Our Thanksgiving Menu

This Thanksgiving is going to be a little bit different than past years. Over our time together, we have spent several Thanksgivings in Ireland. This year, due to work schedules and family travel, we are staying home. I only get Thanksgiving Day off, so we have decided to spend a cozy Thanksgiving for two, cooking, drinking wine, and listening to Christmas music in our PJ’s. I can’t wait.

When planning our Thanksgiving menu, I wanted to incorporate traditional elements along with some of the Irish-inspired favorites I have made in the past without going overboard.

Appetizers 

I will make these early in the day or even the night before Thanksgiving so we have afternoon snacks to munch on with glasses of cold bubbly.

Cranberry Jalapeno Salsa with Way Better Snacks chips

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Smoked Salmon Dip – This was a favorite from our Thanksgiving in Ireland. We’ll spread it on brown bread.

Main Meal

Cider-brined Turkey with Hard Cider Gravy

Brown Bread Apple Stuffing – I plan on getting my brown bread at Greenhills Irish Bakery, which I highly recommend for authentic Irish baked goods.

Sriracha Maple Brussels Sprouts

Dessert

A to-be-determined dessert – what are your favorite Thanksgiving desserts aside from pies?

Pumpkin Old Fashioneds