Thanksgiving 2026
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A plated, course-by-course Thanksgiving built from one turkey: the smoked legs go into the soup, the breast is Creole-roasted for the main, and the carcass becomes the demi-glace.
Event
Holiday Dinner
Guests
Intimate dinner
Menu
First: Smoked Turkey & Wild Rice Soup. Smoked leg and thigh meat in a creamy wild rice soup, made from the same bird.
Main: Creole Roasted Turkey Breast, sliced and plated with Turkey Demi-Glace made from the roasted carcass and finished with red wine and butter.
Sides: Yukon Gold Mash, Willie Mae's Mac and Cheese, Caramel Corn Brussels Sprouts, and Blackened Green Beans.
Bread: Fluffy Cloverleaf Dinner Rolls with salted butter.
Dessert: Pecan Pie from Ginger & Baker.
Beverages: Tawny port with dessert.
Notes
Thanksgiving 2026. One whole turkey is broken down and used three ways, with every course plated rather than served family-style. The same menu repeats for Friendsgiving with a homemade Thanksgiving pie added to dessert.
