i am hosting thanksgiving this year (2nd time for me)
turkey breast
pork loin stuffed with wild rice, dried cranberries, apples, mushrooms and bread stuffing)
red skinned smashed potatoes
mushroom gravy
spinach salad with dried cranberries and walnuts
roasted fall veggies (parsnips, carrots, sweet potatoes, squash)
green beans
foccacia stuffing
pumpkin roll
pumpkin brownies with cream cheese frosting
baked apples stuffed with the topping used in apple crisp and caramels
i thought about having pumpkin ice cream, walnuts, caramel and buttersotch sauces and having a pumpkin-sundae station
for christmas eve we eat at my inlaws and do finger foods - then christmas day we have a traditional ham/turkey dinner with inlaws and my family does a big themed buffet - cold cuts or italian, or mexican etc
new years eve my inlaws make fried oysters (eww) and new years day we have pork barbecue and coleslaw