Thanksgiving on the Farm

Menu:

• Muscadine Sauce
• Roast Turkey With Sage and Thyme
• Caramelized Onion Macaroni and Cheese
• Sweet Potato-Apple Cobbler
• Bourbon Whipped Cream
• Miss Kitty's Chili Sauce
• Honey-Lemon Butter
• Pecan-Cornmeal Shortbreads

Wish you could serve something new and scrumptious this Thanksgiving? Kitty and Walter Forbes of Fort Valley, Georgia, shared some favorite family recipes with us, and we think you'll absolutely love their dressed-up yet doable selections. We added a fun touch by including nuts from Savage Creek Farms, the family pecan farm, in several of these dishes.

From melt-in- your-mouth savory shortbreads (terrific with a glass of Chardonnay or sweet seedless grapes) to a rich Sweet Potato-Apple Cobbler (irresistible with vanilla ice cream), each recipe is worth raving over. Just when you think mac and cheese couldn't be improved, this family managed to do so by adding sweet caramelized onions and, of course, pecans.

"Thanksgiving on the Farm" is from the November 2004 issue of Southern Living.