Complete Thanksgiving Menu Planner


With Thanksgiving only a week away, we are all in menu planning mode. As one of the biggest, if not the absolute biggest, food holiday, we thought we would make it easier for you by compiling a round-up of some of our favorites, old and new. We have published a Thanksgiving e-cookbook with some Thanksgiving ideas, and with this post, we go a step further and expand the list to include 40+ recipes with some morning noshes, turkey tips, condiments, side dishes, and desserts. Many of them are healthy, and some are a bit more indulgent. We even added a few ideas for what to do with those turkey leftovers.


Turkey Preparation:
     • Brining
     • Stuffing
     • Trussing
     • Barding
     • Butter-crisped Roasting
     • Carving

Sauces:
Two Cranberry Sauces
Pear Cranberry Chutney
Cranberry Zinfandel Conserve
Chardonnay Rosemary Jelly

Morning Treats:
Cranberry Financiers
Pumpkin Chestnut Scones
Mug Muffins
Pumpkin Cranberry Bread
Baked French Toast