Holidays, Thanksgiving Menu
Thanksgiving is only a week away, have you finalized your menu?
I’ve been sipping eXtra strong coffee and drawing thinking rather than cooking this week
I want to come up with a Mouthwatering Menu
That is, of course, Fabulous, but balanced, with a few No Guilt dishes
I want to Kick it Up
I also want to keep it simple, nothing too complicated to prepare, not too many Utensils…
So here’s what I’m thinking…
Start the day with some healthy Yogurt
We are having dinner at 5 so we will need a mid day nibble, like
or maybe even a very thin Pizza
like this Butternut Squash Tart
Dinner will feature turkey of course
with several of these easy sides
Acorn Squash Glazed with Maple, Bleu & Pecans
or maybe Brussels Sprouts & Bacon Gratin
Slow Cooker Brown Butter Mashed Potatoes
or maybe non traditional Twice Baked Sweet Potatoes
Holiday Dressing with Focaccia, Cornbread & Sausage
or the not so traditional Orange Glazed Bacon Wrapped Stuffing Balls
Easiest Ever Slow Cooker Green Bean Casserole
or the not so traditional Green Bean Bundle Salad
or maybe a non traditional Apple Pear & Walnut Galette
And dessert!!
HHjr wants to make a Cranberry Lemon Pie and I want to make these Chocolate Pecan Pie Cupcakes
Decisions Decisions!!
What is your favorite, “must have,” Thanksgiving dish?
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Oh I can’t wait to hear about the cranberry lemon pie Jenna! It sounds like a real pucker-upper:@) Happy T-Day Planning!
Thanks Lynn! Will you be doing all the cooking?
Just looking at the wonderful illustrations here makes me happy, Jenna! We’re dining out and I’m bringing the salad, Rick the bread. We’ll do it with the kids too, if we can ever get their acts together! (Ours of course, ALWAYS are! Right.)
Your plans sound great Jeanine, much less to clean up if you go to someone else’s house!
Jenna, the menu possibilities all sound delicious! So many choices! I agree with Lynn, I can’t wait to hear about the cranberry lemon pie! Happy Thursday!
I haven’t even seen the recipe, but it does sound refreshing after a heavy meal. We’re not much on pumpkin pie which is why we’re going non traditional for dessert…I’m just hoping he makes it!
Oh, Jenna, my mouth is watering! My favorite would have to be those cranberry walnut little delights!!! I might not do those for Thanksgiving, but I am going to have to try those!
I hope you do Chloe, they are perfect for the holidays~
What an action packed post today…I love your fanciful and fun illustrations, and I’m viewing your post before breakfast and I want everything I see to eat. Have a great day.
Thank you Sharon, I couldn’t help but include some of my alphabet challenge, I had so much fun doing that…
I bet those spirals would go perfectly with an ice cold glass of chardonnay! Everything looks delish Jenna. Enjoy your weekend.
Doesn’t everything go perfectly with an ice cold glass of chard??
FABULOUS drawings and lettering, Jenna!! 🎨👍💕 And all of your menu dishes look soooo good! Yum! 😊 I have a sweet potato dish I like to make that came from Bon Apetit magazine. I soak the raisens in burbon, and it uses maple syrup and pecans. Super yummy! 😍
Oh that does sound good!! I love sweet potato casserole but not the marshmallow topping, maple syrup bourbon and pecans sounds amazing!
OK, I just looked up the recipe, It is called Garnet Yams, Brandied raisins and walnuts from Bon Appétit. My memory doesn’t always serve me well…Anyway, you can google it and find the recipe if you’d like – it serves 12 but can easily be reduced in size. ❤️
Thank you Jill!!! I found it!
All your menu options sound delicious Jenna and I’m in agreement about the cranberry lemon pie! We’re celebrating with family on Saturday this year and still up in the air about turkey day. 🙂
I’m sure whatever you do will be picture perfect! My problem is I keep changing my mind~ I will probably get overruled anyway 😉
O M G! HOW FUN! I love the coffee and pomegranate paintings!!!!
ha, thanks Jodi, I’ve gotten to where I’d much rather draw food than cook it!
What a fabulous post Jenna – I love all of it! My favorite growing up was butternut squash – yum. I cannot think of it without thinking of my mom and her wonderful turkey and all the wonderful sides and apple pie for dessert – home made with the roller! I can almost smell it now! Thanks Jenna!
Thank you Joan! I do love butternut squash, and of course, it’s hard not to think of our moms…