Thanksgiving Menu, 2012

Happy Thanksgiving everyone!

Appetizer:

Corn crackers with apple butter and brie (my post)

Cocktail:

Hot butternut rum (my post)

Main course:

Roasted brined turkey breast with turkey gravy (my post, gravy adapted from America's Test Kitchen recipe)

Marinated broiled tempeh with mushroom gravy (my post, recipe)

Cornbread, sausage and pecan dressing (Bon Appetit recipe)

Cornbread and pecan dressing with herbs and dried cranberries (Adapted from Bon Appetit recipe by substituting vegetable broth for chicken broth and dried cranberries for sausage)

Classic mashed potatoes (America's Test Kitchen recipe)

Roasted Brussels sprouts (Cook's Illustrated recipe)

Roasted parsnip-quinoa salad with shallot-lemon dressing (my post)

Cranberry sauce (my post)

Dessert:

Apple pie with vodka crust (my post)

Pumpkin pie bread pudding (Food & Wine recipe)

Cinnamon-caramel ice cream

Wines (my post):

2009 WillaKenzie - Pinot Noir Willamette Valley Pierre Leon

2010 Marietta - Zinfandel Sonoma County

2010 Jean-Marc Crochet - Sancerre Chêne Marchand