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Monday, November 22, 2010

Thanksgiving Menu 2010


Thanksgiving is traditional enough as it is - I make all the same traditional things but I do them all a little different year after year. I pull out all the stops I purge the kitchen cabinets, the bathroom cabinets and I even go through the glove box of my car to make sure there isnt some secret little thing I was saving to include in the Thanksgiving meal. Take the Mezze maniche for example - pasta as big as your thumb - they are going into a lobster mac and cheese like you've never had before - forget regular lobster mac and cheese - this is gonna' blow that out of the water!


Here is the menu:

14 pound Roast turkey brined for 24 hours in powdered dried mandarin orange peel and juniper berries with rosemary (I prefer smaller birds - I think they are juicier)

Mezzemaniche con l'aragosta ed il formaggio (lobster mac and cheese)
prepped

Roasted butternut squash and lobster bisque
prepped

Bacon wrapped plantains courtesy of my friend Cynthia at tastes like home
prepped

Cornbread and italian sausage with giblets stuffing (dressing)
prepped

Giblet gravy
stock made, waiting on the fond

Truffled mashed potatoes

Individual baked sweet potatoes with marshmallows

Collard greens

Pumpkin pie
done

Coconut panna cotta or a coconut cheesecake (to be determined)
Edit: Made them both and they are chilling

....and anything else I think of at the last minute....


Last year I made a molten chocolate pumpkin pie - absolutely delicious! HAPPY THANKSGIVING everyone - what especially different thing are you doing this year?


28 comments:

FOODalogue said...

Wonderful menu...lucky guests!!

All the best to you and yours. Hope you have a wonderful day.

P.S. Post photos

chow and chatter said...

sounds amazing have a great thanksgiving :-)

Peredur said...

Lobster mac and cheese?? Roasted butternut squash and lobster bisque??
Truffled mashed potatoes??
OMG! What an amazing menu!
You forgot to mention tho...what time should we all be there?? ;-)
Happy holidays!

Vicki Wilde said...

You menu sounds amazing! I can't wait to get the recipe for lobster mac n cheese! Happy thanksgiving!

Cristina - TeenieCakes said...

Sounds like a great menu. Hope you'll do the coconut cheesecake and share the recipe! ;)

Have a Happy Holiday.

mely said...

Great menu. Love the plantain and bacon wraps.

Have a great time in the kitchen.

Mely

Claudia said...

"Forget your REGULAR lobster mac n cheese" ??????????!!~!~!

I feel so ashamed - I have no regular lobster mac n cheese! What fun. The menu will warm and eliciting thanks from all your lucky guests. Happy Thanksgiving!

Sam Hoffer / My Carolina Kitchen said...

Your menu sounds divine. The lobster mac and cheese is worth the trip to NY. What time should I arrive?

I hope you'll share the orange and juniper berry brine with us, or --- heaven forbid --- did I miss it?!
Sam

Anonymous said...

YUM!!! What time is dinner? I love your menu! i am making a red quinoa, roasted butternut squash, cranberry salad..

♥peachkins♥ said...

I wish I was one of the guests....Happy Thanksgiving!

Nutmeg Nanny said...

I can easily get to the city that day if you want a visitor :) All that food sounds amazing. All I ask is that you add some sort of liquor drink to that menu. What is family time without drinking? Or is that just in my family..... ;)

CreativeMish said...

Wow! Everything sounds so good. I'm cooking the basic Thanksgiving dinner. I did get a good recipe for a cranberry salad I'm going to try. Now that my kids are grown and go to their in-laws too... I don't cook as much.. since they're eating basically 2 meals. It's kind of nice though because they help by bringing side dishes and desserts. My Handyman makes a killer dressing.

Vickie said...

Over the top, Dog! I'm loving the lobster mac & cheese. Please send your recipe? (pretty please??) Happy Thanksgiving!

Marjie said...

Happy Thanksgiving, Dog! Glad to see you posting your menu, for once!

I'm getting two birds from a local farm. My girls are fetching them this afternoon. They'd better be great for the price they're fetching!

Doc said...

Love the menu; as we determined, great minds think alike. Can't wait to see he mac 'n cheese. Just got my truffles today. BTW, I agree, using ~ 14 pound bird. I hope people do not think we conspired our menus!

Christo Gonzales said...

I did not commiserate with Doc on the creation of my menu - while our menus seem similar they are very different indeed...is that a good enough disclaimer?

Cynthia said...

I am inviting myself over!

Heather S-G said...

That's a fabulous menu...what I wouldn't give for just the lobster mac & chz and the truffled mashed potatoes...YUM! Hope you & yours have a great day :D

snowelf said...

Christo, you always know the perfect dish to kick off the holidays.
Or any day, actually. :)

happy thanksgiving to you and the pup!

--snow

Anonymous said...

Whew- so impressive. But do you have ten homemade pies? Have a great thanksgiving Christo!

Bushwick Hideaway said...

Wow, just wow! Um, can I come to your house for the holiday?? The most creative I'm getting is using swiss chard in the stuffing ;), but hey it's my first year hosting, first year doing the bird so I'm playing it safe. Happy Thanksgiving!

Jeannie said...

I am sure your Thanksgiving is going to be fabulous judging from the very enticing menu you are creating! Happy Thanksgiving to you and family, doggy:D

Christo Gonzales said...

No - I don t have ten pies....you sure got me there.

Ken said...

especially different thing this year....

no chocolate.

Have a great day!

tasteofbeirut said...

That menu is dreamy! I would love that soup, the pasta and the desserts!
This year I am doing something very different:
I am not cooking!!!!

Lyn said...

I can't wait to see your Christmas menu.

Jason Phelps said...

Wow! My invitation must have gotten lost.

I'm thankful you sent me this. It gives me new holiday ideas.

Jason

Magic of Spice said...

Wow, next year I am going to be hiding in that bathroom cabinet, or you can avoid the startled surprise and just give me an invite :) Beautiful menu!

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