Planning the Feast

I'm really feeling traditional with a twist for Christmas but for Thanksgiving it has to be traditional. Some of the items I'm planning have been on my family's Thanksgiving tables for as long as I can remember: the cinnamon rolls for brunch, the stuffing, scalloped corn, and rolls for dinner. A few of them have become personal traditions since I began preparing my own East Coast feast six years ago: the turkey and cranberries.

Brunch
Mom's Cinnamon Rolls with Cream Cheese Frosting
Maple-Sage Sausage
Tea or Coffee

Dinner
Garlic-Rosemary Turkey with Mushroom Gravy
Mashed Potatoes
Grandma’s Stuffing
Scalloped Corn
Spiced Cranberry Sauce with Zinfandel
Mom’s Cornmeal Rolls
Pecan Pie
Red Wine

I can't wait for our lazy day of parade watching, cooking, and napping. Oh, and all the eating, too.