My wife and I do up Thanksgiving big every year. This year there will only be seven of us for dinner, though my brother and (potential) future son-in-law will be able to enjoy leftovers.
Here's the menu:
I will be smoking a turkey in my Big Steel Keg. I have found that brining the turkey is the way to go - kind of like basting it from the inside. YMMV
I will also be baking my traditional Thanksgiving bread - white flour with added toasted wheat germ and wheat bran. I will be using the The Basic No-Knead Bread Recipe Adapted From Sullivan Street Bakery
Published: March 11, 2011 - New York Times
And I am making my traditional Mexican corn relish.
My wife will be making:
- crudites
- mixed artisan greens salad
- green chili tamale cups in hojas de maiz
- bread stuffing (dressing)
- homemade tofu-turkey with grain, caper, and mushroom stuffing
- turkey gravy
- veggie gravy
- mashed potatoes & cauliflower
- yams layered with brown sugar, orange juice, and margarine
- roasted root vegetables (potatoes, yams, turnips, onions, garlic, carrots, celery and chestnuts)
- braised Brussels sprouts
- Waldorf salad (if I can find good Waldorfs)
- homemade cranberry orange relish and traditional cranberry sauce
- homemade apple, pumpkin, and pecan p.i.e.s
To drink we will have gin and vodka martinis, Lamarca prosecco, Cupcake chardonnay, Trader Joe's Grand Reserve Meritage North Coast red wine, and sparkling apple cider.
Finally coffee to go with the p.i.e.s
Clearly my favorite meal of the year.
P.S. Almost everything tastes better the next day.