Almost Ready for Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving is just one day away and I am still planning my menu.  This year our Thanksgiving will be pretty laid back, since it will be just the four us, my husband and two boys.  Being a military family sometimes means we cannot always connect with our familys for the holidays.  We make the best of it and enjoy every minute of our time together and secretly I feel al little relieved that we are not fighting the traffic and standing in long lines at an airport.  It also means I can experiment and try new recipes without the worry of ruining dinner for a large group.  So this year I wanted to try brining the turkey.  I have never done this before and found a recipe on the Cooking Light website that we are going to try.  And instead of opening a can of jellied cranberry sauce, my husbands favorite, we are going to make another recipe I found on the Cooking Light website for cranberry sauce.  With a couple of my own recipes to add to our menu I am getting closer to being ready.  Each year I am determined to make Thanksgiving entirely milk-free and still very delicious.  Click on the highlighted items for the recipes. This is what I have so far~

• Maple-Cider Brined Turkey with Bourbon-Cider Gravy ~ Replacing the butter with soy margarine
• Classic Cranberry Sauce
• Roasted Garlic and Rosemary Red Potatoes
• Apple Waldorf Salad
• Pumpkin Bread
• Corn Bread~Using the Jiffy Corn Muffin Mix and replacing the milk with soy milk
• Apple Sauce~Wishing we had Mom's homemade apple sauce from Maine
• Stuffing~Cheating and using the Stove Top Turkey Stuffing Mix

Just need to come up with a vegetable and dessert and we have our menu. Whatever your traditions may be, enjoy, try something new and have a Happy Thanksgiving.~