turkey – In Good Taste http://ingoodtaste.kitchen Making Every Day an Occasion... Simply Sat, 28 Dec 2019 18:11:36 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://ingoodtaste.kitchen/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/cropped-peonies-32x32.jpg turkey – In Good Taste http://ingoodtaste.kitchen 32 32 Planning Your First Thanksgiving Dinner Menu http://ingoodtaste.kitchen/thanksgiving-dinner-menu/ http://ingoodtaste.kitchen/thanksgiving-dinner-menu/#comments Fri, 19 Nov 2010 15:04:30 +0000 http://ingoodtasteblog.net/?p=33 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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