Anonymous wrote: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

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!

Turkey
Homemade cranberry sauce
Cheesy Hasselback potatoes
Brussels sprouts
Apple tart
Bottle of Viognier

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 wrote:Turkey/ gravy
Stuffing
Green Beans
Mixed vegetables
Kale
Roasted potatoes
Salad
Bread rolls.
Pumpkin Pie and Cake
16 people at 2

Kale no!!

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.

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.

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.

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)

sausage Lasagna
Crusty garlic bread
Butter pecan cake

Just me and my spouse.

Anonymous wrote:11 people. 2 are celiac, 4 are very sensitive to gluten and dairy. 4 are pre diabetic. 1 is allergic to nuts and a number of types of seeds.
This is the most challenging Thanksgiving dinner

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 wrote:and what time and how many people are coming.

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

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 wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:11 people. 2 are celiac, 4 are very sensitive to gluten and dairy. 4 are pre diabetic. 1 is allergic to nuts and a number of types of seeds.
This is the most challenging Thanksgiving dinner

Oh wow. I would be sick with covid.

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

Some of us have staff to help out, so it's not a big deal and a rather enjoyable long weekend.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I use Mary Berry‘s lentil roll recipe. I use the store bought pepperidge farm puff pastry. 1 sheet I fill as is and 1 sheet I leave out the goat cheese and use vegan shredded cheese for our vegan guest.https://thehappyfoodie.co.uk/recipes/mary-berrys-jumbo-lentil-rolls/

For the vegan friends….isn't puff pastry basically butter? Swapping out cheeses won’t make a lentil roll vegan unless the pastry is made with a non-dairy fat.

Pepperidge farm pastry dough is vegan