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With Thanksgiving fast approaching, these Thanksgiving menus may inspire your own celebration, whether traditional, make-ahead, casual buffet, an intimate table, vegetarian, lower-calorie – plus a bonus, my own "dream" Thanksgiving menu! Use an entire menu or better yet, mix and match a new recipe or two with your own family favorites. All the recipes are from Kitchen Parade or A Veggie Venture, my food blog about vegetables.
from Kitchen Parade
More Thanksgiving Vegetable Recipes
from A Veggie Venture
Roast Turkey
~ Sausage Stuffing ~
(my grandmother's recipe)
Three Secrets for Rich & Creamy Mashed Potatoes
with Turkey Gravy
World's Best Green Bean Casserole
Sweet Potato Casserole
Cranberry Orange Relish with Fresh Ginger
Homemade Yeast Rolls with Butter
American Apple Pie
Roast Turkey
(made the day before)
Sausage Stuffing
(my grandmother's recipe)
Those Pink Potatoes
Simple Scalloped Potatoes
Slooow Country Green Beans
Cauliflower Mac 'n' Cheese
~ Fresh Jellied Cranberry Sauce with Apple ~
Homemade Butterhorns (Thanksgiving Crescent Rolls)
Pumpkin Cheesecake Bars
Party Nuts with Fresh Rosemary
Roast Turkey
Spring Stuffing
Three Secrets for Rich & Creamy Mashed Potatoes
with Turkey Gravy
Brussels Sprouts with Apricot Glaze
Whole Roasted Cauliflower with Lemon Vinaigrette
Green Beans with Browned Butter
Roasted Pear Salad with Toasted Goat Cheese
Homemade Yeast Rolls with Butter
Cranberry Linzer Tart
~ Savory Bread Pudding with Butternut Squash, Chard & Cheddar ~
~ More Vegetarian Entrée Recipes for Thanksgiving ~
Mashed Potatoes with Apple Cider Ginger Sage Vegetarian Gravy
Creamy Carrot Purée
Maple Ginger Sweet Potatoes
Cranberry Orange Relish with Fresh Ginger
Light 'n' Fluffy Whole Wheat Rolls
Apple-Butter Pumpkin Pie
(Pumpkin Pie for Pumpkin-Haters!)
Roast Turkey
Sausage Stuffing
(my grandmother's recipe)
Three Secrets for Rich & Creamy Mashed Potatoes
with Turkey Gravy
~ Savory Bread Pudding with Butternut Squash, Chard & Cheddar ~
(for the vegetarians)
Homemade Whole Cranberry Sauce for the Slow Cooker
Cranberry Chutney
(yep, two cranberry dishes)
World's Best Green Bean Casserole
(the recipe which changed my life, some day I'll tell the story!)
Butternut Mac 'n' Cheese
Silky Smooth Corn Pudding
Squash Puff
(my Auntie Gloria's recipe)
Spinach Casserole
Sweet Potato Casserole
(yes, lots and lots of veggies!)
Bodacious Brussels Sprouts
Wild Rice Salad
(and salad, too)
Homemade Butterhorns (Thanksgiving Crescent Rolls)
(my grandmother's recipe)
American Apple Pie
with Flaky Tender Pie Crust
Fresh Cranberry Cake
Honey Pumpkin Pie
Pumpkin Pecan Pie
(yes, lots of desserts too!)
The "full corn" moon shot was taken somewhere just east of the Wyoming-Nebraska border, a lovely hilled area with ribbon roads snaking eastward. We topped a hill to see a huge moon just above the horizon. By the time we stopped and I'd scampered to the side of the road to frame the shot, the moon was already half the size, although still mammoth. Still more amazing? Behind us to the west was a beautiful mountain-view sunset!
Both shots are "straight out of the camera" (except cropping) taken with a brand-new "vacation" camera, the 10mp 12x zoom Panasonic Lumix. By recommendation, I'll tell you that I took this camera on vacation the first time doing something I don't recommend, taking an unfamiliar camera on a trip, without even having read the book. That said, I put the camera on "auto" and we just started shooting and hoping. Lucky, it worked out beautifully.
I wish I could take credit for discovering this camera but can't. For months, I looked at one point 'n' shoot camera after another, never finding exactly what I hoped for in a single package, feeling both frustrated by indecision and overwhelmed by all the choices. So when Lydia Walshin from The Perfect Pantry and the cookie-baking non-profit Drop In & Decorate mentioned she'd bought the camera for a trip to Brazil, I ordered one the same day – and am so glad I did!
Update: We used the Lumix as a "vacation camera" for five years, then the lens was scratched. We looked at other cameras, then bought another Lumix! We love its pictures, the ease of shooting and how easily it fits into a pocket or a purse!
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Thank you for taking a moment to write! I read each and every comment, for each and every recipe. If you have a specific question, it's nearly always answered quick-quick. But I also love hearing your reactions, your curiosity, even your concerns! When you've made a recipe, I especially love to know how it turned out, what variations you made, what you'll do differently the next time. ~ Alanna