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Here is the menu from the Wallick / Van Sant 2008 Thanksgiving Feast: Herb and Lemon Roast Turkey with shallot and white wine gravy* Herb and Onion Stuffing* Wild Mushroom and Spinach Stuffing* Spiced Cranberries with Zinfandel Whipped Yukon Gold Potatoes with Fennel and Rosemary Butter* Traditional Green Bean Casserole Traditional Sweet Potato Casserole Citrus Glazed Carrots* Green Onion and Pepper Buttermilk Biscuits* Mixed Greens Salad Persimmon Pudding - two varieties Pumpkin Pie Butterscotch Pie Chocolate Cream Pie Pecan Pie Cherry Pie Pumpkin Creme Brule* *Indicates recipe is from the 2008 Bon Appetit Thanksgiving issue. The cranberry recipe is from the 2001 Bon Appetit Thanksgiving issue. AND - we did not have to call the Fire Department! Woo Hoo!

What you see here is how Thanksgiving 2007 began. Not good. For a number of years now, we have spent Thanksgiving with Linda's sister and family, mostly at their house because it was easier to get to for most of the relatives. My sister in law and I have created a tradition of comparing notes on each year's Bon Appetit Thanksgiving issue, picked out our favorite recipes and created a feast for 10 - 20 folks. We LOVE doing it. Last year was the first Thanksgiving in my sister-in-law's new house, so she was ready to have folks in and show the house and cook the traditional meal in her new kitchen (which, by the way, is spectacular!). As is our usual pattern, we drove to Lawrenceburg, Indiana on Wednesday so we could settle in and begin making preparations. My wife, Linda, is the baker of the family, so she usually makes the desserts. Well, her brother-in-law, who simply MUST have a mincemeat pie each year, was a bit downtrodden because Linda's mom was past the time she ...