IF you are hosting T'giving...

Re: IF you are hosting T'giving...

• Mrs.G123 member

  November 2013

  No idea. TG I'm not hosting! I guess prep what you can in advance. GL!!!

  
  
  
  
  
  

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• StefanieM522 member

  November 2013

  I'm not hosting on Thanksgiving, my mom is but we have a "friendsgiving" the Saturday after Thanksgiving at our house.  Last year, my best friend and her husband came over early and helped us clean and cook and get everything ready.  This year they are doing that again and I'm just finishing up the playroom off the kitchen for the kids to play in this year so hopefully it will all work out.  Get as much as you can done, but you have a child, if they don't like the way your house is they can leave. That is how I feel.  I also purchase the pies and rolls from Sam's club the day before or that morning so its less to cook.
  

  
                  
  

                 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  

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• scrumpfy member

  November 2013

  Order the pies, too? Also, crock pot. I make a potato dish and veggie casserole in crock pots a day or 2 early, plug in the day of. Plus, DH is on baby duty when I'm busy prepping to host people the day of.
  We aren't hosting thanksgiving, but do Christmas Eve.

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• ChrisG83 member

  November 2013

  I will be doing a lot of prepping and cooking the night before when Ashley is asleep. My husband always deep fries the turkey and everyone is bringing something too. Also I am trying to make as much as possible disposable. For example all the dishes that will hold the food are tinfoil along with plastic forks and serving spoons. I will make mashed potatoes the night before and the next morning put them in the crockpot to reheat with a crock pot liner. The stuffing I will bake also in a tinfoil casserole dish..again all disposable.

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• Ziegeficker member

  November 2013

  My husband and I will be doing the cooking and hosting this year for a full house. The trick is to make the full house watch the baby ;-)

  
  
  
  
  

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• Ziegeficker member

  November 2013 edited November 2013

  Oh, and I spread the prep work and cooking/baking over two to three days. I am taking a half day off work on Wednesday and using that extra time to bake pies, prep vegetables and side dishes, assemble casseroles (and refrigerate), and make deviled eggs. On Thursday, I'll make biscuits, bake casseroles, make mashed potatoes, and finish up whatever dishes I couldn't assemble the night before. My husband handles the turkey and the gravy. I managed to pull this off seamlessly and stress-free two years ago, so I am hoping that I can do it again as long as family helps out with DS (and I think they'll be happy to).

  
  
  
  
  

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• Ziegeficker member

  November 2013

  @pb_bride, Is there a bakery in town that you could get your pies from? That would save you a ton of time. And rolls from the store are just fine. A lot of vegetable sides can be very simple and delicious -- I love the ones from Real Simple magazine. But don't stress! Pick recipes that are doable and sound good and outsource when you can! Honestly, I made a homemade apple a couple weeks ago from scratch, and when it was all done, I kept thinking I'd have preferred a frozen one :-S lol...Thanksgiving is about spending time with family and appreciating life, so make it easy on yourself. Maybe people's expectations aren't as high as you think.

  
  
  
  
  

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