Thanksgiving thread!

bkmama

Whatcha makin'? 

Got any good recipes? Unusual pies? Delicious cookies? Any weird Thanksgiving cravings? Exciting plans?

bkmama

DH and I are staying home and having a just-us Thanksgiving. I'm most excited about making 1 pumpkin pie from scratch, with CSA winter squashes roasted with butter and spices in the oven, scooped out, and pureed - yum - and 1 apple pie with vanilla ice cream.

I want all the Thanksgiving desserts!

luciddreamer106

I'm driving to my mom's house (1 1/2 away) tomorrow. I'm making apple pie, green beans with caramelized onions and almonds, and rolls. We're also bringing the wine.

southernyankeegirl

Just DH and I at home, with our 17 lb bird!

The inlaws were supposed to come but cancelled. That's a long dramatic story but suffice it to say it's definitely for the best.

I told DH to collect strays at his office to come eat. There's always a handful of people who have to work over the weekend or are prepping for cases next week and don't have family in the area. We have several friends in town who aren't having guests either, but we all just want Thanksgiving cooked our own way in our own home, so we'll get together on Fri, Sat, or Sun for leftovers.

Jellybean707

I am so excited for Thanksgiving! We are getting together with all of DH's family and I'm pumped! I'm making a raspberry cranberry sauce, orange cranberry sauce, turkey gravy, sweet potato casserole, mini apple caramel cheesecakes, white chocolate macadamia nut cookies, cranberry brie tarts and the rolls! 

I am attempting fancy rolls this year. They are supposed to look like pumpkins!

My sort of unusual recipie is Browned Butter Sweet Potato Casserole. I made this last year and it was a huge hit! I got multiple requests to make it again this year.

Just look at how yummy it looks! 

Nom Nom Nom. Can't wait to eat!

bkmama

@southernyankeegirl We have a huge bird, too. I splurged and ordered a really nice one from FreshDirect (grocery delivery service in nyc) and don't regret it at all. First we'll eat slices of turkey with cranberry sauce, maybe some turkey sandwiches, then I'll pick it clean and make a huge turkey stew. Last year I did onions and carrots sauteed, then added the turkey, fresh corn, tomatoes, turkey stock + chicken stock, and rice. It was delicious!

@Jellybean707 A+ use of pics and gifs!!

storm08

I made a cranberry-apple pie, peanut butter pie with oreo crust, and pumpkin roll for dessert, plus some sourdough dinner rolls. My mom is taking care of the rest. 

On Friday we do a big dinner with MIL's side of the family and I'm making a salad (greens, bacon, goat cheese, tomatoes, craisins, and pumpkin seeds). 

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EmilyA724

You ladies are making so many things! I'm going to my parents. There's going to be 26 people and most things are already taken care of so I'm bringing Buckeyes.

GirlWithAnchors

So hungrrrrrrrrry! This year I'm stepping out of the ring. I've always cooked everything since I was 15 but I'm just too out of it this year. My mom and grandma are making a Posole and maybe some tamales since I was the only reason we had traditional thanksgiving food (my family is too Mexican sometimes lol) but then when DH gets out of work we're heading to my MILs where she makes all the good "Amurrican" stuff and FIL makes some Filipino dishes.


Interracial families are awesome during holidays because of all the food choices lol

bigbobdole

I'm helping my aunt cook at her house. She waited too long to buy her turkey so she got two smaller ones(12lbs) I'm wrapping one in bacon this year. I'll also be making the sweet potatoes and green bean casserole. She's I'm charge of mashed potatoes, hers always come out the best.

bkmama

Does anyone stuff the turkey with non-traditional things? Any recommendations? I don't really want to go the greasy celery-oniony-bread route this year, but I'm not sure what other options would taste good with turkey.

aprilrose83

Last 2 years, I brined a turkey and smoked it on our green egg grill. I'm too exhausted and sick feeling to even attempt that this year. I'll be making some apple butter pumpkin pie made with homemade/grown pumpkin and apple butter. I already had those things canned so it will be easy to throw together.

marvan5

Oh gosh all this food sounds amazing. I have a gluten free pumpkin pie in the oven (made with a pecan crust, it's better than the original flour crust), a gluten free dressing/stuffing, and broccoli salad (broccoli, minced sweet onions, craisins, sunflower seeds, bacon, and a Greek yogurt dressing) which my mom typically makes so I hope mine will hold up... I've never done it before except help her "cook" bacon and by that I mean eat it :-D. Can't decide if I want to make another pie and dressing for Saturday for the IL get together...

idontevenknow

@MrsDigger10‌ WHAT is prailine crack? Sounds like it would be amazing!

AlfiesMOM

19 lb turkey! Plus, mash potatoes, broccoli and cheese casserole, cranberry sauce, stuffing, and glazed carrots! My mom is making pumpkin, apple, and peacon pie! Gahhh I can't wait!

nlscroggins

wow there are some awesome dishes being made this year sounds like! can y'all ship me some leftovers???

DH and I are in charge of cooking all the things! we have hosted thanksgiving every year since we've been married, and we LOVE cooking, so we don't mind. we had a last minute switch of locations though this year, so we will eat at my sister's house but we will still be cooking everything so we are having to get creative with our transportation. I'm basically kicking my sister out of her own house in the morning and taking over her kitchen haha. menu so far is basic thanksgiving fare: turkey, ham, dressing, Mac and cheese, green bean casserole, sweet potato casserole, mashed potatoes and gravy, pies, rolls, etc. I am already sooooo ready!

NatureLovers

Since it's just the three of us I'm keeping the meal relatively small and simple, with some store bought stuff so I don't over do it. I'm brining a turkey breast, going to make mashed potatoes with a Williams Sonoma gravy mix, boxed stuffing, TJ's cranberry sauce, green beans, and a Publix pie.

Maebb

I'm making broccoli salad to take to my parents' house and roasted veggies with bacon, maple, and rosemary to take to the ILs. Plus birthday cupcakes for DS. I'm still feeling crappy, so I'll do it all tomorrow. I just got back from shopping - crazyhouse!

erinmarie86

I'm making Turducken!  And we are celebrating on Friday doing a Murder Mystery dinner with about 20 ppl coming to my house!!  (first thanksgiving in our first house...so i'm pretty excited)...As for actual thanksgiving day, I hope i'm not making anything! just preping all the birds for the next day.

idontevenknow

Thanks @MrsDigger10‌! Sounds scrumptious!

MKateG

@Jellybean707‌ Ill just come to your house tomorrow! Your thanksgiving meal sounds amazing! =P~

bravemommy

Hubby is frying a turkey and I'm making 2 no-bake Lemon Pies.  Literally has 3 ingredients- pie crust, lemon juice and sweetened condensed milk.  I can handle that!

mshepherd20

We're having our 1st Thanksgiving tomorrow at my parents. I'm bringing the mashed potatoes (because mine are the best ), pumpkin roll and pecan tassies.

Our 2nd Thanksgiving is Friday at my in-laws. I'm taking pumpkin pie, pumpkin roll, pecan pie, pecan tassies and a chocolate cream pie.

Can you tell I'm the baker on my in-law side? If I don't bring traditional desserts, who knows what we'd have...

amandad715

Yum! I'm super jealous of anyone making a pumpkin roll. I freaking love them.

I'm supposed to be baking some pumpkin cinnamon chip cookies at some point this afternoon as well as make dinner & prep a breakfast casserole for tomorrow buuuuuut I slipped on some ice picking DS1 up from preschool. I didn't fall, luckily, but slipped towards the car and sort of caught myself on ds2's car seat. I've been sitting with a heating pad during all of naptime. 

BackseatDriver

We are going to the ILs. We are bringing a salad. LOL

Maebb

mshepherd20 said:

We're having our 1st Thanksgiving tomorrow at my parents. I'm bringing the mashed potatoes (because mine are the best ), pumpkin roll and pecan tassies.

Our 2nd Thanksgiving is Friday at my in-laws. I'm taking pumpkin pie, pumpkin roll, pecan pie, pecan tassies and a chocolate cream pie.

Can you tell I'm the baker on my in-law side? If I don't bring traditional desserts, who knows what we'd have...

None of my ILs like anything pumpkin. I've made my two best attempts before with pumpkin cheesecake and pumpkin orgasmo (it's kind of like a soufflé with lots of nuts, butter, and brown sugar), but their tradition is chocolate delight, coconut cake, and red velvet cake. It makes me a little sad. I mean, who doesn't eat pumpkin on Thanksgiving! Your desserts sound amazing!

efujan

My aunts & mom are making all the big stuff, so I'm bringing spinach & artichoke dip for my family's get-together.  (I can't find any of my baking stuff since it's all in storage now, but I do know where my crock pot is!!)

@bkmama - my mom always makes a wild rice stuffing instead of the bread crumb stuffing.  I'm not a mushroom person (she doesn't use as many mushrooms as the pic shows in the recipe - or the pears, but I still pick them out!), but it's pretty good if you ask me!

eta - @mshepherd20 - OMG I LOVE pecan tassies!!!  I hope someone is bringing those tomorrow!!!

longcat07

we have the turkey brining in the fridge right now, but we don't do anything fancy beyond that (just regular ol' roasting in the oven with stuffing).  i'm branching out with the stuffing this year and putting breakfast sausage in it.  gravy from the drippings.  i just took butternut squash out of the oven...that'll be puree'd and made into "pumpkin" pie later tonight.  two kinds of cranberry salad...one that SO's mom used to make that has dream whip and stuff in it, and one that's really basic and easy: one or two cans of whole cranberry sauce mixed with a can of drained mandarin orange slices and a can of drained pineapple tidbits.  i'll probably put the sweet potatoes together tonight, so they can go right in the oven as soon as the turkey comes out (along with the extra stuffing).  for those, i just layer apple and sweet potato slices with pats of butter, brown sugar, and cinnamon.  mashed potatoes and roasted asparagus will be made tomorrow too.  it's just going to be me, SO, DS, and SO's dad, so while that's considerably more food than i'd normally make, it's not really "all out".  if we were having more people, i'd also make an apple pie, banana bread, creamed onions, and probably another vegetable (but never green bean casserole...yuck).  possibly also a baked brie and other cheeses/crackers/fruits for snacking on ahead of time.

Babytime1778

Looks like I will be alone and no dinner We had plans to drive to my parents this year since I had no desire to cook but now FI has to leave at 3am for work since we are getting a foot of snow. I am not comfortable driving to the Mtns. myself since I'm 8 months pregnant and there isnt any cell service for most of the drive thru the back woods. I am thankful for a day to relax but feel really bad for him having to work all day.

BookitBoo

Just thanksgiving at home with the three of us.

15 pound turkey (the smallest I could find!), Ham, giblet gravy, deviled eggs, dressing, green bean casserole, collared greens, corn, rolls and Maybe a broccoli salad.

Peach cobbler with ice cream and maybe a sweet potato pie.

Sweet tea

bigbobdole

bkmama said:

Does anyone stuff the turkey with non-traditional things? Any recommendations? I don't really want to go the greasy celery-oniony-bread route this year, but I'm not sure what other options would taste good with turkey.

Last year I stuffed the turkey with a whole onion, 2 apples, and a few celery stalks. 

llambrose

I made a pumpkin pie and a pecan pie last night, tomorrow when I get to my parents I will make fresh cinnamon whipped cream for topping. I bought an apple pie and I am contemplating thawing out a chocolate pie that I have as my mom really likes chocolate dessert.

Maebb

bkmama said:

Does anyone stuff the turkey with non-traditional things? Any recommendations? I don't really want to go the greasy celery-oniony-bread route this year, but I'm not sure what other options would taste good with turkey.

@bkmama‌, this one looks really good and has apples, cranberries, onions, celery, tarragon, parsley, and sage.

https://allrecipes.com/recipe/awesome-sausage-apple-and-cranberry-stuffing/

robsbabygirl08

@nursesouder‌ sorry you have to work. I hope you get good holiday pay. I was supposed to work too, but.....bedrest.


We are deep frying a Turkey, and I'm making Potato casserole, green bean casserole, sweet potatoes, creamed corn, pumpkin pie cake, and heating some dinner rolls.

dash419

Thanksgiving breakdown:
440 lbs of turkey
110 lbs of mashed potatoes
267 roasted sweet potatoes
11 cases of green beans
10 lbs sliced almonds for the green beans
15 gallons of gravy
4 gallons of ginger cranberry sauce
4 gallons pumpkin bisque
64 lbs stuffing
4 each of pumpkin, sweet potato, pecan pie & pumpkin cheesecake
24 red velvet cupcakes
24 Black Forest chocolate bombs
12 apple tartlets

Every year my SO does a thanksgiving dinner at his restaurant with 100% of proceeds going to charity. He & his minions have been prepping for awhile. So no cooking for me, though I do miss it at times.

southernyankeegirl

Maebb said:

bkmama said:

Does anyone stuff the turkey with non-traditional things? Any recommendations? I don't really want to go the greasy celery-oniony-bread route this year, but I'm not sure what other options would taste good with turkey.

@bkmama‌, this one looks really good and has apples, cranberries, onions, celery, tarragon, parsley, and sage.

https://allrecipes.com/recipe/awesome-sausage-apple-and-cranberry-stuffing/

I do aromatics in my bird and cook the stuffing separately. I find it dries out my bird and over moistens my stuffing if I cook them together.

We put an onion, an orange, and an apple inside the turkey. It's always a hit!

BookitBoo

The only thing I've ever put inside the bird is marinade or butter. Does it drastically change the flavor to put something in that cavity, or is it more of a hint?


Our turkey is in the oven at 225 for the rest of the night. I feel good

kolaczka

Everything sounds delicious. We were supposed to go to celebrate with my family this year but...with the boys here the plans have changed.

We are going to the NICU for the day. My parents-in-law are bringing a few things down to our house to celebrate including a ham (no turkey for me it always seems dry). My mom is going to drop off homemade crescent rolls on the way to my brother's house.

MLC1990

@nursesouder‌ I work today too!!

We are throwing a potluck on my floor though and I was responsible for the mashed potatoes.

I'm obsessed with the Pioneer Woman's recipe. Yum!