Thanksgiving Menus

I was wondering what everyone is making. This is the first year DH and I are hosting Thanksgiving and I am trying to figure out what to make.

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We usually have turkey, stuffing, baked macaroni and cheese, sweet potatoes with marshmallows, green bean casserole, cranberry sauce.

We have a small family - so that's usually it for us! Plus appetizers and desserts of course.

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Sides:

Roasted potatoes
Cannied sweet potatoes
Stuffed Artichokes
A Vegtable (brocolli maybe)
Stuffed mushrooms
asparagus sometimes
Turkey of course
Stuffing

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I do breakfast and apps the day of too, since everyone gets to us (in NJ) early to avoid traffic coming from LI. When I say breakfast, I mean, bagels, cream cheese, lox, sliced tomatos. Nothing fancy and it's help yourself.

My menu:

Turkey
Cornbread and chestnut stuffing
Mashed Potatos
Some sort of sweet potatos - usually roasted
Cranberry Sauce
Green Bean Casserole - My family would go balistic if I didn't make it.
Avocado and tomato salad
Maybe another veggie like steamed broccoli or cauliflower

Dessert -
Pumpkin Pie
Apple Crisp
DH usually makes a delish fruit salad w/homemade whipped cream
Everyone usually brings a ton of desserts as well.

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we usually have antipasto then turkey, stuffing, sweet potatos, stuffed artichokes, stuffed mushrooms, cranberry sauce, salad... dessert usually cheesecake, pastry, cookies

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I did it last year..this year will be smaller at my Mom's..

but we deep fried the turkey, it was awesome!

i made Rachael Ray's Stuffin Muffin recipe, what a hit!
string bean casserole with crunchy onions
carrots
sweet potato casserole - marshmallows, brown sugar, butter, the works
cranberry sauce
biscuits
cauliflower with cheese sauce
peas
mashed potatos

I had 20 for sit down!

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Apps:
antipasta
stuffed mushrooms
shrimp cocktail
clam dip

Dinner:
Turkey Soup
Turkey
greenbean casserole
sausage stuffing
cranberry sauce
mashed potatoes
candied yams
rice balls
corn bread

Dessert:
Chocolate pudding pie
pastry platter

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We usually have baked brie in crust, spinach artichoke dip and crackers, turkey, sweet potato cassarole, cranberry sauce, gravy, string bean cassarole, stuffing, apple cider, rolls, a green veggie, butternut squash, and dessert.

Message edited 10/23/2008 8:26:14 AM.

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Thanks everyone for your responses. I am trying to incorporate my family's menu and my DH's menu.

This is what I am thinking so far...

I think my MIL will make a soup
Turkey
Stuffing (Do you guys stuff your turkeys? My mom always did, but my MIL never did.)
Mashed Potatoes
Sweet Potato Casserole
Green Bean Casserole
Cauliflower or Brussels Sprouts
Homemade Cranberry Sauce
Hot Apple Cider

I'm getting excited!

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We've never hosted yet, but usually on the menu is:

appetizers:
salmon loaf w/ crackers
antipasto platter
cheese and crackers
veggies and dip

dinner:
salad
soup (usually butternut squash)
turkey, of course, & gravy
mashed potatoes
sweet potatoes
stuffed mushrooms
2 kinds of cranberry sause (the gell kind and chunky kind)
green beans (or other vegetable)
stuffing


desserts:
expresso
italian cookies
pumpkin pie
apple pie
crumb cake
fruit

ed because I forgot some things

Message edited 10/23/2008 6:56:01 PM.

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Here's my menu:

Appetizers: mini quiche,and chips and dip, Cold Antipasto platter

Dinner:
Turkey
Stuffing ( i always stuff my bird and then i bake the extra stuffing in a cassarole dish with butter on top to keep from drying out)
Candied yams with mini marshmellows
Broccoli and cheese cassarole
Stuffed mushrooms
mashed potatoes
salad

in between dinner and dessert:
fruit and assorted nuts

Dessert: a few different kinds of pies
and pastries

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Message edited 10/29/2008 1:54:24 PM.