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Thanksgiving Favorites

November 12, 2015 by Judy Lyness 5 Comments

Thanksgiving day menu suggestions

Thanksgiving is my absolute favorite holiday…and my Thanksgiving Day is filled with favorites that my friends and family will not allow me to change.

If I were to omit these crunchy morsels I believe there would be a revolt.Parmesan battered fried cauliflower

While turkey is always on the table, stuffed fish has upstaged the bird in the flavor rankings of late.

Thanksgiving turkey

stuffed fish

I think the most popular items on my Thanksgiving table are the stuffed pumpkins. No matter how many I make there are never any leftover.Thanksgiving Stuffed Mini Pumpkins

The stuffing is also a flavor sensation if baked in a casserole dish.

Thanksgiving stuffing

I am so very lucky to be surrounded by wonderfully talented food friends who create outstanding dishes that appear on their blogs. So this year I’m going to change things up a bit and ask people to choose one of the items below to enhance the meal and perhaps start some new traditions.

Since so many of my friends are fond of their veggies one of them could bring Greg of Sippity Sup’s lentil pate, a flavorful start of to the festivities.

lentil pate

Why settle for ho-hum cranberry sauce when Christina of Christina’s Cucina upgrades hers with Grand Marnier.

grand marnier orange cranberry sauce

On the salad front I can’t wait for someone to bring this celery salad from Susan’s The View From Great Island.

celery salad with walnut vinaigrette

Cynthia will tell you What a Girl Eats with her own person spin on Brussels sprouts.

roasted brussels sprouts with bacon and pecans

A cauliflower cake might not be on everyone’s radar, but that’s only because you haven’t checked out Cathy’s site She Paused 4 Thought.

cauliflower cake

Finally to ratchet up the dessert line up is Valentina’s squash pie recipe over at Cooking On the Weekend that’s got a gluten and nut free crust.

chai spiced butternut squash pie recipe

So friends chat amongst yourselves and decide what incredible dish will accompany you to this year’s feast.


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  1. Christina @ Christina's Cucina says

    November 12, 2015 at 9:07 AM

    You make so many unique dishes for Thanksgiving, Judy! Stuffed fish and mini pumpkins? Wow! It all looks wonderful as do the others (Greg’s pate?! Holy cow!) Thank you for including my boozy cranberry sauce!

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  2. Cathy | She Paused 4 Thought says

    November 12, 2015 at 9:21 AM

    I loved the stuffed fish idea for Thanksgiving. I am ready to dig in at eat it all looks so wonderful. Thank you for adding my post on Ottolenghi’s Cauliflower Cake. It is a stand for me to take to a party no matter what time of year it is.

    Reply
  3. Cynthia/What A Girl Eats says

    November 12, 2015 at 3:59 PM

    Thank you so much for including my Brussels Sprouts! Sharing and pinning!

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    • Judy Lyness says

      November 12, 2015 at 4:16 PM

      You’re welcome Cynthia, but they looked too delicious not to include.

      Reply
  4. sippitysup says

    November 17, 2015 at 9:23 AM

    That celery salad may make an appearance on my table this year! XOGREG

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