
Be happy giving. Be happy in your thanks. Just as the first Americans shared their table and their abundance with the very first immigrants!
Just for fun, I thought I’d post today’s menu. Enjoy the holiday! I’m off to make turkey stock.
Thanksgiving Menu, 2016 Chez Morgan
STARTERS
Roasted shrimp, fresh vegetables, aioli
Gruet Sparkling Wine, New Mexico
FIRST COURSE
Curried Apple-Butternut Squash Soup
Sineann Gewurtztraminer, 2015 (Yamhill-Carlton, Oregon) OR Autumnal IPA (Local Relic, CSprings)
ENTRÉE AND SIDES
Gas Grill-Roasted Turkey
Oyster dressing
Sausage dressing (George Hamamoto)
Mashed potatoes
Gravy
Cauliflower with Gruyere Cheese and Parsley
Mashed Sweet Potatoes with Sherry and Walnuts
Brussels Sprouts Salad
Cranberry Relish (Jan Keder)
Homemade Bread (Jan Keder)
Pumpkin Bread with Dried Cherries and Walnuts
Butter
Bethel Heights (Salem, Oregon) Pinot Noirs: West Block Vineyard and Casteel Vineyard, 2010
Seven Hills Dry Rose 2015 (Columbia Valley, Washington)
OR Oak Aged Belgium Strong Ale (Local Relic, Colorado Springs)
DESSERT
Cranberry-Citrus Cheesecake, Pecan-Bourbon Pie, Pumpkin Pie, Chocolate Mousse (Ann Campbell), Apple Pie (Jeanne Patalano), Shoofly Pie (Mary Pat Garman)
Coffee/Tea Brandy/Port