Thanksgiving 2004 Menu

First published 1/10/2005; last edited 1/10/2005

Recipes are rated with one to four asterisks--the more asterisks we gave something, the better it came out. If you want to see how we pull off our big menus, check out our Thanksgiving Escapades. Note that this menu is smaller than previous ones.

Snacks/Appetizers

Phyllo cups with camembert cheese and chutney, from "Phyllo" (Buy from Amazon)***
Pecan brittle, from "Caramel" (Buy from Amazon or read our review)****

Beverages

Hot white chocolate coffee, from "Maxwell House Coffee Drinks and Desserts"--for our tastes this needed more sweetening, but that's a very individual thing (Buy from Amazon or read our review)****

Main Dishes, Stuffings, and Sauces

Roast turkey, using the cooking instructions from "I'm Just Here for the Food" (Buy from Amazon or read our review)****
Cider brine for the turkey from "The Thanksgiving Table" (Buy from Amazon or read our review)****
Apple thyme stuffing, from "Easy Entertaining" (Buy from Amazon)**
Traditional dressing for poultry, the "Everything Slow Cooker" cookbook (Buy from Amazon)***
Essence of Fall fruit butter, from the "Maple Syrup Cookbook" (Buy from Amazon)***
Cranberry, tangerine and blueberry sauce, from Bon Appetit's "The Christmas Season" (Buy from Amazon or read our review)****
Simple homemade pan dripping gravy***

Sides

Stovetop stuffed tomatoes, from "The Vegan Gourmet" (Buy from Amazon or read our review)****
Garlic mashed potatoes, from "The Vegan Gourmet" (Buy from Amazon or read our review)*
Sweet potato and bacon bisque, from "The Maple Syrup Cookbook"--doesn't store well (Buy from Amazon)**

Breads

Buttermilk cornbread with bacon, from Bon Appetit's "The Christmas Season" (Buy from Amazon or read our review)****
Pesto dinner biscuits, from "I'm Just Here for the Food" (Buy from Amazon or read our review)**

Desserts

Ultimate lemon mousse, from "Luscious Lemon Desserts" (Buy from Amazon)****
Cafe latte cheesecake, from "Maxwell House Coffee Drinks and Desserts" (Buy from Amazon or read our review)**** with a caramel sauce from "Caramel" (Buy from Amazon or read our review)****
Pumpkin curd tartlets, from "Pumpkin, Butternut and Squash" (Buy from Amazon)***