Thanksgiving menu

The more Thanksgiving meals I cook, the more bored I get with the menu. But the family *loves* to have that traditional meal, all the things that we have just once or twice a year; the foods that means it's Thanksgiving.

Here are ours. What are yours?

Turkey
Mashed white potatoes
gravy
bread stuffing (not southern cornbread stuffing because that's weird) (and they were dubious of the chestnut stuffing, too)
Savory rice ring - this is the cornerstone and lets us all know that This Is Thanksgiving
cranberry sauce
broccoli slaw, the one with the raisins and sunflower seeds
some type of sweet potato - this year will be a maple souffle
homemade bread or rolls
pumpkin pie and something else, this year a cherry pie too.

-- Savory Rice Ring is made by putting a green (bell) pepper, 1/2 a red pepper, a couple of yellow onions, and a pound of mushrooms through a grinder, sauteing this with a stick of butter or margarine for about 20 min, with garlic, salt, and pepper, adding this to enough prepared rice that it looks right, and baking it in a greased ring form. Note that the veggies must be put through the grinder; you don't get the same rice ring if you use a food processor -- it'll be good, but it won't be *the same*. "The right amount of prepared rice" is usually around 3-4 cups. The rice ring is placed in a water bath (I usually use a black skillet) and baked for 45 min at 350 F.