November 24, 2008 by admin
Below you’ll see a summary of our Florida Thanksgiving Menu (11/22/08). Instead of creating one large post, we felt it’d be better to create a post of each item on the menu. Click on each of the dishes/links below to get some more details on our yummy Thanksgiving dinner 
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Tagged: thanksgiving, thanksgiving menu
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Below you’ll see a summary of our Florida Thanksgiving Menu (11/22/08). Instead of creating one large post, we felt it’d be better to create... [Read more]
Orange Turkey with Pan Gravy We brined the turkey overnight then placed on a roasting pan, using the fond to create the pan gravy after it was done. Brine... [Read more]
Sausage & Apple Cornbread Stuffing We decided to make our own stuffing this year and after about an hour of googling, my mom, Jacquie and I decided... [Read more]
Sweet Potato Casserole Ingredients 4 large sweet potatoes salt 1/4 cup brown sugar 1/4 stick of butter 3/4 cup of small marshmallows Peel the four sweet... [Read more]
This is a really quick side dish to put together and though not necessarily what one would associate with a traditional holiday dish, this was our brother’s... [Read more]
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