Thanksgiving without turkey...ideas?

[haresfur]

7 hours ago, pastameshugana said:

Thank you for all the great ideas to ponder!

 

Do let us know what you decide

[Shelby]

4 hours ago, Katie Meadow said:

I agree that a good lasagne is an excellent entree for TG. We've had many of them for veg entree's alongside the requisite turkey, some good, some awful, depending who volunteered. With your Italian holiday dinner may I suggest a red checked tablecloth and a nice chianti?.Affogato for dessert, or Amalfi lemon cake? 

You know, since it's probably going to be just us, I may do that!  

[JohnT]

@pastameshugana The norm for South Africans in the summer months is to have a braai with different meats or even a snoek (local fish) cooked on the grid and basted with a lemon, butter and garlic baste. The other alternative is, as was pointed out above - a variety of cold meats and a selection of salads. A starter can be a salmon mousse and dessert can be a selection of a few different cold ones. Turkey is not very popular in most South African regions and neither are pumpkin pies.