Planning a Thanksgiving Menu

Ah, Thanksgiving. It’s Wining Husband’s favorite holiday. I rather like this holiday too. When it comes to planning our menu, we’re taking the following into account:

• I believe it will just be the three of us – myself, Wining Husband, and the Tiger Boy, however, we would like to have the full turkey-day experience 😉

  

• We want to use as many organic products and products from our CSA as possible
• We want to have enough leftovers to make dinners and lunches so that we are able to relax for a little while as a family.
• We want enough food if we wind up with last-minute stragglers

So far, we’ve come up with the following ideas for our menu (though, not all will be made):

Appetizers:

• Deviled Eggs
• Baba Ganush
• Homemade crackers
• Phyllo Cups with Ricotta, Chevre, and Thyme
• Citrus, Fennel Olives

Salad, Soup, and bread:

• Hearty Greens with Kumquats
• Homemade buttermilk rolls
• Herb and Cheese Poppers
• Parsnip and Apple soup

Turkey and Stuffing:

• Herb-Roasted Turkey and giblet gravy
• Italian Mother in Law Stuffing

Sides:

• Pasta with Pancetta and Leeks
• Winter Squash with Spiced Butter
• Carmelized Sweet Potatoes with Bourbon
• Slow-Roasted Green Beans with Sage
• Classic Cranberry Sauce
• Scalloped Potatoes with Caramelized Fennel
• Roasted Cauliflower with Herbs
• Sauteed Carrots with Sage
• Smashed Beets and Turnips

Desserts:

• Homemade Vanilla-Almond Ice Cream
• Double Crusted Apple Pie
• Caramel Creme Pumpkin Pie
• Classic Chocolate Creme Pie

What’s on your menu for Thanksgiving? What do you plan to make? Post your thoughts below in the comments section.

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