This is all a little late, I know but Wow! The holiday Season is upon us! Hello even-busier-than-normal life! But, since I “Respect the Turkey” I must make my Thanksgiving posts. There will be a whole series in fact. So get ready and consider yourself warned.
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Our Thanksgiving was, well, pretty awesome. It had all the right stuff. Good Food. Family. Laughter. Wine.

I hosted my first ever Thanksgiving. Originally, I was expecting about 18 people so I made a menu plan, grocery list and to-do list for said 18 people. We ended up with 11 and I never adjusted down so we ended up with a LOT of food. But, I love me some Thanksgiving leftovers so I was not complaining!

My sister and I started cooking on Wednesday night and pretty much didn’t stop until we ate dinner at 4 the next day. After you see the menu, you’ll know why.

Disclaimer here: My mom brought the pies over. And, I know I’m missing something here, but I can’t remember what.

The menu:

Appetizers:
Venison Therringer
Cheese & Crackers
Roasted Garlic and baguette bread
7 layer dip
Mushroom Tart
Veggies & Dill dip
Bacon and Swiss Quiche (actually leftover from breakfast, but whatevs.)

Dinner:
22 lb Turkey {It was Crazy, I know!}
Gravy (duh)
Stuffing
Mac-n-Cheese
Mashed Potatoes
Rolls (sort of)
Cauliflower something yummy
Brussel Sprouts
Green Jello Salad
Green Bean Casserole

Dessert:
Bread Pudding
Lemon Meringue Pie
Chocoloate Pie
Blueberry Cheesecake
Apple Pie

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UPDATE: My lovely sister reminded me what I forgot, so please add the following to the list:
Pumpkin pie
Pumpkin/cranberry muffins
Homemade cranberry sauce
Canned cranberry jelly stuff
Olives
Yams
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