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Thanksgiving Dinner for Ten [Classic Slow Cooker Stuffing]

Maris Callahan — Wed, 16 Nov 2016 06:11:16 +0000

Last week we talked abut how to cook Thanksgiving dinner for two people, and soon we’ll cover how to cook Thanksgiving dinner for six people. As the years go on and your family and friend circle grows, your Thanksgiving dinner table probably will too. Some experts say that once you’ve cooked for 10 or 12 people, you can cook for pretty much any size group of people by doubling recipes or asking people to bring a dish. By some experts, I mean my mom. THE MENU Taking into consideration that Thanksgiving side dishes are arguably the best part of the meal (no offense to the 12-pound fresh turkey I just ordered online for my own 4-6 person Thanksgiving dinner), cooking for a big group is worth the stress — it allows you to have more side dishes for everyone to sample, mix and match. For a few years, my family Thanksgiving was three or four people, which always brought a little bit of contention: we don’t really need apple and pecan pie because only one person likes them (the solution? we’d have both) and we don’t really need to have a green been casserole and corn pudding (the solution? we’d have both). As a […]

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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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