Thanksgiving Dishes

psychobutthead · November 2014

So ladies I'm curious what are some things you make or your family makes every Thanksgiving that is a tradition for you?

I ask this because yesterday at work was our Thanksgiving dinner and the wide range of foods was interesting to see. I loved see how different everyones idea of a normal dish was.

Some for me would be when I was a kid we always had pickled eggs, candied yams, and dressing balls. We never had stuffing because they had dressing balls which I never ate. They where made out of fresh white bread shredded and cut up with onions and celery and mixed with chicken stock then they where put in balls. They where nasty as hell but my family always fought over them.

At DH's family his grandma makes some kind of stuffing with cornbread and giblet gravy. I'd never heard of giblet gravy until I went to their house for thanksgiving.

So what are your foods?

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elephantsonpatrol · November 2014

Usually we roast the turkey butterflied on top of the dressing (sausage/mushroom). On the side scalloped potatoes, brussel sprouts with pancetta and pumpkin mocha tart.

Dannylion24 · November 2014

We have a big family and usually serve a very large, traditional thanksgiving meal; turkey/ham/stuffing/rolls/mashed pots/greenbeancasserole/gravy/corn/cranberry sauce/stewed tomatoes/salad/Mac n cheese ... but every year we try to sub in a new dish, recently sweet potatoes became a staple (usually baked or as fries, but next year I'm going to try your pie @Stephanie2378‌ !) and this year my sister's FIL is making a shredded Brussels sprouts side w pecans and bacon (unmm, I like bacon, so I'm game). And we get appetizer crazy each year too (jalepeno dip, crab dip, cheese balls, crudités, etc etc etc). Everyone is stuffed by dessert, but there's no shortage of pumpkin and apple pie, sometimes key lime & choc chip pound too, cookies and brownies.

Love thanksgiving!

Edit; words.

kefttsc · November 2014

Turkey

Ham

Creamed Corn

Mashed Potatoes and Gravy

Green Beans OR Collard Greens

Sweet Potato Casserole

Mac and Cheese

Rolls

Cranberry sauce (two homemade kinds)

Dressing

Cole slaw (my MIL makes the BEST!)

Pumpkin Pie (ICK!)

Pecan Pie

Fruit (my dad is diabetic)

dreemkin84 · November 2014

On my Czech side of the family my grandma always made nadivka (a cracker or bread stuffing), along with the usual thanksgiving dishes. This is a stuffing baked in a dish with several eggs and lots of garlic (carrots, ect). It is very dense and cut into squares. It's so yummy!

On my polish side, we always had fresh polish sausage along with the usuals. And an orange cranberry sauce my grandma made. Otherwise we stick with the green bean casserole, mashed potatoes, turkey, cornbread....drool!

mamabisme · November 2014

I have to admit I don't love most of my family's thanksgiving food. The things everyone else loves that I don't are...
Sweet potato casserole (they use the canned yams and marshmallow topping. Gross.)
Cornbread dressing
Corn pudding
Deviled eggs
Coconut cream and cherry cream pies

I do like the turkey (which is roasted or fried, depending on who is hosting) and the sausage dressing my mom makes when it is her year to host.

I think my family just makes gross things for thanksgiving. Lol. Where are the mac n cheese, mashed potatoes and gravy and other carby deliciousness?!?

This year I will be bringing mashed potatoes and gravy, biscuits and a Dutch apple pie so at least I know I'll have that.

RedGiant · November 2014

For Thanksgiving I usually make fresh green bean casserole (so much better than stuff from cans), pineapple stuffing, amaretto sweet potato casserole (my grandma's recipe was for whiskey but I subbed amaretto), cranberry relish, cranberry shortbread cookies, and some kind of dessert (pumpkin or pecan pie, possibly mint brownies). Other people make the mashed potatoes, stuffing, and rolls. There is turkey, but I don't eat or participate in making it so it's always last on my list

psychobutthead · November 2014

mamabisme said:

I have to admit I don't love most of my family's thanksgiving food. The things everyone else loves that I don't are... Sweet potato casserole (they use the canned yams and marshmallow topping. Gross.) Cornbread dressing Corn pudding Deviled eggs Coconut cream and cherry cream pies I do like the turkey (which is roasted or fried, depending on who is hosting) and the sausage dressing my mom makes when it is her year to host. I think my family just makes gross things for thanksgiving. Lol. Where are the mac n cheese, mashed potatoes and gravy and other carby deliciousness?!? This year I will be bringing mashed potatoes and gravy, biscuits and a Dutch apple pie so at least I know I'll have that.

That reminds me we always had deviled eggs to. But since I live in Texas now everyone here puts pickle relish in theres. Which we never did that back in WV. I still think its odd they add that.

I think my family is the only once I've ever met that makes pickled eggs.

kefttsc · November 2014

willvilljill said:

Ooh, @kefttsc, creamed corn! Why is it SO GOOD?

My family's dishes overlapped largely with what PPs have said above, but we always had one additional dish: "the pickle plate". I don't know why I loved this so much, but all it had was mini gherkin dill pickles, pickled watermelon rind, bread and butter pickles, black olives, and green olives. It was just a neat thing to pass around.

I love ANYTHING that can be pickled!!!

And creamed corn...funny story...the last TWO years it has gone in the microwave to stay warm and we forgot about it!!! So we all have it after the fact when our plates are clean

ambz06060 · November 2014

I hate this thread because I am now hungry even though I just ate, again.

@Stephanie2378 My best friend makes that sweet potato casserole and now we have adopted it! Love it.

@RedGiant Normally I use fresh green beans too, but I tried it earlier in the year and I didn't like how it turned out. So I am back to cans.

I LOVE ALL THE THANKSGIVING FOOD!!! And I get 3 this year! AHHHHH

maryxc1 · November 2014

Generally it is just four of us, so we don't go all out. We typically have:
Turkey
Gravy
Dressing
Cranberry sauce
Deviled eggs
Corn/green bean casserole
Sweet potato casserole (sometimes)

Nvywife · November 2014

Turkey, homemade stuffing with carrots and celery, green bean casserole with fresh green beans, fresh cranberry sauce, mashed potatoes, mushroom gravy, homemade rolls, a scratch apple pie, scratch pumpkin pie, and fresh whipped cream. My guys are spoiled... And what every stray (single sailor) my husband brings home from the Navy.

MammaWolf7 · November 2014

Every year my mom does turkey, mashed potatoes, cream corn, cranberries and my grandmother's meat stuffing. It's the same filling as a meat pie just without the pie crust

Dannylion24 · November 2014

Nvywife said:
Turkey, homemade stuffing with carrots and celery, green bean casserole with fresh green beans, fresh cranberry sauce, mashed potatoes, mushroom gravy, homemade rolls, a scratch apple pie, scratch pumpkin pie, and fresh whipped cream. My guys are spoiled... And what every stray (single sailor) my husband brings home from the Navy.

We are going to my sister's house this year for the first time (newlyweds, preg w their first) and her husband is a submariner just back from deployment this week so I think we'll be having a few extra 'strays' over next Thursday for dinner as well

Nvywife · November 2014

@Dannylion24‌ we have been married 9 years and I have never had a holiday where we didn't have at least one stray. I really do love having them, they are so grateful to be included somewhere. This year we will be delivering pumpkin roll to the wounded warriors at our base hospital. I'd feed all the strays if I could afford it.

krysmill · November 2014

I love my family's thanksgiving! It's my favorite food holiday! We always have:
Turkey
Mashed potatoes
Baked beans (my dads moms recipe that's a tradition for that side of family)
Meat stuffing (recipe handed down on my moms side) yum
I make Sweet Potato Shuffle
Rolls
Cheese sauce and gravy
There's always lots of desserts!

reneamac313 · November 2014

Turkey
Ham
Sweet Potato Crunch (the casserole @Stephanie2378 posted seems similar to it)
Cornbread Dressing
Green Bean Casserole
Roux Peas
Rolls
Cream Cheese Fruit Salad

And then pies and things like that.

LadybugMomma18 · November 2014

Turkey
Sausage stuffing (really, dressing because I don't put it in the bird)
Gravy
Mashed Potatoes
Maccaroni and Cheese
Collard Greens
Candied Yams
Cranberry Sauce
Turnips (sometimes)

*I won't be making the mashed potatoes or turnips. Everything else though, is a must. I can't wait for Thanksgiving!!!

AshleySparkle720 · November 2014

I've been making Thanksgiving dinner since I was 12 years old. My mom would always help, but I prepped everything and mostly she put things into the oven haha. I actually had to remember what's on my dish list this year because I'm not home to see my original. The best part is that it's going to just be DH and I this year which means....SO.MANY.LEFTOVERS!

Appetizers are:

Pickles, cream cheese, salami wraps

Bacon wrapped pineapple in brown sugar sauce

Cheese & Crackers

Chilled Shrimp

Taco dip & chips

Dinner is:

Turkey

Ham

Mashed potatoes & Gravy

Sweet potato casserole

Green bean casserole

Creamed corn

Cranberries

Stuffing

Dinner rolls

Ceasar salad

Dessert:

Apple pie

Pumpkin pie

Banana cream pie

Chocolate mousse torte

Zsmommmy · November 2014

I love thanksgiving it's the only time I get sweet potato pie and dressing!!!!!!!!!!!!! Everything else is pointless to me I get it all year but those two things...........yes god I live for

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