Thanksgiving Dinner Menu Ideas: Meal Planning From Turkey to Dessert

Thanksgiving Dinner Menu Ideas: Meal Planning From Turkey to Dessert

You could go with the old faithfuls of sweet potato casserole and green beans or you can add a little more adventure to this Thanksgiving dinner recipe plan. Whatever you decide, I've put together several dinner menu items for you to peruse before you hit the grocery store.

Turkey: I prefer roasted to fried (some may say I'm in the minority but I've pulled together a ton of turkey tips for however you'd like to do your bird this year.

Turkey Stuffing & Gravy Tips

Safely Deep Frying a Turkey

Roast turkey and Gravy

Stuffing: I wrote a post on stuffing and cranberry sauce recipes last night and have decided for my own dinner to go with the Ginger cranberry sauce and Stuffing with goat cheese, cherries and smoked ham

Side Dishes: For side dishes I am going pretty traditional this year, Scalloped Potatoes for the starch and Balsamic Roasted Brussels Sprouts as my veg recipe.

Desserts: By far my favorite course, I am producing Banana Chocolate Chip Bread and have been able to outsource the pie making to different family members (we're doing apple and pumpkin.

Good luck with your own Thanksgiving dinner recipes this year and let me know what you ended up cooking.