Give thanks with a grateful heart....
Aside from collecting food donation for Kitchen on the Street (our chosen charitable recipient this year), we wine and dine while reflecting on God's goodness and blessings in our lives.
Here's hoping that you take a moment to do the same with your family around your Thanksgiving dinner table.
Now for the menu:
Cocktail: Cranberry and Blueberry Sangria
Appetizer: Baked Brie drizzled with Honey served with a variety of crackers
Salad: Shaved Brussels Sprout Salad
Entree: Zucchini Ribbons Pumpkin Lasagna
Side Dish 1: Roasted Beet and Sweet Potato Hash
Side Dish 2: Garlicky Green Beans
Dessert: Apple Pecan Upside Down Cake
Recipes
Cranberry and Blueberry Sangria
2 bottles dry red wine (such as Pinot Noir)
4 cups cranberry juice
1/3 cup honey
1 lemon, sliced and seeded
1 lb blueberries
2 cups chilled sparkling water
Crushed ice
1. In a large glass spouted dispenser (or pitcher), mix wine, juice, honey and lemon.
2. Stir until honey dissolves.
3. Add blueberries, then refrigerate about 2 hours.
4. Add sparkling water before serving and pout over ice.
Baked Brie drizzled with Honey
Shaved Brussels Sprout Salad
Zucchini Ribbons Pumpkin Lasagna
6 zucchinis, sliced lengthwise into 1/4" thick ribbons
1 lb lean ground turkey
1 medium sweet onion, chopped
1 celery stalk, chopped
1 red bell pepper, chopped
5 cloves garlic, minced
1 large can (30 oz) pumpkin pie filling
1 tbsp orange juice
1 tbsp olive oil
1/2 cup chopped fresh parsley
2 - 15 oz tubs ricotta cheese
1 - 15 oz tub grated parmesan
salt and pepper to taste
1. Preheat oven to 400F.
2. Heat olive oil on a large deep skillet over medium high heat.
3. Add ground turkey and cooked 3 minutes until almost done.
4. Add chopped onion, celery & red pepper, cooked until onion turns clear.
5. Add garlic, orange juice and pumpkin pie filling.
6. Stir together then add chopped parsley, salt and pepper.
7, Line a casserole dish with a layer of zucchini ribbons.
8. Pour one layer of pumpkin mixture over zucchinis.
9. Spread a layer of ricotta cheese over pumpkin mixture, then sprinkle a layer of grated parmesan on top of the ricotta cheese.
10. Repeat step 7-9.
11. Bake covered for 20 minutes, uncover and bake another 20 minutes.
Garlicky Green Beans
Roasted Beet and Sweet Potato Hash
Apple Pecan Upside Down Cake
