Your Thanksgiving menu plan

[Palooka]

For those that are entertaining and doing most of the cooking, what's your spread going to look like?

[MaryCarney]

Turkey, mashed potatoes and gravy, corn bread stuffing, creamed corn casserole, green bean casserole, cole slaw, cranberry sauce, yeast rolls, pumpkin pie - and TUMS!

I actually like the leftovers better than the main event. A turkey sandwich on white bread with a little Miracle whip - my idea of Good Eats!

[Palooka]

Love it, tums.

Agree the leftovers are the best. That is the great part about making it all yourself.

[Demented Duck]

What's creamed corn casserole ? If you don't mind me asking
your menu sounds lovely wished we celebrated Thanksgiving here in the UK too xx

[MaryCarney]

What's creamed corn casserole ? If you don't mind me asking
your menu sounds lovely wished we celebrated Thanksgiving here in the UK too xx

Creamed corn casserole is a can of creamed corn, a 1# bag of whole kernel corn (cooked), a handful of crushed saltine crackers, some cream a tablespoon of sugar, salt and pepper - baked in the oven until it's bubbly around the edges and maybe browned a bit on top.

You are hereby virtually invited to our family's Thanksgiving celebration. It is held the fourth Thursday of November, and we generally eat around 2pm Eastern time. How many places should we set for your family?Our family's tradition is to place three kernels of popcorn (unpopped) on each person's plate. Before we eat, we pass a small bowl around the table and as the bowl comes to your hand, you place one of the kernels of corn into it and state something you are thankful for. After the bowl has made the rounds three times, we pray and THEN we eat!

[kattails]

I wouldn't really call it entertaining in our house as I will be feeding the regular crowd, hubby, ds, and dd.

we will have turkey, mashed potatoes, string bean casserole, sweet potato casserole, macaroni and cheese, stuffing, collards, cabbage, rolls, pumpkin pie, and a chocolate chip pie for the kids. and I will probably have some left over fried chicken in the fridge for ds since he doesn't really like turkey.

everything will be homemade except for that nasty stuffing dh loves

[McD]

We don't celebrate Thanksgiving with anyone other than our little family unit and our neighbor. We travel enough over Christmas, I refuse to do it over THanksgiving too.

None of us are big turkey fans, so we are cooking a big ham. We'll have mashed potatoes, gravy, stuffing, pasta salad, either a creamed corned or a green bean casserole, some fancy dessert, some appetizers and a few dishes of Wesley's choosing.

Wesley helps me prepare the meal as well.

[Demented Duck]

Thankyou very much for the recipe MaryCarney it sounds lovely and we would all love to come to your virtual Thanksgiving dinner we are a family of five and it would be a honour and a priviledge to join you and your family xx

[Vanilla]

The family gathering will be at our house (tradition), our menu will be:
pumpkin soup (new this year, DS wants to made it)
turkey & gravy
vegetarian gravy (started last year, for DS's girlfriend, everybody loves it too)
yams casseroles (1 w/ marshmallow, 1 w/o)
mashed potato
brussel sprouts
cranberry or loganberry sauce
green bean casserole or honey roast carrots (haven't decided which one yet)
pumpkin pie
homemade vanilla ice-cream

[Palooka]

Yum, pumpkin soup. Will you share the recipe?

[brenda67]

I have to work so my mil will be hosting...this is our menu: appetizers..fruit platter,shrimp w/cocktail sauce..veggie plate w/dip

Turkey
Stuffing
Mashed potatoes
Mashed turnips
Cabbage salad
Oyster stuffing
Gravy
Corn
Cranberry sauce
Rolls


Dessert:

Pumkin Cheesecake w/cinnamon whipped cream..(I only use real cream to make my whipped cream)

Pumpkin pie

Berry pie

[MaryCarney]

Thankyou very much for the recipe MaryCarney it sounds lovely and we would all love to come to your virtual Thanksgiving dinner we are a family of five and it would be a honour and a priviledge to join you and your family xx

I'll round up some extra chairs!

[shoiji]

I remember having a corn custard which was pretty good.

Fortunately I just need to bring a side dish. But will probably have a small dinner which will be basic probably, turkey breast, filling, cranberry sauce, green bean casserole, corn.

Whatever is leftover will be packaged up and put in the freezer. The leftovers are definately the best.

[pollypurebred39]

Here's some ideas that have been rolling around

Butternut squash and Granny Smith apple bisque with candied pecans

artisan cheese and cut fruit

harvest salad with Mesculn greens, roasted walnuts, crumbled blue cheese, sun dried cranberries shaved Bermuda onions with sherry vinaigrette

brushetta and fresh mozzarella

chilled roasted vegetables and focaccia with cracked black pepper oil

vegetable Napoleon- eggplant, zucchini, yellow squash, portobello mushrooms,sweet red and yellow peppers, tomatoes, yukon gold potatoes-roasted and served over baby spinach aioli

roasted turkey
stuffing
mashed potatoes
gravy
sweet cheese Amish dinner rolls
homemade cranberry sauce
potato filling

chocolate mousse
creme brulee

[Palooka]

Your ideas sounds delicious, Polly.

harvest salad with Mesculn greens, roasted walnuts, crumbled blue cheese, sun dried cranberries shaved Bermuda onions with sherry vinaigrette.

^^perfect salad.