Oh I so wanted to host this year and your menus are making me jealous. I had a fantastic turkey recipe all planned out and everything. Oh well, maybe next year.

cheese/crackers and other snacks
turkey
cranberry sauce
latkes (this year)
green beans with almonds
sweet potato maple mash
rolls
stuffing
gravy
apple cider
apple crisp with vanilla bean ice cream

Roast goose
Mashed potatoes
Roasted Brussels sprouts
Salad
Cranberry relish
Popovers?

Something for dessert

Appetizers: several cheeses, two types of crackers, green and red grapes, a couple of bowls of things like M&Ms, flavored almonds, honey-roasted peanuts.

Main: turkey, gravy, stuffing, green beans, brussel sprouts, mashed potatoes with bacon and sage, Hawaiian rolls, cranberry sauce

Dessert: apple pie, pumpkin pie, cookie plate, homemade whipped cream, vanilla ice cream, biscotti

Drinks: red, white, seltzer, flat water, apple juice, cranberry juice.

Relish Tray
Deviled eggs
Cream Cheese/sweet pepper jelly and crackers

Turkey
Ham
Cornbread Dressing
Gravy
Mashed Potatoes
Sweet Potato Casserole
Spinach Madeline
Green Bean Casserole
Squash Casserole
Crock Pot Corn
Cranberry Sauce
Cranberry Relish
Spiced Peaches
Holiday Salad/Pink Fluff
Bok Choy Tossed salad
Yeast rolls

Several wine choices
Sweet Tea

Dessert
Rum Cake
Pecan Pie
Sweet Potato Pie
Pumpin Pie
Oreo Pie (for the kids)
Coffee and hot choclate

I'm sure I'm leaving something out, but that's where I am so far. I'm spending today planning. Yes, I am feeding the masses. And yes, we are from the deep south. If I change any of the standards, there will be mutiny in this house.

Anonymous wrote:apple cider with caramel vodkacheese/crackers and other snacks
Turkey
apple cranberry stuffing
green beans with almonds
cranberry sauce (whole, homemade)
caramelized sweet potatoes
2 cranberry breads
wine
pumpkin bread pudding
chocolate dessert

Damn that sounds incredible! Wish I could drink right now

Oh, and butternut squash soup

Anonymous wrote:Turkey. Mash. Dressing. Punkin pie.

No vegetables?


Turkey
Roast Potatoes and Sweet Potatoes
Brussel Sprouts (either roasted or sauteed with bacon)
Braised Red Cabbage
Corn Bread
Stuffing
Gravy

Pumpkin Pie
Apple Crisp

Anonymous wrote:Turkey
Mashed Potatoes
Sweet Potatoes
Brussel sprouts with bacon
Fennel and baby carrots
Sourdough stuffing with sausage and granny smith apples
Apple pie
Brownies and peppermint ice cream

Oh, and cranberry gelatin salad
gravy
cranberry bread

Turkey
Mashed Potatoes
Sweet Potatoes
Brussel sprouts with bacon
Fennel and baby carrots
Sourdough stuffing with sausage and granny smith apples
Apple pie
Brownies and peppermint ice cream

Turkey. Mash. Dressing. Punkin pie.

Roasted turkey
Gravy
Mashed potatoes
Mashed sweet potatoes
Stuffing
Cranberry sauce
Green beans
Creamed onins
Rolls
Apple pie
Pumpkin pie

apple cider with caramel vodka
cheese/crackers and other snacks
Turkey
apple cranberry stuffing
green beans with almonds
cranberry sauce (whole, homemade)
caramelized sweet potatoes
2 cranberry breads
wine
pumpkin bread pudding
chocolate dessert

Oven Roasted Turkey
Mashed potatoes + gravy
Sage stuffing
Green beans with caramelized shallots
Brussels sprouts with bacon
Cranberry sauce (homemade)
Arugula salad with pomegranate and toasted pecans
Sweet potato biscuits
Pumpkin pie
Vanilla-spiced caramel and pear tart

Mine is Soup, Turkey (stuffing and gravy), cranberry salad, green salad, roasted sweet potatoes, Mashed and new potatoes, green beans, Brussel Sprouts, rolls, apple, pecan, pumpkin pie, sugar cookies.
red, white and dessert wines.