stuffing. Its always GOOD! And instead of making sweet potato caserole, I just cube sweet potatoes, and add them to a baking pan with butter and drizzle with balsamic vinegar and a bit of cinnamon. After they are baked, I top them with a few shavings of parmesan cheese and crushed toasted walnuts...mmmmmm.
A few years ago, being an avid Harry Potter fan, I decided to make pumpkin pasties instead of pumpkin pie. There were freakin delicious, but boy were they time consuming to make!!