Are you hosting thanksgiving?

Ycu2013 · November 2013

I am! it'll be my little family and my Sister, BIL and niece. This is the turkey recipe I'll be using.

Where are you going for Thanksgiving?

SnoopyLuv · November 2013

We are for the second year.

It's another Orphan's Thanksgiving with some Army friends of ours and my step-mom (my Dad passed in August). We're doing Anne Burrell's brined turkey from foodnetwork.com. We made it last year and it was to die for.

taylormarie923 · November 2013

Staying home and smoking a small turkey. We will make just a few side dishes and take it easy.

CousinVicki · November 2013

hell no. i barely have time to brush my teeth let alone host thanksgiving. we are going to my parents' house thankgoddd

Ycu2013 · November 2013

SnoopyLuv said:
We are for the second year.

It's another Orphan's Thanksgiving with some Army friends of ours and my step-mom (my Dad passed in August). We're doing Anne Burrell's brined turkey from foodnetwork.com. We made it last year and it was to die for.

I'm sorry to hear about your Dad. I hope that you all can still have a Happy Thanksgiving!

Crinita · November 2013

Yes, unfortunately the in-laws invited themselves. I am not cooking though, but they are still coming to eat at the house, which means I have to have it clean and we have to serve food. Gag. I am stuck with this every year because DH was born on Thanksgiving, and since it is always near his B-day, they always want to spend it with him. I will likely never be able to have Thanksgiving with my family again.

Can you tell that I am not in a good mood?

CousinVicki · November 2013

Crinita said:

Yes, unfortunately the in-laws invited themselves. I am not cooking though, but they are still coming to eat at the house, which means I have to have it clean and we have to serve food. Gag. I am stuck with this every year because DH was born on Thanksgiving, and since it is always near his B-day, they always want to spend it with him. I will likely never be able to have Thanksgiving with my family again. Can you tell that I am not in a good mood?

eww you should be able to alternate with your family, birthday or not! or can you do something combined with your family? i would hate that!

Ycu2013 · November 2013

@Crinita

Just use the recipe above and they'll never come back! Haha

Heather91011 · November 2013

We're hosting for the first time this year. It will be us (hubby, little one and me) and my mom, dad, grandma and 2 brothers. I'm excited

mrambo3 · November 2013

Hellz no! Grandma's for lunch and FIL for dessert. My dad is having it next Sunday. Too many places to go.

kcs7 · November 2013

We are not hosting this year! We are traveling to my mom's, 2 miles away. Yay!

IL's are coming too. Plus my dad n brother.

acethebase · November 2013

I'm going to my mothers like I do every year I still love her cooking more than anything

Gatorsgirl731 · November 2013

I'm hosting for 104 people.

Juuuust kidding. We're going to the IL's. I'm bringing desert though.

MrsStuessyWI · November 2013

haha... host thanksgiving! That's a good one.

We are heading to my parent's, 4 hours away for 5 days. I am so excited. I love going to my parents. There are tons of people who want to hold my baby and let me relax. (well, mostly my mom) I am also going to get to hang out with old friends who want to meet my baby. My sister will be there too, she lives 9 hours away from me. And she will get to meet LO. I am SOOOOOO excited to pick her up at the airport on Sunday!

pmarie33 · November 2013

We are going to in laws. We have an infrared fryer for the turkey.

BlessUrHeart29 · November 2013

MIL, SIL and BIL will be in town. It's their first time to meet the baby. I had been dreading it bc the last time they were down I cooked the whole meal by myself, but it sounds like MIL is planning on taking charge of the cooking. Also, she's being really sensitive about the whole milk protein intolerance issue. I wasn't sure what to expect bc SIL and BIL are such picky eaters. So overall I am hoping things will be okay. There hasn't been any drama in DH's family in a while. Idk if that is good or if that means we're due... Haha!

asilwhite · November 2013

We've hosted for the past 4 years but I begged my mom to host this year. She took pity on me and all we have to being is wine, score!!

MammaWolf7 · November 2013

We are headed down to my husbands family where everyone will be there and then to my uncles for dessert

kimbo1216 · November 2013

Yep. It will be small this year though. Only 8 or 9 people. Dh is smoking the turkey. I'll be making: baked Mac and cheese, mashed potatoes, scratch green bean casserole (first time NOT doing Campbell's), fruit salad, scratch cranberry sauce. My grandma will make the stuffing and sweet potato casserole.

For dessert, I'm making a scratch apple pie, banana pudding pie, and if I'm feeling ambitious, fresh pumpkin pie.

cassey910 · November 2013

Not this year! We are going to my dad's house at 11 and then to my grandpa's house at 3. Then the following Sunday is my husband's families Thanksgiving.

Ycu2013 · November 2013

@kimbo1216
I think I'll cancel my Thanksgiving dinner and go to your house! It all sounds yummy!!

Ycu2013 · November 2013

dknight413 said:
Yep. In a house that we are moving into the day before. I won't even know how to turn the bloody oven on let alone cook an entire thanksgiving feast for my in laws (who have flown in from England for the occasion, so no pressure. No pressure at all)

Omg! It'll be fine...just pour them a glass of wine...or 5!

chelseyestelle · November 2013

Nope. We will head to my family's an hour away around 2 and then drive 2 hours to go to my husbands mom's family's after that. Thankfully his dad is having us over on Sunday so we don't have to go to 3 places like we do every year.

jnsmith85 · November 2013

Nope! We are headed to my parents house. I told my mom I'd make the sweet potato casserole and a dessert. Easy peasy.

I am mostly looking forward to napping while we're there, and letting the grandparents watch the baby!

Ycu2013 · November 2013

@NRyan55

Lol
It's my second fave holiday too, Halloween taking first! Christmas is super stressful to me, but it is getting more and more fun each year, since DS1 will be 5 and with new baby being here!

I bet Alton's recipe has nuffin on ^ hehe.

Inn2 · November 2013

Yes! But it is just for the 3 of us! We do all the traditional foods, though, just mini sized.

Houseplant · November 2013

This is the first year we will be hosting Thanksgiving rather than visiting family out of state. It will be me, DH, DS, MIL and FIL on Thanksgiving day. SIL and my side of the family might come out that weekend, but they won't be here for actual Thanksgiving day. MIL loves to hold and feed the baby, so DH and I will have plenty of time to cook. We are making crock pot turkey to free up the stove for sides.

Ajoyd · November 2013

We are hosting too--small group. Both sets of parents, DH's niece, and us.

BMnatz11 · November 2013

I love hosting the holidays and cooking, mostly because this ensures I get all my favorite dishes I grew up with! MIL, FIL, and BIL are driving down and I couldn't be more excited! Between the 3 if them, both kids will be well entertained and I foresee no problem with me cooking and having some 'me time.'

Lee81 · November 2013

Absolutely not. Im not one to host things. That actually works out well because my mom loves to host. It will be a cold day in hell before she gives up a major holiday. Dh has to work, so I'm still deciding if I'll go to my parents or skip it so I can stay home and try to make dinner for dh and I.

HFrizzle · November 2013

Not hosting anyone but I'm cooking. I was going to order from Marie Callender's, but DH talked me out of it.

RedZee · November 2013

We are hosting. It was kind of a battle to get it. My in laws are not coming because sil refuses to alternate years and mil and FIL do everything she says. DH is pretty pissed. My parents and 2 brothers are coming and so us my friend with no family nearby.

5speckledfrogs · November 2013

no, but I'm making 4 or so dishes to take to my parents. they host every year but my mom had surgery recently so all that she's making is the Turkey and ham this year. my sis and I will bring all of the sides. since LO is now in the picture, my ILs decided they want to have a thanksgiving too so we will go there after. they dont make the traditional dishes though so I'm going to p ig out at my parents. it's my favorite meal of the year!!

SweetCFly · November 2013

We are hosting because DHs OOT fam will be in town and it's the best way for us to spend time equally with both families. We are doing turkeys (traditional and deep fried) and dressing/stuffing/gravy and then between the other 20 people everyone is bringing something. I am excited. I cooked a Thanksgiving meal for just DH and I to eat that week even though we weren't hosting and it was fun. Possibly my favorite holiday

then I made a cream of turkey soup with leftovers and holy delicious!!!

germanpickle · November 2013

I live in germany and my mom is flying in to meet tilly, so im hosting. Just easier than trying to find someone else and then deal with a toddler, a baby, and a mom that speaks no German.

That and really it isn't that much work when kept simple.

vvg28 · November 2013

It is being held at my house, but I won't be doing anything. My family thought it would be easier to bring it to our house than for us to have to go to theirs. The weather is supposed to be nasty here on Thanksgiving.

Chrisanna0508 · November 2013

My in laws are coming into town. I was just going to order a predone meal from Wegmans, but DH gave me a horrified look so I guess I will be cooking. I informed him however that this means he will be completely responsible for DS when I'm not nursing him.

MrsKocal · November 2013

We are hosting - 19 people! Both sides of the family. I'd rather do that instead of trekking cross country with two kids, which is what we were supposed to do this year. We alternate holidays with our families who live across the country from each other

kdjudd · November 2013

No, but we are attending three different parties in one day. We have one at 11am, 2pm, and 5pm. I'm going to be so fat!

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BrittanyCupcakes · November 2013

My mom is hosting at a house that she's caretaker for. I will still end up cooking most of the meal (her husband is frying the turkey). I'm not looking forward to that, and I'm going to try to prep as much as possible in advance.

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