Holiday Dinner Menu Ideas

Since Thanksgiving is later this week, I thought I’d share some recipe ideas instead of the regular Menu + Grocery list.

Desserts

Pie crust tutorial

Spicy Pumpkin Pie

Gingerbread with Lemon Sauce

Cranberry Braid Bread

Cranberry Nut Bars

Cranberry Upside Down Cake

Pumpkin Sheet Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting

Old Fashioned Spice Cake with Caramel Glaze

Side Dish/Salad/Vegetables  

Apple Cornbread Dressing

Chicken and Dumplings

Honey Glazed Carrots

Ambrosia

Apples and Cranberries Baked in a Pumpkin

Cranberries and Oranges

Homemade Cornbread Dressing

Low Carb Cranberry Sauce

Onions with Herbs and Wine

Sweet Potatoes and Apples in the Slow Cooker

Warm Cinnamon Applesauce with Toasted Marshmallows

 Turkey 

I don’t have any recipes or how-to’s for cooking turkey, so I’m turning to some of my favorite food bloggers for their help.

Cookin’ Mimi has a recipe for Herb and Lemon Pepper Roasted Turkey Breast.

Pocket Change Gourmet shows their method of making Beer Can Turkey on the Grill.

And don’t forget to plan for leftovers! – 21 Ways to Use Leftover Turkey