My (Last) Ultimate Gourmet Magazine Thanksgiving Dinner

Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday--and no wonder...it centers around food! Like most people, I have Thanksgiving recipes I cherish and look forward to 364 days of the year. I also have a tradition I look forward to each year--devouring the Thanksgiving issue of Gourmet magazine and dreaming up my ultimate Thanksgiving dinner from the menus they recommend (see: 2007, 2008). This year is bittersweet, of course. With the demise of Gourmet, I nearly cried when I opened my mailbox and pulled out the Thanksgiving issue. One more time, with feeling, my ultimate Gourmet magazine Thanksgiving dinner:

• Beet-Pickled Deviled Eggs
• Golden Onion Pie
• Cider-Glazed Turkey
• Rye Bread Stuffing
• Cranberry and Celery Relish
• Brown Sugar Baked Sweet Potatoes and Acorn Squash
• Sautéed Green Beans and Brussels Sprouts with Chile and Mint
• Toasted Sweet Corn Pudding
• Pumpkin Gingerbread Trifle
• Grape and Almond Frangipane Tart

Thanks Gourmet, for all the Thanksgiving dreams. Happy eating, everyone!

--KitchenMaus