We'll be spending the weekend with my ILs and they'll be taking us to a hotel for Thanksgiving dinner. Looking forward to not cooking and having professionals make our food!
We won't be traveling home for Thanksgiving this year, super sad about it. So we are having Thanksgiving with our neighbors. DH and I grew up with very traditional Thanksgiving dinners, ours neighbors are Italian and are insisting on having pasta as a side dish... of course I won't tell them no but I just can't get on board with ravioli with our ham and turkey?!
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This year DH is working so DD and I will be going to my family's Thanksgiving. I'm so looking forward to not cooking and also getting to take home a small (deep fried) turkey of my own and lots of leftovers.
Just finalized the spreadsheet today We're hosting again and I love it! I'm cooking most of it. Cheese plate (gouda, goat, cheddar, apple, grapes, pepper jelly, crackers) Salad (SIL making. Something with pom seeds) Fried Turkey Sweet potatoes with a bacon bourbon crumble Mashed potatoes with gravy Honey glazed carrots Balsamic honey brussel sprouts Stuffing (MIL bringing) Cranberry fluff "salad" (Mom making) Parker House rolls Cranberry sauce
@nda_roxybabe if you're looking for inspiration this is one of my favorite pies! Full disclosure the recipe is at my moms house but this looks REALLY similar if not identical. It's so yummy and gives a little twist to the "boring" apple pie (my other favorite). Also ... I typically use pre-made crust bc I'm too impatient/not skilled enough for pie crusts.
For DH's family Thanksgiving I'm making pumpkin cheesecake and banana pudding cheesecake.
My menu for my mom and family is: Super moist mayo turkey Southern dressing Stove top style mac and cheese Lima beans Deviled eggs Roasted maple carrots, turnips and parsnips Sweet potato souffle Homemade cranberry sauce
If anyone wants a recipe let me know! Happy to share.
@ShadeofGreen816 Yum! I've considered making a pie because I'd like to try my hand at it. The problem is, no one in our family really likes pie all that much. Then we have a few picky eaters (one who doesn't like dessert at all).
I have a feeling Thanksgiving is going to be only DH and I, maybe my brother. I only have plans to make mashed potatoes, green bean casserole, and pumpkin pie. And it's going to be awesome!
I'm trying to find dairy and egg free alternatives to traditional sides for my allergy prone toddler. Hooray for pseudo vegan Thanksgiving? This could be a disaster!
husband is also insisting we wet brine a turkey even though it is a PITA.
Brined turkey cheater gravy because you can't use the drippings from a brined bird stuffing mashed potatoes (set some aside without milk) vegan green bean casserole vegan butternut squash soup easy vegetable like corn Yorkshire pudding maybe Brussels sprouts with pancetta.
Do you have a recipe for this? I feel like if I make this for my husband it might make up for my recent crabbiness/laziness.... He LOVES Bourban, bacon and sweet potatoes...
Do you have a recipe for this? I feel like if I make this for my husband it might make up for my recent crabbiness/laziness.... He LOVES Bourban, bacon and sweet potatoes...
We are going to my sisters and my parents will also be there. No cooking for me yay! I'm most looking forward to my mom's homemade mashed potatoes. They are amazing!
I'm trying to find dairy and egg free alternatives to traditional sides for my allergy prone toddler. Hooray for pseudo vegan Thanksgiving? This could be a disaster!
husband is also insisting we wet brine a turkey even though it is a PITA.
Brined turkey cheater gravy because you can't use the drippings from a brined bird stuffing mashed potatoes (set some aside without milk) vegan green bean casserole vegan butternut squash soup easy vegetable like corn Yorkshire pudding maybe Brussels sprouts with pancetta.
@WombThereItIs oh...I always brine my turkey and make gravy and haven't had this result. I don't go too crazy with salt in the brine so maybe that's why. I've never heard that. Brining is where it's at! Game changer.
Every year my mom and I cook Thanksgiving dinner together. It used to be a huge get together but over the years a lot of family has been cut out. So it's basically just my mom, dad, 2 brothers, my nephew, me, so, my son. However, we still do a big feast. Rotisserie turkey glazed ham mashed potatoes macaroni and cheese deviled eggs potato salad yams with marshmallows stuffing cranberry sauce gravy rolls green beans/corn vegitable and ranch dip platter crackers with meat and cheese banana pudding 2-3 different pies
Oh yea! Just asked my Mom and she said she was actually going to make deviled eggs and surprise me with them, ha. Does anyone remember the girl on The Amanda Show"I like eggs, eggs I like, like I eggs"? Or do I just sound like a looney tune?
I'm having whatever my MIL is cooking. Usually that's turkey, dressing, rice, broccoli casserole, and sweet potato casserole and maybe a few other odds and ends.
This post makes me wish Thursday was here already!
I'm surprised to read that so many of you have mac and cheese at Thanksgiving. It's never been a part of our menu. Any other northern states ladies have it in their menu? I'm in MN.
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I'm surprised to read that so many of you have mac and cheese at Thanksgiving. It's never been a part of our menu. Any other northern states ladies have it in their menu? I'm in MN.
We never had Mac and cheese at our thanksgivings, but we are from Arizona. When we visited DHs grandma in Maryland, that was the first time I had seen it as part of thanksgiving and I was surprised!
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Every year since my grandmother passed away (2007) I have made Deviled Eggs for my family. This was always something that my grandmother and I used to do together so I am happy to keep it going...the only down side is I don't like deviled eggs so I follow a recipe and hope for the best, no taste testing Here is the recipe I am making this year.
I'm not from the north but we always do Mac n Cheese at Thanksgiving and Christmas. We have a ton of people to feed 15+ and lots of picky eaters, mac n cheese is almost the first thing gone.
I'm not sure how much I'll be able to eat since I'm supposed to be on a super strict diet, but I guess I'll just suffer the consequences. The women in my family are aaaaaamazing cooks. Our menu looks something like this:
Turkey Ham with a honey mustard glaze Mashed potatoes and homemade gravy Cornbread dressing and a fancy dressing my cousin makes with sausage and cranberries Sweet potato crunch and candied yams Green bean casserole Homemade rolls Some kind of fruit salad Pies- Chocolate, caramel, apple, pecan, buttermilk, sweet potato
Our traditional thanksgiving food tends to have more southern influence since my Dad's parents were from the south. I've noticed there are a lot of regional influences with thanksgiving meals.
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With that said, I love sweet potato casserole with the pecans and marshmallows on top. Yum! And I love mix-n-matching my stuffing however I feel like that year. I follow something like this:
https://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/articles/mix-and-match-stuffing.html
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we will have a few deserts but I will be making key lime pie https://allrecipes.com/recipe/15880/key-lime-pie-vii/?internalSource=hub recipe&referringContentType=search results&clickId=cardslot 2
DH and I grew up with very traditional Thanksgiving dinners, ours neighbors are Italian and are insisting on having pasta as a side dish... of course I won't tell them no but I just can't get on board with ravioli with our ham and turkey?!
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Cheese plate (gouda, goat, cheddar, apple, grapes, pepper jelly, crackers)
Salad (SIL making. Something with pom seeds)
Fried Turkey
Sweet potatoes with a bacon bourbon crumble
Mashed potatoes with gravy
Honey glazed carrots
Balsamic honey brussel sprouts
Stuffing (MIL bringing)
Cranberry fluff "salad" (Mom making)
Parker House rolls
Cranberry sauce
Cant decide on dessert!
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https://www.finecooking.com/recipes/ginger-spice-cranberry-apple-streusel-pie.aspx
My menu for my mom and family is:
Super moist mayo turkey
Southern dressing
Stove top style mac and cheese
Lima beans
Deviled eggs
Roasted maple carrots, turnips and parsnips
Sweet potato souffle
Homemade cranberry sauce
If anyone wants a recipe let me know! Happy to share.
My menu so far:
Appetizer:Caprese salad on skewers with balsamic glaze
Main Course:
Dry rub Turkey
Stuffing
Mashed potatoes and gravy
Sweet potato casserole
Green beans with garlic and bacon
Dinner Rolls
Pearl Onions in a Cream Sauce
Cranberry Sauce
Dessert:
Apple Pie
Pumpkin Pie
Bite Sized Salted Caramel Cheesecakes-New recipe for me https://www.kraftrecipes.com/recipes/bite-size-salted-caramel-cheesecakes-161987.aspx
Ice Cream Pumpkin Pie (if I'm up to it) https://www.bonappetit.com/recipe/pumpkin-ice-cream-pie-with-chocolate-almond-bark-and-toffee-sauce
Luckily my mom will be helping with most of these, having a slight panic attack typing all this up!
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appetizers:
Hors d'oeuvres
veggie tray
Dinner:
turkey
baked beans
stuffing
corn
green beans
sweet potatoes
dinner rolls
and what ever SILs bring
Dessert:
pumpkin pie
apple pie
banana pudding (with sliced banana& vanilla wafers, topped with cool whip)
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Apps:
Salsa + Chips
Mini meatballs
Cocktail shrimp
Cheese + Crackers
mains:
Brined Turkey breast
Ham
Stuffing
Brussel Sprouts/bacon
Corn
Mashed Potatoes
Mashed Sweet Potatoes
Honey Maple Carrots
Green Beans w/Almonds
Red Cabbage (family recipe)
Cornbread
Rolls
Cranberry Sauce
Gravy
Dessert:
Individual apple pies
Chocolate covered Blueberries
Chocolate Cake
husband is also insisting we wet brine a turkey even though it is a PITA.
Brined turkey
cheater gravy because you can't use the drippings from a brined bird
stuffing
mashed potatoes (set some aside without milk)
vegan green bean casserole
vegan butternut squash soup
easy vegetable like corn
Yorkshire pudding
maybe Brussels sprouts with pancetta.
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No cooking for me yay!
I'm most looking forward to my mom's homemade mashed potatoes. They are amazing!
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Rotisserie turkey
glazed ham
mashed potatoes
macaroni and cheese
deviled eggs
potato salad
yams with marshmallows
stuffing
cranberry sauce
gravy
rolls
green beans/corn
vegitable and ranch dip platter
crackers with meat and cheese
banana pudding
2-3 different pies
ETA more
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This post makes me wish Thursday was here already!
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https://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/classic-deviled-eggs-recipe.html
1st Baby 5/12/17, Henry
Turkey
Ham with a honey mustard glaze
Mashed potatoes and homemade gravy
Cornbread dressing and a fancy dressing my cousin makes with sausage and cranberries
Sweet potato crunch and candied yams
Green bean casserole
Homemade rolls
Some kind of fruit salad
Pies- Chocolate, caramel, apple, pecan, buttermilk, sweet potato
Our traditional thanksgiving food tends to have more southern influence since my Dad's parents were from the south. I've noticed there are a lot of regional influences with thanksgiving meals.