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    Default Thanksgiving menu

    What is the traditional Thanksgiving menu for your dinner? Finally got my worked out, it's going to be:

    Relish tray
    Turkey
    Cornbread Dressing
    7 layer salad
    hash brown casserole
    green beans
    sweet potatoes
    rolls
    pumpkin pie
    pecan pie

    I'm ready for some turkey and dressing!!!
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    Traditionally?

    turkey, dressing
    mashed potatoes/gravy
    baked sweet potatoes
    green bean casserole
    homemade rolls
    pumpkin, apple, gooseberry pie

    This year? Dad died just before Thanksgiving 2 years ago, mom died this past March. . . I've disowned my brother and sister...

    So MIL, hubby, and how ever many of my kids/spouses/grandkids can come:

    roast sticky chicken
    party potatoes
    garlic green beans
    homemade rolls
    pumpkin pie

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    Turkey
    dressing with gravy
    potato salad
    a baked sweet potato in the skin served with butter (for my Grandson)
    rolls
    green bean casserole
    pumpkin pie
    apple pie
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    We are going to our son's home and everyone is bringing a dish:
    * Turkey with Stuffing
    * Mashed Potatoes and Gravy
    *Green Beans with Pearl Onions
    *Cranberry Pecan Chutney
    * Parker House Rolls with Home Made Butter
    *Pumpkin Pie with Cream, Chocolate Pie, Blueberry Pie

    Oh! I cannot wait, it all sounds so good!

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    Turkey & stuffing
    Potato salad
    Mash Potatoes
    Fruit salad
    Veggie
    Rolls
    Olive tray
    Pie ~ apple & pumpkin
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    I haven't made a whole spread in years for Thanksgiving. We always go to the MIL house with all the family. It's usually...

    Turkey
    dumplings
    pea/cauliflower tossed salad
    huge bowl of fruit
    mashed tators and gravy
    stuffing
    green bean casserole
    broccoli/cheese casserole
    sweet potatoes
    rolls
    some type of cranberry dish

    Desert is always apple, chocolate, and pumpkin pie and several small treats. My husbands uncle is a diabetic and they make the chocolate pie with Splenda. It's really good!

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    Turkey
    bread stuffing
    oyster stuffing
    greenbean casserole
    gravy
    mashed potatoes
    sweet potatoes
    apple and pumpkin pies
    fresh bread and rolls
    cranberry sauce

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    We have to visit three houses and eat at each.
    Here is the menu for each:

    MIL & FIL (11:00-12:30)
    Turkey
    Ham
    Dressing
    Cranberry sauce
    Mashed potato
    Gravy
    Green beans sweet potato casserole
    Rolls
    Green salad
    Key lime pie
    Pecan pie
    Ice cream

    My mom's family (1:00-2:30)
    Turkey (one fried and one baked)
    Dressing (made with every onion this side of the Mason Dixon line - Gag!!!)
    Cranberry sauce
    Gravy
    Green bean casserole
    Sweet potato casserole
    Rolls
    Some kind of pie

    My Dad's house (3:00-until whenever - we like to hang out there, talk, nap and eat again!)
    Turkey
    Ham
    Dressing
    Cranberry sauce
    Gravy
    Mashed potatoes
    Mac 'n Cheese
    Rolls
    Potato salad
    English peas
    Several deserts - cookies, pies, cakes and brownies
    DD (19)
    DS (16)
    DH (Knocking on 40's door)

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    Default Thanksgiving Menu

    As of today our menu is as follows:

    Turkey
    Stuffing
    Dumplings
    Macaroni and Cheese
    Peas
    Corn Pudding
    Mashed Potatoes with Gravy
    Sweet Potatoes
    Rolls with Butter
    Pumpkin Pie

    Hopefully alot of leftovers to enjoy after!

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    Here's the menu so far:

    ham
    rolls
    mashed taters and gravy
    green bean casserole
    stuffing
    small pasta salad
    sweet potatoes
    fruit salad
    cranberry relish
    watergate salad
    small cheese tray with crackers
    some kind of dessert.

    And yes, this is for the four of us. And our neighbor. He always comes over.

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    Pretty basic here.

    turkey
    mashed potatoes
    gravy
    vegetable of choice..sometimes beans, sometimes corn or broccoli...whatever we feel like.
    baked rolls
    sweet potatoes
    candied carrots
    butternut squash
    stuffing
    cranberry sauce

    We usually have appetizers of some sort like assorted cheese, summer sausage, deli meats, crackers, veggie plate and dip, fruit plate, deviled eggs, assorted nuts, etc.

    Dessert is usually apple pie and vanilla ice cream. Sometimes another type of pie or cheesecake. Sometimes I make some sort of fluff dessert. Just depends.

    I'd like to make cornbread of some sort, but it's really too much food as it is.

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