"Freedom From Want" by Norman Rockwell

May 9, 2016

Thanksgiving Menu

I'm working on cleaning out my recipes. I have a stack of papers that I have been saving for years that have some pretty interesting sounding recipes on them and some handouts that I've kept and some menues that I have made for Holidays. This is my menu for Thanksgiving. I want to include it here so that I have it for my Holiday planning later this year, and more years to come. And, I wanted to share my menu with you.

Thanksgiving is my most traditional holiday. We HAVE to have certain foods. It is the only holiday that I feel that way about. Strange, huh? Christmas and Easter meals can be more flexible but not Thanksgiving!


My Thanksgiving Menu

Turkey (Roasted plain. Not stuffed. Nothing inside, except salt and pepper.)
Mashed Potatoes 
Green Bean Casserole (Our Traditional Family Recipe from the back of the french fried onions can.)
Stuffing/Dressing (Grandma Blossom's Recipe)
Gravy (Yes, keep it simple.)
Sweet Potato Casserole
Cranberry Salad (Grandma Blossom's Recipe)
Cranberry Jell (Jay wants it from a can. I like to make it from scratch with fresh cranberries.)
Rolls (I usually make Grandma Irvine's Buns Recipe.)
Butter
Jams (A variety from the summer's canning.)
Pumpkin Pie (From the Betty Crocker Cookbook) (Jay makes the pie crusts. I make the fillings.)
Whipped Cream (Jay likes Cool Whip. I like fresh whipping cream with sugar.)
Mincemeat Pie (The box recipe with extra apples added.)
Pecan Pie (From the Betty Crocker Cookbook)
Blueberry Pie (From the Betty Crocker Cookbook)
Ice Cream (Homemade Vanilla Blue Bell in Texas. Vanilla Tillamook or Umpqa in Washington.)

Menu shared by Robin.