Please, be sure to light candles in your home for all your Holiday Celebrations, in rememberance of those Americans (and others) who will not be with us due to the terrible acts of September 11, 2001. We Will Not Forget! My Thanksgiving Day Menu! "Riti, are you having Thanksgiving at your house again this year?" You betcha!! I decided to put out my holiday menu, yes, this is what I'm serving for the big day!! I'll feature each recipe on its own page, for your convience. I hope you enjoy cooking the big feast as much as I do.... to me, its worth all the hustle and bustle, to be able to sit down and enjoy a wonderful meal with family and friends, that I've planned and cooked myself. It gives me a feeling of accomplishment, bringing out such delectable goodies, and that God has blessed me with all that I am able to put on my table! Also, each guest receives a special gift for sharing this Special Day with us. So, here it is, my menu for this special day!! (Most of these recipes are mine, others I've found either on the web or in my favorite recipe books. Proper credit and/or link is given, I assure you!!) Appetizers Black Bean Dip Served with various crackers A huge Vegetable Tray, including carrots, green and red peppers, black olives, celery, broccoli and cauliflower. With ranch dip dressing (out of the package! I have decided to make something easy..lol:-) The Main Course I almost always forget to put out the cranberry sauce, so I figured if I made this, I wouldn't forget!! Oh, I'll still have the regular stuff as well. Cranberry Chutney Turkey with My Fruit Stuffing!! (Links to turkey roasting tips here too!) Stuffed Butternut Squash Ritis Special Smashed Potatoes Sweet Potato Gratin Classic Green Bean Casserole, Ritis Style Pillsbury Grands Crescent RollsŪ (No recipe here folks, lol, I just think that no Thanksgiving Dinner is complete without these yummies!!) Sweet Potato Biscuits Plus, some really good wine...lol! (Milk for the kids:-) Desserts My Wonderful Mother-in-Law makes the pumpkin pie. (with real whipped cream....YUMM!!!!) Apple-Cranberry Brown Betty Autumn Cheesecake And some wonderful coffee and conversation... There you have it....I think its a grand feast! Taking care of everyones special tastes and needs. Hoping you and yours enjoy this Wonderful All American Holiday, and dispite all that has happened to our Great Nation in recent months (May God Bless you all), please remember that we still have good reason to celebrate. We need to keep in mind why the pilgrims came here in the first place! In search of Freedom!! Also, please remember those who are off on foreign soil, defending those very Freedoms for US! So, be Thankful and Count your Blessings, I'm sure you have much more than you realize to be Thankful for! May God Bless You and keep you safe this Holiday Season! If you'd like to see my other recipe pages, you can head back to: My New Kitchen Pages Or, You can check out my new Recipe Sites Links!! (Its pretty big...lol!!) How about my other Holiday Pages? Thanks for visiting... Please, come back again soon!!