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Turkey Breast in the smoker
German red cabbage Mashed potatoes Sweet potatoes with marshamllows Roasted brussles sprouts stuffing roasted carrots with honey and pistachios cranberry sauce chocolate pecan pie Vanilla ice cream |
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We are pretty traditional overall.
Cheese, crackers, red grapes, pears for appetizers Turkey carrot soup or pumpkin soup (possibly both) green beans with slivered almonds mashed potatoes with bacon pieces roasted carrots popovers homemade cranberry sauce Apple pie chocolate bourbon cake pumpkin chocolate chip cookies |
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Turkey
Cranberry sauce Spätzle Gravy Mashed potatoes Sweet potatoes Green beans with bacon Stuffing Apple cake |
Tell me about German red cabbage. How do you make? |
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Turkey (roasted)
Stuffing Mashed potatoes Sweet potato casserole with marshmallows Cranberry sauce Sauteed green beans with garlic and tomatoes Roasted brussel sprouts Dinner rolls Pumpkin pie Apple pie |
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Nothing too fancy:
Potato Leek Soup (which my husband as already made - score!) Turkey Stuffing Mashed potatoes Roasted broccoli Glazed carrots Caesar salad Macaroni and cheese Rolls An ungodly amount of dessert including pastries, 2 pies, ice cream, and homemade whipped cream |
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Appetizers tbd (we eat the main meal around 5:30 so it’s sort of an afternoon grazing thing for apps)
Turkey - Alton brown brined recipe Smitten kitchen challah stuffing Sweet potato streuseled casserole Mashed potatoes made with olive oil Macaroni and cheese Smitten kitchen brussel sprout, apple and pomegranate salad Corn muffins Possibly another green vegetable? Dutch apple pie Pumpkin Pie White chocolate brownies (12 people - do I need another pie?) |
And homemade cranberry sauce! |
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Turkey
Gravy Ham Cannellini parmesan casserole mushroom casserole Squash soufflé green beans cranberry sauce stuffing mashed potatoes corn pudding fruit salad (leftover from morning brunch) rolls Chocolate cake pies ice cream |
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We start with frozen cranberry salad (it’s almost like a sorbet), then
Turkey and giblet gravy Bread stuffing Ground veal and sausage “stuffing” with pine nuts and golden raisins Mashed potatoes Carrot soufflé Green beans Cranberry apple crisp Rolls Pie for dessert |
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Roast turkey and gravy
Cornbread stuffing with apples, sausage, and herbs Mashed potatoes Succotash with red pepper and thyme Roast butternut squash with spinach and craisins Sweet potato praline casserole-frozen from Aldi Beecher’s Mac and cheese-from Wegmans Pumpkin pie-frozen Village Pie Maker brand from Aldi I usually make everything homemade but with a 2, 4, and 6 year old, I’m pushing the easy button on a few things. It helps that the sweet potatoes and Mac and cheese in particular are fantastic. Taking a chance on the pie! |
| I’m the PP- I forgot cranberry sauce. Still deciding whether to make homemade or just buy canned. |
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turkey
gravy cornbread dressing mashed sweet potatoes with marshmallows on top sauteed green beans corn pudding (not the kind made with cornbread mix) funeral potatoes Parker House rolls cranberry sauce (homemade, plus the jelly kind in the can because my mother loves it) cranberry congealed salad wine sparkling grape juice apple cider punch pumpkin pie apple pie chess pie lemon chess pie whipped cream for the pies |
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Cheese, crackers, fruit
Wine, sparkling cider Roast turkey Stuffing Mashed potatoes Sweet potato casserole Green bean casserole Salad (TBD - I'd like to do something different this year) Gravy Cranberry sauce Rolls Pumpkin pie Apple pie Whipped cream for the pies |
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Turkey
Mashed potatoes Roast beets, butternut and parsnips Green salad Turnip salad Cabbage bread (brioche dough) Crisp green beans Oyster stuffing Roast pears (in turkey juice) Cranberry sauce (from scratch) Pumpkin pie Cranberry tart Fruit/berry selection |