Happy Thanksgiving week! And Hanukkah! I don’t envy my friends trying to coordinate both celebrations this week. Planning the Thanksgiving Day menu is enough for me. I will be hosting for the first time {ever} and very excited for the big event. The past few years, I’ve made a full Thanksgiving feast at home after the big day. There is something about having your own special recipes and of course, the leftovers.
Here is our Thanksgiving Day menu plans
- Turkey (17 lbs) from our local poultry farm
- Gravy
- Stuffing (one with sausage and one without)
- Cranberry Sauce
- Mashed Potatoes
- Glazed Carrots
- Corn Pudding
- Fresh Rolls
- Pumpkin Pie
- Apple Pie
- Brownies
I’m most excited for my sister and her family to join us on Thanksgiving. After spending five long years away on a military base in Hawaii, they are finally done and moving home the day before the holiday. I am so thankful to watch the cousins play together on the holiday.
Are you hosting Thanksgiving this year? If you need some tips or ideas, you can find a bunch on the Ultimate Thanksgiving Guide on Pinterest. I also loved this blog post on how to host Thanksgiving, and enjoy it. Tons of great ideas for organizing the days before Thursday, recipes and decorating ideas. I’ve printed out this Give Thanks banner and will be setting it up tomorrow. Did you know you can recycle tons of your Thanksgiving day cooking props? Even the aluminum foil that tents the turkey can by recycled.
For the balance of the week, we are keeping things simple on our meal plan.
Autumn Chopped Salad from Iowa Girl Eats
Sunday~ Chopped Autumn Salad with Chicken. A new favorite in the family. The kids version made it onto my Instagram Sunday night.
Monday~ Spaghetti and meatballs, green beans.
Tuesday~ Chicken nuggets, sweet potato fries and annie’s shell.
Wednesday~ Omelets/C.O.R.N. to make room for the big turkey!
Thanksgiving~ yummy goodness all day
Friday~ Turkey sandwiches. It’s the only time of the year I eat country white bread.
What are you doing for the Thanksgiving holiday? Excited to host or excited to visit?
For more inspiration, see my past menus here, or the Pinterest board here, or OrgJunkie for a link-up of meal plans.
So very excited to spend Thanksgiving with you!!! Can’t wait for yummy food and cousins playing!!
That salad looks great! We aren’t hosting here although we are having a cousin from out of town stay with us so no getting out of cleaning the house for me! We’ll be taking the pies. I like your idea of cooking a Thanksgiving meal at home after the event to have some leftovers. I hope you have a wonderful holiday!
Thanks! Hope you enjoy the holiday as well! ~Emily
Me too! So excited for your arrival, even if you are all jet-lagged. ~Em