Hi Everyone! Ahh…. It’s that time of the year again! I LOVE thanksgiving.
I love having everyone over and cooking and hanging out. This year we should have between 16 and 19 people. I told my in-laws to invite anyone they would like too, so maybe we’ll be having a couple more.
This is the menu I have decided on for this year:
I will be doing a Cheese board for everyone to munch on when they arrive. My mom is bringing all the cheese. I am going to get a couple meats from Trader Joes, a couple different crackers. Honey, nuts, hummus, carrots, cut up peppers, olives, grapes, and berries for my daughter. One of the book club girls always does a cheese board and there is this olive spread from Trader Joes that I love.
For meats I will be crock pot cooking a 8-10 lb ham. This is a super easy recipe and everyone loves it. https://www.allrecipes.com/recipe/80525/slow-cooker-ham/
My husband will be deep frying a 15-18 lb Turkey outside. He brine’s it for a few days before and then drains it thanksgiving morning and deep fries it.
Everyone loves this. I have a ehh relationship with Turkey. It’s alright. It’s not my favorite but I don’t hate it. I’ll have a piece or two and maybe make a sandwich the next day.
Sides:
Green bean casserole, sweet potatoes with marshmallow on top, mashed potato, carrots, monkey bread biscuits, regular biscuits, Stuffing, Gravy, Cranberry sauce.
My mother in law is bringing salad and pastelitos.
My sister in law is bringing drinks. A pepper rum drink called a Rooster. Plus, we have a bar for anyone who wants to make their own.
My mom loves watermelon juice and vodka, my father in law likes his tequila and coke. My mother in law prefers a Manhattan.
For dessert I will have brownies, cookies and maybe a pie of some sort. I think my brother is the only one who actually eats the pie. That’s okay because he can take it home too.
That’s pretty much it. The good thing is that with the meats being cooked in the crock pot and the fryer, it frees up my stove to cook all the sides.
I set up a table with all the food, like a buffet and everyone helps them selves and then I have take home containers for everyone can bring food home. I try to get rid of as much as possible.
That’s our Thanksgiving! How do you celebrate? Do you host? Do you have a special dish you always make?
Moving forward 
I love to see what everyone makes for Thanksgiving in relation to what I eat. There’s no wrong way to do Thanksgiving dinner from what I’ve seen.
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This food looks incredible! We don’t have thaksgiving in the UK, I would love to experience it one day, also cheese board is an amazing idea ❤
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Well you have made me feel very hungry! Love this post and I hope you have the best day and everything goes to plan! Emma from ECBC x
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You had me at “Trader Joe’s cheese board!” Looks absolutely delicious!
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Wao, my mouth is watering, you really made me hungry. Nice selection for foods. Keep try Organic Food
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No wonder why people get so busy during Thanksgiving. There’s so much food and happiness to share. Thanks for the delightful post, made me hungry!
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Your Thanksgiving sounds like a fun Thanksgiving! My family’s Thanksgivings have never been that fun, just because all of our family members live in different states, so I’ve always wanted one of those big, filled with food, and noise Thanksgiving. Thankfully this year, we’ve been invited to a friend’s house and they have a big family, so maybe this year it’ll be fun and full of noise! All of the food you’re going to have sounds marvelous and tasty! I hope you have a great Thanksgiving!
Emily | https://www.thatweirdgirllife.com
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Yum. I am just planning our meal but ham and turkey are bought.
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The cheese board and mini monkey bread are making me hungry!
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