MY thanksgiving menu.. I need IDEAS~ Long....lol

Ok so now that I am officially jobless, I am trying to refocus my energies on THANKSGIVING! This is definatly my FAVORITE holiday of the year. I want to add some special things to my menu this year and am looking for ideas. We are a BIG italian family and we need ALOT of food. This is the one holiday of the year we don't do italian food or anything with red gravy. DO any of you ladies have any additions or recipes or favorites? I DEFINATLY need more Hor'derves. This is the first year I am cooking 90% by myself and the first year that FH and I are engaged with our first holiday! I am soo soo sooooo nervous!!

Heres what we have so far:

Hor'derves (forgive my lack of spelling)

1- Stuffed Shrimps- Shrimp that are butterflied and filled with a small piece of smoked mozerlla, then closed up and wrapped in procuitto and covered in a citurus bbq sauce and grilled until cooked

2-Pepperoni Puffs- Flakey pieces of buttery busicuit, stuffed with a small chunk of pepperoni rolled into balls and dipped into seasame seeds, garlic powder, oregano and paprika before baking.

3-Sundried Tomato Pomitiers- Buttery puffed pastry filled with a blend of parmasan cheese, garlic, oil and sundried tomatos and basil. Rolled sliced and baked into flavorful pomitiers

4-Platter of Fresh mozerella and smoked fresh mozerlla with roasted red peppers

5-Tomato Brushetta with garlic croutons.

6-Cheese platter- Various cheeses with assorded crackers and bread

Dinner: Appitizers

Choice of Homemade Corn Chowder ( Fresh corn and corn stock, butter, red peppers, bacon, spices, minced onions and potaotes finished with heavy cream.) or Homemade Potato Cheddar Chowder (Bacon, potatos, butter, chicken stock, onions, sage, heavy cream and sharp cheddar cheese)

Dinner: Salad

Choice of Tomatoes and fresh mozerella, OR Mixed baby feild greens topped with shrimp roumillad (a spicy shrimp dish that is in a thick spicy orange colored sauce served cold)

Dinner:

Roasted Brined Turkey

Mashed Potatoes

Regualar Stuffing

Cornbread sausage stuffing

Roasted Sweat potaotoes

Brocallic cheese cassarole with cruncy topping (ritz crackers- the reciped looks gross but its sooooo good)

Roasted asparagus with holidais sauce

Steamed brussle sprouts

Creamed pearl onions

Corn

Italian bread

Corn bread

Buiscuits

Fresh as well as jellied cranberry sauce

Gravy

Dessert:

Chocoalate ganashe filled cream puffs

New York Cheesecake Samplers (from juniors probably)

Homemade pumkin pie


OK thats what I have so far, It looks like alot of food, but to me its soo boring I need ideas!! thanks ladies!!!!!

xoxo

We always put out fresh fruit and roasted nuts with dessert too.

Pigs in a blanket are always a hit for hor d'oerves. Also maybe stuffed mushrooms?

Ohhh fruit is a good idea, something thats not artiery clogging. Thanks!

Some of the stuff is from Food Netweork over the years, the pomitiers are from Ina garten, and the Brine for teh turkey is from Alton Brown. The rest are recipes I either made up, copied from resturants or are family recipes.

I just always have rediculous aniety that I am going to run out of food!

i don't know... i think if you served me all that i would still leave starving... NOT!!!
that is an insane amount of food!!! sounds awesome, it was so nice of you to invite all of us with FH's to TG dinner, can't wait!

OMG can i come to your house???

What about stuffed mushrooms or artichokes? Those are always a hit at my thanksgiving get togethers!

Your menu sounds awesome! Can I come!!