Thanksgiving Menu 2021

Happy belated Thanksgiving and Happy Holiday Season! 🙂 We were so happy to be able to celebrate with extended family this year!

I love to post my Thanksgiving Menu to help me plan in the future. Hopefully some of my menu choices are helpful to others too. I will link the new menu items to posts as soon as I am able.

Highlights of our celebration this year included my son’s Chamber Orchestra Thanksgiving concert and the beautiful place cards that my daughter made for our table. My kids also helped cook! My son made the mashed potatoes (his favorite) and gravy. My daughter made the vegetables and dip, photo above, to bring to a Friendsgiving celebration. My 19-month old niece brought her fabulous artwork to contribute to the decor, photo below. 🙂

Our meal included many old favorites. I revisited an apple-pear pie which was absolutely wonderful. I also tried new stuffing, Brussels sprouts, and pumpkin pie recipes. Lovely!

Thanksgiving Eve Eve:

• Speedy Baked Ziti
• Green Salad with Mustard Vinaigrette
• French Apple Cake with Vanilla Ice Cream

Thanksgiving Eve:

• Vanilla Pear Sour
• Flagship-Beecher’s handmade cheese with Raisin-Rosemary Crisps
• Shrimp in Yellow Curry
• French Apple Cake with Vanilla Ice Cream

Thanksgiving Day:

Breakfast:

• fresh mango, pineapple, & cantaloupe
• bagels with cream cheese, butter, and/or jam
• Crumb Cake
• Olive Oil Pumpkin Bread with Walnuts & Raisins (Bundt loaf)
• Banana Bread with Crunchy Sugar Topping (Pullman loaf)

Lunch:

• Classic Split Pea Soup
• Wild Rice & Mushroom Soup
• red grapes with sliced Honey Crisp apples and Bartlett pears
• sourdough bread and baguette slices with brie

Festive Cocktail: (served with our “Turkey Bread” appetizer)

• Apple Cider Margarita

Dinner:

• Herb-Roasted Turkey with Wild Mushroom Gravy (upside-down)
• Buttermilk Cornbread Dressing with Italian Sausage
• Cranberry Relish with Apple Cider
• Make-Ahead Mashed Potatoes
• Sweet Potato Spoon Bread
• Brussels & Broccoli Agrodolce with Cranberries & Chilies
• Roasted Cauliflower & Chickpeas with Mustard Vinaigrette
• Ruffled Pumpkin Milk Pie with optional whipped cream
• Vanilla Bean Apple-Pear Pie with Walnut Crust with optional whipped cream or vanilla ice cream

Leftover Dishes:

• Turkey Corn Chowder with Bacon
• Turkey Stock
• Sweet Potato Biscuits

About Josette@thebrookcook

I live in Stony Brook, New York on Long Island. I love garlic and baking. My hobby (and love) is to try new recipes. My favorite recipe resources include The New York Times, Food and Wine, Bon Appetit, and Martha Stewart Living. Enjoy!

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