Thanksgiving is less than two weeks away, so right now people are scouring the Internet for menu ideas and Jewish recipes for their Thanksgiving dinner. While you can go with traditional Thanksgiving recipes like turkey and mashed potatoes, this year, why not try a few new recipes to create a menu that will offer your guests and family with a variety of new tastes and textures.
One alternative to the traditional Thanksgiving turkey centerpiece is to serve a noodle dish, like lasagna. Lasagna is a great alternative to a turkey because it is filling and it can feed a lot of people. Lasagna also makes a great Thanksgiving dinner centerpiece because it can easily be modified to fit the dietary needs of your dinner guests. For example, if you are Kosher you will want to make a vegetarian lasagna, this way you will avoid conflicts with the meat and dairy rules. If you prefer a meat lasagna you can still keep it Kosher by using a vegan cheese as opposed to a dairy cheese.
Another alternative to the traditional Thanksgiving turkey is to go with another poultry meat. Duck and goose both work well for family holiday dinners. If you are feeling very creative you can even make a turducken, which is a chicken stuffed inside a duck stuffed inside a turkey. To create this interesting meat dish you will need to debone all of your fowl items first before you assemble them.