Thanksgiving 2015 (On Sunday!)
Appetizers
Carrots, Celery, Cornichons - Friday
Classic Cheddar Cheese Ball - Friday
Underground Meats Summer Sausage - Do on day of, when preparing snack tray
Crackers (Bought variety, buying another batch still)
Bread
Whipped Honey Butter - sometime during the week before
Chocolate Chunk Pumpkin Bread - Friday
Lefse - Bought (unless someone wants to send me some)
Wild Yeast Bakery Rolls - Joseph Bringing
Mains
Roasted Turkey, with deliciousness added, start defrost on 11/21 (done), Start brine on Thursday 11/26 evening. all 18.55# of turkey (18.55 * ~15 minutes / pound = ~278 minutes = 4.6 hours = Service at 1, turkey resting start at 12:30, Turkey in oven 7:54 AM.
Gravy
Garlic Parmesan Mashed Potatoes (Sunday, stove top (at times 2 burners)) - use combination of bought heritage potatoes and purchased (costco) yellow potatoes)
Port Cranberry Sauce - Sometime during the week before
Sweet Potato Casserole with Bacon Brown Sugar Topping - start Saturday, finish Sunday in stove while turkey is resting
Bacon Braised Green Beans - on stove top (start Saturday, Finish Sunday)
Cornbread and Sausage Stuffing - Cornbread made during week, Start Saturday, finish in stove Sunday while turkey is resting
Spinach and Feta Salad - while turkey is resting
Desserts
Apple Crisp - prep crisps on Saturday, Prep apples Sunday, in oven when meal is served
Ice Cream - Joseph made, vanilla beans (plus bonus beans) turned over Today.
11/22/2015 - Fixed links, updated with notes