thanksgiving?

Roasted Cauliflower Garlic Soup: http://www.myrecipes.com/recipe/roasted-cauliflower-garlic-soup

Turkey
Sweet Potato and Oyster Dressing (One tradition from each side of the family)
http://soupspiceeverythingnice.blogspot.com/2012/11/a-thanksgiving-menu.html

Haricot Vert and Tomatoes
Yield: 12 servings

2 lbs. haricot vert green beans, trimmed
2 pint grape tomatoes
1 Tbsp. walnut oil
1 Tbsp. white balsamic vinegar
1/2 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. freshly ground black pepper

Steam green beans, covered, 5 minutes or until crisp-tender. Drain and rinse with cold water. Shake dry and place in a salad bowl. Add tomatoes, oil, vinegar, salt, and pepper; toss to coat. Serve immediately.

I am eating whatever I want at dinner. I usually skip the alcohol and dessert.

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For the entree: Prime rib, ham, turkey breast, mac & cheese, candied yams, green beans, collard greens, scalloped potatoes, stuffing, cranberry sauce and rolls. For appetizers: mini philly cheesesteaks and mini baby back ribs. For dessert: Pumpkin pie, pecan pie, sweet potato pie, cupcakes, mini fried apple tarts, and banana pudding. For alcohol: margaritas and bourbon as well as wine. :drinker:

Turkey, Salvadorean style

Turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes with gravy, green beans, corn casserole, cranberry sauce and pumpkin pie. Can't wait!

My husband is smoking a turkey. I'm making mashed potatoes, gravy, cornbread dressing, green bean casserole, cranberry sauce and bourbon glazed carrots. For dessert, I'm making a pumpkin cheesecake, with gingersnap crust and spiced bourbon pecan pie. For appetizers/drinking snacks, I plan on doing bacon wrapped potato bites, and a trio of hummus (pumpkin, spicy and plain) with pita chips, carrots and bell pepper. I absolutely love to cook, so we go hard for Thanksgiving.

We are vegetarians - so we did a dry run of some things today to test:
Quinoa, dates, pistachios stuffed in Acorn squash
- http://www.thekitchn.com/recipe-quinoa-stuffed-sweet-du-72643
then made some Mushroom gravy
- http://allrecipes.com/recipe/chef-johns-mushroom-gravy/

We will also have some Brussel Sprouts, pearl onions with peas, homemade cranberry sauce, some tatziki, fresh veggies to dip it in.
- http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/ina-garten/tzatziki-recipe.html

Also some pecan pie and pumpkin pie for dessert.

Roast turkey
baked yams
broccoli
home-made dinner rolls
cranberry/onion/orange relish
turkey dressing wturkey gravy
veggie tray or chop-chop salad
dessert tray of pies and biscotti cookies to go with tea or coffee

Turkey
Mashed potatoes or sweet potato casserole
Green beans with EVOO and garlic
Honey glazed carrots & turnips
Apple cranberry walnut salad

Not sure what I will have for dessert

I discovered a sweet potato dish that doesn't cause you to blow it.

2 lb sliced sweet potatoes
2 peeled, sliced apples
2 small shallots, chopped
1 tsp chopped ginger root
1/2 cup orange juice
1/2 cup apple cider
1 tsp curry powder
salt and pepper to taste
1/2 cup chopped dates

I mine I didn't have dates, so they weren't used, but I did add a chopped fennel bulb.

Saute shallots, ginger root in vegetable oil until soft.
I then added the fennel and curry powder, adding a little salt and pepper, and cooked for a few minutes.
Add the juice and cider and pour the mix the sliced apples and sweet potato that you've put into a bowl. Season if necessary.

Mix all the ingredients and pour into a baking dish that has been sprayed with non stick spray. Cover with foil and bake at 350 degrees for 20 minutes. Take off the foil and continue to cook for another 20-25 minutes.

It tasted like the holiday but was NOT sweet.

The usuals...turkey and gravy, boxed stuffing with mushrooms added, lasagna (my family's Italian), baked yams, green beans, canned cranberry sauce, wine, and pie (and probably Italian butter cookies, and Ferrero Rochers, etc etc.) I have Thanksgiving at my mom's house each year.