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My Thanksgiving Dinner Menu

BY Kevin Lee Jacobs | November 24, 2018 20 Comments

Happy day-after-Thanksgiving Day! I hope your holiday was filled with friends, family, and delicious food. To celebrate, Mr. Fox and I hosted a very small dinner party that included some of our favorite things:

(Hint: click “play” arrow on pictures for additional information and recipes)

A warm fire in the dining room (the temperature outside had plunged to 12°F!)…

A dry-brined turkey…

That provided a delicious stock…

For this Roast Turkey with Apple Gravy.

I broke my diet in order to eat this magnificent stuffing…

And to worship at the altar of this angelic cranberry sauce.

Meanwhile, our dear friend Sarah Kilbourne contributed her grandmother’s heirloom Creamed Onions with Poppy Seeds, plus some fabulous Shaved Brussels Sprouts with Pine Nuts. Sarah also contributed her marvelous company!

For dessert, I whipped up a Pumpkin Souffle that you’ve just gotta try.

Missing from our table?  YOU.  How I wish we could spend the holidays together!

xKevin

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Comments

  1. 1

    Jane says

    November 24, 2018 at 9:21 am

    Everything looks perfect as well as delicious! Thanks for sharing your recipes & beautiful photographs.

  2. 2

    Brenda Johnson says

    November 24, 2018 at 10:57 am

    Beautiful!! Happy Thanksgiving to you and Will!!

  3. 3

    Janis says

    November 24, 2018 at 2:53 pm

    Thank you for sharing with us. So happy your Thanksgiving was so truly special

  4. 4

    Danella on the Canadian west coast. says

    November 24, 2018 at 10:22 pm

    Your dinner looks absolutely delicious! Thank you for sharing it with us.

  5. 5

    Paula Pugliese says

    November 25, 2018 at 10:11 am

    I will be caregiving and then home with family for a dinner.

  6. 6

    Donna says

    November 25, 2018 at 10:47 am

    I really enjoy watching your videos and making you recipes. I missed being at your table! Amazing company and food! I will recreate this for my Christmas dinner. I always wondered what to do with sage. Here in Prince Edward Island, they douse summer savoury in the dressing…also very good.

  7. 7

    Donna Lee On The Canadian East Coast says

    November 25, 2018 at 10:52 am

    Hi Kevin: thanks for all your best Thanksgiving recipes…I will attempt to recreate for this Christmas. Amazing meal!

  8. 8

    Estela says

    November 25, 2018 at 11:18 am

    Cena de pavo con la familia … y a disfrutar del tiempo hermoso

  9. 9

    Dorothy G says

    November 25, 2018 at 11:55 am

    Cranberry sauce looks delish as does everything else
    How long would it keep in the fridge please?

  10. 10

    Susan says

    November 25, 2018 at 1:48 pm

    Hi Kevin,
    This year I spatchcocked my turkey. Roasted a 12 pounder in 80 minutes. Love your brine technique, and it looks delicious. Do you think I could brine like you did and then the night before, when taking it out of the bag, spatchcock it then? Thanks for all your techniques and recipes. xo

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    Sunni says

    November 25, 2018 at 2:01 pm

    I love cranberries. Salt and pepper? Got to try this! Thanks to you, Kevin, for the recipes on good living and your special touch of humour. It’s a joy to share a cup of good coffee with you weekly. Your efforts are appreciated.

  12. 12

    Trish says

    November 25, 2018 at 5:38 pm

    Hi, Kevin Do you have a printable for your stuffing? I would really like to try it. Thanks.

  13. 13

    Joe Taylor says

    November 25, 2018 at 7:07 pm

    We bought a new smoker and going to try smoking a ham for dinner and since I live in Indiana will probably be shoveling snow. Thanks so much Kevin for the great recipes we receive from you to us they are gifts all year long.

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    Jean demer says

    November 25, 2018 at 7:23 pm

    Hey Kevin, any reason I couldn’t build a fire in my fireplace even though it is not a Rumford? It seemed to catch quickly and easily. I enjoyed learning how to build a fire today. Thanks

  15. 15

    Rita says

    November 25, 2018 at 8:49 pm

    I truly enjoy all of your videos. They teach you so much.

  16. 16

    Valerie C. says

    November 25, 2018 at 9:32 pm

    Wow! Everything looks so delicious!! I want that stuffing. Yumm

  17. 17

    Wendy Bellovary says

    November 26, 2018 at 12:20 am

    Staying home and celebrating with my sweetie. I’ve roasted too many turkeys in my life; we’re having halibut.

  18. 18

    Jo Medve says

    November 26, 2018 at 10:07 am

    Happy Thanksgiving! Your recipes are fab! Love the videos ❤️

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    Nancy says

    November 26, 2018 at 11:00 am

    Thank you for the interesting piece on the fireplace. Pretty amazing that it provides adequate heat. Thanks for the brief physics lesson as well! I hope you and your family enjoy the upcoming holidays too.

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    Josie (Ontario Canada) says

    November 29, 2018 at 3:54 pm

    I will be making this delicious dinner for my family this Christmas

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