Thanksgiving is just over a week away, so I think it’s time we all share our menu plans for the big day! Of course, if you don’t have it pulled together yet, just come back later when you do!
I seriously have been in such a baby fog I didn’t even realize Thanksgiving was so close, so we haven’t thought much about what we’re going to do that day. But I do know we’re going to eat! I’m going for a simple menu this year with our all-time favorites.
- Turkey and Gravy
- Mashed Potatoes
- Pat’s Butternut Squash (recipe to come later this week!)
- Sweet Potato Souffle
- Green Beans (not a casserole, just straight up green beans)
- Canned Cranberry Sauce (yup, canned this year and it will be delish!)
- Homemade Rolls
- Pumpkin Pie (I’m going to just buy a Duarte’s pie from Draeger’s)
- Swedish Apple Pie (recipe to come later this week!)
- And, of COURSE, Cranberry Slush!
Please share your menu plan for Thanksgiving! And if you have links to recipes and/or can type recipes into your comment, please do! I’m certain we can all be great inspiration for one another for the best eating day of the year!
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Is it terrible I don’t have a menu plan yet? But then I know that this is one day when we will pick from family favorites and I might make one new thing (like vodka orange cranberry sauce?)
I’ve categorized all of my Thanksgiving recipes together; not just for readers but for my first readers…my friends and family!
http://www.creative-culinary.com/?cat=998
We don’t celebrate thanksgiving here but I’m curious about all the menu’s and recipes…..
My menu isnt finalized but heres what ive brainstormed:
-Turkey and gravy (still debating about roasting it whole or in pieces)
-brioche stuffing
-canned cranberry sauce
-plain salad
-string beans with garlic butter
-roasted broccoli and cauliflower
-mashed potatoes
-sweet potato home fries
-french baguette from local bakery
-apple pie
-fruit salad
-vanilla ice cream and “turkey” cookies for the kids
This year us newlyweds are gonna celebrate Thanksgivig with just the two of us since hubby will be working on Thanksgiving and we are so far from our families. Here is what we are doing:
-Turkey breast with rosemary in the slow cooker
-mashed potatoes and gravy
- Hawaiian rolls
- Caesar salad
- Green beans
- homemade apple pie ( I’m going to try my father-in-law’s recipe, wish me luck)
Happy Thanksgiving!!! 🍴
The whole family will be here. Looking forward to have everyone together.
-Turkey and gravy
-Mashed potatoes
-Sweet potato casserole
-Green bean casserole
-Sweet corn
-Applesauce
-Cole slaw
-Rolls
-Pumpkin pie
-Pecan pie
Everyone have a “Happy Thanksgiving”
We Canadians have already celebrated thanksgiving in October, and this is what we had as a family..
*BBQ Chicken breast in a Honey Soy Marinade
*Mashed Potatoes with Cream Cheese and Sourcream
*’That Good Salad’ – romaine with bacon,tomato,garlic-y croutons, plenty of Parmesan cheese and a tangy vinaigrette.
*Roasted Carrots
*Parker House Rolls
*Cornbread stuffing with Cranberries, Pecans and spicy italian sausage.
*Layered Cranberry jello salad and
*Dessert was a pumpkin cheesecake
Yum! Maybe we should also celebrate American Thanksgiving…a meal like this would be great twice a year!
I’m trying to figure out the best way to make dairy free mashed potatoes. Eek!
Turkey
4 mushroom stuffing
Crock pot sweet potatoes
Green beans
Orange glazed carrots
Cranberry sauce(If a friend from on base gets us some)
Vegan butter rolls
Canned corn
Mashed potatos
Pumpkin pie made from almond milk
Use chicken broth instead of milk and butter. A friend of mine swears by it!
Thanks! I’ll give it a try.
use rice milk! my son can’t have dairy so i use rice milk (or almond milk) and olive oil or earth balance “butter”
My parents and in-laws are coming. Both grandmas decided they will take care of the cooking. Hooray! I am blessed! I am in charge of dessert and shopping for ingredients.
- 20-lb turkey (we *love* leftovers!!!)
- Whole cranberry sauce
- Mashed spicy, sweet potatoes
- Popovers
- Green bean casserole (from scratch with mushrooms, bread cubes and a yummy béchamel)
- Pumpkin pie
I have a menu! I know I haven’t posted any menus for a long time. Sorry to be one of the “flakes”! I DO have a Thanksgiving Menu, though. Here you go:
Turkey & gravy (Mom)
Dressing (in dish, NOT turkey!) (Mom)
Mashed potatoes (guest)
Sweet potatoes (me–I am looking for a good recipe right now!)
Green Beans (guest)
Fresh Cranberry Orange sauce (me)
Rolls (guest–I really wanted to try your squash rolls but people insist on bringing things and this one is easy)
Apple pie (Mom)
Pumpkin Pie Cake (me) (http://www.cooks.com/rec/view/0,176,129181-252197,00.html) Have any of you ever had this? It is seriously yummy and I think it is better than pie. It has the same pumpkin filling mixture at the bottom, but a wonderful top!
AND…I think I am going to try the Cranberry Slush this year!
Happy Thanksgiving Jane and all!
It’s pretty simple and standard around here!
Turkey and gravy (need to get it out of the freezer soon!)
Mashed Potato
Stuffing (in the bird)
Sweet Potato casserole
Broccoli or beans… not sure which yet
Canned cranberry sauce
olives/pickles
Apple and Pumpkin pie with ice cream
Jane your apple pie recipe sure looks good!! I just might have to try that one!
Have a great Thanksgiving everyone!
it’s just us, but that’s the way i like it. we love leftovers too, and if there’s more people, it just never seems like there’s enough for leftovers! our family is big enough.
big roasted turkey,
mashed potatoes and gravy (it’s the once/year i get to make gravy because no one likes it but me.),
sweet potatoes,
cranberry sauce (straight from the can. -jellied),
dressing,
green bean casserole (optional),
parker house rolls.
i usually don’t plan for dessert. but i think i wanna try that sweedish apple pie recipe of yours this year. i also wanna make some pumpkin roll bread. —what can i say. i’m pregnant!
This is the first year (in like 5) that I am not hosting Thanksgiving for our family, so I am not in charge of the menu. Here’s the menu I cooked last year:
Veggie Tray, Pickle/Olive/Cheese Tray, Veggie Pizzas
HoneyBaked Ham, Turkey, Crescent Rolls
Cornbread Dressing, Stuffing (for the in laws), Mashed Potatoes, Gravy, Sweet Potato Suffule, Deviled Eggs
Corn, Greenbeans, Brussel Sprouts, Marinated Veggies, Cranberry Relish, Apple Sauce
Apple pie, Cherry pie, Pumpkin pie, Fruit Cock-tail Cake, Cool Whip, Ice cream
Soda, Hawaiian Punch, Sweet Tea, Unsweet tea
We are having a brisket smoked by my amazing father-in-law and a roasted turkey (either my mom or I will handle this) along with Green Bean Casserole , Cornbread Dressing , PW’s Mashed Potatoes, Sweet Potatoes, Pecan Pie, Pumpkin Pie and lot fo different kinds of Chex mix. I sure hope it all turns out.
Turkey Breast
Hamloaf
Mashed Potatoes
Sweet Potatoes
Scalloped Corn
Brussel Sprouts
Dressing
Cranberry Salad (my favorite)
Lemon Dessert
Mississippi Mud Bars
Sweet Potato Cupcakes with Coconut Frosting
We are having 25 guests for Thanksgiving this year. What I’m making;
2 Turkeys (15lbs each) plus a Tofurkey (icky, but necessary)
Stuffing (sausage and vegetarian)
Gravy (boxed from Trader Joe’s, with drippings added)
Mashed Potatoes with Garlic and Chives
Praline Yams with Bourbon and Orange
Corn Pudding
Brussels Spouts with Leeks and Almonds
Green Beans with Fried Onions
Cranberry Sauce and the Jellied Stuff I Love
Rolls and Butter
Pies, Cheesecake and Ice Cream (guests are bringing these)
Smoked Turkey
Fried Turkey
Turkey Gravy
Smoked Brisket
Smoked Ribs
PW Mashed Potatoes
Bread and Cornbread Dressing
Pecan Sweet Potato Bake
Spiced Cranberry Sauce
Broccoli Rice Casserole
Roasted Asparagus with Balsamic Brown Butter
Yeast Rolls
and various pies.
http://kitchenandkids.com/2011/11/20/this-week-in-our-kitchen-week-of-november-20th/
Here’s what we know so far, but we allow our guests to bring whatever they like so there are always surprises…
finger food–surprise provided by the in-laws
soup–maybe celery root bisque–provided by a sister
mashed parsely root and potatoes
red wine cranberry sauce
green beans
green salad
homemade rolls
crown roast of pork with fennel apple stuffing (no turkey this year)
apple-cranberry pie
chocolate pecan pie
pumpkin pie
It’s just the two of us, and since I really enjoy cooking I might have overdid it a little…but that is what Thanksgiving is all about, right?
Turkey and Gravy
Stuffing (1/2 cooked in the turkey, 1/2 cooked separately with sausage)
Creamy Mashed Potatoes
Mac & Cheese
Sauteed Collard Greens
Homemade Cranberry Sauce
Biscuits
Cherry Pie with Vanilla Ice Cream
Butterscotch Pudding with Cool Whip
It’s just the two of us, and since I really enjoy cooking I might have overdid it a little…but that is what Thanksgiving is all about, right?
Turkey and Gravy
Stuffing (1/2 cooked in the turkey, 1/2 cooked separately with sausage)
Creamy Mashed Potatoes
Mac & Cheese
Sauteed Collard Greens
Homemade Cranberry Sauce
Biscuits
Cherry Pie with Vanilla Ice Cream
Butterscotch Pudding with Cool Whip
Turkey
Mashed Potatoes & Gravy
Stuffing
Green Bean Casserole
Sweet Potatoes w/Marsh mellow topping
Cranberry Sauce
Homemade rolls
Pumpkin Pie
Pecan Pie
Pumpkin Bread
I’m not hosting but I do have to bring some things to the 2 thanksgivings:
Parents:
Rolls, cranberry sauce, sweet potato dish
Sister-in-laws:
Rolls, cranberry sauce, appetizers, vegie tray, chocolate pie for the girls (mom-in-law used to bake 1 pumpkin pie for each of the 5 boys in my hubbys family… unfortunately, pumpkin is NOT the preferred pie for the females – about 10 years ago when I hosted, I ordered pies due to being busy at work (retail manager). His sister’s loved the french silk so every year after, I made or bought a chocolate pie for them to enjoy!)
thanksgiving is at my parents house, as usual, and i’m in charge of pies. but i am helping my mom make pretty much everything else:
roasted turkey
crock pot mashed potatoes (THE BEST) and gravy
mom’s homemade rolls
stuffing
green bean casserole
roasted broccoli with lemon
fresh cranberry sauce with orange
im making two pumpkin pies using homemade pumpkin puree and a from scratch banana cream. i tested out ina garten’s perfect pie crust last week and it really is that- perfect!
It’s our family plus two neighbors this year. Traditional menu is:
Turkey
Stuffing (Williams Sonoma)
Gravy (Williams Sonoma gravy starter)
Some sort of make ahead mashed potatoes
Sweet potato casserole (neighbors)
Green bean casserole
Orange jello w/sherbert and mandarin oranges
Plain cherry jello (kids will only eat plain even though they are teenagers!)
Cranberry sauce
Pumpkin pie
Cherry pie (neighbors)
Chocolate cake
Turkey
Gravy
Mashed Potatoes
Sweet Potato Casserole
Cornbread Stuffing with Bacon and Dates
Cranberry Orange Relish
Brussels Sprouts with Browned Butter and Orange Zest
Green Beans
Grammie Luba’s Pumpkin Pie
Bourbon Whipped Cream
Going to my best friend’s parent’s house for Thanksgiving:
Cranberry Salsa w/ Cream Cheese
Fried Turkey
Ham
Sweet Potato Casserole
Mashed Potatoes
Gravy
1/2 Cornbread – 1/2 cubed bread stuffing
Green Bean Casserole
Cranberry Sauce (in the can – have to have the ridges!)
Macaroni & Cheese
Corn
Pumpkin Pie
Pecan Pie
Lemon Chess Pie
Cranberry Bliss Bars
Perfect Roast Turkey & Gravy (Martha Stewart)
Simple Stuffing (Martha Stewart)
Creamy Mashed Potatoes (Pioneer Woman)
Bourbon Glazed Sweet Potatoes (Everyday Food)
Orange Cranberry Sauce (Everyday Food)
Glazed Carrots
Roasted Broccoli with Pancetta
Deconstructed Green Bean casserole: Haricots verts, sauteed shiitake mushrooms, portabella mushrooms and fried shallots on top
Mom’s bringing the rolls & pies!
i know this is a late response, but the deconstructed green bean casserole sounds amazing. changing my plans to make that for tonight. thanks for the great idea
Turkey/gravy
homemade dressing
sweet potato casserole (with brown sugar, butter and pecans on top)
collards
broccoli cheese casserole?
apple plum applesauce
apple pie
pumpkin or pecan pie
homemade bread
We used yukon gold potatoes, cube, left skin on, added to pan of water, added 11/2tsp boullion. I cooked until spuds were tender and most of water absorbed. I think I used quart of water. I used 3 TBS of country crock, and 1/2 cup soy milk. Even those who don’t like soy milk loved spuds. Kidlet like them cold–strange child.
Herb-Roasted Turkey (brined) and gravy
Mashed potatoes (we use Yukon gold potatoes and a potato ricer)
Green bean casserole (recipe on the can of mushroom soup)
Herb stuffing (baked separately from the turkey)
Corn
Cranberry relish
Homemade bread
Apple pie
Pumpkin cheesecake
Turkey
Mashed Potatoes
Gravy (Ina Garten)
Cornbread Stuffing
Canned cranberries
Sweet Potatoes (a family recipe)
Green Bean Casserole (Pioneer Woman)
Veggie & Cracker tray
Spinach dip
Pumpkin pie
Cheesecake w/ warm raspberry sauce
so i know im a little delayed and ive also been so busy that i havent posted any menus and rarely even visit the site! so far i am only aware of a few of our dishes, but im sure there will be more
turkey (of course!)
stuffy
mashed potatoes
sweet potatoes
apple dumplings
green bean casserole
crossaints
pumpkin pie
pecan pie
banana nut bread
pumpkin bread!