Draft 2013 Thanksgiving Menu

2013 Thanksgiving 

Dinner:

Turkey (recipe TBD)Gravy (recipe TBD)
Butternut squash and Kale (Cafe Flora recipe)
Cranberry sauce (buy or make?)
Stuffing (Joy of Cooking classic recipe)
Potato dish?
Beans? (Rancho Gordo?)  Brussel Sprouts? Green Beans?
What other side dishes should we do??

Beginning with:

Ideas - (open to suggestions here - I have any preferences, except we should make Rich's bread)
Deviled eggs??
Bread (should we make Rich's artisan bread?)
Cheese, crackersBaked brie (in puff pastry with fig jam and pecans or walnuts?)
Olives?
Nuts
Fruit (Mandarin oranges, apples?)?
What else?

Ending with:

Sean's pie or crumble

Accompanied by:

Beer
Wine
Sparkling water

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Old 2012 Menu

Dinner:

Mashed potatoes
Green beans
Gravy Stuffing 
Butternut squash (Stina - purée from Joy of Cooking)
Garlicky Brussel Sprout Saute (Stina - Andy's VT recipe http://www.vegetariantimes.com/recipe/garlicky-brussels-sprouts-saut-eacute/)
Rancho Gordo bean gratin (Christmas limas or yellow eye) http://www.seriouseats.com/recipes/2012/11/swiss-chard-fennel-white-bean-gratin-recipe.html (Use leeks instead of fennel and include mushrooms)
Cranberry sauce (Canned)

Beginning with:

Deviled eggs (Stina)
Bread (Rich's artisan bread)
Cheese, crackers
Baked brie (in puff pastry with fig jam and pecans or walnuts)
Olives
Nuts
Mandarin oranges
Apples

Ending with:

Sean's pumpkin pie with whipped cream and ice cream

Accompanied by:

Beer
Wine
Sparkling water