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Thanksgiving Menu - critique please
Yesterday when I got home, DH said that his parents were wanting to come up next weekend for Thanksgiving. It was their year to have us for Thanksgiving, but my MIL decided to host their friends instead 
, so we thought that it would just be me and DH, so this is a bit of a surprise.
Anywho.
They're coming next weekend. So now, we're hosting them all weekend. Here's my menu. Thoughts?
Friday Night
Mixed Salad
Pistachio-Raspberry Dacquoise
Saturday (pretend Thanksgiving)
Appetizers: Dates Wrapped in Bacon, cheese plate, stilton and cranberry tart
Turkey breast
Stuffing
Macaroni and Cheese
Sauteed Green Beans but I'm not heartset or entirely sold on that
Pear and Bleu Cheese Salad with Apple Butter Vinaigrette
Pumpkin Cheesecake and/or Chocolate-Pecan Pie
Sunday Brunch
Eggs Benedict
Blueberry Scones
Quiche
There are only going to be the four of us, so I'm sure this is ample food, but DH is training to be a SEAL and runs 10 miles a day, so he can put it away. They will likely invite us out for brunch Saturday morning, so I'm not concerned with that meal. They'll probably be with us all day and the main meal will be around 4:00.
Re: Thanksgiving Menu - critique please
It all sounds fabulous, and it sounds like you are going to be spending a lot of time in the kitchen (maybe that was planned??
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For pretend thanksgiving: I think you are missing a few of the staples, I would add in whipped potatoes and dinner rolls and cranberry sauce. If you think it is too much, I would forego the mac n cheese (unless that is your family tradition). I would keep the green beans (or some kind of vegetable at least to have a not-starchy option. I love roasted brussels sprouts). And maybe you can scale back on the apps too, since it will just be the four of you?
I would skip the cupcakes for brunch as well, they sound awesome, but if you are making scones, they might not go over gang-busters style? Plus people can snack on the leftover desserts from your pretend thanksgiving.
I think I need your stilton and cranberry tart recipe.
Thanks. Being in the kitchen doesn't bother me, but a good deal of it can actually be done ahead of time. The mac and cheese has to stay since it's a family tradition and we forego potatoes as a result, but I can't believe that I forgot cranberry sauce. That's my favorite part! I think I'm going to skip the stilton this year and just do the dates, but here's where I found the recipe.
http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/Stilton-Tart-with-Cranberry-Chutney-105906
DH is trying to get me to skip the brunch, too, since he's just seeing dollar signs.
I'm in culinary school, so cooking isn't a problem. DH has 86'ed the brunch idea, so it's just two meals that I have to worry about and that's not a problem.
I can't imagine T-day without potatoes, but I've learned every family is different. Add the cranberries and everything else looks great for T-day.
You know your guests best, but I feel it's worth mentioning. My brother wouldn't care for Friday night's menu since there isn't a meat. He's also a guy who doesn't think soup can make a meal so take it for what it's worth.