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2024 Thanksgiving Menu and Meal Prep Timeline

* image These past few months have been busy for our family, especially since our oldest joined a local swim team. Between juggling our work schedules and balancing school with practices... we're all pretty wiped out. Although it's a lot of work, I'm looking forward to Thanksgiving. Preparing the holiday meal for our family fills my heart with joy, and I can't wait to get started. To make things easier for me, I don't deviate much from  our first Thanksgiving  as a family. The dishes I make are familiar ones, and the recipes for them live at my fingertips. Keeping the same menu year after year means I don't have to spend time researching recipes or planning a new one. Here are my tried-and-true Thanksgiving recipes, as well as my prep timeline for the big day!
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Gremolata (a Zesty Italian Herb Sauce)

Gremolata (a Zesty Italian Herb Sauce) | Taste As You Go

We're about to flip the calendar from July to August, and we're using our grill more than ever. In summers past, I'd head into the kitchen and turn on every burner -- and sometimes the oven! -- to make dinner for the family. But I've finally wisened up.

Stephen is always willing to man the grill, so I've been adding more grilled dishes to our weekly menu plans. This way, we're sharing the cooking responsibilities a little bit more.

When serving grilled steak, I love making up a batch of my famous Fiery Pomegranate Sauce. But there are times when I don't want to heat things up that much. When I want to change the flavor profile, I make this Gremolata sauce. It's a great way to use up the bounty of parsley in your garden and super simple to pull together.

Fresh Italian Parsley | Taste As You Go

Lemon Zest | Taste As You Go

This zesty Italian herb sauce is usually made from chopped parsley, lemon zest, and garlic. This version also calls for olive oil, which turns it into more of a traditional sauce. The oil also helps preserve the fresh flavors for a little longer... so you can keep any extra sauce in the refrigerator for a week or so after you make it.

Grilled Steak and Squash with Gremolata Sauce | Taste As You Go

If you want to add some brightness and freshness to your fish, chicken, grilled or roasted vegetables, pasta, soups, and/or hearty stews... give this Gremolata a try!

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