{"id":6925,"date":"2011-11-21T22:45:40","date_gmt":"2011-11-22T04:45:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thepickyapple.com\/blog\/?p=6925"},"modified":"2011-11-21T22:45:40","modified_gmt":"2011-11-22T04:45:40","slug":"10-thanksgiving-menu-suggestions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thepickyapple.com\/blog\/2011\/11\/21\/10-thanksgiving-menu-suggestions\/","title":{"rendered":"10 Thanksgiving Menu Suggestions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;ve only got 6 weeks left in my pregnancy, so I didn&#8217;t think it would be a good idea to host Thanksgiving this year. \u00c2\u00a0This year I&#8217;m extra thankful that I get to make yummy food and that I don&#8217;t have to worry about cleaning my house and playing hostess. \u00c2\u00a0I&#8217;m bringing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thepickyapple.com\/blog\/2009\/09\/26\/cheesy-scalloped-potatoes\/\">Cheesy Scalloped Potatoes<\/a>, Green Bean Casserole and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thepickyapple.com\/blog\/2009\/11\/28\/tall-and-creamy-cheesecake\/\">Tall and Creamy Cheesecake<\/a> for Thanksgiving with my husband&#8217;s family on Thursday, and for dinner with my parents on Wednesday I&#8217;m making Roasted Sweet Potatoes with Apples, Cranberries, Pecans and Goat Cheese and a Deep Dish Apple Cranberry Pie with Oatmeal Pecan Crumb Topping.<\/p>\n<p>Can&#8217;t wait to enjoy the big meal(s)!<\/p>\n<p>With only a few days to go until Turkey Day 2011, you&#8217;ve probably got your menu all planned out. \u00c2\u00a0However, if you&#8217;re still looking for some recipes, here are some tried and true favorites from my archives.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Appetizers<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thepickyapple.com\/blog\/2011\/07\/19\/bacon-wrapped-figs\/\">Bacon Wrapped Figs<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thepickyapple.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/Bacon-Wrapped-Figs.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6929\" title=\"Bacon Wrapped Figs\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thepickyapple.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/Bacon-Wrapped-Figs.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"557\" height=\"371\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thepickyapple.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/Bacon-Wrapped-Figs.jpg 557w, https:\/\/www.thepickyapple.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/Bacon-Wrapped-Figs-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 557px) 100vw, 557px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thepickyapple.com\/blog\/2010\/04\/08\/brie-kisses\/\">Brie Kisses<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thepickyapple.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/Brie-Kisses.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6930\" title=\"Brie Kisses\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thepickyapple.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/Brie-Kisses.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"557\" height=\"371\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thepickyapple.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/Brie-Kisses.jpg 557w, https:\/\/www.thepickyapple.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/Brie-Kisses-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 557px) 100vw, 557px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Sides<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thepickyapple.com\/blog\/2009\/12\/31\/green-beans-with-prosciutto\/\">Green Beans With Prosciutto<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thepickyapple.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/Green-Beans-with-Prosciutto.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6931\" title=\"Green Beans with Prosciutto\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thepickyapple.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/Green-Beans-with-Prosciutto.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"557\" height=\"371\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thepickyapple.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/Green-Beans-with-Prosciutto.jpg 557w, https:\/\/www.thepickyapple.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/Green-Beans-with-Prosciutto-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 557px) 100vw, 557px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thepickyapple.com\/blog\/2010\/01\/18\/melissas-brussels-sprouts\/\">Melissa&#8217;s Brussels Sprouts<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thepickyapple.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/Melissas-Brussels-Sprouts.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6933\" title=\"Melissa's Brussels Sprouts\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thepickyapple.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/Melissas-Brussels-Sprouts.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"557\" height=\"371\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thepickyapple.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/Melissas-Brussels-Sprouts.jpg 557w, https:\/\/www.thepickyapple.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/Melissas-Brussels-Sprouts-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 557px) 100vw, 557px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thepickyapple.com\/blog\/2010\/11\/29\/savory-squash-gratin\/\">Savory Squash Gratin<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thepickyapple.com\/blog\/2010\/11\/23\/cranberry-orange-relish\/\">Cranberry Orange Relish<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thepickyapple.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/Cranberry-Orange-Relish.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6934\" title=\"Cranberry Orange Relish\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thepickyapple.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/Cranberry-Orange-Relish.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"557\" height=\"371\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thepickyapple.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/Cranberry-Orange-Relish.jpg 557w, https:\/\/www.thepickyapple.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/Cranberry-Orange-Relish-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 557px) 100vw, 557px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Desserts<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thepickyapple.com\/blog\/2008\/11\/22\/pumpkin-crunch-cake\/\">Pumpkin Crunch Cake<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thepickyapple.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/Pumpkin-Crunch-Cake.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6935\" title=\"Pumpkin Crunch Cake\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thepickyapple.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/Pumpkin-Crunch-Cake.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"455\" height=\"271\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thepickyapple.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/Pumpkin-Crunch-Cake.jpg 455w, https:\/\/www.thepickyapple.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/Pumpkin-Crunch-Cake-300x178.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 455px) 100vw, 455px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thepickyapple.com\/blog\/2010\/11\/26\/black-bottom-pecan-cheeseake-pie\/\">Black Bottom Pecan Cheesecake Pie<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thepickyapple.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/Black-Bottom-Pecan-Cheesecake-Pie.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6937\" title=\"Black Bottom Pecan Cheesecake Pie\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thepickyapple.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/Black-Bottom-Pecan-Cheesecake-Pie.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"557\" height=\"371\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thepickyapple.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/Black-Bottom-Pecan-Cheesecake-Pie.jpg 557w, https:\/\/www.thepickyapple.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/Black-Bottom-Pecan-Cheesecake-Pie-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 557px) 100vw, 557px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thepickyapple.com\/blog\/2009\/11\/27\/cheesecake-filled-pumpkin-cupcakes-with-cinnamon-buttercream\/\">Cheesecake Filled Pumpkin Cupcakes with Cinnamon Buttercream<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thepickyapple.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/Cheesecake-Filled-Pumpkin-Cupcakes.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6938\" title=\"Cheesecake Filled Pumpkin Cupcakes\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thepickyapple.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/Cheesecake-Filled-Pumpkin-Cupcakes.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"557\" height=\"371\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thepickyapple.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/Cheesecake-Filled-Pumpkin-Cupcakes.jpg 557w, https:\/\/www.thepickyapple.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/Cheesecake-Filled-Pumpkin-Cupcakes-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 557px) 100vw, 557px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thepickyapple.com\/blog\/2008\/11\/28\/all-in-one-holiday-bundt-cake\/\">All in One Holiday Bundt Cake<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thepickyapple.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/Holiday-Bundt-Cake.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6939\" title=\"Holiday Bundt Cake\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thepickyapple.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/Holiday-Bundt-Cake.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"455\" height=\"304\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thepickyapple.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/Holiday-Bundt-Cake.jpg 455w, https:\/\/www.thepickyapple.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/Holiday-Bundt-Cake-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 455px) 100vw, 455px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"linkwithin_hook\" id=\"https:\/\/www.thepickyapple.com\/blog\/2011\/11\/21\/10-thanksgiving-menu-suggestions\/\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;ve only got 6 weeks left in my pregnancy, so I didn&#8217;t think it would be a good idea to host Thanksgiving this year. \u00c2\u00a0This year I&#8217;m extra thankful that I get to make yummy food and that I don&#8217;t have to worry about cleaning my house and playing hostess. \u00c2\u00a0I&#8217;m bringing Cheesy Scalloped Potatoes, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[37,61,48],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6925","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-holiday","category-menu","category-recipes"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thepickyapple.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6925","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thepickyapple.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thepickyapple.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thepickyapple.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thepickyapple.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6925"}],"version-history":[{"count":12,"href":"https:\/\/www.thepickyapple.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6925\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6946,"href":"https:\/\/www.thepickyapple.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6925\/revisions\/6946"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thepickyapple.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6925"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thepickyapple.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6925"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thepickyapple.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6925"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}