Butternut squash stuffed with either quinoa/walnuts/cranberries or TVP/mirepoix/sage/thyme
Stuffing
Roasted garlic+rosemary mashed potatoes
Mushroom gravy
Roasted Brussels sprouts
Rolls

Dessert supplied by guests

Skipping the cranberry/orange sauce this year - no one ate any last year and the leftovers are still in the freezer

Anonymous wrote:We don't do traditional Thanksgiving food, so this is um... a bit eclectic.

Lunch:
Winter Squash and Red Lentil Soup
Crusty Bread (home made)
Chili Oil Noodles
Chili Garlic Shrimp

Dinner:

Recheado Slow Roasted Duck with Gravy
Peruvian Roasted Chicken with Spicy Cilantro Sauce
Stuffing
Sweet corn Spoonbread
Spicy Potatoes (Papas ala Diabla)
Mexican Green Rice
Cranberry Jalapeno Relish
Garlic Roasted Vegetables (by request)
Roasted Vegetables with Dukkah
Autumn Glow Salad with Lemon Dressing
Pecan Bars
French Silk Pie/Boston Cream Pie

Friends are bringing
Date Nut Rolls
Cutlets (Indian style)
Hummus
Caponata
Home made veg/chicken dumplings
Lotus Root salad

Slight change of plans. Nephew requested focaccia, so focaccia for lunch, and crusty bread for dinner.

We don't do traditional Thanksgiving food, so this is um... a bit eclectic.

Lunch:
Winter Squash and Red Lentil Soup
Crusty Bread (home made)
Chili Oil Noodles
Chili Garlic Shrimp

Dinner:

Recheado Slow Roasted Duck with Gravy
Peruvian Roasted Chicken with Spicy Cilantro Sauce
Stuffing
Sweet corn Spoonbread
Spicy Potatoes (Papas ala Diabla)
Mexican Green Rice
Cranberry Jalapeno Relish
Garlic Roasted Vegetables (by request)
Roasted Vegetables with Dukkah
Autumn Glow Salad with Lemon Dressing
Pecan Bars
French Silk Pie/Boston Cream Pie

Friends are bringing
Date Nut Rolls
Cutlets (Indian style)
Hummus
Caponata
Home made veg/chicken dumplings
Lotus Root salad

Turkey
Gravy
Stuffing (Pepperidge Farm)
Mashed potatoes
Sweet potato casserole with coconut and pecans
Green bean casserole (bleccch but MIL insists on bringing)
Roasted Brussels sprouts
whole-berry cranberry sauce
crescent rolls & bran biscuits

pumpkin pie and apple cake for dessert

Smoked turkey
Gravy
Cranberry-orange sauce
Cornbread sausage stuffing
Mashed potatoes
Sweet potato casserole
Mac and cheese
Succotash
Sautéed green beans with mushrooms and onions
Fried apples
Pumpkin pie

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I don't know! I am hosting a dozen people and am just not feeling the menu planning this year. I bought a turkey yesterday and I plan to make the cranberry sauce I always make, but am otherwise dragging my feet. Blah! and Bah humbug! I guess.

Oh no - unless you have a huge frig and oven, you need to get with it - good luck!

Ugh haha I was hoping someone would say “Pfft you have plenty of time.”

I only have one oven and a 4 burner stove. No microwave. But DH did just clean out the basement fridge and freezer for extra room. In-laws are bringing pie, so I just need to provide ice cream/whipped cream for dessert course.

You do have time. Go place an order online for the basics. Pick up today and avoid the crowd.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I don't know! I am hosting a dozen people and am just not feeling the menu planning this year. I bought a turkey yesterday and I plan to make the cranberry sauce I always make, but am otherwise dragging my feet. Blah! and Bah humbug! I guess.

Oh no - unless you have a huge frig and oven, you need to get with it - good luck!

Ugh haha I was hoping someone would say “Pfft you have plenty of time.”

I only have one oven and a 4 burner stove. No microwave. But DH did just clean out the basement fridge and freezer for extra room. In-laws are bringing pie, so I just need to provide ice cream/whipped cream for dessert course.

Anonymous wrote:I don't know! I am hosting a dozen people and am just not feeling the menu planning this year. I bought a turkey yesterday and I plan to make the cranberry sauce I always make, but am otherwise dragging my feet. Blah! and Bah humbug! I guess.

Oh no - unless you have a huge frig and oven, you need to get with it - good luck!

Anonymous wrote:Smoked Turkey
Gravy
Ham
Mashed turnips (DH is convinced this is a 1:1 substitution for potatoes but healthier, and I don't care)
Macaroni & cheese
Cornbread stuffing with sausage
Candied yams (MIL is bringing)
Collard greens with smoked turkey necks
Rolls
Apple pie
Pumpkin pie

(yes, this is a black family)

Love if you can share the collard greens recipe. I might be able to get my husband to eat that.

Outlier here but we don't like turkey.

Pork shoulder with rosemary
Mashed potatoes
Stuffing
Brussel sprouts
Cranberry sauce
Pecan pie

Anonymous wrote:We're old school / classic

Turkey
Mashed potatoes
Gravy
Sweet potatoes with pecan streusel topping (and some mini marshmallows for the kids ... and kids-at-heart)
Stuffing
Cranberry sauce
Steamed green beans with butter & salt
Rolls
Lots of dessert

This is our menu too. Though I'm considering adding stuffed mushrooms from the OP.

Turkey
Gravy
Cranberries
Mashed potatoes
Stuffing
Brussel sprouts
Pumpkin and chocolate cream pie

It is just our little family, so keeping it small

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Smoked Turkey
Gravy
Ham
Mashed turnips (DH is convinced this is a 1:1 substitution for potatoes but healthier, and I don't care)
Macaroni & cheese
Cornbread stuffing with sausage
Candied yams (MIL is bringing)
Collard greens with smoked turkey necks
Rolls
Apple pie
Pumpkin pie

(yes, this is a black family)

A Black family? Pumpkin pie? I’m struggling not to ask you where your people are from. I kid. Sort of.

DH *hates* sweet potato pie. It's a running joke in his family but pumpkin is his favorite so pumpkin is what we serve.

Ok, sweet that your DH gets his favorite — including a bit of teasing. Plus there’s always the candied yams! Wishing you a lovely Thanksgiving, PP.

Pumpkin soup and appetizers at noon-2

Cranberry mule signature drink

Turkey
Mash potatoes
Mac and cheese
Gravy
Rolls
Sweet pot casserole (pecans)
Green beans

Whoopie pies
Coconut cream pie
Pumpkin roll

We had to keep it small traveling the next day and don’t be home for leftovers.

I don't know! I am hosting a dozen people and am just not feeling the menu planning this year. I bought a turkey yesterday and I plan to make the cranberry sauce I always make, but am otherwise dragging my feet. Blah! and Bah humbug! I guess.