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XP: Post your Thanksgiving menu
I also posted this on MM. As you know, I'm hosting Thanksgiving with L for the first time. We're having my parents, his daughter, mom and brother.
I'm going to make finger foods for lunch/appetizers, and then the main course. Here's my menu so far. What am I missing? Post yours to inspire me!
Appetizers
Meatballs
Cheese and crackers
Artichoke dip
Shrimp
Jello with mandarin oranges
Veggie tray
Pickles/Olives
Main course
Brined and Roasted Turkey
Gravy
Mashed Potatoes
Crescent Rolls
Vegetable casserole
Stuffing
Glazed sweet potatoes
Dessert
Pecan Pie
Pumpkin Pie
Coffee
Re: XP: Post your Thanksgiving menu
It's just me and BF this year (with some friends possibly stopping in and out during the day), so we're making small amounts of different things.
Roasted Turkey
Gravy
Herb Stuffing
Mashed Potatoes
Minted Peas
Brussel Sprout Hash
Pesto Rolls
Cranberry and Fig Chutney
Pumpkin Pie
Strawberry Bread
Spring mix salad with goat cheese, walnuts, dried cranberries and red wine vinaigrette.
Duck with orange sauce
Butternut squash
Crescent rolls
Sweet potato pie
Pumpkin pie
They see us rollin'...they be hatin'.
Appetizers - - cheese and crackers and dips.
Dinner
Turkey with gravy
Mashed potatos
Stuffing
butternut squash and apple casserole
Green beans with bacon and shallots
Cranberry chutney
Pumpkin and Apple pie and ice cream.
Usually I also make sweet potato casserole, but I decided we have more than enough food/starch as it is.
I didn't even think of rolls! Maybe I should run back to the store....
I'm coming to RP's house! I love duck!
My parents are hosting and won't let me bring anything, so I have no idea what's on the menu. I'm sure antipasto, turkey, gravy, stuffing, and mashed potatoes will be on there...I made roasted green beans last year that they liked, so perhaps I can convince them to do those again. I *hope* we'll have ravioli (we do an Italian-American Thanksgiving: Italian apps, pasta course, then meat course, and dessert course). Some sort of pie for dessert...probably apple or pecan, since my mom doesn't like pumpkin pie.
Appetizers:
deviled eggs
Pumpkin dip w/ ginger snaps, apples
Baked Brie w/ crackers
Dinner:
Turkey
Ham
Stuffing
Mashed potatoes w/ Gravy
Candied yams
Green bean casserole
Rolls
Pumpkin Pie
Sprinkling Punch
Various Alcohol and wine available
Hot Buttered Rum w/ Spiced Rum
Goodies:
Banana Bread
Pumpkin Bread w/ Cream cheese frosting
Candied mint sugar cookies
I am sure I will add to this as I always go overboard and never know when to stop. I also like lots of choices.
We're going to SIL's sister's house but we're bringing:
Stuffing (she makes one with sausage that SIL doesn't eat)
Cranberry sauce
Pumpkin Pie
Turkey-shaped Pumpkin Pecan Spice Cake (Williams Sonoma quick bread recipe)
Yes, my cake will be shaped like a 3-D turkey--PIPs after TDay!
Come on! There will be more than enough! I don't eat duck, so you can have my portion.
They see us rollin'...they be hatin'.
My 6 year old son put together our menu (from looking at pictures of dinners online!!)
Start
Salad
Dinner
Roast Turkey (brined)
Mashed Potatoes
Green beans
Carrots
Stuffing
Black beans (not sure there that came from)
Corn
Cresent rolls
Cornbread (may skip since we have rolls)
Gravy
Cranberry sauce (the orange flavored one - YUM!)
Dessert
He wanted a chocolate pudding pie, but I got a box containing of a variety of bite size desserts from Trader Joes instead figuring we'll be too stuffed for pie.
He is in charge of making the corn (open can and microwave) and my 4 year old is in charge of desserts (opening the box and letting is defrost on the counter!)
I LOVE that the 6 and 4 year olds are playing very important parts in the dinner! That's a great idea. :-)
They see us rollin'...they be hatin'.