I know it is early, but what is your Thanksgiving Menu this year?

[MdmMim]

We always start out with:

pigs in a blanket
shrimp cocktail
relish tray (asst olives, cornichons, cottage cheese, corn relish)
clam dip (family recipe) with Bugles
nachos

Followed by:

roast turkey
gravy
mashed potatoes
stuffing
squash
sweet potatoes
cranberry sauce
creamed onions
pumpkin mini-muffins
cranberry mini-muffins

Completing the feast:

pumpkin pie
apple pie
brownie sundaes

 

[MulanUSAF]

This year my family will be at WDW for Thanksgiving. As of right now, we are planning to eat at Boma. So I'll share our Thanksgiving menu from last year, which was a big hit with my Chinese-American family (and a few non-Asian guests). We don't really like turkey, so we do traditional Chinese festival foods with an American twist.

Appetizer:
-Tempura fried veggies (green beans, yam sticks, green/red pepper strips, mini broccoli florets) and shrimp
-Pumpkin butter dip for tempura
-Crab & Artichoke dip with toasted mini rice cakes

Main Course:
-Chinese roast duck, served with traditional steamed buns and duck sauce (ordered from a local Chinese restaurant)
-Broiled rainbow trout stuffed with sautéed onions and mushrooms

Sides:
-Sticky rice stuffing with sweet Chinese sausage
-Green bean casserole
-Roasted spicy potatoes
-Cornbread

Dessert:
-Sesame puffs (fried donut balls rolled in toasted sesame seeds)
-Pumpkin Cheesecake (frozen Cheesecake Factory)
-Green tea ice cream

 

[GRUMPY PIRATE]

Turkey
Ham
Mashed Potato Casserole
Broccoli Cheese Rice Casserole
Whipped Chipotle Sweet Potatoes
Corn Casserole
Homeade Rolls
Salad
Fruit Salad
Pies/cookies

Hey, that is just for an appitizer!!!

we usually deep fry two turkeys, then I deep fry about three or four diced up potatos, they get all the spices in the oil from the turkey rub!

 

[AshleyW]

This year my family will be at WDW for Thanksgiving. As of right now, we are planning to eat at Boma. So I'll share our Thanksgiving menu from last year, which was a big hit with my Chinese-American family (and a few non-Asian guests). We don't really like turkey, so we do traditional Chinese festival foods with an American twist.

Appetizer:
-Tempura fried veggies (green beans, yam sticks, green/red pepper strips, mini broccoli florets) and shrimp
-Pumpkin butter dip for tempura
-Crab & Artichoke dip with toasted mini rice cakes

Main Course:
-Chinese roast duck, served with traditional steamed buns and duck sauce (ordered from a local Chinese restaurant)
-Broiled rainbow trout stuffed with sautéed onions and mushrooms

Sides:
-Sticky rice stuffing with sweet Chinese sausage
-Green bean casserole
-Roasted spicy potatoes
-Cornbread

Dessert:
-Sesame puffs (fried donut balls rolled in toasted sesame seeds)
-Pumpkin Cheesecake (frozen Cheesecake Factory)
-Green tea ice cream

This all sounds SO good, especially the tempura fried veggies! What a great twist on Thanksgiving.

 

[N&B'smom]

We're going to a friend's house and I know she is making turkey and some sides. I'm going to bring a mashed potato casserole and dessert, pumpkin pie and apple turnovers.

 

[crazelion]

Turkey
Ham
Ribs
potato salad
mac cheese
devil eggs
sweet potato pie

I don't know what desert will be yet. I might a varity cake from Wal-Mart and call it day.

 

[luvsJack]

My fiance & I are going to Mississippi this year to have Thanksgiving with his family at his grandparents' house.. which means tons of good food all week long.

Last time we were there, the menu was:

Turkey
Sweet potatoes
Spicy collard greens
Green beans
Corn casserole
Fruit salad
Cranberry sauce
Rolls
and.. sweet potato pie!!

Nothing better than Thanksgiving in Mississippi! (well except maybe Thanksgiving in WDW)

We always have at least 2 sweet potato pies.

Other than that our menu will be

Turkey (hopefully roasted if I can keep the fryer away for dh)
Giblet gravy
Dressing
Sweet Potatoes with a pecan topping
Corn casserole
Broccoli casserole
cranberry sauce
fruit salad
7-layer salad

sweet potato pie
german chocolate cake
chocolate pie
coconut pie

ETA: forgot about the appetizers! Deviled eggs, vegetable tray with ranch dip, celery stuffed with cream cheese, cherries and pineapple, sausage balls.

 

[charming23]

There will only be 4 of us this year and my Mom is putting me in charge for the first time . The Menu will be

Appetizers
Hot Swiss and Bacon Dip with Crackers
Vegggie Tray with dips

Dinner
Roasted Turkey (a small one)
Sweet Potatoes
Brussel Sprout chips
Corn
Rolls

Dessert
Pumpkin Cheesecake
Apple Pie

 

[chloelovesdisney]

Veggies with hummus
Potato puffs
Pigs in a blanket
Scallion pancakes

Green salad

Turkey
Mashed potatoes
Roasted red potatoes
Stuffing
Vegan stuffing
Sweet potato casserole
Vegan sweet potatoes
Roasted root vegetables
Corn
Carrots
Peas
Cranberry sauce
Rolls

Pumpkin pie
Coconut custard pie
Vanilla ice cream
Cookies
Sorbet

My sister is a vegan so end up making several extra dishes so she can enjoy the meal with the rest of us.

 

[Tinker'n'Fun]

This is the one meal that I cook every year, just for our little family. Anyone can come for dessert, but dinner is us only and it never changes...

Turkey roasted
Homemade stuffing
Homemade gravy
Mashed Potatoes
Green beans w/almonds
White corn w/butter sauce
Hot sweet rolls

For dessert I always make:

Apple pie
Pumpkin pie
(then I add depending on the guest list)

this year:

cheesecake
pecan pie
fudge covered brownies

 

[tazdev3225]

I never do Thanksgiving we go to my mom's. The menu has basically been
Roast Turkey
Stuffing - without raisins. She did this one year and we rebelled
Mashed Potatoes and gravy
Creamed corn
Brussel Sprouts
Canned cranberry sauce and my brothers homemade (I won't touch it way too tart)
Green olives -don't know why but it's tradition
something else vegetarian and lactose free for my SIL
And WINE. I need this to deal with my brother's who don't get along
Dessert is always pumpkin pie, apple pie and coconut custard pie smothered in cool whip. We never vary from this menu because my brothers are crazy about everything being traditional.

 

[Jacoby 46]

We always start out with:
clam dip (family recipe) with Bugles

Do you have a recipe to share? I love Clam Dip, it is my favorite!!

Thanks everyone for all the great ideas!! I loved reading each and every one of these posts and I have a few ideas now of what I want to do! Please keep posting your menus and I will keep reading them all!!

I do appreciate all the help!!

 

[MdmMim]

Do you have a recipe to share? I love Clam Dip, it is my favorite!!

Thanks everyone for all the great ideas!! I loved reading each and every one of these posts and I have a few ideas now of what I want to do! Please keep posting your menus and I will keep reading them all!!

I do appreciate all the help!!

It was DH's grandmother's recipe, so we must have it for every holiday.

1 8 oz package cream cheese
1 can minced clams
Worcestershire sauce
Bugles

• 
  Drain clams, reserving liquid.

• Add clams to softened cream cheese, mixing well with fork.

• Add the reserved clam liquid as needed (You don't want it soupy--just a good dipping consistency.)

• Add a little Worcestershire sauce, be careful not to use too much. Just enough for your own personal taste. (I use maybe 1 Tbl.)

I make it a day ahead, refrigerate, then take out about 30 minutes before serving. Sprinkle a bit of paprika on top, break out the Bugles or chips, and enjoy!

 

[golfgal]

I am going to guess turkey and all the fixings but I have no idea where we are going this year or if we will just stay home.

I don't do appetizers on Thanksgiving because I don't want to fill up before the big meal

 

[lovemygoofy]

I'm guessing a waffle house or a truckstop. My husband will be out of town and I'll be driving down for the weekend to see him and staying in a hotel room. That leaves us to the mercy of whatever is open.

I'm making a mini thanksgiving meal before he leaves.

 

[alexandria674]

This year is going to be the first year that I am responsible for the Thanksgiving dinner *fingers crossed*

It will be turkey with a slight spicy kick, mashed potatoes, gravy, stuffing, dressingcollard greens, Grilled green beans with those canned fried onions on top, canned cranberry mold I like it that way because I like the novelty of the can's rims on that stuff I guess, seasoned carrots with some biscuits or rolls on the side and a spinach salad also some lovely yams with marshmellows, I am going to beg my grandma for her spinach casserole recipe. It is creamed spinach with this really nice salt and vinegar topping, it sounds kind of gross but it is the best. For appetizer I was thinking of a basic summer sausage with crackers thing, some mini-quiches (frozen kind, I am not cooking that on top of everything) and some gingerbread. For dessert I am going to call out for some pumpkin pie.

Also some white wine...one for the guest and one for me to get through this without a hitch.

 

[eyor44]

When we are home:

appetizers:
pickles
olives
cheese
barbeque hotdogs

Dinner:
Baked Turkey
Stuffing
mashed potatoes
corn
green beans
gravy
rolls

Dessert:
chocolate pie
apple pie
pumpkin pie

when my Father was alive I would also make a mincemeat pie just for him.

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