No Fail Thanksgiving Menu Ideas

No Fail Thanksgiving Menu Ideas When it comes to Thanksgiving, you can't help but get sentimental and remember holidays when you were a child. It makes you feel warm, loved and comfortable. So why not strive for that feeling at your dinner table this Thanksgiving. It's time for an old fashioned Thanksgiving. I don't mean to dress up in pilgrim clothing, but fix a dinner like you remember as a child. In my family, we always had the traditional meal: Turkey, mash potatoes, green beans, corn, macaroni salad, rolls and dessert. My mom would work all day long just for a fifteen minute dinner. 

To see the joy on our faces was her satisfaction. Since I started my own family, 14 years ago, I wanted to make sure my children had a traditional Thanksgiving Dinner every year. I now have five children so I will be cooking for quite some time. To keep my Thanksgiving dinner from getting old year after year, I change one thing a year. For instance, instead of mash potatoes, I might have scalloped potatoes. I might change the dessert menu a little. But basically I use the same recipes. If your going to do a lot of entertaining this Thanksgiving, let's talk about some ways you can get ready before everyone arrives so that you can enjoy your holiday season too. If you think you don't need any suggestions and tips, take a minute and think about how hectic things were last year right before guest arrived. 

The first thing to do is decorate if you really want to set the mood. Drag out your old traditional decor or go out and update. It really doesn't cost a lot to update and there is even some time saving and money saving crafts that you can do at home to personalize your decor. So, decorations are up, now what? It's time to plan your menu. What are you going to serve this year? Are you going to go traditional or are you going to try something new? My advice is to do both. Don't change the dishes you were complimented on last year.