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Anyone want to share menus and/or recipes?

My menu has been set for weeks, but every time I look at the damn thing I start thinking I need to add another veg or a second bread or some other type of dessert... eggghhh.  

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Re: Thanksgiving menus

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    sweetie0228sweetie0228 member

    Roasted turkey

    Roasted Sweet Potatoes w/ Sweet Onions

    Mashed Potatoes

    Corn

    Green Beans (probably casserole)

    Creamed Spinach

    Broccoli Salad

    AntePasta

    Homemade mac and cheese (DD is a pescatarian she only eats fish and veggies)

    Roasted Brussel Sprouts

    Sausage Stuffing

    Banana Pudding w/ Nilla Wafers

    Various Pies

    I think my DD is making Brownies

     

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    socloudy99socloudy99 member

    We do a potluck style with the ILs so all I know is I am responsible for soda, water, and baked beans.

    At my moms we have turkey, mashed p, noodles, corn, green beans, salad, pie, and rolls.

    I love that they both still host Thanksgiving and I don't have to cook the whole meal. We go to my moms early and my ILs by 6pm. I will gladly drive around to skip all the cooking and cleaning (of course we help with cleaning up after but that is such a small part).

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    Ginlyn0Ginlyn0 member

    I don't cook for Thanksgiving. We celebrate at MILs on Thursday and my Aunt's on Saturday, but I can tell you some of the awesomely delishous dishes my Aunt makes every year. MILs menu is pretty plain IMO compared to the awesomeness that is my Aunt's food.

    Turkey, Ham, Squash Casserole, Dressing/Stuffing, Giblet Gravy, Green Bean Casserole, broccoli n rice casserole, Deviled Eggs, Relish tray (picked okra, green olives, black olives, sweet pickles, sour pickles), Veggie tray (carrots, broccoli, cauliflower, celery), Sweet Potatoes, Mashed pototoes, cranberry sauce, rolls, cheese tray, pumpkin pie, pecan pie, chocolate pie, Mississippi Mud Cake, Cherry Cheesecake, buttermilk pie, banana pudding.

    That is her normal menu plus she usually tries 1-2 more sides and 1-2 additional deserts but she always makes what I listed because they are the family favorites. My cousins all go over and help her cook everything prior. She doesn't like us to bring anything because we come from out of state.

    DD(14),SD(13),SS(11),SS(9),DS(3)

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    kimmygirl77kimmygirl77 member
    I am in charge of the cheese and cracker platter and the veggie platter! Easy Peasy!!
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    KaeldrasmommyKaeldrasmommy member
    Well so far we have a fried turkey, sweet potato fries, deviled eggs, stuffing, mashed potatoes, brown gravy, giblet gravy, veggie tray, cheese tray, rolls, candied yams, corn, pecan and pumpkin pies, pumpkin roll, homemade ice cream, cranberry sauce, and fruit salad. I can't wait, I just hope with the number of people that there are actually some leftovers!
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    kimmygirl77kimmygirl77 member

    imageKaeldrasmommy:
    Well so far we have a fried turkey, sweet potato fries, deviled eggs, stuffing, mashed potatoes, brown gravy, giblet gravy, veggie tray, cheese tray, rolls, candied yams, corn, pecan and pumpkin pies, pumpkin roll, homemade ice cream, cranberry sauce, and fruit salad. I can't wait, I just hope with the number of people that there are actually some leftovers!

    Fried Turkey??? That sounds soooo good! How do you do it? How long does it take?

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    imagewendilea:
    Fried turkey is amazing.  It's the only way we cook ours - comes out so juicy and takes about 1/3 the time of roasting.
    Hmmm... Going off to google this fried turkey thing!!!
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    KaeldrasmommyKaeldrasmommy member
    imagekimmygirl77:

    imageKaeldrasmommy:
    Well so far we have a fried turkey, sweet potato fries, deviled eggs, stuffing, mashed potatoes, brown gravy, giblet gravy, veggie tray, cheese tray, rolls, candied yams, corn, pecan and pumpkin pies, pumpkin roll, homemade ice cream, cranberry sauce, and fruit salad. I can't wait, I just hope with the number of people that there are actually some leftovers!

    Fried Turkey??? That sounds soooo good! How do you do it? How long does it take?

    It is pretty amazing, it comes out so juicy. I know it takes a lot less time than roasting, like wendi said, but I don't know how long, it's my dad's thing.
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    FutureMrsWittigFutureMrsWittig member

    If anybody is looking for dessert I highly recommend Pioneer Woman's peanut butter pie.

    I will be making that and an apple pie and taking them to my mom's.  Yum!

    Mama of 2: one who grew in my womb, both who grow in my heart.
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    CurlyQ284CurlyQ284 member
    Roasted turkey, mashed potatoes, green beans, corn, Mac and cheese and garlic cheddar biscuits. Mom and SIL will bring desserts and other sides they want cause I'm about to pop.
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    lily_721lily_721 member

    We go to DH's SM's mother's house.  I bring bread and blueberry cake. 

    I make a monsterous Thanksgiving breakfast.  I do this out of desperation so the boys don't eat this poor woman out of house and home.  They have been talking about Thanksgiving foods for three weeks.  DH's SM comes from a family of all girls and does not have the experience of teenage boys' appetites.

    French toast, hashbrowns, bacon, sausage, blueberry muffins, and fruit partfait.  The boys are considering quiche and/or scrambled eggs as well.  On the way, I will bring some more muffins for the ride.

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