Thanksgiving Menu Guide
Thanksgiving Menu Guide
Michael Symon's Heartland Thanksgiving Menu
Chef Michael Symon always makes time to cook a huge holiday meal. Here, a delicious Thanksgiving menu that draws from his Greek-Italian-Eastern European-Midwestern heritage.
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A Heartland Thanksgiving
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Guides & Tips for: Thanksgiving Menu Planning
Essential Thanksgiving Menu-Planning Tips
There are usually so many delicious possibilities at Thanksgiving that putting together a balanced, well-paced meal can be a difficult task. Here, some tips to remember:
- Bear in mind the capacity of your ovens, stoves and serving platters, and select recipes accordingly.
- Keep the hors d'oeuvres on the light side, with maybe one rich one thrown in. This is not a great time to set out a cheese platter.
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Essential Thanksgiving Menu-Planning Tips
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To avoid last-minute running around, now is a good time to review what pieces of equipment you'll need.
Thanksgiving Menus to Match Your Personality
For the maverick, novice, procrastinator, wine lover: menus to match your culinary personality.
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Start stocking up on items you will need to set your Thanksgiving table.
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Side Dishes to Make While the Turkey's Cooking
« To jazz up arugula salad and give it a slightly Greek twist, Michael Symon tosses it with chopped fresh dill, briny Greek feta cheese and kalamata olives.
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« In this winning Thanksgiving side, the brussels sprout leaves are savory, the chunks of squash are tender and sweet, and the fried sage garnish is pungent and crunchy.
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« Instead of appearing in a soup, squash gets cut into rings, caramelized and baked in a tart that can be served with a salad as a starter, or as an unusual side dish.
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Holiday Dishes to Make 3 Days Ahead
« This retro party dip can be covered and refrigerated for up to 3 days.
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Thanksgiving Dishes to Make The Day Before
« The gratin is silky and sweet, topped with gooey marshmallows and delightfully crunchy pecans flavored with chile powder.
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« This impressive last-minute salad is an extraordinarily addictive mix of sweet, crunchy and salty ingredients.
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30-Minute Hors d'Oeuvres
« With walnuts, mayonnaise, apples and grapes, this easy appetizer is a riff on classic Waldorf salad.
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30-Minute Desserts
« Peter Ireland pairs his delicately spiced, sweet-tart fruit compote with incredibly tender corn cakes in this Thanksgiving dessert.
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« For great flavor, Grace Parisi blends ingredients into a butter that she rubs all over the turkey.
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« Grace Parisi breaks up whole, cream-filled chocolate sandwich cookies in a food processor with hazelnuts and butter to create a supercrunchy crust for these delectable little cheesecakes.
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« After rubbing this turkey with a bold and delicious mix of chile powder, cumin, sugar and herbs, Texas chef Tim Love blankets it with slices of salty, fatty pancetta, resulting in a supermoist and savory bird.
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