Yes, you can have a big Thanksgiving and invite the entire family. But with travel delays, family tensions, and heightened expectations, the stress can often overwhelm. So try this tactic: fewer guests, more fun. This mostly make-ahead menu feeds six, and everything—from the goat cheese crostini to the pear tart—celebrates the flavors of fall.
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Thanksgiving for Six
A holiday dinner with all of the flavor and none of the stress
A VERY CHOW THANKSGIVING
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Fig Jam and Goat Cheese Crostini
Log Cabin
Herb-Rubbed Roasted Turkey Breast
Braised Brussels Sprouts
Simple Pan Gravy
Herb-Rubbed Roasted Turkey Breast
Creamy Carrot Casserole
Fennel and Walnut Cranberry Sauce
Buttery Mashed Potatoes
Maple Ice Cream
Brandied Pear-Walnut Tart
Ode to Creamy Carrot Casserole:
How I love you, CCC
Your creamy goodness
transcends taste
Please be a part
of my Thanksgiving.
An angel must have dreamt you up.
-Meredith, not a poet, but a lover of this recipe, and a member of the CHOW video staff
That looks DELICIOUS. I'd make just one addition: Festive cranberry martinis! SO easy, and v. v. yummy: http://urbzen.com/2008/11/25/happy-th...
Great topic!
Back in college, we had post Thanksgiving to celebrate with friends who g=left town for the holiday. Always a trial to set the menu when half the people were still grossed out from overeatin and the others could have a Thanksgiving feast every month year-round .
My best menu was one breast and both legs roasted over a pan full of dressing, with cranberry relish, yams and, my fave, buttered Brussel sprouts with chestnuts, ginger and black pepper. The other breast, I used to make a mushroom and herb stuffed roulade; with endive salad, and steamed turnips and sweet potatoes.
Today, I would add warm spiced hard cider and pome-tinis.