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Thanksgiving master plan

Thanksgiving Master Plan

Charcuterie Plate Appetizer

  • Jamon and cured meats
  • crostini or bagel chips
  • Brie
  • dried apricots
  • olives

Brie Bites Appetizer

recipe

  • Brie
  • Puff Pastry
  • Cranberry sauce?

Turkey

Basics With Babish Thanksgiving Turkey 5 ways

  • Turkey from whole foods
  • Herbs
  • Brine bag?
  • Butter
  • Garlic

Stuffing

  • Stove Top Stuffing
  • Chicken Broth
  • Mushrooms
  • Celery
  • Butter

Green Bean Casserole

  • 4 cans French Style Green Beans
  • 1 container French's onions (plus second container for chef to snack on)
  • 2 cans Cream of Mushroom Soup

Cheesy Potatoes

  • 10 cups Mr. Dell's Shredded Hash Browns
  • 1/4 cup + 2 T. butter or margarine
  • 1 can cream of chicken soup
  • 12-oz. sour cream
  • 1/2 cup milk
  • 1/2 cup chopped green onions
  • 2 cups grated cheddar cheese
  • 1 cup crushed corn flakes
  • Salt and pepper to taste

Roasted Brussels Sprouts

  • Brussels Sprouts
  • Olive Oil
  • Garlic

Sweet Potatoes

  • Sweet Potatoes
  • Butter
  • Cinnamon
  • Brown Sugar
  • Marshmallows

Mashed Potatoes a la Tender Greens

  • Yukon Gold Potatoes
  • Butter
  • Cream
  • Creme Fraiche

Cranberry Sauce

  • Cranberries
  • Sugar

Beverages

  • Sparkling apple juice
  • Mexican coke
  • La Croix
  • Coke Zero

Desserts

  • Chocolate cream pie

Milk Bar Pumpkin Pie

recipe overview: https://milkbarstore.com/blogs/recipes/hillys-pumpkin-caramel-pie

Caramel

  • 1 cup white sugar
  • 1/3 cup heavy cream
  • 6 tbsp unsalted butter
  • 1/4 cup water
  • 2 tbsp corn syrup
  • 2 tsp kosher salt
  • 2 tsp vanilla extract

Pie Crust

  • 1.5 cups all-purpose flour
  • 12 tbsp unsalted butter
  • 1/2 cup fine ground cornmeal
  • 1 tbsp white sugar
  • 1 tsp kosher salt
  • ice water
  • 2 tsp apple cider vinegar

Pumpkin Ganache

  • 2 standard 15oz cans of pumpkin puree (not pumpkin pie filling or mix)
  • 1.25 cups heavy cream
  • 1/3 cup glucose (or substitute corn syrup)
  • 5 tbsp unsalted butter
  • 443g (or 16oz or 2.5 cups) chopped white chocolate or white chocolate chips
  • 2 tsp cinnamon
  • 1 tsp cardamom
  • 1/2 tsp allspice
  • 1/2 tsp ginger
  • pinch of nutmeg
  • pinch of clove
  • 1/2 tsp kosher salt

Streusel

  • 1/2 cup AP flour (find out what that is)
  • 1/3 cup light brown sugar
  • 1/3 cup oats
  • 6 tbsp unsalted butter
  • 1 tsp cinnamon
  • 1/2 tsp cardamom
  • salt
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