THANKSGIVING SUGGESTIONS

Hor D'oeuvres:

Stuffed Mushrooms *

Spiced Walnuts *

Crudites and Dip

Radish, peppers, carrot, broccoli, cauliflower, cucumber,

Cherry tomatoes, celery, asparagus

Dip: Walnut Garlic Potato

Red pepper

Artichoke Garlic

Smoked Salmon Horseradish

Onion Spinach

Shrimp or Scallops with Bacon *

Shrimp on Bread Rounds with Curried Mayo

Coconut Shrimp

Crabcakes with Remoulade Sauce

Pissaladiere (onion, anchovy, tomato on puff pastry)

Prosciutto with fig, salad or fruit or mozzarella

Fried Oysters with Remoulade Sauce

Crostini: Liver Pate

Mushroom Pate

Caponata

Seafood

Artichoke

Black Olive Tapenade

Roast Goat Cheese w/honey walnut

Corn cakes with sour cream and lox *

Smoked Salmon with horseradish and dill on dark bread *

Buckwheat Blini with crème fraiche and caviar

Soups:

Pumpkin/Squash (served in a pumpkin if available) *

Roasted Root Vegetable

Corn Chowder *

Mushroom and Leek

Oyster and Ginger

Corn and Lobster Chowder

 

Salads:

Mixed Greens with Raspberry Vinaigrette

Fennel, Radicchio, Parmigiano with Pear Vinaigrette

Beet and Fennel

Waldorf

Pear, Endive and Gorgonzola

Main Dishes:

                Roasted Turkey or other fowl 

                ( Capon, Goose, Pheasant, Quail, Moscovy Duck, 

                Cornish Game Hens, Squab, Guinea Hen, Poussin)

                Rubbed with Sage and Parsley Butter or Butter and Fresh Truffles

                Giblet Gravy

Stuffing:

Sausage and Sage *

Sausage and Chestnut

Sausage and Apple

Chestnut

Sage and Chestnut *

Cornbread and Oyster

Giblet and Mushroom

Walnuts and Currants

Wild Rice and Hazelnuts *

Wild Rice and Dried Cherry

Vegetables:

Mashed Potatoes

In Skins - Twice Baked *

Plain Mashed

Garlic Mashed

Sweet Squash Pudding

Sweet Potatoes

Maple Whipped *

Roasted with Ginger and Maple Syrup

Candied with (marshmallows)

Celery Root  and Potato Puree

Diced Roasted Vegetables with herbs

Roasted Brussels Sprouts and Chestnuts *

Corn Pudding with Roasted Garlic *

Succotash

Broccoli with Roasted Garlic Oil

Steamed Rutabaga with Butter

Green Beans with Almonds

Peas and Pearl Onions

Baked Rosemary Onions au Gratin

Turnip Puree with orange and nutmeg

Root Vegetable Puree (potato, parsnip, celery root, carrot) *

Braised Fennel with Parmigiano

Wild Rice Cakes

Red Cabbage with Blueberries

Other: Turnips, Rutabaga, Jerusalem Artichokes, Acorn Squash, Butternut Squash,

Beets, Carrots, Fennel, Endive, Corn, Brussels Sprouts

Cranberry Sauce:

Sweet Traditional

With Orange Zest and Ginger

With Grand Marnier

With Pineapple

                        With Red Wine

Etc.

Gelatin Mold

Breads:

Sweet Loaves::

Maple-Pecan Cornbread

Pumpkin Chutney

Cranberry Walnut

Tropical Banana

Mocha Pecan

Iron Skillet Cornbread

Carrot Walnut

Savory Loaves:

Parmigiano Herb

Dill and Cheese

Popovers

Sorbets:

Pear Lime

Pear Ginger

Lemon Apple

Persimmon

Pomegranate

Desserts:

Apple or other seasonal fruit Crisp

Apple Pie with Cheese Crust or Standard *

Apple or Pear Cake with Chocolate Disc

Pumpkin Pie *

Chocolate Cake

Flourless Chocolate Cake

Southern Sweet Potato Pie

Whipped Cream