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Cricket · Gucci

Help with fall/ Thanksgiving party menu

Hermione · Kate Spade

if you're into serving soup, that carrot soup i posted last month would be PERFECT! mmm

also maybe little mini pumpkin tartlets - like pumpkin pies but tiny - i saw a tray of them for sale at the grocery store but i bet they'd be pretty easy to make

i bet i've got a few things at home - i'll post tonight!

dot · Marc Jacobs

what about turkey sandwiches with all the "fixin's?" like with cranberry chutney/sauce, mashed potatoes, gravy, etc.

Hermione · Kate Spade

oooh she could make like a turkey sandwich bar!!!

Christine · Coach

I agree, a make-your-own turkey sandwich bar would be really fun! And I also love the idea of mini pies/tartlets. You could have the mini pumpkin ones that indiekitten recommended and maybe mini-pecan pie ones too.

Don't forget sweet potatoes to go with the turkey.....yum.......I'm getting hungry!

mikacat · Coach

Let me know if you want a really easy cranberry sauce recipe. I don't even like cranberry sauce but someone on here convinced me to make my own last year and I loved it. Plus you could make it a day or two in advance.

ILoveChoo · Hermes

turkey meatballs?

ranchera20 · Marc Jacobs

mikacat wrote:

Let me know if you want a really easy cranberry sauce recipe.

I would like to know your recipe!!! I usually make it but if you have another way I would like to hear about it!

Cricket- I will ask my mom about a dessert that she makes with cocktail fruit and marshmellos. Its very easy and good!!

Cricket · Gucci

Thanks for all the suggestions, girls! I'll let you know what I do.

shopgirl82 · Chanel

you can bake pumpkin seeds and put them on the tables for people to snack on.

you could make the soup, freeze it, and serve it in mini pumpkins. i have a super easy pumpkin soup recipe from last month's self magazine if you want it.

oh, and you can make pumpkin bars with cream cheese frosting. i'm not really a fan of pumpkin flavored items, but those are sooo good.

i also love the idea of the turkey sandwich with all the fixins'

bumblebee · Coach

i like the turkey sandwich buffet idea, too.

here's another one, that is so easy:

baked brie

i like to slice the top rind off of a round brie, but you can leave it on if you like it.

take a roll of pillsbury crescent rolls and roll the whole thing out flat on a greased cookie sheet, pushing together the perforations.

put the round brie in the center, and spread the top part with apricot jam. top that with a few tablespoons each of brown sugar, chopped pecans, and chopped dried apricots. then fold up the sides of the pastry dough around all of it and press closed at the top.

bake at 325 for about 15 min (or until the pastry is browned on top). it will all melt together and then you just serve with crackers. it's delicious. you could also do raspberry jam with sliced pears or any other combo you like.

Cricket · Gucci

Stop it! Stop it! I want to make 90% of the suggestions. No, don't stop! EEK!

Shopgirl82, I would love that Pumpkin Soup recipe. I want to do a trial run on some of these items within the next week or so.

Bumblebee, that baked brie sounds fabulous. Oooh, I can just taste the warm brie. YUM!