Thanksgiving Ideas

As Thanksgiving approaches, I thought I would pass along some ideas for food. Last year, I had Thanksgiving at home and made everything, and it was fantastic. Here is last year's menu.  This year we'll be at my Mom's and I'm bringing stuffing and pies. So, it'll probably be Grandma Tolman's Stuffing and at least pumpkin pie, razzleberry pie, and either banana cream pie or caramel apple pie.

Turkey is basic, and easy to do, just make sure you have a gluten-free turkey.  Some companies inject flavorings into the bird, or have gravy packets in the bird...so check and make sure it's safe.

For sides, I have several great recipes:

Bacon and Turnips

Green Bean and Mushroom Saute

Maple Acorn Squash

Roasted Cauliflower

Sweet Potato Casserole

Thanksgiving Stuffing

Dinner Rolls

For mashed potatoes, I boil cubed potatoes, then just eyeball the margarine, non-dairy milk, salt and pepper to add.

For gravy, you can either use rice flour and make a roux, and add in drippings and chicken stock to make the gravy, or add cornstarch to the drippings.
For dessert:

Pie Crust

Banana Cream Pie

Caramel Apple Pie

Gingerbread Cupcakes with Citrus Pumpkin Frosting

Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Bars

Pumpkin Hazelnut Cake with Spiced Yogurt Frosting

Pumpkin Pie

Raspberry Peach Crisp (or apple, peach, or any other fruit crisp, for that matter)

Razzleberry Pie