My Thanksgiving Menu

Thought I share my Thanksgiving menu plans for this 2013 holiday. I like to switch up the menu every year with themes or different cuisine. It's a normal thing in my home. Everything has a theme! So this year is no different. This year I am using the season's harvest to be my menus guide for Thanksgiving. Here is what is in harvest right now for November:

Apples
Artichokes
avocado
beets
bok choy
broccoli
brussels sprouts
cabbage
carrots
celery
chard
chestnuts
cranberries
daikon
fennel
guava
kiwi
kumquat
lemons
orange
pears
persimmons
pomegranate
potato
quince
rutabaga
squash, winter
sunchoke
turnips
yams


I keep a bunch of Better Homes & Gardens magazines so I always start there first. I use recipes as a base to my menu when planning any event. I am always change the recipes to make them my own or to eat them the way my family would like. I use recipes to plan the menu that came to my mind along with recipes from my Better Homes & Garden magazines, advertisements I found in them, and Foodandwine.com My menu this year is gong to be the following: 

Thanksgiving Menu
*(click menu item for links)*

Appetizers 
(I came up with the appetizers)

Black Pepper Kettle Corn

Salami Chips w/ Mustard Dip

Warm and Creamy Bacon Dip

 Cheddar Bites w/Green Apple w/Honey

Side Dishes

Lemony Brussels Sprouts with Pancetta and Parmesan Cheese

Double Corn-Cornbread Stuffing

 Classic Mashed Potatoes 

Twice-Baked Sweet Potatoes with Toasted Marshmallows


Sage-Honey Butter roasted Turkey w/ Drippings Gravy

Double Cranberry Sauce

Cheese and Chive Popovers



Dessert  

Snickerdoodle Cheesecake

Pecan Pie

Lemon Cream Cheese Pound cake


Drinks 

 Moscato D'Asti Wine

Martinellis Juice W/winter fruit

Open Bar


Not all if the menu items had links but if you google I am sure you can find a recipe to pull from. I will post final photos on Thanksgiving. Enjoy your Thanksgiving! Love Tisha<3