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Thanksgiving day is one of my favorite holidays of the year. I especially love the traditional Thanksgiving menu and I tend not to veer off much from it.
Here is an outline of my Thanksgiving Menu this year with a Make ahead plan:
Appetizers:
Deviled Eggs
Mozzarella Tomato Tartlets
Platter of cheese, crackers, and veggies
Main Menu:
Herbed Turkey
Salad with cesar dressing
Creamy Garlic Mashed Potatoes
Green Bean Casserole
Mushroom and Walnut Stuffing
Sweet potato Casserole
Cranberry Sauce with Orange and Rosemary
Corn
Dessert:
Pumpkin Cake
Make Ahead Plan:
3-4 Days before Thanksgiving day:
Thaw Turkey
2 days before:
Make the cranberry sauce, refrigerate
Toast the cubed bread for the stuffing
1 day before:
Cook the onions and celery then assemble the stuffing with no eggs and liquids.
Prep the turkey.
Make the deviled eggs, pumpkin cake, and cook the wild Rice.
Prep Dinner table
Thanksgiving Day:
Bake the turkey (I use a Turkey Roaster Oven
)
)Cook both potatoes and sweet potatoes
Prepare Appetizers
Assemble the green bean casserole then bake
Assemble the stuffing then bake
Assemble the sweet potato casserole then bake
Prepare Mashed potatoes and salad
Heat Corn and Cranberry Sauce
Make Gravy
Serve Dinner :)
What's on your Thanksgiving menu?
