- Turkey (I am using the America's Test Kitchen method/recipe - plus a few herbs)
- I will try once again to make a gravy from the drippings - I have ruined it more times than not... the rue ruins me - how is that for alliteration?
- Sweet potatos - baked & served plain (maybe with pumpkin pie spice)
- Baked potatos - ditto, except the spice would probably be different :o) Am I the only one who is convinced that all "-tos" should have an "e?" Just wondering.
- Quinoa - maybe plain, maybe with sauteed veggies and toasted nuts thrown in... Probably plain, they already have a nutty flavor.
- carrots - just boiled
- Squash - made with apples and pumpkin pie spice
- Stuffing - maybe, depends on my mood - this is a late addition to the menu (I would do a variation of the hyperlinked recipe.) My Girlfriend is going to make this too. I though we had enough "starch" but she would miss stuffing (I probably would too honestly - but I messed it up last year.)
- sauteed spinach with wild mushrooms
- my girl friend is bringing cranberry sauce
- my girlfriend is bringing an apple pie
- sweet potato pie with a candied pecan topping - served well after the main meal, because of the heavy cream & butter...
Are there any glaring omissions - I don't care for green bean casserole - or any other gloppy vegetables in disguise. My girlfriend doesn't like cruciferous vegetables, so the roasted cauliflower & broccoli is out... I can't make anything with milk, cheese, or butter...
Feel free to share your Thanksgiving Menu - or any similar harvest menu...
7 comments:
sounds like lots of food! how many are you having??? send the leftovers to me! LOL
Do you do rolls of any kind? How about a condiment tray with cheese, olives, pickles? Your menu is very similar to mine.
Mmmm... I just ate lunch then read your post. Now I'm hungry again. It's all in your mind Paula. Its all in your mind Paula. Thanksgiving dinner is a very carb heavy meal and I try to at least serve a green salad. That is the one glaring omission I saw. That said, can I come to dinner? LOL
This sounds great, when's dinner? :D
I actually came over to your blog specially to see your squares quilt - not here! Was it in an earlier post?
Sounds delicious!
Where I live, we do spell potatoes with an 'e'...
thanksgiving is a holiday meal that features bread in every color--sweet and white potatoes, stuffing, peas, squash, rolls, as us ex-weight watcher attendees used to say...LOL
BTW amy, i am searching for a FQ with gray or silver cats; do you have any you could swap with me? i don't have any taupes but could rustle up something you might want, i'm sure....let me know
I'm a little late to comment for the gravy this time around, but... try using cornstarch instead of flour (1/2 the amount - so if using 6 tablespoons of flour, use 3 tablespoons of cornstarch), disolve the cornstarch in COLD water - then mix it with the butter. The water must be cold or else it will clump. That is what I do and it works pretty good. If it is really awful you can usually rescue it with a hand held mixer/blender thingy or put it all in the food processor!
Cheers!
Evelyn
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