Other than what's already been posted this week, it's hard to customize "advice specifically for Sara" without any further details about her preferences! What kind of foods does she like? Does she live in a warm climate where she can grill outdoors? Does she want a meal with a traditional feel, or just one that feels special? I'm sure lots of us have good advice, but the editing of the request makes it very general.

I do think using the good china and cloth napkins is nice, even for two. :)

since it's just you two, you can make your favorites for dinner and drink delicious wine or a luxurious dessert? also, put some nice music on, and light candles?

It's just us too, and I said to heck with it! I'm going all out! I'll enjoy the leftovers, and freeze some if I need to. But we're skipping the pie, becacuse we'd both rather have more mashed potatoes.

One year when it was just my dad and I, we went out to a really nice restaurant. It was so great. No fuss, but an awesome treat.

I love 2-person Thanksgivings!

This holiday is absolutely marinated in a culture-wide hype of exactly what you SHOULD be thankful for. It can be great to have the opportunity to create a quiet, simple day that reflect things you love and value all year. If you want to make a gesture of thankfulness and generosity as a couple, check with your local Red Cross - there are Thanksgiving morning blood donation drives in a lot of cities.

A couple years ago my sweetie and I decided to spend thanksgiving focusing on what made us happy in our relationship. We cooked each other's favorite foods (it ended up pretty traditional actually - turkey apple sausages, succotash, spaetzle from scratch, and flourless chocolate cake) and watched a couple favorite movies. It was one of the most joyful, rejuvenating holidays I've ever had.

We too are just two this Thanksgiving (have been for a few years) and plan on enjoying it all. I find an interesting textile to cover the table, we have candles, and music. The house is warm and smells great from the preparations (made the gravy today!) We'll sample some wine, linger over the meal, and save dessert for later, with coffee and a movie. Thank goodness for a spouse who loves leftovers and a freezer! If you love to cook, go for it; if not, then make some other arrangements but no matter what, be thankful and enjoy one another.

last year my boyfriend and i spent thanksgiving just the two of us and it was amazing. i wish we were doing that again this year. we cooked almost the same amount of food we would have for a larger group and just counted on having a lot of leftovers. we spent the whole day cooking together, totally stress-free since there was no pressure about when to eat.

For just two people, I'd consider a two-step plan:

(a) Make reservations at a fabulous restaurant for relatively late in the afternoon, this being your Thanksgiving dinner.

(b) Then that morning, cook a delightful and leisurely breakfast.

This plan gives you a home that smells good and possibly some leftovers (depending what you make) without any danger of feeling that you've cooked all day without the pay-off of entertaining.

I just did this over the weekend! This is my first time living with my boyfriend, and while we're going home to have thanksgiving with our families, I wanted to do a mini-thanksgiving with just him.
I did an herb roasted turkey breast + legs, sweet potato souffle, stuffing, popovers and cranberry sauce. Oh, and of course apple pie. I halved most of the recipes, but we still have quite a few leftovers. I was totally cooking all day for it, but it was totally worth it! If you want to make it less stressful (ie less cooking involved), maybe only do two sides and skip the pie.

I'm doing thanksgiving for three: me, the man, and the baby. Due to hectic work schedules (I work thanksgiving) and caring for a new baby we're roasting a turkey, making a pie and getting the rest prepared from Whole Foods.

If it isn't too late, order sides from your favorite supermarket, and only make your favorite part of the meat from scratch.

Supermarket sides can be gussied up or customized at home with the addition of more butter, roasted onions or garlic, toasted nuts, blue cheese or goat cheese crumbles and or a splash of vinegar. This way you get the meal and the leftovers without too much heavy lifting.

We are just two, and we moved last Friday, so our Thanksgiving will be provided by a local supermarket, Zupans.

Lord forgive me, but I listened once to Rachael Ray--I made a boneless turkey breast instead of a whole bird for 3 of us, plus downsized versions of the usual sides, and it is still one of the most awesome Thanksgivings we've had yet. The breast cooks in about 45 min and it was probably also the easiest one to pull off, too. Hope whatever you do is delicious!

A few years ago my bf's and my travel plans fell through, so we had an emergency thanksgiving for two. It was actually very fun and romantic! We made thanksgiving dinner with an Indian spin on it, something we'd never have been able to do with a bunch of family to please, and we both loooove Indian food. Cranberry mango chutney, curried pumpkin soup, chillies filled with stuffing. Perhaps you could pick something you've always wanted to try, since you don't have to cater to grandparents or Aunt So-n-so who ALWAYS brings such-n-such.
We each made a few dishes ourselves, which worked out so well since I didn't have to cook all day and it was sort of like gift-giving. Plus you get to have the entire bottle of wine to yourselves.

Thought this recent Washington Post article --The stress-free pleasure of Thanksgiving for two -- might come in handy. :)

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/11/19/AR2010111905414.html?sub=AR