November 29, 2025
Since Bruce doesn’t care for turkey, we have some other bird. We’ve had chicken, duck, goose, pheasant, and Cornish hens (AKA little birds).
I always have ham, since it wouldn’t feel like Thanksgiving to me without ham. I always get a very small ham, sometimes just a couple of slices.
Thanksgiving Menu from November 27, 2025
Dinner
Spatchcock Chicken with Cajun Spice
Smoked Ham
Baked Dressing with Mushrooms and Cranberries
Cranberry Sauce with Garam Masala Spice
Green Beans
Baked Potato for Bruce
Baked Sweet Potato for Me
Homemade Dinner Rolls
Dessert
No Corn Syrup Pecan Pie
No pictures were taken as Bruce was ready to eat!
Blackberry Homestead 
Your menu looks delicious! This year, for the first time I took a small taste of pecan pie. I’ve always avoided it because it looks too sweet. The no corn syrup version looks interesting. Hope you have a great Thanksgiving!
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The no corn syrup version is not as sweet. One of our friends came to visit while we were fulltime RVing. I made a no corn syrup pecan pie for dessert. Being polite, he took a small slice and after eating it, asked for another slice. He said normally pecan pie was too sweet, but mine was delicious.
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I am sure it was! You are a great cook!
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Thank you!
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That looks delicious! Although I confess as we get older, our appetites are small, very small. Our dinner reservation was at 7:30 as it was a popular place. Butternut squash soup and a delicious Caprese flatbread, a glass of Malbec and a couple of spoons of turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes and for the husband 2 spoonfulls of gnocchi carbonara, and we brought home the rest for the next night including a slice of pumpkin cheesecake. It was p-erfect!
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That sounds lovely! And way more relaxing than my day!
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I know. I think we are over the big dinner get together unless we are invited to them and we bring a dish. When my stepson and his family come to visit, we end up going out as they live where you can’t find seafood, often and they love it here.
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That sounds like a great way to spend Thanksgiving!
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Your menu beat my 1/2 burrito and eggnog feast.
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It was fun cooking and I like having leftovers.
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