The Ultimate Thanksgiving Menu
Sharing a full menu of meals to cook for your turkey day extravaganza.
In my family, Thanksgiving is our sport. Sure, we play touch football together and somehow one person always ends up bleeding, but that’s not exactly what I’m talking about. When the Thanksgiving season starts to roll around we plan. The first year I shared cooking responsibilities with my parents, we had the entire menu planned by October 10.
Every other year my family gathers together at my childhood home and we feast. We typically pack 30 or so people in our house and eat all day long, so a massive list of dishes is actually necessary. Courses are always involved, and despite our chat with my father telling him we don’t need a pasta course, he inevitably always brings it back.
This year is an “off” year, so I’ll actually be traveling up to a cabin in the Adirondacks with some friends for the week. And while we are planning on sharing the cooking responsibilities, I can’t help but dream up the perfect menu for our day—and share it with all of you, of course.
Let me start by saying that there is absolutely nothing wrong with turning to pre-made packages for your Thanksgiving meal this year. If that makes life easier for you and gives you more time to hang out with your family and friends, honestly, do it. Remember, it’s one day of eating, and your long-term health is not determined based on one meal.
However, if you are looking for recipes to inspire a day of cooking and feasting, I have them listed for you right here. From the ultimate grazing board to the perfect way to cook a turkey—and delicious mini pumpkin cheesecakes!—here’s your ultimate menu for Thanksgiving day.
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