You know what is amazing about having family live nearby, something we’ve never had until two years ago? Thanksgiving cooking help! Not only do I not have to cook everything, but we get even more food. It’s a dream.

MONDAY – WEDNESDAY:

• NO IDEA. We are painting our kitchen, which has to get done before our floors start getting ripped out on Saturday, plus, you know, Thanksgiving. Our cupboards are currently bare and I have no idea when we’ll get to the store. Good luck, Maynard children!

2022 THANKSGIVING FEAST

• Turkey (dry brined, spatchcocked and roasted + smoked)
• Gravy
• Stuffing + GF Vegetarian Stuffing
• Mashed potatoes
• Cheese board
• Brussels sprouts gratin
• Green beans
• Sausage rolls
• Marshmallow fruit salad
• Sweet potato souffle
• Homemade crescent rolls + GF almond millet rolls from a local bakery
• Cranberry sauce
• Cranberry slush (traditional family drink)
• Pumpkin pie
• Apple pie
• French silk pie
• Bread pudding

THURSDAY – SUNDAY:

• Leftovers + floors getting ripped out kicking off a week of pure insanity…but no more cream-colored carpet! Woohoo!

Share your menus for the week! And definitely share your Thanksgiving plans along with links to recipes if you have them. Can’t wait to see what everyone has cooking!

Hello! Apologies for missing last week…I run communications at my company and we announced a proposed merger, so basically I didn’t do much of anything but work. But I’m back to normal, thank goodness! 

MONDAY:

• Spaghetti and meatballs

TUESDAY:

• Chicken piccata, mashed potatoes, salad

WEDNESDAY:

• Chicken, Tasso and Andouille Gumbo

THURSDAY:

• Leftovers

FRIDAY:

• Homemade hamburgers

SATURDAY:

• Takeout

SUNDAY:

• Spicy Chicken Tacos (going to grab the pre-marinated chicken thights from our local tortilleria)

Your turn! Share your meal plan below and have a fantastic week!

Happy November! My first menu of the month is coming a day late because we were just too busy with Halloween festivities Sunday and Monday. Here we go! 

MONDAY:

• Candy. No, really. Candy and random food people scrounged.

TUESDAY:

• Leftovers (smoked pork butt! the best!)

WEDNESDAY:

• Butternut squash soup and grilled cheese

THURSDAY:

• Chicken piccata, mashed potatoes, salad

FRIDAY:

• Tacos

SATURDAY:

• Leftovers

SUNDAY:

• Eat out

Your turn to throw a menu in the comments below! And thanks for all the well wishes last week…still recovering, it was a doozy of a flu/cold/whatever-it-was-just-know-it-wasn’t-covid-phew.