I've decided to hold Thanksgiving outside this year. It's going to be pretty nontraditional. I'm getting a fire pit thingy for heat and everyone will bring their own chairs/blankets. I have a big insulated beverage dispenser for hot coffee. We'll mask up and wrap my 99 year old grandmother up in a electric blanket.
I have a giant stone wood-fired pizza oven in my yard. It came with the house and we don't use it much. It takes a long time to get heated up. But I think if I try I can heat it up adequately to rewarm hot finger foods.
So far I thought of shrimp cocktail in individual plastic cups. Individual servings of cheese/crackers in plastic cups.
I think things baked in muffin cups would be ideal. I could bake them ahead inside, then bring them out and reheat in the pizza oven. I thought of stuffing baked in muffin cups for a little tradition. Something cranberry would be fun. I can't really think of a way to do the turkey and I'm not a big fan of that anyway. I suppose I could grill something too.
Any ideas of other things to serve? Anything else to do to make people more comfortable?
I really need a distraction and something to look forward to, and party planning does that for me apparently.