Tuesday, November 23, 2010

Working on my Thanksgiving Menu

I am working on my Thanksgiving menu......First of all I have my two son's, my daughter and her husband, my aunt and uncle, my sons 3 friends that are from another state. This makes a total of 11 people for dinner.

Thanksgiving Menu
November 25, 2010
Golden Roasted Turkey
Rich and Creamy Gravy
Buttery Mashed Potatoes
Sausage Sage Apple Stuffing
Nuttty Sweet Potato Casserole
Chunky Apple Orange Cranberry Sauce
Cranberry sauce from you know where
Fresh Green Beans with Toasted Almonds
Green Beans with Mushrooms and Toasted Onions Casserole
Cauliflower with Gruyere Cheese Casserole
Crescent Rolls
Pumpkin Pie
Dark Chocolate Slik Pie
Coffee and Wine
It's a must that we all sit around a totally decorated table with the finest of dishes and china and a linen table cloth. I actually decorate it with everything Chirstmas. I know it's crazy, but this is how I have done it for years. What a great way to welcome in the season of Thanksgiving of our saviors birth. Now about that can cranberry sauce there is one family member that loves this cranberry sauce so for them I greatly serve it. I have been making this whole meal for years, I keep trying to get my kids in the kitchen to learn the recipes and the timing of cooking everything, but no one want's to get up that early. I put my turkey in a Brine for 24 hours and I make a buttery wine sauce to baste my turkey.