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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Sounds fantastic!  Wish I could get an invite!

Some thoughts.

Could do a few less complex things...likely plain mashed potatoes or plain carrots.  I prefer carrots plain and not sweetened.  And you have brown sugar sweet potatoes and two really sugary desserts.  This is not a recommendation to take anything off this menu as it is in the future to leave room for plain flavors so everything is not "rich". I trust people can get plain asparagus without the hollandaise already topping it?

I would provide a less rich tasting dessert option like natural vanilla ice cream or maybe sorbet.  Something for people who don't like cakes and pies.  Again, not critical.  You know your crowd.  And the ice cream can go on the pie for those who like that.

Mac 'n' Cheese isn't part of my family's tradition.  Unless you have kids coming...or it's a big tradition
...it seems unnecessary.  I love turkey and cranberry and pie...Thanksgiving stomach space is too precious for something as everyday as Mac 'n' Cheese.[/quote]

I have vanilla ice cream on the side! [/quote]

I am the PP. It sounds like you have all the ways to lighten up the veggies and desserts covered.  Encourage your kids to like cranberry sauce.

I always liked fresh cranberry-orange relish as a kid (which hides lots of sugar in it).

I'd also wean your kids off Mac 'n' Cheese as a T-day staple eventually.  So many people feel like they have to add that now.  It just adds to the burden of mandatory dishes.  The more mandatory mains the harder it is to use up the turkey.[/quote]

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