Thanksgiving menu?

[jennyema]

My sister in law usually hosts a big family thanksgiving where all I bring is homemade cranberry sauce (which I hate).

Their kitchen is getting remodeled and won’t be ready, so it will just be the two of us.

We’ll have a Turkey breast (may cook it on my Big Green Egg)
Potatoes and gravy
Gussied up Stovetop stuffing
Brussels sprouts
Maybe a dessert

 

[Steve Kroll]

I am invited to my ex-in-laws every year. I'm blessed that they still consider me family after being divorced for 8 years.

A couple of years ago it was decided that we would no longer have a big family dinner. Instead, everyone brings a couple of appetizers or sweet treats to put out on a buffet table. We spend the afternoon grazing, chit-chatting, and watching football.

I haven't completely decided what I will bring this year. I almost always bring some sort of quick bread. I also like dips. And this year, I've been mulling over making some smoked salmon and cream cheese rollups.

 

[taxlady]

I am invited to my ex-in-laws every year. I'm blessed that they still consider me family after being divorced for 8 years.

A couple of years ago it was decided that we would no longer have a big family dinner. Instead, everyone brings a couple of appetizers or sweet treats to put out on a buffet table. We spend the afternoon grazing, chit-chatting, and watching football.

I haven't completely decided what I will bring this year. I almost always bring some sort of quick bread. I also like dips. And this year, I've been mulling over making some smoked salmon and cream cheese rollups.

When I was doing low carb, I made smoked salmon rollups. Sometimes I made those with homemade quark and other times with cream cheese. I also put capers and finely chopped onion. Sometimes I would cut the "cigars" into 1 cm thick slices and call them pinwheels. Those were always popular.

 

[dragnlaw]

I've also done them using tortilla's for the "pinwheels" Spread your cream cheese on the tortilla, layer with salmon, sprinkle with thinly sliced sweet onion. Then I roll them, slice, and place one or two small capers on each and press in, garnish with fresh dill.

the onions seem to slice well if you make sure they are thin, but I found the capers fared better sprinkled on top and pressed in.

 

[dragnlaw]

@Steve Kroll - here's another way to do smoked salmon. A bit fussier but makes an impression and is yummy too.
You do need a small mold, like an ice cube tray *(see next post). I cut some small rounds of a dense rye bread to the same size as the opening of the mold.
Either mix some cream cheese with flavourings or I used Boursin with chives.
Line each of the holes with salmon, fill them with the cheese. Fold over the edges of the salmon to enclose the cheese.
Dab a little cheese on the bread (as a glue). Lift out the salmon from their molds (it's easy as the salmon in oily). Press each onto a piece of the bread. Fancy Skewer a thin slice of onion on top of each round and press on a sprig of dill.

 

[dragnlaw]

I should have said that the ice cube tray mold needs to be smaller than your regular trays. These should be more like a one bite size. Regular cube tray would be too big and sort of 'gaggy' in my opinion.

 

[Sir_Loin_of_Beef]

My menu never changes, whether it's just myself, an intimate dinner for two, or a huge group of friends and/or relatives. Deconstructed turkey; giblet gravy; sausage, apple and fennel cornbread stuffing; mashed potatoes; mashed sweet potatoes; sufferin' sucotash; Asti Spumante; and my one piece of pumpkin pie for the year.

 

[dragnlaw]

for all the singles here and are not having a family get-together.
plenty of ideas of recipes for one from turkey, sides and dessert. Multiple choices.

and for all the couples here with the same circumstances. Pretty much the same and giving all sorts of tips for a super stress free meal.
More ideas & plans for Two

 

[Andy M.]

Our menu will be a little pared down this year as we're leaving for FL two days after the holiday. I'll do a roast turkey (smaller than usual) and smaller quantities of pilaf, stuffing and gravy. I'm only making one pie-blueberry this time and a chocolate cake for our grandson's 18th birthday and for his mother's aversion to any dish that contains cooked fruit.

 

[GinnyPNW]

There were some beautiful, and for once, NOT huge rib eye steaks on sale at Costco. I got a package of them, and froze them individually, when we got home. We'll have steak, baked taters, roasted root veggies, salad and Cheddar Bay biscuits. Maybe not traditional, but the Thanksgiving Police don't know my address. Homemade Vanilla Ice cream for dessert...and I'll find something to serve with the ice cream too.

The day before Thanksgiving, I'll be making Chicken or Turkey individual meatloaves, mashed gravy, yams, creamed peas...and we'll take that over to mom, early on Thanksgiving Day. She requested meatloaf...and I'm thinking it is likely a matter of necessity. I'm going to ask her if I might bake one of the pies she has in the freezer for her dessert. She doesn't use her oven anymore...oh, no, take that back, she uses her oven for storage, these days. I'll offer to steam some artichokes and see what MIL thinks of that. She used to love them...and she still has the necessary front teeth for them.

I've already made some Cranberry Jam and some of my Pineapple/cranberry sauce. Works for folks that don't care for most cranberry sauce dishes...freezes well and goes equally well with turkey or ham!