menu for thanksgiving week

last year i forgot about thanksgiving.  i didn't buy groceries for the grand feast.  i think we still had a traditional thanksgiving dinner, but we might not have... i don't remember for sure.
this year i made my menu and remembered about thanksgiving.  and when i went grocery shopping, i also remembered about thanksgiving.  :)  i'm on top of it!
here's my menu with as many recipes as i could link.

• thanksgiving dinner:  turkey, mashed potatoes, turkey gravy, sweet potatoes (that are actually yams -not from a can- this year.  the "sweet" link is cooking the yams, the "potatoes" link is making them yummy), jellied cranberry sauce (straight from the can to the serving plate), stuffing (that is actually dressing this year, and every year for us.  this year in the crock pot!  ingenious!!!), and rolls (i can't believe i haven't posted this ParkerHouseRolls recipe of gramma's yet!)
• i don't have anything planned for dessert, but if sophie comes over, she'll bring some pies... she always does.  and if she doesn't, that's ok.  we never have room for pies anyway.  i've thought about making this apple pie i ran across on my favorite meal-planning-idea-stealing-blog.  and have been wanting to make a pumpkin roll bread since spring when this blogger posted about them.  but i'm not worried about running out of food...
• vodka creme pasta, with chicken and broccoli
• sloppy joes, using this sauce, with french fries
• crock pot cheeseburger dinner (a throw-it together crock pot meal with things like: hamburger, onion, potatoes, cheese, tomato soup, etc)
• meatloaf, twice baked potatoes, and green beans
• pulled pork sandwiches and corn
• chicken parmesan over spaghetti noodles, and green peas
• basil and garlic chicken (baked chicken thighs sprinkled with lots of dried basil, garlic powder, garlic salt, and seasoned black pepper),with rice pilaf and garlicky granny green beans
• spaghetti and garlic bread sticks (courtesy of jones, he's making them from a recipe he learned at school)

Try to remember, "I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me."