What are you serving for Thanksgiving?
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Anonymous
Seriously. Most overated "holiday." You need a calendar holiday to get together with loved ones? Short break means short time to prepare for people without having to take time off or time on the weekend before to start prep. -DP |
Anonymous
Pepperidge farm pastry dough is vegan That’s why I use the Pepperidge farm puff pastry. It is a little harder to assemble the rolls without the goat cheese since that binds everything together, but it still works. |
Anonymous
Some of us have staff to help out, so it's not a big deal and a rather enjoyable long weekend. |
Anonymous
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10 people, 3pm
Appetizers Savory cheesecake and crackers Spiced roasted nuts Cranberry salsa and tortilla chips Entree Turkey roulade/vegetarian protein option Gravy/vegetarian gravy Mashed potatoes Stuffing Cranberry Sauce Corn casserole Green beans with gremolata Pineapple casserole Sweet potato rolls Relatives bringing: twice baked sweet potatoes, cranberry wild rice, biscuits, and roasted carrots Desserts Butterscotch pie Pecan pie Pumpkin oatmeal cream pie cookies Apple caramel bars |
Anonymous
4:00 PM for 18 people: Drinks: soda, water, lemonade, iced tea, beer, wine, coffee (for dessert) Turkeys (two 16-20 pound birds) <--picked up & reheated 
Gravy from homemade turkey stock Rolls and butter Cheese plate with fruit (apricot, pomegranate, etc.) and crackers Assorted nuts Macaroni and cheese Mashed potatoes Sweet potatoes with marshmallows Sweet potatoes with ginger Sausage stuffing Creamed spinach Green salad Applesauce Cranberry sauce (homemade) Cranberry sauce (jellied) Cranberry apple bake Apple pie Pumpkin pie Homemade carrot cake with marzipan carrots Vanilla ice cream Fresh whipped cream |
Anonymous
This isn't really that hard. Maybe not quite as tasty if you're going to totally cater to the dairy sensitive people but not the most challenging at all. Turkey, gluten-free sausage cornbread stuffing with vegan butter, mashed potatoes with vegan butter, sweet potato casserole with vegan butter, green beans and/or roasted vegetables. Gravy thickened with gluten free flour. Hardest part is probably gluten free desserts but one or two can be easily bought for those people. No special menu is required for pre-diabetics. They either are mindful of what they eat or they aren't. They can eat turkey and vegetables and then modest amounts of the starches/desserts and manage their blood sugar fine. |
Anonymous
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sausage Lasagna
Crusty garlic bread Butter pecan cake Just me and my spouse. |
Anonymous
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Cocktails at 5: Chex mix, PIBs, cheese and crackers, wine, beer etc
Dinner at 6:15ish: smoked turkey breast, gravy, mashed potatoes, stuffing, gbc, cranberry sauce Dessert: Apple pie, pecan pie, ice cream 9 people (3 tweens/teens) |
Anonymous
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Apps:
Charcuterie board Chips & dips Main: Turkey Ham Gravy (homemade & jar) Stuffing (homemade & boxed) Rolls - sis is making & bringing Green bean casserole - mom making Corn casserole - mom making Sweet potato casserole Mashed potatoes Shredded Brussels sprouts Broccoli salad - cousin Stuffed mushrooms - cousin Cranberry sauce (canned & the TJ's orange cranberry sauce) Pumpkin pie - cousin Apple pie - aunt 1 Pecan pie - aunt 2 Mini cheesecakes Wine/Beer/Liquor - brother, who is a bartender 14-18 people. A few have other obligations and may come for apps/dessert but not dinner, etc. |
Anonymous
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14 adults / 6 kids, mostly teen and tween
Apps: charcuterie, veggies and fancy hummus Main: 2 turkeys (smoked, oven) Sides: sweet potato casserole, 2 stuffings (sausage, Stove Top), mashed potatoes x2, roasted veg, rolls/biscuits, sweet potato soufflé, corn pudding, Mac and cheese, green beans, salad of some sort, multiple cranberry sauces and jellies Dessert: pumpkin soufflé, pumpkin pie, apple pie x 2, cherry pie (bought), pecan pie, ice cream Everyone is bringing something that they really like to make/eat. |
Anonymous
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3 people (2 adults and a teen)
Dinner 6 pm Roasted turkey breast and pan gravy Mac and cheese Roasted Brussels sprouts Mashed red potatoes Cornbread and sausage stuffing Cranberry sauce Dessert is classic pumpkin pie. |
Anonymous
Kale no!! |
Anonymous
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Smoked turkey with beer gravy
Apple, sausage, cornbread stuffing Mashed potatoes Sweet potato casserole (Aldi frozen) Mac and cheese (Wegmans frozen) Sautéed green beans with mushrooms, thyme, and fried onions Succotash Fried apples Homemade cranberry orange sauce Pumpkin pie Apple pie |
Anonymous
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Turkey
Homemade cranberry sauce Cheesy Hasselback potatoes Brussels sprouts Apple tart Bottle of Viognier |
Anonymous
I need to hear more about butterscotch pie. It sounds amazing…unless it happens to be the boxed pudding mix dumped into a pie crust. Please tell me it isn’t! |