What's on your Thanksgivings menu this year?

BarbieAS

I'm hosting...wish me luck, lol. I'm making:

Turkey roasted w/ butter (cheesecloth method), fennel, onion, lemon, garlic, rosemary and thyme
Yukon Gold mashed potatoes
Mashed sweet potatoes
Roasted Brussels sprouts w/ bacon
Green beans w/ red onion, garlic and parmesan cheese
White dinner rolls (I have a weakness for the ultra-cheap brown-and-serve ones from our local grocery store, lol)

MIL is making sweet potato muffins and my mom's making cranberry relish and sausage stuffing

Appetizers will be cold shrimp cocktail and port wine cheese and crackers

Desserts are (frozen...hush, don't judge) apple pie with vanilla ice cream and homemade salted caramel sauce, and (not just completely scratch-made but my very own recipe, ladies and gentlemen) sweet potato cheesecake with spiced brown butter crust and candied pecans on top.

And wine...lots of wine....

Thanksgiving is about portion control for me. If I at least taste everything and eat just about at maintenance for that single day, I will have exceeded my personal expectations and goals for the holiday.

NewLIFEstyle4ME

Lentil loaf, mashed potatoes, garlicky collard greens, cranberry sauce and a raw chocolate pie!

What a wonderful and super terrific meal plan, sounds positively yummy and super healthy too...go girl!
:smooched: :smooched:

CharChary

My mom's making her usual dinner of the typical thanksgiving foods.
My boyfriend is making this delicious garlic Penne pasta treat to bring over and black berry wine!

I am treating the day like I would any other though and not dabbling in all of the food... but will spend the day with those I love and am thankful for anyhow!

NewLIFEstyle4ME

I'm hosting...wish me luck, lol. I'm making:

Turkey roasted w/ butter (cheesecloth method), fennel, onion, lemon, garlic, rosemary and thyme
Yukon Gold mashed potatoes
Mashed sweet potatoes
Roasted Brussels sprouts w/ bacon
Green beans w/ red onion, garlic and parmesan cheese
White dinner rolls (I have a weakness for the ultra-cheap brown-and-serve ones from our local grocery store, lol)

MIL is making sweet potato muffins and my mom's making cranberry relish and sausage stuffing

Appetizers will be cold shrimp cocktail and port wine cheese and crackers

Desserts are (frozen...hush, don't judge) apple pie with vanilla ice cream and homemade salted caramel sauce, and (not just completely scratch-made but my very own recipe, ladies and gentlemen) sweet potato cheesecake with spiced brown butter crust and candied pecans on top.

And wine...lots of wine....

Thanksgiving is about portion control for me. If I at least taste everything and eat just about at maintenance for that single day, I will have exceeded my personal expectations and goals for the holiday.

How exciting that you are hosting! This year is going to be the BEST time ever for you and your family--that's my "wish" for you. Enjoy!!!

seltzermint555

This year it will just be my husband, father-in-law, and I.

My husband is making everything from scratch except for the cranberry relish, which I'm preparing tonight.

Turkey (only FIL eats this so tons of leftovers for him)
Extra firm tofu - marinated in spices/soy sauce & baked
Cornbread dressing
Mashed potatoes
Butternut squash, spinach & kale casserole
Green beans with slivered almonds
Turkey gravy (for FIL)
Onion gravy
Cranberry relish w/ orange & pineapple & pecans
Cranberry sauce (plain)
Dark chocolate pie AND Pumpkin pie - both with real homemade whipped cream

dlbaron

I am obsessed with this topic lately!!! So excited to eat all the deliciousness!
My family will be having:
-a Plainville Farms turkey
-regular gravy for the meat eaters and I'm making a from-scratch mushroom gravy for the vegetarians
-mashed potatoes
-mashed turnips
-baby pearl onions
-xylitol sweetened cranberry sauce (xylitol is an AWESOME sugar substitute if anyone is interested! It caramelizes and gels and is good for your teeth- google it)
-crescent rolls
-green beans
-apple-pear crisp with vanilla ice cream
-pumpkin cheesecake
-hot mulled cider with bourbon/sparkling martinelli's cider for the teetotalers

I wanted to make a mushroom-carmelized onion tart too, but my mom convinced me to hold off and make it another day, we have a pretty small family

krazeedr

Roasted turkey (with extra drumsticks)
Smoked pork loin wrapped in bacon

Mashed potatoes
Baked yams with cranberries and maple syrup
Stuffing with sausage, apples, and cranberries
Green bean casserole
Collard greens
Fruit salad

Cranberry-Blueberry sauce
Olive/pickle tray
Gravy
Deviled eggs

Pumpkin pie
Blueberry pie
Pecan Pie
White Chocolate Cake

Asti
Mulled wine

Serving for about 11-13 people. And I agree with an earlier poster - Go Lions!

Lecterman

Nothing. I am fasting on Thanksgiving to bring awareness to hunger in America, specifically children and seniors.

However, I will be having leftovers on Friday :

Tofurky
Sweet potato and turnip green mash
Lentil Mushroom Walnut Balls
Gravy
Pumpkin Pie
Stuffing

trisH_7183

Chicken breasts,with rib meat,smoked
Mashed potato
Fresh green beans
Frozen corn that DD saved last summer
Cranberry relish
Deviled eggs
Hot rolls

Apple pecan cake with real whipped cream
Coffee,Tea or flavored water

Broderick50

Brocili and cheese
Boneless Skinless Chicken Breast
Sweet Corn
Vanilla Pudding Pack
Drinking Water

CrusherKun

Beer can Chicken
Cornbread and Dried Fruit Dressing (Diabetic friendly)
Candied Yams (Diabetic Friendly)
Mashed Baby Red potatos with skins still on
Roasted Asparagus

AMHouse85

I'm bringing this tasty treat! It is my husband and sons favorite so I'm going to share with the rest of the clan.





http://www.thekitchenismyplayground.com/2012/03/no-bake-chocolate-eclair-dessert.html

donna710

the usual suspects:
turkey
sage stuffing
oyster stuffing
mashed potatoes
sweet potatoes
green been casserole
brussel sprouts
baked pineapple
rolls
cornbread
cranberry relish
pumpkin pie
apple crumb pie
cool whip


in moderation....

AusAshMommy

WOW Everything here looks so Yummy!

It's usually just the four of us, so we sub the Turkey w/a chicken, but we're hosting some Marine's so here's this years menu:

Appetizers:
Deviled Eggs
Spinach Dip
Onion Dip
Fritos
Chips

Dinner:
Turkey - roasted with chicken broth, onion, garlic, basil, parsley & butter
Red Skin Mashed Potatoes
Stuffing (Stove Top, don't make from scratch, not talented enough)
Corn on the Cob
Broccoli
Rolls

Dessert is Apple Pie a La Mode!

cursiny

I'm bringing this tasty treat! It is my husband and sons favorite so I'm going to share with the rest of the clan.





http://www.thekitchenismyplayground.com/2012/03/no-bake-chocolate-eclair-dessert.html

OMG this is so good! I need gluten free graham crackers to make this now!!

EMTFreakGirl

Anything and everything. My goal this year is to be aware of what I eat and choose what I put into my mouth with informed knowledge. I won't deprive myself but I want to avoid the mindless eating. If I choose to eat something it will be a CONSCIOUS choice. What's the worst that can happen? I gain a pound or two for a few days? I know how to make it go away and I plan to enjoy a day of good food. Heck, I may even have a glass of wine, or 5! As far as menu plans, I'm going to a friend's house so their menu will be a surprise. I'm assuming turkey and stuffing. I am contributing homemade cranberry sauce and pumpkin cheesecake.

MysteriousMerlin

I'm bringing the following to my sister's house:

Baked mashed sweet potatoes with just a teeny bit of salt and a lot of black pepper.
This dip made from greek yogurt by Oikos - French onion dip / with some gluten-free crackers (for my momma)
Low sodium turkey bacon wrapped portobello mushrooms

Carnivor0us

Turkey with orange slices stuffed under the skin
homemade stuffing
biscuits
cranberry sauce
gravy
individual mac and cheese loafs
pumpkin pie
homemade whipped cream
special secret recipe vegetable casserole that any man would kill for

UpEarly

Gourmet, homemade pizza and lots of wine! Yeah... we're non-traditional. :laugh:

Kevalicious99

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