# Thanksgiving - Post your menu. **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [November 25, 2009, 3:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thanksgiving-post-your-menu/518867 "2009-11-25T03:00:12Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Oredigger77](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/oredigger77/32/3181_2.png) [@Oredigger77](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oredigger77)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2009, 2:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thanksgiving-post-your-menu/518867/21 "2009-11-25T14:12:51Z")
I’m just cooking for 1 this year so I paired my meal back to what I consider the essentials. Marinade Roast Turkey Apple and Hotlink Stuffing Wasabi Mashed Potatoes I’m debating about making a pecan pie, I don’t need the calories but it’s been my signature dish since I was 14 and I’m having people hit me up for my recipe so they can eat it my absence. If so it’s a chocolate bourbon pecan pie. ---
**Author:** ![Kolga](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e56c9b/32.png) [@Kolga](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kolga)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2009, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thanksgiving-post-your-menu/518867/22 "2009-11-25T14:14:45Z")
Turkey for me and my friends, tofurkey for the veggie S.O. Mashed Yukon Gold potatoes Stuffing with green chiles or fresh herbs (haven’t decided yet) Collard greens Cucumber-pomegranate seed salad (really yummy!) Tossed green salad Biscuits Pumpkin spiced bread Pecan pie with ice cream Wine - Chardonnay, probably ---
**Author:** ![Tom\_Tildrum](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e95f7d/32.png) [@Tom\_Tildrum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tom_Tildrum)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2009, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thanksgiving-post-your-menu/518867/23 "2009-11-25T14:44:08Z")
My mother is experimenting with a turducken. Not sure what else is on the menu. ---
**Author:** ![Cowgirl\_Jules](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/4af34b/32.png) [@Cowgirl\_Jules](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cowgirl_Jules)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2009, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thanksgiving-post-your-menu/518867/24 "2009-11-25T15:37:37Z")
Appetizers: Brie-stuffed mushrooms Four kinds of grilled sausages from a local maker Jalapeno poppers Deviled eggs Main: Smoked turkey Roast turkey Baked ham Artichoke-parmesan stuffing Sausage-apple stuffing Gravy Mashed potatoes Roasted sweet potatoes Roasted Brussels Sprouts Green beans with shallots and almonds Grandma’s creamed corn Grilled aspasagus Homemade cranberry jelly Dinner rolls Dessert: Pumpkin pie Berry pie I’m making most of it. We may have as many as 24 people. ---
**Author:** ![RedWood](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/f08c70/32.png) [@RedWood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RedWood)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2009, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thanksgiving-post-your-menu/518867/25 "2009-11-25T16:13:10Z")
Turkey and its’ gravy stuffing (homemade 🙂 this year’s has both corn and wheat bread, apples, sage, onion, etc…) cranberry jelly (the quivering canshape!) cranberry-mandarin relish (homemade) curried squash (one New Dish per year… last year it was chipotle sweet potatoes.) mashed potatoes asparagus casserole (totally new to me!) green salad dinner rolls (these last four being brought by my collaborator) sweet potato pie I think we are feeding seven. ---
**Author:** ![Zsofia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/7bcc69/32.png) [@Zsofia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zsofia)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2009, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thanksgiving-post-your-menu/518867/26 "2009-11-25T16:22:23Z")
We just do the usual, plus a soup I thought the kids would despise but which they demand every year Butternut squash soup with cider cream Turkey Scratch gravy Ginger orange cranberry sauce Mashed potatoes Green bean casserole (this year I’m making from scratch, but I think we’ll probably hate it) Gross dressing my evil sister in law brings Pumpkin pie It’s always hard to resist doing too much - we already have too many leftovers as it is without putting more dishes on the table. We’re feeding nine, three of whom are children. ---
**Author:** ![TheMerchandise](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b487fb/32.png) [@TheMerchandise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheMerchandise)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2009, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thanksgiving-post-your-menu/518867/27 "2009-11-25T16:51:40Z")
Appetizers: -Olive tapanade and goat cheese puffs -Three-cheese souffle in herb shells Main: -Turkey -Stuffing - homemade -Gravy -Cranberry sauce – from cans, both smooth and whole berry -Goat cheese scalloped potatoes (Except my step-father, who insists that a Thanksgiving without mashed potatoes is like a spring day without sneezing, will be enjoying a single serving of instant mashed potatoes. And I hope he chokes on them.) -Green bean casserole -Apple cider glazed roasted root vegetables -Candied yams – no marshmallow topping, thanksverymuch -Sourdough rolls -Asparagus Dessert: -Flourless chocolate cake -Pumpkin cheesecake -Apple crumble pie Followed by chips and dips and whatnot for the rest of the day. There will be just four of us. Ugh, I expect to have no room in my fridge for at least a week. ---
**Author:** ![VunderBob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/839c29/32.png) [@VunderBob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VunderBob)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2009, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thanksgiving-post-your-menu/518867/28 "2009-11-25T17:16:10Z")
We’re cooking twice, once for us, and again for our indigent neighbors. The menus vary: In common: (brined) Turkey Cornbread dressing Hot bread Corn souffle Us: Cranberry salad Smashed taters and gravy Green beans Pie Neighbors: No sugar cranberry salad Collard greens Sweet potatoes No sugar pumpkin pie ---
**Author:** ![MadTheSwine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9fc29f/32.png) [@MadTheSwine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MadTheSwine)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2009, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thanksgiving-post-your-menu/518867/29 "2009-11-25T18:16:56Z")
I am having tacos with ground turkey,cheese, tomato and onion,on soft corn shells. Whole pickled Serrano and Jalapeno peppers. A chocolate donut. Milwaukees Best > [@silenus](#): > > For the 26th year in a row, we are camping in the Mojave for Thanksgiving. The menu for Thursday will be: Where do you stay when in the Mojave? > [@Cowgirl\_Jules](#): > > I’m making most of it. We may have as many as 24 people. Make that 25…I’m coming over. 🙂 Great menu! ---
**Author:** ![jellyblue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e480ec/32.png) [@jellyblue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jellyblue)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2009, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thanksgiving-post-your-menu/518867/30 "2009-11-25T18:20:35Z")
> [@CrazyCatLady](#): > > Should I lay out your caftan, just in case? I think my ass just expanded some looking at your menu. It sounds really great, though. > > [snip…] > Pumpkin-caramel cheesecake > Pear tart tatin > Some undisclosed dessert his aunt is bringing Yes, a caftan, and make it a roomy one! \* \* \* \* Also, the recipe for the pumpkin-caramel cheesecake, please 😃 (and pear tart tatin- how elegant of you!) ---
**Author:** ![JessEnigma](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/cdc98d/32.png) [@JessEnigma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JessEnigma)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2009, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thanksgiving-post-your-menu/518867/31 "2009-11-25T19:22:58Z")
I’m having a potluck dinner with 6 or 7 other people in my student house. I’m fixing cornbread dressing and apple crumble. The person who organized the whole thing managed to find turkey and canned cranberry sauce somewhere, which means he’s a much more dedicated shopper than me (at least when it comes to the cranberry sauce), as we’re not in the US at the moment. I don’t know what anyone else is cooking, but as there’s only us two Americans, I expect a rather random assortment of nontraditional dishes. And no pumpkin pie, unfortunately. ---
**Author:** ![Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/qadgop_the_mercotan/32/83_2.png) [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2009, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thanksgiving-post-your-menu/518867/32 "2009-11-25T19:24:38Z")
My menu: **Salads and Garde Manger Platters** : Honey-Cured Turkey Salad of toasted walnuts, apples, wild rice, dried cranberries, caramelized apple vinaigrette Classic Caesar Salad of herb croutons, Sarvecchio Parmesan, roasted garlic dressing Corn Bread Panzanella Salad Autumn Beet Salad of spiced pecans, grilled pears, Gorgonzola cheese, sherry vinaigrette Grilled Radicchio Salad of capers, cherry tomatoes, basil, knob onions, balsamic vinaigrette Caramelized Brussels Sprouts Salad of pancetta, pine nuts, Belgioioso Pepato cheese, pancetta cider dressing Duck Confit and Sweet Potato Salad of green beans, watercress, orange and thyme vinaigrette Assorted Garde Manger Platters Assorted Juices & Smoothies Assorted Canapés **Seafood Station** : Shrimp Cocktail, Hot Smoked Salmon, Trout Mousse, Salmon Roulade, Smoked Chubs, Chef Seared George’s Bank Scallops all with Traditional Sauces, Garnishes, and Accompaniments **Pasta Station** : Bowtie Pasta with shredded duck confit, spinach, mushrooms, Madeira sauce Whole Wheat Penne Pasta with roasted squash, applewood-smoked bacon, Sarvecchio Parmesan cheese, chestnut cream sauce **Carving Station** : Peppercorn-Crusted Beef Sirloin with whole-grain mustard, herb mayonnaise, horseradish, red wine demi-glace Slow-Roasted Turkey Breast with giblet pan gravy, spiced cranberry compote **Entrees** : Maple-Glazed Pork Loin with wild mushroom risotto, crispy shallots, bourbon sauce Pan-Seared Cobia with root vegetable and apple hash, lemon thyme butter sauce Sweet Potato and Aged Cheddar Gratin Sour Cream and Chive Red Bliss Potatoes Old Fashioned Bread and Sausage Stuffing **Desserts** : Old Fashioned Pumpkin Pie Kentucky Bourbon Pecan Pie Apple Raisin Pie Applesauce Cake with cider, cream cheese frosting Eggnog Cheesecake Chocolate Almond Cake Chocolate Banana Rum Tart Pear Mousseline Torte ---
**Author:** ![carlb](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carlb/32/5930_2.png) [@carlb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carlb)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2009, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thanksgiving-post-your-menu/518867/33 "2009-11-25T19:34:13Z")
[ul] [li]Roasted turkey with sage butter (brined a la Alton Brown, roasted with sage-compounded butter under the skin)[/li][li]Sausage and chestnut stuffing[/li][li]Chestnut gravy[/li][li]Haricots verts with warm bacon vinaigrette[/li][li]Sweet potato and ginger spoonbread[/li][/ul]Dessert is supposed to be a pumpkin pie that our youngest is bringing. If that doesn’t work out, I’ll make roasted grape and walnut parfaits. Pinot Noir or Beaujolais Nouveau with dinner. ---
**Author:** ![dhkendall](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a9adbd/32.png) [@dhkendall](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dhkendall)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2009, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thanksgiving-post-your-menu/518867/34 "2009-11-25T19:46:23Z")
Yikes, but some of you have really big menus - a few of you I think ahve more food than I’ve even over the course of my life! > [@freckafree](#): > > I agree that there is no such thing as too much leftover turkey. Club sandwiches…mmmmmm! > > But the rest of it? “We can freeze it and use it later!” The road to Hell is paved with good intentions and the mystery frozen hockey pucks exhumed when I clean the freezer in June. Word of warning, I’m Canadian so we had Thanksgiving 6 weeks ago (our Thanksgiving falls on your Columbus Day)\* - I was cleaning out the freezer yesterday and I found a Ziplock bag of rock-solid … something … labelled “Turkey”. So you Yanks will probably still have some left over when it’s time to carve the Christmas turkey! \*for the record, since I’m one of the few that can answer this definitively (who knows what plans may change for the rest of ya), we had ham and turkey and stuffing (I LOVE stuffing) and gravy and corn and carrots and mashed potatoes (my stomach can’t handle potatoes tho) and pumpkin pie. ---
**Author:** ![Sunspace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunspace/32/1250_2.png) [@Sunspace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunspace)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2009, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thanksgiving-post-your-menu/518867/35 "2009-11-25T20:19:27Z")
Yeah, we already had our Thanksgiving. Can we come to your place? ---
**Author:** ![Sarabellum](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sarabellum/32/3492_2.png) [@Sarabellum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sarabellum)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2009, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thanksgiving-post-your-menu/518867/36 "2009-11-25T20:54:48Z")
Appetizers: Deviled eggs Crudite tray Guacamole, salsa & chips Hummus & Wheat Thins Main & Sides: Roast turkey (stuffed with apples, onions & garlic for cooking) Cornish hens Honeybaked ham Cornbread stuffing Fruit salad 2 dozen rolls from Grandy’s Cranberry chuntney Cranberry sauce (canned) Sweet potatoes (with marshmallows) Green beans Corn Jalepeno cornbread Desserts: Pumpkin spicebread Apple pie Cherry pie Cheesecake Chocolate chip cookies Pumpkin pie Drinks: Coke, Dr. Pepper (grab a can) Lemonade White wine Red wine Dessert wine All this for 15 people, give or take. Excess, much? ---
**Author:** ![CrazyCatLady](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/dfb087/32.png) [@CrazyCatLady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CrazyCatLady)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2009, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thanksgiving-post-your-menu/518867/37 "2009-11-25T21:10:02Z")
> [@jellyblue](#): > > Also, the recipe for the pumpkin-caramel cheesecake, please 😃 > (and pear tart tatin- how elegant of you!) I love the [Pioneer Lady](http://thepioneerwoman.com/cooking/2008/11/caramel-pumpkin-gingersnap-cheesecake-so-there/). ---
**Author:** ![Dung\_Beetle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dung_beetle/32/7945_2.png) [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2009, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thanksgiving-post-your-menu/518867/38 "2009-11-25T21:27:13Z")
For appetizers, we’re going to put out some raw veggies and ranch dip. I predict no one will touch it, but at least it’s a no-brainer. Then we’re going to smoke a couple of ducks (Duuuude…🆒) Stuffing with sausage, apples, and jalapenos Green beans with bacon and candied garlic Oven-roasted sweet and white potatoes Olives and pickles Biscuits Wine (pinot noir and gewurtztraminer) Ice cream and turtle pie It doesn’t look like much, but we’re not having many people over, and we always seem to wind up with too much food anyway! On second thought, **Qadgop** , what’s _your_ address? ---
**Author:** ![Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/intergalactic_gladiator/32/112_2.png) [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Intergalactic_Gladiator)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2009, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thanksgiving-post-your-menu/518867/39 "2009-11-25T22:06:56Z")
My bro in law is firing up the turkey fryer, so I’ll be having some of that. Lots of other food. beer. ---
**Author:** ![FallenAngel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/5daacb/32.png) [@FallenAngel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FallenAngel)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2009, 11:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thanksgiving-post-your-menu/518867/40 "2009-11-25T23:07:32Z")
Cuban black bean soup Roasted turkey breasts with carmelized root vegetables and dried currant sauce Whatever my sister brings for dessert. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thanksgiving-post-your-menu/518867.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thanksgiving-post-your-menu/518867.md?page=3)