Thanksgiving Menu

DH cooks the entire Thanksgiving meal himself.  Every year.  Except for the cranberry sauce, which I do since he prefers the jelly stuff from the can and I like the homemade kind.

I love that he does it all himself!  And believe me, I’ve tried to help, but get shoo’ed out of the kitchen quickly.  It doesn’t bother me though, because even though I love to cook, I love to entertain better!  And it leaves me free to make sure everyone is happy and has a drink in hand.

Our guests are coming over early in the day and we’ll eat later in the evening, so we’ll have an all-day nosh-fest .  Our friends are bringing beer and wine, a couple appetizers, the bread and all of the pies, so we don’t have to worry about anything but the main course.

DH even drew up a google doc for the menu and sent it around to everyone to add to and comment on.  I’m just cutting and pasting most of it from there.  When I say that he LOVES Thanksgiving, it is seriously no joke!  He has been obsessing about it for weeks .

All Day Snacks and Appetizers
– Red and white wines; beers; sodas; cocktail and aperitif assortment
- selection of cheeses, crackers
- asparagus dip with veggie tray
- smoked salmon with dill yogurt
- possibly some sort of salami or smoked meat

Main Course
- Oven roasted local, free-range turkey, with roasted potatoes and gravy
- Roasted leg of lamb (also local, free-range) w/ garlic, au jus, served with mint jelly
– Oyster stuffing with tarragon
– Green beans with bacon
- Homemade Bread
– Cranberry sauce (canned and fresh)
– Creamed pearl onions
– Yorkshire pudding

Dessert and Drinks
- Pumpkin Pie (2)
– Apple Pie (2)
– Lemon Meringue Pie
– Cookies (sour cream softies, macadamia nut butter cookies with jam)
- Coffee, Turkish Coffee, and Espresso
- Champagne, cocktails, and digestif