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Thanksgiving Menu 1

I’ll be adding to this as the ideas come:

“Traditional”
Turkey
Dressing
Mashed Potatos and Gravy
Sweet Potatos
Biscuits
New (in my head so far — haven’t tried these flavors yet)
Crispy duck skin cooked in its own fat; topped with a savory thyme (and duck meat) dressing, toasted almond slivers and drizzled with honey, and topped with a dab of cranberry jelly
Sweet potatos with a creamy, spicy habanero carrot sauce, all on top of fresh, crispy russet potato chips

Thanksgiving Decisions

I’m not sure what to do this Thanksgiving…I have a passion for gourmet-fusion, but people expect “traditional” feasts.  I have never made someone else’s recipe for any of the Thanksgiving dishes I’ve made, but I still do dressings, mashed potatos, turkeys, and biscuits…but not quite the same as most people.  I add one key component not many people do:  flavor.

What should I do this year?  I have a few people relying on me for a delicious feast…would I let them down if I didn’t get them the usual (kicked up)?  Would crispy roasted turkey skin chips with turkey liver mouse and a white/dark turkey-sweet potato hash topping be a good alternative?  In my head, it works very well, but should I test this on Thanksgiving?  Even if it does work well, how would be feel about feel?

Maybe the solution is to make the meals that I’m used to making for Thanksgiving (that’s right, Thanksgiving with flavor), and adding some great appetizers that nobody has tasted.