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Thanksgiving Dinner for Six [Herb Roasted Turkey Breast]

Maris Callahan — Fri, 18 Nov 2016 06:00:48 +0000

We’ve talked about how to cook Thanksgiving dinner for two people. We’ve talked about how to cook Thanksgiving dinner for a crowd of ten people or more. Not to sound like Goldilocks or anything, but how do you cook for a group of people that’s just right? This menu is actually the closest I’m going to get to my actual Thanksgiving menu, which I’m cooking for four people and maybe a few others who will drop in for drinks, dessert and to eat our leftover potatoes. What do you do when you’re planning a dinner for an ambiguous number of people? Well, I know that I, for one, will make way too much food so that we can eat Thanksgiving dinner at least three times. What? Thanksgiving dinner leftovers are the best leftovers you’ll have all year, so take any leftovers needs — loaded turkey sandwiches, turkey noodle soup, turkey quesadillas…and so on — into consideration when you order your turkey by the pound. The Menu We’re inviting our friends to come over around 2:00 p.m. or 3:00 p.m. with the expectation that we’ll have dinner around 5:00 p.m. or 6:00 p.m. This means we’ll need to keep something on hand to keep the […]

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Planning Your First Thanksgiving Dinner Menu

Maris Callahan — Fri, 19 Nov 2010 15:04:30 +0000

So, you’re planning your first Thanksgiving dinner. You need an amazing Thanksgiving dinner menu. The meal of all meals, the marathon of holiday dinners. If you’re a beginner cook or if you don’t have a lot of experience cooking large meals, preparing a Thanksgiving dinner is no doubt, a daunting task. If you’re new to the game of cooking for crowds in the double-digits (and aren’t we all at some point?) follow some simple planning tips and look to the menu ideas below to dazzle your dinner guests and welcome the holiday season with gusto. Prep Ahead Plan your menu at least five days before Thanksgiving. Once you know what you’re going to serve, pull all your recipes together in one place – either an Excel spreadsheet or print them out. From there, you can identify what else you need and fill in menu gaps accordingly. Make a shopping list of everything you need to minimize trips to the store for “one more thing.” Stock your pantry with essentials – you won’t want to run out of chicken stock, butter, olive oil, salt or pepper on the big day and most stores close early, if they’re open at all. Plan to serve a […]

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