re: What's on your Thanksgiving Day Menu?

I'll be doing:
Fried turkey
homemade bacon mac and cheese

Wife is baking:
pumpkin whoopie pies
pumpkin ginger snap cookies

no idea what anyone else is doing, but given what me and the wife bringing to the table, tomorrow gonna be good

Going small this year since mother-in-law canceled the family one. Wife, kids, and one of wife's co-workers.

Small turkey, brined and roasted.
Dressing and giblet gravy
Sweet potato casserole
Mac & cheese
Roasted brussel sprouts
Squash casserole
Rolls

Wife's co-worker is bringing dessert, so not sure what she's bringing. Hopefully pecan pie.

Just the missus and I this year... picking up from Chef's Special (Chicago)

Five Spice Turkey (Gravy)
Turkey Fried Rice
Chili Crisp String Beans
Red Chili Squash
Wok Charred Brussel Sprouts
Orange & Ginger Cranberry Sauce
Steamed Buns
Chocolate Custard Pie

and I just picked up a magnum of Lapierre Morgon 2018

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My mom's recipe:

For each pack of Macaroni you need:

1 pk of Long #7 Macaroni
1 stick of butter
1 cup of milk
1 egg (whipped-scramble)
1 lb of Velveeta cheese(box) (grated)

Boil macaroni.
Place cook macaroni in baking pan.
In separate pot, boil milk,add butter,add cheese (continue to stir so it does not burn) add scramble egg and continue to stir to it is all mix up.
Take off heat.
Pour mixture over macaroni and make sure it mixed well in between macaroni
Bake @ 350* degree for about 45 minutes

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I make this every Thanksgiving but not this year. Only feeding 3 and I'm not home for leftovers.

No problem.

Raw Oysters
Brie with maple, walnuts, and figs
Pureed beets with yogurt & za’atar
Artichoke ricotta dip
Fresh focaccia
Leg of lamb with pepper jelly and rosemary
Pot roasted teal
Bourdain cranberry sauce
Emeril’s oyster dressing
Roast delicata and arugula salad with farro
Sweet potato casserole with maple pecans and Italian meringue
Braised Belgian endive with caramelized vegetables
corn casserole
Sweet potato biscuits
Double Roast Garlic Mashed Potatoes
Pickled Shallot Roasted Brussels w/labneh
Cranberry curd tart
Maple bourbon pumpkin pie
Poached pears in white wine & cardamom
Chocolate Babka

I follow the recipe above, but make a few changes:

- Velveeta doesn’t grate well without turning to mush so I just tear it up
- I use spaghetti noodles instead of long macaroni (I dont like the texture of long macaroni)
- I mix the sauce with the noodles instead of just pouring over
- I top the dish with grated cheddar

Nice

Thanks LL.

Let’s see a pic of that mac