Thanksgiving Dishes

I've hosted Thanksgiving the last 2 years and as stressful as it can be, I actually enjoyed doing it. The first year wasn't as fun because I was pregnant, had morning sickness, and no one knew about it yet so I couldn't even complain out loud. The second time, however, was more enjoyable. This year will be a more laid back Thanksgiving for us, but I want to share some of the recipes I have used for Thanksgiving dinner for those who need ideas!

Citrus Sage Turkey - The star of the show. I got this recipe from my Tyler's cousin. I loved it so much the first Thanksgiving I made it, I had to make it the second time around. My mom, who is usually picky about turkey dryness, commented how it wasn't dry at all. Yay!

Green Bean Casserole - I thought this recipe was too simple to be that good but I got a lot of compliments on it.

Mashed Potatoes - I purposely looked for a crockpot recipe because I only have 1 oven! This is good even without gravy, but gravy is never a bad idea right?

Sweet Potatoes - My favorite dish! My mom makes a spectacular one she got from Williams - Sonoma. I found it online for you, it's so good!!

Rolls and Pies - I'm not going to lie, I did not make these myself. Maybe in the future I will! But I can give a great recommendation of where to get good ones. Kneaders has my favorite rolls that aren't homemade and their pies are fantastic. If you don't feel like baking roll or pies, try Kneaders!

Stuffing- I didn't make the stuffing from scratch either, so if anyone has a great stuffing recipe please share! I just bought the Mrs. Cubbison's brand which was great! But I'm sure a homemade one would be even better.

It wasn't necessarily a fancy dinner but it all tasted great. Good luck cooking for your next Thanksgiving!


photo sources:
 http://www.google.com/imgres?q=thanksgiving+turkey&um=1&hl=en&client=safari&sa=N&tbo=d&rls=en&biw=1290&bih=658&tbm=isch&tbnid=Pf4WlxJ0IIQYmM:&imgrefurl=http://www.foodnetwork.com/topics/thanksgiving/index.html&docid=YvPRsuUSXIIL0M&imgurl=http://img.foodnetwork.com/FOOD/2010/11/23/BT0809H_roasted-thanksgiving-turkey_s4x3_lead.jpg&w=400&h=300&ei=ohSlUJXlOoSnigL6TQ&zoom=1&iact=rc&dur=4013&sig=104123007466545176665&page=3&tbnh=139&tbnw=175&start=53&ndsp=29&ved=1t:429,r:66,s:0,i:342&tx=65&ty=88

http://www.williams-sonoma.com/recipe/sweet-potato-gratin-with-pecans.html?cm_src=RECIPESEARCH

http://www.food.com/recipe/green-bean-casserole-47102

http://lecremedelacrumb.com/2014/10/slow-cooker-mashed-potatoes.html