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Grilled Turkey with All the Fixins
When oven space is minimal, cook the bird outside. Grilled turkey is tender and flavorful, with a smokey finish that your guests will love! A cold salad with lots of harvest flavors, and wild rice casserole waiting in the slow cooker leaves the oven free for a festive roasted vegetable medley. |
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Italian Thanksgiving Dinner
Celebrate Thanksgiving with an Italian theme and an old-world inspired menu. As guests arrive, offer a sampling of olives, marinated vegetables, and the garlicy bread dip, bagna cauda. Primo course is purchased fresh cheese ravioli in a homemade tomato and artichoke sauce. Follow it up with turkey, roasted with rosemary and garlic, and served with an Italian sausage and apple stuffing. Offer the salad course next, as the Italians do, and top off the meal with espresso and an assortment of store-bought biscotti. |
- Olives
- Marinated Vegetables
- Biscotti
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Chanterelle Risotto
The light, nutty flavor of chanterelle mushrooms is accented by bright parmesan cheese in this vegetarian risotto. All that's needed to complete the meal is a fresh spinach salad, accented by cranberries and almonds, and a chewy loaf of good Italian bread. |
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Ham Steak with Apples and Acorn Squash
The comforting flavors of apple and maple turn a ham steak into a main course. Simply roast acorn squash and toss together fluffy biscuits to round out the meal. |
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Thanksgiving Pot Luck for a Crowd
When your guest list grows to unmanageable proportions, make Thanksgiving a pot luck affair. Make up a large batch of spicy pumpkin and sweet potato soup in advance, and roast the turkey and pick up an assortment of pies from the bakery on the big day. Ask you guests to bring the appetizers, salads, and sides and you're big Thanksgiving dinner will be a pleasure to host. |
- Pumpkin, pecan, and apple pies
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Thanksgiving on the Go
Give the gift of Thanksgiving dinner with this meal that is perfect to pack up and take on the road. Marinated and grilled turkey breast and hazelnut-mushroom pilaf are easy to wrap and re-heat and are so full of flavor, there's no gravy required. Pick up a bag of microwave ready green beans and toss with butter and sliced almonds to serve alongside. Neat little pecan pie bars have all the flavors of the real thing, but pack to travel with ease. Serve them for dessert topped with whipped cream and a nice cup of coffee. |
- Microwave ready green beans
- Sliced Almonds
- Canned Whipped Cream
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Turkey a la Oscar - Speedy and Stylish Thanksgiving Dinner
No time to cook a whole turkey with all of the trimmings? Get Thanksgiving dinner on the table in under an hour with this speedy, and stylish, feast. Start with salad of greens, mandarin oranges, Brie, and macadamia nuts tossed in a lovely champagne vinaigrette. Follow it up with Turkey a la Oscar - shrimp and asparagus stuffed turkey cutlets, bathed in rich hollandaise. While the main course is in the oven, stir dried cranberries into long grain and wild rice, and whip the cream for the pumpkin pie. Dinner will be fast, fancy, and fabulous. |
- Long Grain and Wild Rice
- Dried Cranberries
- Pumpkin Pie
- Whipped Cream
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Elegant Vegetarian Harvest Celebration
This meatless harvest celebration dinner is full of rich, earthy flavors that truly reflect the season. Start the meal with a lovely salad of beets, oranges and apples. For the main course, serve pumpkin ravioli in hazelnut cream sauce, flanked by meaty portobello mushrooms sauteed with spinach. Top crimson cranberry cherry pie with vanilla bean ice cream for an incredible grand finale. |
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Honey Mustard Chicken with Broccoli and Pumpkin Muffins
Chicken marinates overnight in honey, Dijon mustard, and apricot jam, seasoned perfectly with curry. While you bake it, stir up some lively pumpkin-apple muffins, and steam broccoli crowns, for a festive family supper. |
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Pumpkin Potage
A pureed soup of fresh sugar pumpkin and leeks is absolutely delicious on these cooler nights. Roast the seeds and warm up a crusty bread loaf to serve alongside. Don't be afraid to substitute a deep orange squash, such as butternut, for both the pumpkin and the seeds! |
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