Thursday
Menu
- Roasted Cornish hens with apple and onion stuffing
- Mushroom and barley pie, adapted (veganized) from Smitten Kitchen, who adapted it from Gourmet
- Homemade stuffing (or dressing, I guess, since it was cooked in its own dish), from Mom's recipe, made by Middle Brother
- Rosemary-roasted potatoes
- Mashed sweet potatoes
- Fresh rolls, made by Hubby
- Salad with raspberries, candied pecans, blue cheese, and vinaigrette, made by Friend Kris
- Fresh cranberry sauce ('cause the canned stuff's only redeeming quality is slide-off-the plate entertainment)
- Coleslaw
- Pumpkin and apple pies, made by Sister-in-Law
- Me (I love that I get to go first)
- Hubby
- Mom
- Dad
- Middle Brother
- Sister-in-Law
- Li'l Brother
- Friend Kris
Friday
Menu
- Enough apps to cover an enormous counter, thanks to Mom-in-Law
- Hot mulled cider
- 14-lb brined and roasted turkey, recipe courtesy Alton Brown, my foodie crush
- Homemade stuffing (or dressing, I guess, since it was cooked in its own dish), from Mom's recipe with bread made by Hubby
- Mashed taters
- Mashed sweet taters
- Spinach-phyllo thingy, made by Mom from her own fantastic recipe
- Apple-cranberry crisp, from Mom's recipe
- Fresh rolls
- Green beans with toasted almonds
- Homemade cranberry sauce
- Buttered corn
- Coleslaw
- Pumpkin squares, made by Mom-in-Law
- Apple-pear-cranberry pie, made by Brother-in-Law
*Added bonus for Friday: All this cooked in a kitchen that was not my own
Attendees
- Me (again with the first!)
- Hubby
- Mom
- Dad
- Mom-in-Law
- Dad-in-Law
- Brother-in-Law
- Sister-in-Law Once Removed (is that really how it works?)
- Nephew-in-Law
- Grandpa-in-Law
- Grandpa-in-Law's GF
- Devil Cat
