Thanksgiving Events & Menus in Playa del Carmen

[Libby]

It's that time of year again. I'm starting to get notified of U.S. Thanksgiving events and special menus from Playa del Carmen restaurants. I'll be updating this thread with the info as I get it.

[Libby]

Yaxche is having a special dinner menu for Thanksgiving. I could go for one of those Thanksgiving martinis right now. Sounds delish!

[Libby]

La Casa del Agua will offer a traditional Thanksgiving menu for lunch and dinner.

[ele]

Capt. Dave will be holding his Anual Potluck Thanksgiving Dinner at Bad Boys.
Thursday the 27 begining at 2pm.
Traditional turkey and ham smoked by a playa local.
Edie will be making her famous pies.
Bring your favorite recipe and eat all you can for free.
$100 pesos per person without a dish.
Nasty Bastards will be playing 5 to 9.
See you all there!

[Tony&Cheri]

We’ll be having Thanksgiving at a very small place here in Playa, Casa Corazon. It only has room for a few, but the menu should suffice:

Roast Turkey with Herb Glaze
and Gravy

Bread Stuffing with Pecans, Onion,
Apples, Herb Sausage
and Argentinean Chorizo

Mashed Potatoes
with diced Chipoltle Chiles

Sweet Potatoes blended
with Coconut Milk and Coconut Flakes

Asparagus and Red Pepper pieces
in Red Pepper Butter Puree
topped with Gorgonzola

Whole Cranberries
cooked in Maple Syrup
with Ginger and Pecan Pieces

Warm Popovers

Pumpkin Pie
with Chocolate Graham Cracker crust
and Semi-Sweet Chocolate Drizzle

Homemade Key Lime Pie

Homemade Vanilla Ice Cream

Moet and Chandon Champagne
Martinelli’s Sparkling Apple Juice

Chiapas-grown Coffee

Accompanied by a playing of "Alice's Restaurant" by Arlo Guthrie
and
a special showing of "A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving"

[PlayadelSoul]

Originally Posted by Tony&Cheri

We’ll be having Thanksgiving at a very small place here in Playa, Casa Corazon. It only has room for a few, but the menu should suffice:

Roast Turkey with Herb Glaze
and Gravy

Bread Stuffing with Pecans, Onion,
Apples, Herb Sausage
and Argentinean Chorizo

Mashed Potatoes
with diced Chipoltle Chiles

Sweet Potatoes blended
with Coconut Milk and Coconut Flakes

Asparagus and Red Pepper pieces
in Red Pepper Butter Puree
topped with Gorgonzola

Whole Cranberries
cooked in Maple Syrup
with Ginger and Pecan Pieces

Warm Popovers

Pumpkin Pie
with Chocolate Graham Cracker crust
and Semi-Sweet Chocolate Drizzle

Homemade Key Lime Pie

Homemade Vanilla Ice Cream

Moet and Chandon Champagne
Martinelli’s Sparkling Apple Juice

Chiapas-grown Coffee

Accompanied by a playing of "Alice's Restaurant" by Arlo Guthrie
and
a special showing of "A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving"

[Libby]

Ajua Maya's Thanksgiving menu. Judy, Can you tell us what Virginia's tradition is?

[Libby]

The Thanksgiving menu at Manne's Biergarten. German style Thanksgiving?

[surfnmom]

Originally Posted by Libby

Ajua Maya's Thanksgiving menu. Judy, Can you tell us what Virginia's tradition is?

Hey Libby. Good question!

Virgina is part of the south and therefore is known for it's good "su-thun" (southern) eats. The Ajua menu is comprised of dishes that you see on most every table during Thanksgiving but the recipes are all generations old. Benda, she & her husband Jorge are the owners, is from West Point Virginia and her family lived in the area for multiple generations. Her family was one of those names that was just always there. Her families recipies are what is used to make Thanksgiving dinner at Ajua.

The Surry County Peanut soup is famous in the area we lived. Most people are familiar with Surry County b/c of the football player Michael Vick and his dog fighting but, the area is home to large peanut plantations. They make anything and everything that you can think of to eat using peanuts. The soup can be served cold or warm...it is really good stuff!

Come by for a taste! I loved her meals back when they were still living in Richmond and I was thrilled to find out that they were serving them here in Playa too!

[Libby]

Originally Posted by surfnmom

Virgina is part of the south and therefore is known for it's good "su-thun" (southern) eats. The Ajua menu is comprised of dishes that you see on most every table during Thanksgiving but the recipes are all generations old. Benda, she & her husband Jorge are the owners, is from West Point Virginia and her family lived in the area for multiple generations. Her family was one of those names that was just always there. Her families recipies are what is used to make Thanksgiving dinner at Ajua.

Funny, I sort of thought there was a woman named Virginia behind the recipes. Thanks for the explanation.