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Kid-Friendly Thanksgiving Dinner

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This Thanksgiving holds a special place in our hearts as it marks my daughter's first experience with real food during the holiday season. 🦃🍼 The excitement is palpable, and my wife Zikki and I can't wait to share the joy of this cherished occasion with our little one. In our household, Thanksgiving has always been a time for creating lasting memories and traditions. Each year, we eagerly anticipate the festivities and take pleasure in crafting a menu that celebrates all the beloved classics. This time around, I have the delightful task of curating a special kids' menu that is sure to delight our little guests. Our Thanksgiving feast will feature a playful twist with delightful Turkey-stuffing meatballs, a delectable cranberry sauce that adds the perfect balance of sweetness, and buttery-garlicky green beans that are sure to tantalize young taste buds. To cater to the tiny fingers at the table, we'll be serving sweet potato sticks, a kid-friendly and nutritious option that adds a delightful crunch to the meal. And of course, no kids' menu is complete without smooth and creamy mashed potatoes, a timeless favorite that even the littlest ones can enjoy. As we prepare for this memorable Thanksgiving, the anticipation of seeing our daughter savoring her first Thanksgiving feast fills our hearts with gratitude and warmth. It's a time to come together, create new traditions, and cherish the simple joys of family, love, and delicious food. Here's to a Thanksgiving filled with laughter, love, and the joy of introducing our little one to the wonderful world of holiday flavors! 👨‍👩‍👧🍂🍽️

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Ingredients

For the turkey meatballs:

ground turkey

450 gr ground turkey

white onion, diced

½ white onion, diced

carrots, diced

2 carrots, diced

nibs of celery, diced

3 nibs of celery, diced

pasture raised egg

1 pasture raised egg

garlic clove, grated

1 garlic clove, grated

Thyme from  stems

4 Thyme from stems

breadcrumbs

5 tbsp breadcrumbs

salt

1 tbsp salt

extra virgin olive oil

1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil

black pepper

1 tsp black pepper

Olive oil (for frying)

Olive oil (for frying)

For the sweet potato sticks:

sweet potatoes

4 ½ sweet potatoes

Salt

Salt

Olive oil

Olive oil

For the mashed potatoes:

medium size potatoes

5 ½ medium size potatoes

milk

1 tbsp milk

butter

1 tbsp butter

salt

1 tsp salt

For the string beans:

string beans

22 ½ string beans

of water

⅓ cup of water

butter

1 tsp butter

garlic clove, grated

1 garlic clove, grated

For the cranberry sauce:

fresh cranberries

340 gr fresh cranberries

sugar

100 gr sugar

sumac

1 tbsp sumac

water

½ cup water

Directions

Step 1

Turkey meatballs: In a pan, add 1 tbsp olive oil and fry the diced carrots, diced onion and diced celery on medium heat. Cook for 10-15 min until soften and caramelized, stir constantly.

Olive oil (for frying)

Olive oil (for frying)

white onion, diced

½ white onion, diced

carrots, diced

2 carrots, diced

nibs of celery, diced

3 nibs of celery, diced

Step 2

Remove from the pan and let them cool to room temperature.

Step 3

In a bowl combine the room temperature fried veggies, ground turkey, egg, grated garlic clove, thyme leaves, breadcrumbs, salt, black pepper and extra virgin olive oil. Mix until homogenous, then make ping pong size balls with your hands.

ground turkey

450 gr ground turkey

pasture raised egg

1 pasture raised egg

garlic clove, grated

1 garlic clove, grated

Thyme from  stems

4 Thyme from stems

breadcrumbs

5 tbsp breadcrumbs

salt

1 tbsp salt

black pepper

1 tsp black pepper

extra virgin olive oil

1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil

Step 4

In a medium size pan, add 1 tbsp olive oil and fry the meatballs on medium heat, flipping every minute to make sure they are evenly cooked from all sides. Remove to a plate with paper towel and set aside.

Step 5

Sweet potato sticks: Cut the sweet potatoes lengthwise into 8 pieces. Arrange the sticks on a baking tray with parchment paper, drizzle olive oil and sprinkle sea salt on top. Bake in a preheated oven to 450F or 230C for 20-25 min. Remove from the oven and set aside.

sweet potatoes

4 ½ sweet potatoes

Salt

Salt

Olive oil

Olive oil

Step 6

String beans: cut the tips off the string beans.

string beans

22 ½ string beans

Step 7

In a small pan add the water and bring to boil. Add the string beans and cover with a lid. Let the string beans to steam for 3-4 min.

string beans

22 ½ string beans

of water

⅓ cup of water

Step 8

Remove the lid, add the butter and grated garlic clove and sauté for 2 min. Remove from the pan and set aside.

butter

1 tsp butter

garlic clove, grated

1 garlic clove, grated

Step 9

Cranberry sauce: in a deep pan, add the cranberries, sugar, water and sumac. Cook on low-medium heat for 15-20 min until the sauce start to thicken. Remove from the heat and set aside.

fresh cranberries

340 gr fresh cranberries

sugar

100 gr sugar

sumac

1 tbsp sumac

water

½ cup water

Step 10

Mashed potatoes: boil the potatoes until soften. Add the potatoes into a bowl. Add milk, butter and salt. Mash the potatoes to a smooth texture.

medium size potatoes

5 ½ medium size potatoes

milk

1 tbsp milk

butter

1 tbsp butter

salt

1 tsp salt

Step 11

In a kid friendly plate add 2 tbsp mashed potatoes, 1 tbsp of cranberry sauce, 3-5 sweet potato sticks, 3-5 string beans and 3-4 turkey meatballs.

Step 12

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