November Menu

Wohoo, it's November. Before we know it Thanksgiving will be upon us. I'm not quite sure what I'm going to do for Thanksgiving this year. I would like to host it but since we live in such a small place, I'm not sure that will work out. I may have a few options though, so I'm crossing my fingers something comes through.

Keeping my hopes high, I went ahead and planned a Thanksgiving menu. I found some fabulous recipes in this month's Bon Appetit magazine that I think will make a great addition. I tried to include more veggies to keep the meal well-balanced and I'm keeping dessert more traditional and simple.

For the rest of the month I tried to keep it simple as well, focusing on things my girls are pretty good at eating.

The first part of this month's menu is a little carry over from what I didn't get to last month. Linked recipes are ones I have made previously and are on my blog. For the rest of the menu items, I will be posting as I make them.

Dinner Menu
Brown Sugar Bourbon Pork, Mashed Sweet potatoes with Orange Glaze and Walnuts, steamed green beans
Chinese Chicken Salad & Pumpkin Seed Pesto
Chicken w/ Tarragon & leeks, Pecan apple salad (w/o chicken)
Smashed Pinto Beans w/ rice and cornbread
Thai Veggie Lettuce Wraps, Mango Jicama & Cucumber Salad

Macaroni Grill's Chicken Cannelloni w/ Chopped Greek Salad
Cheesey Broccoli Bake & Jicama Apple Slaw
Zucchini Spaghetti w/ garlic bread and green beans
Pumpkin Sweet Potato and Coconut Milk Soup
Honey Curry Chicken w/ Coconut Rice, steamed peas

Pasta w/ Pumpkin & Sausage, Spinach & Pear Salad
Tacos & corn
Moroccan Carrot Salad & Butternut Squash Gnocchi w/ Sage Butter
Mushroom & Lentil Pot Pies

Ham Beans & cornbread
Acorn squash w/ cornbread stuffing
Philly Cheese steak Pizza & Salad
Split Pea Soup w/ Smoked Sausage & Greens
Spinach Fettuccine w/ fresh fruit & veggies

Thanksgiving Menu (tentative)
Cider Roasted Turkey
Sweet Potato Biscuits
Green beans w/ toasted walnuts & dried cherry vinaigrette
Sauteed shredded brussels sprouts w/ smoked ham and toasted pecans
Sweet Potato Pudding w/ pecans & gingersnap topping
Cranberry sauce
Stuffing

Sour Lemon Pie
Apple Pie
Pumpkin Pie

Other things I'll be making this month:
Apple Cider Syrup & Whole Wheat Apple Cinnamon Pancakes
Oatmeal Raspberry Pancakes w/ berry coulis
Vanilla Spiced Caramel & Pear Tart
Cranberry Spice Granola
Peanut Butter Granola