Thanksgiving day Menu

Shawn_Marie

OK so I am curious . . .
What is on your menus for turkey day?

My hors d'oeuvres:
mini mac n cheese muffins
crispy cauliflower w/celery root remoulade
chex mix
sweet pickles (from this years garden)
dill pickles (from this years garden)
green n black olives

My menu:
12# turkey
mashed white potatoes w/gravy
red garnet sweet potatoes w/marshmallows
green bean casserole (green beans canned from my garden)
grands flaky biscuits
yellow n white corn

stephabef

Turkey
Baked falafel loaf with lemon tahini sauce
Sweet potatoes
Roasted green beans/carrots/parsnip
Mini 50 calorie cheesecakes

The rest of the family is also having gravy, biscuits, apple pie, pumpkin pie, stuffing, etc

Shawn_Marie

Turkey
Baked falafel loaf with lemon tahini sauce
Sweet potatoes
Roasted green beans/carrots/parsnip
Mini 50 calorie cheesecakes

The rest of the family is also having gravy, biscuits, apple pie, pumpkin pie, stuffing, etc

I made falafels with tahini sauce last night! falafels are amazing!!

beautifulbrat

appetizers:
celery with cream cheese and maybe some with peanut butter
cheddar cheese slices
sweet and dill pickles
green and black olives
deviled eggs

main meal
21.6 pound turkey
homemade stuffing
cranberry sauce
mixed veggies
homemade mashed potatoes and gravy
rolls

desserts
pumpkin roll
pumpkin pie
and some other type of pie lol

chefchazz

spiced rubbed turkey
potato salad
collard greens
yams
cornbread stuffing
ginger bread stuffing
stuffed shells
baked mac n cheese
rotisserie ham
homemade cranberry sauce
sweet potato pie
coconut cake
mini apple ginger cheesecakes
caramel choclate bread pudding
fresh teast rolls
fresh dark gravy

BELCH!!!!!!! and i make this every year:drinker:

november03

OK so I am curious . . .
What is on your menus for turkey day?

My hors d'oeuvres:
mini mac n cheese muffins
crispy cauliflower w/celery root remoulade
chex mix
sweet pickles (from this years garden)
dill pickles (from this years garden)
green n black olives

My menu:
12# turkey
mashed white potatoes w/gravy
red garnet sweet potatoes w/marshmallows
green bean casserole (green beans canned from my garden)
grands flaky biscuits
yellow n white corn

sounds delish!!!

november03

spiced rubbed turkey
potato salad
collard greens
yams
cornbread stuffing
ginger bread stuffing
stuffed shells
baked mac n cheese
rotisserie ham
homemade cranberry sauce
sweet potato pie
coconut cake
mini apple ginger cheesecakes
caramel choclate bread pudding
fresh teast rolls
fresh dark gravy

BELCH!!!!!!! and i make this every year:drinker:

every year??? wow you are a busy lady

basschick

turkey breast with gravy
jellied cranberry sauce
Stove Top cornbread stuffing
candied sweet potatoes
seasoned green beans with onions and red peppers
homemade herb bread
pumpkin pie with whipped cream

kidbxrs

Smoked turkey
Shank ham
Chicken and dressing
Chicken egg noodles
Lima beans
Broccoli n cheese casserole
Deviled eggs
Yellow potato salad
Garden green beans
Yeast rolls

Banana cream pie
Chocolate pie
Coconut pie
Pecan pie (all homemade)

And I can't wait.

Shawn_Marie

spiced rubbed turkey
potato salad
collard greens
yams
cornbread stuffing
ginger bread stuffing
stuffed shells
baked mac n cheese
rotisserie ham
homemade cranberry sauce
sweet potato pie
coconut cake
mini apple ginger cheesecakes
caramel choclate bread pudding
fresh teast rolls
fresh dark gravy

BELCH!!!!!!! and i make this every year:drinker:

Oh MY :drinker: I don't remember the last time I had greens! your menu sounds YUMMY! what is "dark gravy"? and gingerbread stuffing,,,thats something I will have to try! I normally do cornbread stuffing - dad makes the best but since they are down south, I have to make it - which I didn't put on my list lol

Shawn_Marie

oh yea!
apple pie with vanilla bean ice cream and cool whip lol

Shawn_Marie

Smoked turkey
Shank ham
Chicken and dressing
Chicken egg noodles
Lima beans
Broccoli n cheese casserole
Deviled eggs
Yellow potato salad
Garden green beans
Yeast rolls

Banana cream pie
Chocolate pie
Coconut pie
Pecan pie (all homemade)

And I can't wait.

banana cream pie - heavenly!
my grandma used to make the BEST lemon meringue pie - oh I miss that!!

tbrewst

I have been so distracted by this stupid 5 miler turkey trot I signed up for I haven't even thought about food!! I did buy a turkey that my husband will cook and am making an asparagus casserole that I don't like:-)

MzBug

Turkey
cornbread stuffing with sausage, apples & pecans
Mashed potatoes & gravy
roasted sweet potato chunks
green beans with bacon
home made multigrain rolls


Don't know what else, the guests are bringing a dish ...

havalinaaa

maple glazed turkey legs (not doing a whole bird this year)
sweet potato galette with sage butter sauce
broccoli, rice, and cheese casserole
garlic and dill mashed potatoes
roast beets
big old salad
braised greens
gravy
dinner rolls

I plan to eat all I want of everything! I'm also making stuffing for everyone else, but I hate it so I won't be eating any.

havalinaaa

Oh, I almost forgot dessert! Sweet potato pie with fresh whipped cream and stuffed apples.

ltlemermaid

I love to cook and Tday is one of my favorites.

On our menu:

Soup/Starter: Homemade butternut squash soup or Homemade split pea soup (I have enough of both made up so people can choose).

Main Course:
12# Turkey
Cranberry, apple, sausage stuffing made from fresh sourdough and wheat bread
Fresh mashed potatos (I use red potatos) and gravy (sill looking for a yummy recipe for gravy or its gonna be store bought)
Roasted Vegetables: carrots, butternut squash, sweet potato, zucchini, red onion, rutabega, new potato, cauliflower, etc
Fresh cranberry sauce
Homemade whole wheat cheddar biscuits
Whole grain corn bread
sweet potato casserole

Dessert:
Pumpkin pie from scratch
minced meat pie

Tree72

Turkey
cornbread dressing (cornbread and biscuits were made last night and are ready to go)
sweet potatoes
broccoli/rice/cheese casserole
cranberry relish
roasted cauliflower
green beans
giblet gravy
rolls (haven't decided which to bake yet, but probably oatmeal)
green jello salad

pumpkin pie (pumpkin has been baked and so puree is ready, pie will be made this afternoon)
pecan pie
brownies
pumpkin gingerbread
plenty of whipped cream for any and all of the desserts

raindancer

Roasted Turkey
homemade cornbread dressing/gravy
simple green beans
honey glazed baby carrots
deviled eggs
rolls
pecan pie
pumpkin pie
24kt carrot cake

pixiechick8321

So many traditional dishes! We went off a bit this year:

Apps:
Spinach-Artichoke Dip
Bagel chips
pumpkin seeds
pomegrante
baked apple chips
chex mix (homemade)

Drinks:
apple cider
xxx eggonog (alcoholic!)
spiced beer (by a friend)
soda, wine, other beer, etc

Main:
21 lb turkey
butternut squash/apple/cranberry/walnut bake
sweet potato/cranberry/mushroom risotto
salad (x2 - other people)
potato au gratin (other people)
baked squash stuffed (other person)
stuffed mushrooms
herbed bread
cornbread (someone else)

Dessert:
baked alaska-flordia cake (baked alaksa in oranges)
homemade marshmallows
peanut butter & jelly cookies
krugen (it's like a cinnamon roll kind of)
ice cream
pumpkin pie (someone else) with homemade whipped cream (Really easy to do!)

Special:
flowers that make your mouth go numb & tingle

It was all fantastic - but man it's a lot of work every year!! We had 24 attending this time for all this food.