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Dinner--- Turkey legs/wings (so as not to have leftovers!) potatoes green beans (family canned) pie

Local Thanksgiving menu: 1)Turkey from a local farm 2)Butternut Squash, Apple, Onion Gratin - squash, onions and apples from our garden, local cheese purchased at Whole Foods 3) Mashed potatoes - our garden 4) Kale and turnips - our garden and the CSA next door 5) Sweet potato pie - sweet potatoes from our garden

1) Turkey from a local farm 2) Wild mushroom pie 3) Mashed potatoes 4) Salad, Bread, and what everyone else contributes to the pot-luck style feast!

We live in the Southeast and are vegetarians... so local dinner includes a roasted root vegetable dish with soy protein, a sweet potato casserole, greens, corn bread, homemade cranberry dish (ok, I confess, the cranberries have to be shipped in), pumpkin pie. All served with a decent local wine.

the menu: pancetta-sage turkey with pancetta-sage gravy wild rice dressing with grapes and walnuts sweet potato mash horseradish mashed potatoes brussel sprouts with carmelized onions apple of her eye pie

I'm from Virginia... Here's my Thanksgiving dinner menu: Snacks: -Cucumber & tomato salad (basically with vinegar & herbs) -Crackers with cheese & Smithfield ham (As in Virginia ham) -Olives Dinner: -Turkey (locally acquired if possible) -Smithfield ham -Homemade herbal bread -Sweet Potatoes -Roasted Potatoes -Corn Dessert: -Pumpkin Pie with vanilla ice cream Beverages: -Sparkling apple cider (from Virginia) -Virginia wine -Fresh Brewed iced tea ** All veggies would be acquired from the farmers market (pending availability). **

Thanksgiving Menu: Mashed Potatoes Green Beans Pumpkin Pie Homemade Noodle Soup Tofurkey Salad *all supplies purchased from local farmers market, if possible*

I live outside Washington DC - here's the bulk of our Thanksgiving menu: heritage, free-range turkey from Springfield Farm, about 35 miles away sweet potatoes from my CSA, about 10 miles away collard and kale greens, from my Dad's garden (1/2 mile away) and the CSA cornbread from Colvin Run Mill in Virgina, maybe 20 miles away milk and butter comes from Trickling Springs Dairy in nearby PA, and eggs also come from Springfield Farm a local Maryland or Virginia wine too!

One of our family's favorites are turkey rolls. We but sliced turkey from our local deli and roll the slices around already prepared cornbread stuffing. We then put them in a baking sheet and pour turkey gravy over them. We then bake in the oven just long enough to warm them up good right before dinner. No mess, no waste.

All local and organic. . . turkey stuffing with celery and herbs from the summer garden and homemade bread spinach dip with crudite pumpkin bisque raw cacao bark with ginger and cranberries local sparkling cider and wine