It’s Thanksgiving week – I can’t believe it! Today it’s mostly all about the Thanksgiving menu, but I’ll also share our menu for the whole week, which is pretty sparse because all the attention will be on the turkey!
This year we will have Nate’s sister Jess and her family here with us for the entire week, and the Czarnecki family will be joining us on Thanksgiving. We will be surrounded by people that we love dearly and I can’t wait!
Time for the Thanksgiving menu! Here’s what we’ll be having. As usual, we’re sticking with everyone’s favorite classics.
- Turkey
- Classic Mashed Potatoes
- Classic Stuffing
- Gravy
- Crescent Rolls and/or Squash Rolls
- Cranberry Slush (my great-grandmother’s recipe that we have EVERY YEAR NO MATTER WHAT)
- Cranberry Sauce (as per Jess’s request, there will also be canned jellied cranberry sauce)
- Sweet Potato Souffle
- Broccoli Casserole OR Green Bean Casserole from Scratch
- Butternut Squash (I’m going to cube it, roast it, then pan fry it in browned butter)
- Rose’s Creamed Onions (this recipe is from Nate’s great-grandmother)
- Pies: Pumpkin, Apple (either this Swedish Apple Pie or Crumble Apple Pie), Chocolate Chip Pie
As for the rest of the week…here’s the menu plan!
MONDAY: Malibu Melt Wraps
TUESDAY: Taco Night
WEDNESDAY: Taco Leftovers
THURSDAY: THANKSGIVING!
FRIDAY – SUNDAY: Leftovers Galore!
Please share your weekly menu as usual…but we REALLY want to see your Thanksgiving plans! Share, share, share!
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Sunday – leftover beef stroganoff
Monday – out to nephew’s for a birthday dinner
Tuesday – lamb stew in crockpot
Wednesday – out
Thursday – quiet Thanksgiving with my husband – kids are away!
Friday – leftovers
Saturday – out
SOS, Italian tomatoes
Beef Roast in crockpot with potatoes, carrots, celery and onions
Taco Pie, fruit salad
Baked chicken parmesan, lima beans, pasta
Texas Hash, veggies
Thanksgiving at husband’s sister’s house – I’m taking green bean casserole and another veggie (haven’t decided what yet)
Here’s my plan for the week… my Thanksgiving menu I’m putting up on Wednesday and will share then!
http://www.livehalffullblog.com/2014/11/23/meal-plan-1123-1129/
Sat- Tom Kah soup w/ shrimp and green beans
Sun- Roast Chicken, Green Bean Casserole, baked potatoes
Mon- Shrimp Stir Fry w/ Rice
Tue- Chicken Soup w/ Butternut squash and orzo
Wed- and the family’s house for turkey day
Thu- THANKSGIVING!!
fRI-LEFTOVERS!!
Happy Thanksgiving!!!!
Sun: Panini’s
Mon: Eggs and toast and fruit
Tue: Chicken Spaghetti, salad
Wed: Cook all day”¦eat whatever
TG: Traditional Thanksgiving feast at my parents farm. I’m bringing sweet potato soufflé and wine.
Fri: leftovers
Sat: Fondue at The Melting Pot
Totally going to check out that Mayonnaise turkey. I was considering brining mine this year but I don’t have a whole lot of space.
Our menu:
Sunday: Chorizo meatloaf, twice baked potatoes, corn
Monday: Hamburgers
Tuesday: no clue 🙂
Wednesday: Mongolian BBQ at home/lumpia, chocolate cream pie (My mom can’t be with us on Turkey day so we’re doing a very non-traditional dinner this day)
Thursday: Turkey, mashed potatoes, stuffing, summer savory green beans, gravy, pumpkin pie
Friday: Leftovers 🙂
Saturday: Pizza after we get our tree!!!
My GF menu for the week. lots of leftovers just like you.
Sun – Mexican Lasagna
Mon – Cauliflower/Ham Casserole
Tue – Pasta w Sausage
Wed – Balsamic Chicken & Veggies
Thu – Thanksgiving at my Moms
Fri – I host Day After Thanksgiving w my Dad
Sat – Pineapple Chicken
Sun – Leftovers (also leftovers for lunch Fri/Sat)
For Thanksgiving –
Taking to my Moms
Cheese Tray
Cranberry Blueberry Sauce
Sweet Potato Casserole
Deviled Eggs (my siblings love deviled eggs at every holiday!)
Pumpkin Pudding Triffle w Gingersnaps/Whipped Cream/Candied Pecans
Carrot Cake Cupcakes w Cream Cheese Frosting (GF of course – test round this weekend was excellent! – recipe form Glutenfreeonashoestrong.com)
For my Day After Thanksgiving Dinner
Turkey – Basically Alton Brown’s Brined Turkey
Stuffing – A version of Ina’s Stuffing w GF Bread
Gravy – Trying Shallot Cider Gravy from Annies Eats
Scalloped Potatoes – trying something different this year
Deviled Eggs – AGAIN
Green Beans w Lemon
Salad w Pears and Blue Cheese (maybe apple cider vinegarette)
Some of same desserts as day before plus mini Apple Crisps w Apple Cider Caramel Sauce – i wrap them up so people can take them home if they want and bake when they feel like it since people are usually to stuffed for dessert.
Wow as i type this its a lot of food !
Ina’s apple cider vinaigrette is delicious!
Sunday: Take-out Portillo’s
Monday: Crispy caesar chicken, salad
Tuesday: Cajun shrimp pasta
Wednesday: Cheeseburgers (something easy after making a lot of Thanksgiving dishes
Thursday: Turkey, stuffing, sweet potatoes and mashed potatoes (friend bringing to dinner), spinach madeleine, from scratch green bean casserole (was great last year!), roasted brussel sprouts, cranberry sauce, homemade rolls, pumpkin pie and chocolate sheet cake
Friday: Leftovers
Saturday: Buffalo wings and fries
In no particular order, this is what I have on hand to make for dinners this week:
A new lasagna recipe
Potato Leek Soup
Crockpot Chicken Fajitas
Simple Stuffed Shells (your recipe! a fave 🙂 )
Quesedillas
Leftovers, if there are any?
Pancake Night
Turkey!!!
We were supposed to go to my brother’s house for Thanksgiving, with us bringing most of the side dishes. They are usually out of town, but this year they are home and my sis-in-law got all excited about finally being able to make their own turkey. I got a phone call on Saturday and somehow it ended with them now coming to our house and us making the turkey! And they are bringing their dog! (who we love, but it just turned into something bigger than I was planning…) Good thing I’m a nice sister 😉
Also, I have to comment on your Cranberry Slush tradition – we have a “Mormon Champagne” tradition. Since we don’t drink alcohol, we always felt left out growing up because all our relatives are not Mormon and do drink alcohol. So, my mom invented Mormon Champagne (orange juice and ginger ale) and even bought wine glasses for us (my mom’s the best!) I’ve carried on that tradition and my kids love it 🙂
sorry to hijack your blog post – i got a little long…
Happy Thanksgiving!! 🙂
Happy Thanksgiving!
Sunday – Cod, loaded baked potatoes, green beans
Monday- Chili Hotdogs, fries, applesauce
Tuesday – Spaghetti w/meatballs, salad
Wednesday – Leftovers
Thursday – Turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes
W/gravy, sweet potato casserole, green bean
casserole, coleslaw, deviled eggs and rolls
and pumpkin pie
Friday – Leftovers
Saturday – Turkey noodle soup, sandwiches
Sun – Out
Mon – Crockpot roast beef, sauteed kale
Tue – Leftovers
Wed – Taco/Burrito bar
Thu – Thanksgiving at my aunt’s house — I will bring the dressing
Fri – Leftovers
Sat – Turkey soup (because my wonderful aunt always offers me the leftover turkey carcass!)
I cannot WAIT to spend Thanksgiving with one of my favorite friends! See you soon! xo
Keeping it simple this week. A good thing as I think I may be getting sick again. When I inquired as to what to bring for Thanksgiving, I was told it was all already taken care of. Okay, then, so much for those plans.
Lunches:
Eat Out
Salad
Salad
Pizza
THANKSGIVING – visiting family
THANKSGIVING – visiting family
THANKSGIVING – visiting family
Supper:
Leftovers
Basic Crepes
Sandwiches
Traveling
THANKSGIVING – visiting family
THANKSGIVING – visiting family
THANKSGIVING – visiting family
Monday: Roast Pork Lo Mein and Salad
Tuesday: Chilean Steak Sandwiches and Fresh Veggies and Chips and Salsa
Wednesday: Indian Chicken and Lentils and Rolls
Thursday: Turkey, Mashed Potatoes, Gravy, Stuffing, Pear and Cranberry Sauce, Apple Pie, Corn, Chocolate Cherry Cake, Rolls, Black Olives, Fresh Veggies
Friday: Left Overs and Turkey Gravy
Saturday: Cherry Couscous Pudding for Breakfast
Sunday: Left Overs
Mmmm sounds so delicious. I NEED to make the cranberry slush asap!
We are visiting family for Thanksgiving, and are only contributing snacks for game night, bottles of Martinelli’s sparkling apple cider, and a pumpkin pie. And this week in general we’ve been cooking minimally. But we are excited to partake of the goodness that is our family’s traditional Thanksgiving dinner!
Oh my gosh. So late to the party. I was off the hook this week! We were in FL for Thanksgiving visiting family. So I haven’t had to cook all week! Back to reality now….and the snow. :). We’ll make up a couple pumpkin pies and some stuffing – since they are family favorites.
thanks to everyone who posted! I’ve been busy with family and not commenting much, but I read everything you posted – happy thanksgiving!
Just love these kind of recipes – simple, light, fast and delicious. Can’t wait to try this. Thanks!