Thanksgiving is coming, and I thought it would be fun to discuss the different things that people have for dinner.  Most people have the basics: turkey, cranberries, stuffing, potatoes and gravy, rolls, and sometimes green bean casserole.  Does your family have its own additions?  Or do you have something else entirely?

We always have the usual, but add celery sticks with cheese, olives, and some kind of sweet salad, usually made with jello.  (This is Utah, after all!) 

My nephew's dad is Mexican (he and my sister are divorced) and my nephew has Thanksgiving with his family every other year.  His grandma makes all of the turkey basics, but then she also makes enchiladas, burritos and chile verde to go along with it.  (I don't know how she does it!)  She knows how much I love her chile, so she always sends me a little bowl of it.  http://www.inthe00s.com/smile/06/luvlove.gif

What do you guys have?

Great topic! 8)

Since my mom has Italian family, we always include raviolies with our Thanksgiving dinner, usually in lieu of starchy foods like potatoes and stuffing. Other than that, it's pretty much the basic stuff. :)

We had our Thanksgiving dinner two days ago (since the whole family was here). Carlos makes mashed potatoes with parnips and rosemary. YUMMY.




Cat

Our menu usually consists of: turkey, homemade mashed potatoes, stuffing, cranberry nut dish that my mom makes, regular cranberry sauce, rolls, gravy, corn, and I always make my broccoli, cheese, and rice casserole. Then my mom will make pumpkin & apple pies...and then she usually buys a few pies, and some pumpkin rolls from this specialty shop near us.

Then my mom will make pumpkin & apple pies...and then she usually buys a few pies, and some pumpkin rolls from this specialty shop near us.


Oh yes, the pie!  I could eat pumpkin pie every day for the rest of my life and never tire of it. 

Oh yes, the pie!  I could eat pumpkin pie every day for the rest of my life and never tire of it. 

So could I! :D ;D

On Thanksgiving, my family will usually have a turkey, mashed potato, stuffing (it has to be Stove Top!), gravy, a green vegetable and fresh cranberry sauce... :)

(I will, on occasion, make candied yams...)

Usually, it's Ham, Mashed Potatoes w/ Gravy and Stuffing, though this year I never had stuffing.  I totally forgot  :\'(

Turkey, meat dressing, bread dressing, buttermilk biscuits, corn, green bean casserole, oyster dressing and various desserts.  None of that cranberry crap at our table.

Thanksgiving without cranberry sauce  :o  ?  Unheard of... and it has to be whole berry, not that jellied crap.  Mince Pie, apple pie, and pumpkin pie round it all out very nicely.

Thanksgiving without cranberry sauce  :o  ?  Unheard of...


It's not that unheard of.  Thanksgiving without turkey might be unheard of. Neither of my parents like it, so there's no reason to have it.  I personally can't stand cranberries and my sister is ambivalent. 

It's not that unheard of.  Thanksgiving without turkey might be unheard of. Neither of my parents like it, so there's no reason to have it.  I personally can't stand cranberries and my sister is ambivalent. 


I don't like any Thanksgiving foods... 'cept maybe pumpkin pie.

I think last year, we had ham instead of turkey, but I can't be sure, though.

Thanksgiving without cranberry sauce  :o  ?  Unheard of... and it has to be whole berry, not that jellied crap.  Mince Pie, apple pie, and pumpkin pie round it all out very nicely.



I'm just the opposite. I like the jellied not the whole berry. This year we had both because Carlos' son likes the whole berry. I usually don't like cranberry at all (can't stand cranberry juice, etc.) except the jellied with turkey.




Cat

Thanksgiving we have the following, turkey, my Mom makes her wondering stuffing, corn, rolls, celery, cranberries.  Grandma makes pumpkin pie. :)

Pretty much just the usual here:  turkey, sage stuffing, mashed potatoes & gravy, corn, pumpkin pie, cherry pie, rolls, and sometimes cranberry sauce (although my dad and I are the only ones who eat it :-\\)

The basics, plus giblet stuffing (which I love), collard greens, macaroni and cheese (none of that boxed crap but the real soul food deal), sweet potatoes/yams, and sweet potato pie, instead of pumpkin (which I tend to eat during Christmas)

The usual turkey, mashed 'taters, gravy, cranberry sauce, stuffing and rolls plus black olives, creamed onions and turnips/rutabagas (mashed).  Probably some mac & cheese for my kids.

Pie for dessert, usually apple (with either whipped cream or vanilla ice cream) and pumpkin.

ignorant Brit here.  When you mention rolls do you mean bread rolls or little sausages wrapped in bacon or something else?

ignorant Brit here.  When you mention rolls do you mean bread rolls or little sausages wrapped in bacon or something else?



Bread rolls.

We sometimes have lasagna with our meals.

Thanksgiving without cranberry sauce   :o  ?  Unheard of... and it has to be whole berry, not that jellied crap.  Mince Pie, apple pie, and pumpkin pie round it all out very nicely.


I totally agree!  :)

The general stuff. I usually make sweet potatoes on Thanksgiving and Christmas(peeled, cut up and baked with brown sugar, vanilla extract and cinnamon).

I think it's great to see the non traditional dishes included from our ethinic backgrounds. Lady Di's family is Chinese so along with the turkey and ham & roast beef and salads and all, and my mother-in-law's jello mold with fruit cocktail, there will be some fried rice and chow mein. This is the only time of year I eat yams and Diane's aunt makes them so good with tons of butter and brown sugar. I'm a main course kind of guy, and focus on those foods, but the dessert table is always a plethora of sweet delights. pies and cookies and rice krispie treats. I'm grateful that there is such an abundance.

I think it's great to see the non traditional dishes included from our ethinic backgrounds. Lady Di's family is Chinese so along with the turkey and ham & roast beef and salads and all, and my mother-in-law's jello mold with fruit cocktail, there will be some fried rice and chow mein. This is the only time of year I eat yams and Diane's aunt makes them so good with tons of butter and brown sugar. I'm a main course kind of guy, and focus on those foods, but the dessert table is always a plethora of sweet delights. pies and cookies and rice krispie treats. I'm grateful that there is such an abundance.
How many people do you have come round for this meal?

How could I forget the yams?  I love them!

And I prefer the whole berry cranberry.

Barefoot - the lasagna sounds fabulous - it's one of my favorite foods!  And Badfinger-fan, Chow Mein?!  Yum!  I say, the more kinds of food, the merrier.

How could I forget the yams?  I love them!



When this thread started I remembered a bizarre conversation in "the only thread..." about someone doing yams with marshmallows.  was that you or Arwen?

When this thread started I remembered a bizarre conversation in "the only thread..." about someone doing yams with marshmallows.  was that you or Arwen?


;D

I think it was me.  My mother-in-law mashes yams and then covers a marshmallow with them - like rolls them in a ball around the marshmallow.  She then sprinkles smashed corn flakes over the top and bakes them.  They might sound weird, but they're awesome!

My ex-boyfriend's mom used to whip them with brown sugar and cream.  They were almost more of a desert than a side dish, but boy were they good. 

All hail the yam!  http://www.inthe00s.com/smile/03/cheering.gif

How many people do you have come round for this meal?
it's a good size family gathering, probably close to 40 people, sometimes a little less, maybe 30, sometimes a few more. Always a wonderful event, her family is great. She has 5 uncles and an aunt, all with kids that have their own kids and friends are invited. I'm thankful to be a part of it.

;D

I think it was me.  My mother-in-law mashes yams and then covers a marshmallow with them - like rolls them in a ball around the marshmallow.  She then sprinkles smashed corn flakes over the top and bakes them.  They might sound weird, but they're awesome!

My ex-boyfriend's mom used to whip them with brown sugar and cream.  They were almost more of a desert than a side dish, but boy were they good. 

All hail the yam!  http://www.inthe00s.com/smile/03/cheering.gif





I yam what I yam.  :D ;D ;D


Sorry, couldn't resist.




Cat

I yam what I yam.  :D ;D ;D


Sorry, couldn't resist.




Cat


Hee!  ;D

I love this canned stuff, both the berry and the jellied
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And Badfinger-fan, Chow Mein?!  Yum!  I say, the more kinds of food, the merrier.


yes Ash, it's really a nice treat and and goes well with everything and I wouldn't mind some lasagna or raviolis in there to represent the Italian contingency of the family, or some tamales or enchiladas for the mexicans. like you said, the more the merrier. a cornucopia

Thanksgiving dinner is the best part of November.
We do a deep fried turkey, homemade stuffing, mashed potatoes,
frsh corn, green bean casserole, candied yams, mac 'n cheese,
and trays of veggies (olives, pickles, crackers, cheese etc...)

Dessert is Hot apple pie with vanilla ice cream
Oh, and that's when we break out the Egg Nog!

Thanksgiving dinner is the best part of November.
We do a deep fried turkey, homemade stuffing, mashed potatoes,
frsh corn, green bean casserole, candied yams, mac 'n cheese,
and trays of veggies (olives, pickles, crackers, cheese etc...)

Dessert is Hot apple pie with vanilla ice cream
Oh, and that's when we break out the Egg Nog!
this thread is making me hungry

Can I just clear something up here for myself. Are yams sweet potatoes? Or are they the same family so to speak but different??

Can I just clear something up here for myself. Are yams sweet potatoes? Or are they the same family so to speak but different??


Yams and sweet potatoes are often used to refer to the same thing here in the US, but sweet potatoes are smaller and more orange than a true yam.  You'll be more likely to find a true yam in a store that caters to Asian or Caribbean food.

Yams and sweet potatoes are often used to refer to the same thing here in the US, but sweet potatoes are smaller and more orange than a true yam.  You'll be more likely to find a true yam in a store that caters to Asian or Caribbean food.
Right, thanks. I liked the sound of some of the yam recipies and am now wondering if they can be made with sweet potatoes as well as yams?

Right, thanks. I liked the sound of some of the yam recipies and am now wondering if they can be made with sweet potatoes as well as yams?



I'm actually not sure.  Seeing as how most Americans interchange the two (according to what I read), I would imagine it would be fine.  Candied sweet potatoes actually doesn't sound that bad. 

Right, thanks. I liked the sound of some of the yam recipies and am now wondering if they can be made with sweet potatoes as well as yams?


Of course. I've done thanksgiving here and you just use sweet potatoe.. it's the same thing as far as I'm concerned.

Of course. I've done thanksgiving here and you just use sweet potatoe.. it's the same thing as far as I'm concerned.
Cool.I like the sound of the one whipped with brown sugar and cream. I'm assuming you cook them and skin them first. ;)

Cool.I like the sound of the one whipped with brown sugar and cream. I'm assuming you cook them and skin them first. ;)


Yes, and they're fabulous!

My family uses actual yams, but I can't taste the difference between a yam and a sweet potato, so I can't see why you couldn't use them.

Yes, and they're fabulous!

My family uses actual yams, but I can't taste the difference between a yam and a sweet potato, so I can't see why you couldn't use them.

I always thought that yams and sweet potatoes were the same thing...but I guess there are some differences!

Anyhoo, I like sweet potatoes too. :)

Cool.I like the sound of the one whipped with brown sugar and cream. I'm assuming you cook them and skin them first. ;)


One would assume.

They're nice if you bake em in the skin and put some brown sugar on em when they're real hot.

I call them yams but actually use sweet potatoes.
I parboil them in the skin, then pare them, slice them lengthwise
put them in a casserole dish and cover with butter and brown sugar!
Fattening as hell but sooooooooooo good!

I hate sweet potatoes.  My mom made mashed sweet potatoes once I tried them......gross.

I hate sweet potatoes.  My mom made mashed sweet potatoes once I tried them......gross.



I was never a fan of them either...my mom makes this sweet potato casserole....everyone else raves about it...but me, I can't even get near it. :P

Yams are more starchy whereas s. potatoes have a milder flavor. I'll take yams over s.potatoes anyday. Not everyone makes them to their finest hour, but when they are done right, ahh they are goooood.

Yams are more starchy whereas s. potatoes have a milder flavor.

Thanks for the info, Tanya. ;)

This will be the first year that I'm cooking solo. It's kind of daunting, but I only have to cook for five people (Me, Rice_Cube, the spawn, and two of our friends).

We're having a turkey breast (that's the only part anyone around here eats anyways), mashed potatoes, stuffing, gravy, deviled eggs, dinner rolls, cranberry sauce, some vegetable (might be corn because I DESPISE green beans), and pumpkin pie.

This will be the first year that I'm cooking solo. It's kind of daunting, but I only have to cook for five people (Me, Rice_Cube, the spawn, and two of our friends).

We're having a turkey breast (that's the only part anyone around here eats anyways), mashed potatoes, stuffing, gravy, deviled eggs, dinner rolls, cranberry sauce, some vegetable (might be corn because I DESPISE green beans), and pumpkin pie.


Sounds good. If you need any help, let me know. If you don't feel like making another veggie, a tossed salad is a good way of lighting up your load. You can always make the t.b. the night before and reheat it (to save time) as well as make the other things beforehand.

I call them yams but actually use sweet potatoes.
I parboil them in the skin, then pare them, slice them lengthwise
put them in a casserole dish and cover with butter and brown sugar!
Fattening as hell but sooooooooooo good!
they are delicious prepared this way & this is the only way I've had them & I only have them on Thanksgiving

they are delicious prepared this way & this is the only way I've had them & I only have them on Thanksgiving



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;D Mark McGwire forearms

Thanks everyone. I think I shall buy some at the weekend and give it a go.

Ok I have the sweet potatoes, the cream and the sugar what do i have to do with them now??

Ok I have the sweet potatoes, the cream and the sugar what do i have to do with them now??


Ok Girl, I found a recipe online. It isn't quite like mine but I don't actually measure anything so it wouldn't be good for me to try and tell you how I do them. ;)
I do not use the cornstarch step - instead I cut the sweet potatoes lengthwise and layer them in a buttered casserole, then just put chunks of butter in and sprinkle the rest of the ingredients all over it. Let me know how it turns out!

4 pounds medium sweet potatoes
1-1/2 cups sugar
2 tablespoons cornstarch
2 cups water
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
3/4 cup packed brown sugar
2 tablespoons butter
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
Marshmallows (optional)

Preheat oven to 350

Thanks very much I'll give it a go and report back!

I hate sweet potatoes.  My mom made mashed sweet potatoes once I tried them......gross.


I was never a fan of them either...my mom makes this sweet potato casserole....everyone else raves about it...but me, I can't even get near it. :P


I'm not a huge fan of them either, usually I have just a tiny bit.  My husband's aunt makes a casserole with so much brown sugar and pecans it's actually like a dessert.  Way too sweet!!

I'm not a huge fan of them either, usually I have just a tiny bit.  My husband's aunt makes a casserole with so much brown sugar and pecans it's actually like a dessert.  Way too sweet!!
Sugar in a casserole  :o

Sugar in a casserole  :o



That's the way most people prepare sweet potatoes/yams....with a lot of brown sugar. 

That's the way most people prepare sweet potatoes/yams....with a lot of brown sugar. 
It's just the thought of sugar in a casserole. I do find alot of American recipes have way too much sugar in them for my taste. :-\\

It's just the thought of sugar in a casserole. I do find alot of American recipes have way too much sugar in them for my taste. :-\\



It's not like a traditional casserole that you think of when someone says the word "casserole".  It's really almost a dessert you serve before the dessert.  It's the sweet potatoes/yams, brown sugar, molasses (my mom puts honey in hers) and some people put marshmallows on top.  A friend of mine's family actually serves this AS a dessert instead of part of the main course.

It's not like a traditional casserole that you think of when someone says the word "casserole".  It's really almost a dessert you serve before the dessert.  It's the sweet potatoes/yams, brown sugar, molasses (my mom puts honey in hers) and some people put marshmallows on top.  A friend of mine's family actually serves this AS a dessert instead of part of the main course.


It really is so good.  Kind of like having a fruit salad with your meal.  It's sweet, but not too sweet.

It really is so good.  Kind of like having a fruit salad with your meal.  It's sweet, but not too sweet.




My parents and my sister love it, but I never acquired a taste for it. 

My parents and my sister love it, but I never acquired a taste for it. 


Yeah, they're like beer - you either like it or you don't.  There's no middle ground.

Yeah, they're like beer - you either like it or you don't.  There's no middle ground.



LOL, I don't like beer either.  I guess we can throw lobsters in there too. 

LOL, I don't like beer either.  I guess we can throw lobsters in there too. 


I detest lobster.  Big ugly bugs that swim.  Gross.

Right!, I'm with you now girls, thanks! I was imagining my mother's beef casserole or something.  ::)

I detest lobster.  Big ugly bugs that swim.  Gross.


We're gonna have words - you and I. Just wait 'till the Lobster people get to Utah, then you'll see.

We're gonna have words - you and I. Just wait 'till the Lobster people get to Utah, then you'll see.


No I won't!  I'll be running away, screaming my head off. 

No I won't!  I'll be running away, screaming my head off. 


You can only get to the sea, then they'll catch you.

You can only get to the sea, then they'll catch you.


Because I could make it that far.  I'd probably collapse from fear and hysteria after 50 feet and then it would all be over for me.  :\'(

Got this in an e-mail today. I thought it was cute.



TWAS THE NIGHT OF THANKSGIVING, BUT I JUST COULDN'T SLEEP
I  TRIED COUNTING BACKWARDS, I TRIED COUNTING SHEEP.
THE LEFTOVERS BECKONED - THE DARK MEAT AND WHITE
BUT I FOUGHT THE TEMPTATION WITH ALL OF MY MIGHT
TOSSING AND TURNING WITH ANTICIPATION
THE THOUGHT OF A SNACK BECAME INFATUATION.
SO, I RACED TO THE KITCHEN, FLUNG OPEN THE DOOR
AND GAZED AT THE FRIDGE, FULL OF GOODIES GALORE.
I GOBBLED UP TURKEY AND BUTTERED POTATOES,
PICKLES AND CARROTS, BEANS AND TOMATOES.
I FELT MYSELF SWELLING SO PLUMP AND SO ROUND,
'TIL ALL OF A SUDDEN, I ROSE OFF THE GROUND. 
I CRASHED THROUGH THE CEILING, FLOATING INTO THE SKY
WITH A MOUTHFUL OF PUDDING AND A HANDFUL OF PIE.
BUT, I MANAGED TO YELL AS I SOARED PAST THE TREES....
HAPPY EATING TO ALL - PASS THE CRANBERRIES, PLEASE.
MAY YOUR STUFFING BE TASTY, MAY YOUR TURKEY  BE PLUMP.
MAY YOUR POTATOES 'N GRAVY HAVE NARY A  LUMP,
MAY YOUR YAMS BE DELICIOUS MAY YOUR PIES TAKE THE PRIZE,
MAY YOUR THANKSGIVING DINNER STAY OFF OF  YOUR THIGHS.
HAVE A WONDERFUL THANKSGIVING!


Cat

Got this in an e-mail today. I thought it was cute.



TWAS THE NIGHT OF THANKSGIVING, BUT I JUST COULDN'T SLEEP
I  TRIED COUNTING BACKWARDS, I TRIED COUNTING SHEEP.
THE LEFTOVERS BECKONED - THE DARK MEAT AND WHITE
BUT I FOUGHT THE TEMPTATION WITH ALL OF MY MIGHT
TOSSING AND TURNING WITH ANTICIPATION
THE THOUGHT OF A SNACK BECAME INFATUATION.
SO, I RACED TO THE KITCHEN, FLUNG OPEN THE DOOR
AND GAZED AT THE FRIDGE, FULL OF GOODIES GALORE.
I GOBBLED UP TURKEY AND BUTTERED POTATOES,
PICKLES AND CARROTS, BEANS AND TOMATOES.
I FELT MYSELF SWELLING SO PLUMP AND SO ROUND,
'TIL ALL OF A SUDDEN, I ROSE OFF THE GROUND. 
I CRASHED THROUGH THE CEILING, FLOATING INTO THE SKY
WITH A MOUTHFUL OF PUDDING AND A HANDFUL OF PIE.
BUT, I MANAGED TO YELL AS I SOARED PAST THE TREES....
HAPPY EATING TO ALL - PASS THE CRANBERRIES, PLEASE.
MAY YOUR STUFFING BE TASTY, MAY YOUR TURKEY  BE PLUMP.
MAY YOUR POTATOES 'N GRAVY HAVE NARY A  LUMP,
MAY YOUR YAMS BE DELICIOUS MAY YOUR PIES TAKE THE PRIZE,
MAY YOUR THANKSGIVING DINNER STAY OFF OF  YOUR THIGHS.
HAVE A WONDERFUL THANKSGIVING!


Cat


That's beautiful!! :)

Got this in an e-mail today. I thought it was cute.



TWAS THE NIGHT OF THANKSGIVING, BUT I JUST COULDN'T SLEEP
I  TRIED COUNTING BACKWARDS, I TRIED COUNTING SHEEP.
THE LEFTOVERS BECKONED - THE DARK MEAT AND WHITE
BUT I FOUGHT THE TEMPTATION WITH ALL OF MY MIGHT
TOSSING AND TURNING WITH ANTICIPATION
THE THOUGHT OF A SNACK BECAME INFATUATION.
SO, I RACED TO THE KITCHEN, FLUNG OPEN THE DOOR
AND GAZED AT THE FRIDGE, FULL OF GOODIES GALORE.
I GOBBLED UP TURKEY AND BUTTERED POTATOES,
PICKLES AND CARROTS, BEANS AND TOMATOES.
I FELT MYSELF SWELLING SO PLUMP AND SO ROUND,
'TIL ALL OF A SUDDEN, I ROSE OFF THE GROUND. 
I CRASHED THROUGH THE CEILING, FLOATING INTO THE SKY
WITH A MOUTHFUL OF PUDDING AND A HANDFUL OF PIE.
BUT, I MANAGED TO YELL AS I SOARED PAST THE TREES....
HAPPY EATING TO ALL - PASS THE CRANBERRIES, PLEASE.
MAY YOUR STUFFING BE TASTY, MAY YOUR TURKEY  BE PLUMP.
MAY YOUR POTATOES 'N GRAVY HAVE NARY A  LUMP,
MAY YOUR YAMS BE DELICIOUS MAY YOUR PIES TAKE THE PRIZE,
MAY YOUR THANKSGIVING DINNER STAY OFF OF  YOUR THIGHS.
HAVE A WONDERFUL THANKSGIVING!


Cat


what a cute poem  :D

what a cute poem  :D


Not as cute as... Thanksigiving dinner on your thighs.

Aside from the turkey, here's what we had....

Stuffing
Sweet potato casserole
Steamed veggies
Cranberry
Hot rolls
Gravy for the turkey and stuffing


...and for dessert, pumpkin pie. :)

This was our menu:

turkey, stuffing, green bean casserole, gravy, biscuits.  For dessert we had pumpkin pie.....I didn't make my pumpkin cheesecake this year.

This was our menu:

turkey, stuffing, green bean casserole, gravy, biscuits.  For dessert we had pumpkin pie.....I didn't make my pumpkin cheesecake this year.
I hear that cheesecakes can be shipped across the nation  ::)

I hear that cheesecakes can be shipped across the nation  ::)



Hmmm, I wonder if there's anyone living in California that would want a pumpkin cheesecake.......

Hmmm, I wonder if there's anyone living in California that would want a pumpkin cheesecake.......
I'm not a pumpkin fan, but if it were hand-delivered, I'd be in for some  :) 

With Roast Turkey on the menu for Thanksgiving Dinner, this meal is similar to the Christmas Roast over here.

I hear that cheesecakes can be shipped across the nation  ::)
How about a continent?

With Roast Turkey on the menu for Thanksgiving Dinner, this meal is similar to the Christmas Roast over here.


I was just thinking the same thing

With Roast Turkey on the menu for Thanksgiving Dinner, this meal is similar to the Christmas Roast over here.


The Christmas turkey is actually an imported idea from America...

Before it became popular, our main festive bird was goose...

Do you have stuffing with the Thanksgiving Dinner?

Do you have stuffing with the Thanksgiving Dinner?



Oh absolutely.  What goes inside the bird is "stuffing", whatever is left over in another dish is "dressing".  My mom makes a delicious meat stuffing.....which is basically bread stuffing with hamburger.

All though it's Friday, I just got back from my Thanksgiving dinner.  My Roomie's Mom is such a Dearheart.  We had the usual Turkey mash potatoes, corn, stuffing, Pumpkin and mincemeat pie. :)

Turkey, tri-tip, ham, oyster dressing, regular dressing, yams, mac and cheese, cauliflower and broccoli w/cheese, rolls, cranberry sauce, rice, gravy, sweet potato pie, pumpkin pie, mashed potatoes, cake

The Christmas turkey is actually an imported idea from America...

Before it became popular, our main festive bird was goose...



I don't think I have ever had goose. For those of you who have had both, which one do you prefer? Just curious.




Cat

Turkey, tri-tip, ham, oyster dressing, regular dressing, yams, mac and cheese, cauliflower and broccoli w/cheese, rolls, cranberry sauce, rice, gravy, sweet potato pie, pumpkin pie, mashed potatoes, cake



Good God.....were you feeding an army?!  ;D


My mom usually makes oyster dressing, but she didn't this year.

How about a continent?
indeed, fedex overnight

Good God.....were you feeding an army?!  ;D


My mom usually makes oyster dressing, but she didn't this year.


haha oh no, not me.  ;D It was at my aunt-in-law's house. So considering that, yeah, she pretty much fed an army.

I cooked a second meal for today and the rest of the weekend. It's just a turkey with stuffing, cranberry sauce, green beans, and mashed potatoes.

We had a Greenburg smoked turkey and an oven-baked turkey with a rub of onion powder, garlic powder, lemon pepper, garlic pepper and poultry seasoning. The sides were dressing, mashed potatos & gravey, English pea salad, candied yams, rolls, cranberry sauce amd deviled eggs. For dessert we had pumpkin pie, apple pie and watergate salad.

I haaaaaaaaad... lasagna, mashed potatoes, yams, and pumpkin pie. Oh, and ice cream!

We had a Greenburg smoked turkey and an oven-baked turkey with a rub of onion powder, garlic powder, lemon pepper, garlic pepper and poultry seasoning. The sides were dressing, mashed potatos & gravey, English pea salad, candied yams, rolls, cranberry sauce amd deviled eggs. For dessert we had pumpkin pie, apple pie and watergate salad.


What's Watergate salad?

What's Watergate salad?


Its cool whip mixed with mini marshmellows, pistachio pudding mix, chopped walnuts, crushed pineapple and cherries.

Its cool whip mixed with mini marshmellows, pistachio pudding mix, chopped walnuts, crushed pineapple and cherries.


Sounds tasty

Sounds tasty



My mom makes something similar, but it's with whipped cream, cream cheese, mini-marshmallows and Bing cherries.  That isht goes fast.

Its cool whip mixed with mini marshmellows, pistachio pudding mix, chopped walnuts, crushed pineapple and cherries.



Sounds very yummy.




Cat

My mom makes something similar, but it's with whipped cream, cream cheese, mini-marshmallows and Bing cherries.  That isht goes fast.


It kind of sounds like ambrosia, without the coconut.

Its cool whip mixed with mini marshmellows, pistachio pudding mix, chopped walnuts, crushed pineapple and cherries.



We had that too!

Hmmm, I wonder if there's anyone living in California that would want a pumpkin cheesecake.......

Me! :D

Me! :D



I was talking about Mike.

I was talking about Mike.

Oh. I just read it as an ordinary question. :-\\

For dessert we had pumpkin pie.....I didn't make my pumpkin cheesecake this year.




I hear that cheesecakes can be shipped across the nation  ::)





Hmmm, I wonder if there's anyone living in California that would want a pumpkin cheesecake.......




Yeah........I was talking about Mike.

Yeah........I was talking about Mike.



Being a smidge touchy no? You always do this with Jeff.