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[quote=Anonymous]DH and I regularly host Thanksgiving for his side of the family, as his parents are no longer up to it, and SIL/BIL don’t like to cook, but are kind and helpful and bring and buy lots of things like wine and cheese and pies. Between my kids and SIL/BILs kids, the total guest count for a “usual year” is 9, which is totally manageable. My husband’s cousin recently got divorced, and asked if he and his two kids could join us…no problem! But then when his sibling (another cousin) got wind of that, they wanted to join us, too, and now our total “additional guest” count is +8, bringing the grand total of guests to 17.

In the words of Scooby Doo…”Zoinks!”

I think I need to let go of how some things are typically done, like obviously we can’t all sit together at the dining table, so we’ll have to make use of the kitchen table and at least one card table as well. I’m on the fence about using disposable plates, but I’ll probably break down and use a combination of china and standard dinner plates, because I hate cutting into turkey on paper plates.

So I need advice on: how to pull it all off for 17?

I think my menu will be:

Apps:
Cheese/dried fruit/pear board with baguettes and crackers (mostly a BIL/SIL contribution)
Olives and cornichons 
Maybe a hot dip, like spinach-artichoke? Maybe ask BIL/SIL or one of the cousins?

Main menu:
Turkey/gravy
Ham (Honeybaked, a half-ham?)
Mashed potatoes (I make them the night before, Pioneer Woman recipe)
Corn casserole 
Dressing
Cranberries (we just stew them in sugar)
Green beans
Maybe another side? Glazed carrots?

Desserts:
I’m basically asking both cousins and BIL/SIL to cover desserts, but I will make homemade whipped cream

Beverages:
Wine and beer, BIL/SIL contribution
Sodas and flavored seltzers
Sparkling apple cider

Looking for your tips! Thank you![/quote]

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