Preparing a meal can be one of the most stressful aspects of the holidays. Let Home Plates do it for you! I’ll provide the side dishes, desserts and will even prepare a turkey or turkey breast for roasting. All you have to do is follow easy cooking instructions to get a fabulous meal on the table, stress-free! Design your meal from the following dishes, or contact chef Jennifer to create a custom menu.

POTATOES  AND  GRAVY

  • Blue Cheese and Rosemary Mashed Potatoes
  • Garlic Mashed Potatoes
  • Gratin of Yukon Gold Potatoes, Bacon and Arugula
  • Chive and Parsley Mashed Potatoes
  • Savory Gravy
  • Roasted Garlic Gravy

SWEET POTATOES  AND  YAMS

  • Mashed Sweet Potatoes
  • Butter-Glazed Sweet Yams
  • Streuseled Sweet Potato Casserole

STUFFING

  • Sourdough Stuffing with Apples
  • Winter Fruit and Nut Stuffing
  • Corn Bread, Apricot and Toasted Pumpkin Seed Stuffing
  • Wild Rice Stuffing with Hazelnuts and Cranberries

SALADS  AND  VEGETABLES

  • Pear, Walnut and Blue Cheese Salad with Cranberry Vinaigrette
  • Green Bean Casserole
  • Green Beans with Onions and Garlic
  • Roasted Cipollini Onions
  • Roasted Asparagus with Balsamic Shallot Butter
  • Cider-Glazed Carrots
  • Wild Mushrooms with Thyme and Marsala

CRANBERRY  SAUCE

  • Cranberry Sauce
  • Cranberry-Orange Sauce
  • Cranberry and Dried Cherry Sauce

DESSERT  

(all desserts are whole)

  • Pumpkin Cheesecake (serves 12-16)
  • Frozen White Chocolate and Raspberry Mousse Torte (serves 12-14)
  • Flourless Chocolate Cake (serves 12-16)
  • Pumpkin and Pecan Pie (serves 6-8)

... meals are very tasty and easily heated when my family gathers for dinner.

—L. Crawford

... we have never been disappointed by anything she has created.

—The Dryjas

You have definitely decreased the stress in my life, as well as saved me precious time.

—M. Burke