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Claudia · Gucci

Thanksgiving Dinner

needsfashionadvice · Kate Spade

My DH is working this year which means we're not going to anyones house so it looks like I'll be making it at my house for the first time ever. Neither of us are big on turkey so I'll be making a ham, mashed potatos and cornbread dressing for sure. I'll probably make one more side that I'm not sure of yet. For dessert I'll make a pie, either pumpkin or apple.

jettie · Kate Spade

I'm heading back home for thanksgiving so my mom is cooking : ) We usually have Turkey and gravy, rolls from a local bakery, cole slaw, mashed potatoes, stuffing, cranberry sauce, corn pudding, brussel sprouts, relish tray, creamed onions, pecan pie, pumpkin pie, and apple pie (apple pie only if my sister will be there).

My mom goes way overboard for thanksgiving...this year we'll have a smaller group though, so maybe she won't make everything.

-- Edited by jettie at 11:28, 2007-11-10

relrel · Marc Jacobs

The bf and I have been talking about actually cooking this year. Sorta scary! The plan is to do a large potluck for all the friends who aren't able to go home/don't want to go home. We would do the turkey, stuffing, cranberry sauce and probably the mashed potatoes as well. And maybe some sort of sweet potato casserole.

Drew · Gucci

I'm hosting this year and am so excited! Relatives will be arriving in town Wednesday night so the menu starts from then...

WEDNESDAY:
Since people will be getting in at different times as late as 9pm I will just have food ready in the fridge for people as they get in:
Meatloaf, roasted potatoes
I will keep a few munchies on a the coffee table all evening:
veggie tray w/dip
Hot, sweet, and salty pecans
Dried Figs
Homemade lemon cookies (looking for a good lemony recipe)
Hot mulled cider

THANKSGIVING:
MORNING: Pecan sticky buns (Williams Sonoma=WS- mail order)
                Fresh fruit kabobs on tray with yogart dip
                Coffee and fresh squeezed OJ

AFTERNOON:  I will be leaving some munchies out on coffee table for afternoon grazing.
*Veggie tray w/dip
*Hot crab and spinache dip with whole wheat bread (I may not do this one)
*Maine Jonah crab claws (WS mail order)
*Hot mulled cider (WS spices pre-made)

DINNER: Turkey w/homemade (I'll have store bought on hand just in case) gravy, vegetarian stuffing w/nuts and cranberries, meat stuffing (haven't decided on recipe yet), mashed potatoes, sweet potato casserole (delicious Cooking Light recipe), green bean casserole, roasted brussel sprouts, homemade cranberry sauce, biscuits (WS mail order)

DESSERT: Homemade pumpkin pie, semi-homemade apple pie (WS filling and pie crust), fresh whipped cream, Vosges Exotic Caramel collection chocolates, and coffee or espresso drinks w/Bailey's available for those who can have/want liquor

FRIDAY: Left-overs! I may make a turkey pot pie if anyone wants this instead of turkey sandwhiches and general left-overs. I'll have ingredients on hand just in case. Most of us will probably be gone all day shopping anyway.

SATURDAY: Belgium waffles with fresh berries and real maple syrup, coffee and fresh squeezed OJ. Then everyone leaves today.

HeatherLynn · Gucci

Drew, I'm coming to your house!! =) It all sounds delicious.

greendiamond · Marc Jacobs

Before dinner we have Martini's and an appetizer of sorts.

Turkey breasts (not making whole turkey, nobody eats dark meat, so making a lot of breasts)
Gravy
Whipped cream potatoes
Sweet potatoes with sugar-nut crust
Stuffing
Corn pudding
Baked beans (don't ask, in-laws like them)
cranberry relish
cranberry jelly (from the can)
black olives
rolls
green beans
ambrosia salad
Beaujolais Nouveau

pecan pie
pumpkin pie
pumpkin cheesecake
chocolate silk pie
coffee
bailys

cc · Marc Jacobs

I'm hosting for the first time! Due to space constraints I'm trying to make the menu a good bit smaller than it's been in the past.

For starters I'm just going to have fruit and cheese and a red pepper spread/dip with bread.

-turkey (mom's making this)
-2 green vegetable dishes served on the same platter - I was going to do this green bean recipe but it has some bad reviews and possibly this brussels sprouts one if I think I can use vegetable broth instead of chicken (I don't eat meat)
-mac & cheese (this NYT article last year inspired my dad to make mac & cheese (he NEVER cooks) so even though I find the recipe a bit gross, that's his contribution)
-stuffing - if my sister makes this it i'm going to show her this recipe: apple, sausage, and parsnip stuffing with fresh sage or if I make it I'll do something vegetarian, possibly with chestnuts
-biscuits, cornbread or maybe these white cheddar puffs
-cranberry sauce
-I'm on the fence about mashed potatoes, sweet potatoes or a non-green veg, all of which we normally have.

For dessert my grandmother is making apple pie, my mom is making cherry crisp and my sister is making pumpkin pie so maybe I'll make something chocolatey.

Next week my sister and her friend are hosting a "Friends Thanksgiving." I'm bringing sweet potato gnocchi (trying the recipe for the first time today) and maybe one other thing. Perhaps one of these individual apple tart recipes since I have a lot of puff pastry.

erin · Chanel

cc those sound great! i think i might try to make the sweet potato gnocchi too, as an addition to my MIL's dinner. (i eat meat, but do not like turkey. last year they got me fried chicken at the last minute hmm

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Sunshinegirl · Kate Spade

Much smaller group this year (yeah)!

Aperitif:
Prosecco
Antipasti platter (olives, bleu cheese, onion confit, cold meats, veggies)
spiced nuts

Soup: I think squash soup

Turkey (havent decided how to prepare yet)
mushroom/sausage/apple stuffing
braised brussel sprouts
Roasted beet/carrots over arugula
cranberry compote
mashed potatoes

"treats"
apple galette with red wine reduction sauce
pumpkin something
something else

Follow up with a late night stroll on the beach to walk it off (and then eat more!)

Cheers!!

Teresa · Kate Spade

Drew wrote:

I'm hosting this year and am so excited! Relatives will be arriving in town Wednesday night so the menu starts from then...

WEDNESDAY:
Since people will be getting in at different times as late as 9pm I will just have food ready in the fridge for people as they get in:
Meatloaf, roasted potatoes
I will keep a few munchies on a the coffee table all evening:
veggie tray w/dip
Hot, sweet, and salty pecans
Dried Figs
Homemade lemon cookies (looking for a good lemony recipe)
Hot mulled cider

THANKSGIVING:
MORNING: Pecan sticky buns (Williams Sonoma=WS- mail order)
                Fresh fruit kabobs on tray with yogart dip
                Coffee and fresh squeezed OJ

AFTERNOON:  I will be leaving some munchies out on coffee table for afternoon grazing.
*Veggie tray w/dip
*Hot crab and spinache dip with whole wheat bread (I may not do this one)
*Maine Jonah crab claws (WS mail order)
*Hot mulled cider (WS spices pre-made)

DINNER: Turkey w/homemade (I'll have store bought on hand just in case) gravy, vegetarian stuffing w/nuts and cranberries, meat stuffing (haven't decided on recipe yet), mashed potatoes, sweet potato casserole (delicious Cooking Light recipe), green bean casserole, roasted brussel sprouts, homemade cranberry sauce, biscuits (WS mail order)

DESSERT: Homemade pumpkin pie, semi-homemade apple pie (WS filling and pie crust), fresh whipped cream, Vosges Exotic Caramel collection chocolates, and coffee or espresso drinks w/Bailey's available for those who can have/want liquor

FRIDAY: Left-overs! I may make a turkey pot pie if anyone wants this instead of turkey sandwhiches and general left-overs. I'll have ingredients on hand just in case. Most of us will probably be gone all day shopping anyway.

SATURDAY: Belgium waffles with fresh berries and real maple syrup, coffee and fresh squeezed OJ. Then everyone leaves today.

OMG, I want to come to your house!

Elle · Hermes

I am not responsible for the whole meal this year, wheeeeeeeeeeeeeee! We'll probably end up making the stuffing (thinking of doing a sausage/onion/celery version this year) and probably the fruit salad, but what I'm really excited for is the gingerbread cheesecake I'm bring for dessert

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Cricket · Gucci

So what time are we all meeting up at Drew's house?

Jennings · Nine West

Elle wrote:

I am not responsible for the whole meal this year, wheeeeeeeeeeeeeee! We'll probably end up making the stuffing (thinking of doing a sausage/onion/celery version this year) and probably the fruit salad, but what I'm really excited for is the gingerbread cheesecake I'm bring for dessert .

gingerbread cheesecake? That sounds so yummy! Easy to make?

Elle · Hermes

Jennings wrote:

Elle wrote:

I am not responsible for the whole meal this year, wheeeeeeeeeeeeeee! We'll probably end up making the stuffing (thinking of doing a sausage/onion/celery version this year) and probably the fruit salad, but what I'm really excited for is the gingerbread cheesecake I'm bring for dessert .

gingerbread cheesecake? That sounds so yummy! Easy to make?

No, not really! It's a Martha Stewart recipe, so it's fairly involved with all the crust making and filling making and water bath baking .... here is the recipe.

Drew · Gucci

Cricket wrote:

So what time are we all meeting up at Drew's house?

Anytime! I hope I'm not getting in over my head... I planned early, have all the recipes, am buying dry-goods tonight, will make 1/2 the food Wed. and the other half T-day. Oh, by the way, I'm no longer making homemade pies, just picking them up, so I'm kinda cheating there.

I tried this lemon cookie recipe out the other day and I highly reccommend it! I didn't even have enough lemon juice, very little honey so I used less, no lemon extract, no eggs, or even powdered sugar so I subbed orange juice, extra lemon peel, about 1.5 T olive oil for the eggs, and self grounded sugar (in a processor) for the powdered sugar and these were incredibly good. I am going to try the written recipe making half with lemon and the other half with lime. Try these out, ladies, they are super delicious and really easy to make!

Claudia · Gucci

Everything sounds so good!

The only thing I'm responsible for is the stuffing. Our menu is quite simple.
Turkey (duh!) with gravy
green bean casserole
chedder, broccoli & rice casserole
mashed potatoes
rolls
stuffing

apple pie
caramel chocolate cake with flan
pecan pie

erin · Chanel

elle, thanks for posting the cheesecake recipe! i just made this tonight! it was a PITA but very delicious!

boobaby · Kate Spade

I've just had a special request to bring the ultimate 1970s midwestern suburban recipe my mom probably got out of Reader's Digest. It's basically Velveeta cheese, cheddar cheese, hash browns and onions. My siblings and I have tried to fancy it up over the years, but it just works best with Velveeta and frozen hash browns. It's a crowd pleaser.

Other than that, my friend is cooking and he is a professional chef, so it should be good.

kmd · Kate Spade

apps:
veggie crudite with a whipped roasted red pepper & cream cheese dip
onion dip with potato chips
cheese with pepperoni & crackers

dinner:
turkey with a butter/cran/honey glaze
gravy
stuffing
cranberry sauce
mashed turnips
mashed rosemary red potatoes
candied sweet potatoes
mashed sweet potatoes
green beans with garlic & olive oil
probably corn, too

dessert:
apple pie
pumpkin pie

some sort of red wine... I'm thinking pinot noir.