What are you making for Thanksgiving Dinner?

MrsAO · November 2010

I see Lydia also posted something so good!

You don't have to tell the whole menu, just what you're responsible for this year.

Me: I'm not sure yet. Which means I probably won't have to actually cook anything besides a pecan pie for my grandmother. I'll probably be doing plates, cups, and napkins or something. LOL!

Me and one of my Aunts are not the "chefs" in our family. It's not that we can't cook or don't like to, it's just that our must have dishes are things we "must have" from the person who makes the one we love. Ex, My cousin Jackie's mac and cheese, my Grandmother's dressing, My Aunt Cheryl's potato salad. I swear I think there would be a revolt if those persons don't do those particular dishes.

ETA: My noncooking Aunt and I usually buy the turkey and whatever other meat we have that my Grandmother cooks in addition to taking care of the china, utensils and beverages. We're not total leaches!

missmiss307 · November 2010

We are responsible for the turkey, so I'm debating how we are going to prepare it. We are thinking about brining it. I'm also going to do homemade mashed potatoes and some carrots. DH is going to ask his mother if she will make dressing and dumplings (I am keeping my fingers crossed because I'm drooling just thinking about it!). And I'm going to make Pioneer Woman's Nantucket Cranberry Pie for dessert.

hamillm · November 2010

I am making the sweet potato casserole and apple dumplings

MrsAO · November 2010

missmiss307:
We are responsible for the turkey, so I'm debating how we are going to prepare it. We are thinking about brining it. I'm also going to do homemade mashed potatoes and some carrots. DH is going to ask his mother if she will make dressing and dumplings (I am keeping my fingers crossed because I'm drooling just thinking about it!). And I'm going to make Pioneer Woman's Nantucket Cranberry Pie for dessert.

Pioneer Woman makes me want to lick the computer screen! And that cake, I mean pie looks heavenly!

MrsAO · November 2010

hamillm:
I am making the sweet potato casserole and apple dumplings

Apple Dumpling recipe please!!

star21gazer · November 2010

I'm responsible for sweet potato casserole and the cranberry sauce. I'm also making a pumpkin cheese cake. At first my mom was like why don't you do the turkey...I literally about fell over laughing. Me and the turkey don't geehaw

I wasn't wanting to be responsible for the main dish for 40 people!

crollin · November 2010

I am hosting Thanksgiving at our house this year so here is the list of items DH and I will fix.

Fried Turkey Breast (DH)

Sweet potato casserole

Red Velvet cake

MissLMS · November 2010

We'll be celebrating two holidays (thanksgiving and christmas)with DH's family over Thanksgiving weekend, so I have to help with two big meals.

Thanksgiving meal: relish plate, squash casserole, sweet potato casserole, pumpkin pie and pecan pie.

early-Christmas meal: baked ham, rolls, and salad.

ameliaandmatt · November 2010

We'll be spending the weekend in Nashville with my immediate family. My extended family is spread out all over the country and my one remaining grandfather who lives close is an asswipe {escuse my language, but he really is}. Since it's only 6 of us including Madeline I'll probably just spend the day in the kitchen with Mom & Dad helping them cook. Mom usually does the sides and Daddy is a pretty amazing chef {for an architect} so he does the main course. I'll probably be relegated to dessert duty which is fine by me!