What's your favorite Thanksgiving side dish?

[Catshrink]

It's time for some serious chow. Vote your favorite!

[SOteric]

1. Is the Will Pitt served hot, chilled, or lukewarm...?

[Catshrink]

2. Will Pitt is always hot....

[SOteric]

3. Steamed, half-baked or hard-boiled...?

[Catshrink]

4. Hmmmm

from what I hear, that depends on whether he's been partying with matcom. Where the heck is matcom anyway?

[SOteric]

7. Well, it *is* quarter past 11 on the east coast, and he *does*

have a Mrs. Matcom to kiss up to. ;-)

[Maddy McCall]

5. OMG you forgot CORNBREAD DRESSING???

It is a Thanksgiving staple on all southern tables. That's my favorite, and my mom makes the best in the world.

[Catshrink]

6. Oh dang..

I thought that might be included in stuffing. It's just a different kind. But it's mighty good stuff, I agree.

[Maddy McCall]

19. LOL! That's ok...

It's all good, except for bean casserole.

:-)

[Catshrink]

22. Glad someone has a sophisticated palate

unlike someone else posting on this thread! :evilgrin:

[woofless]

8. It's the rutabaga dammit!

Rutabaga all mashed up with butter and a little salt and pepper.

Rutabaga, rutabaga, rutabaga.


There I feel much better.

[Liberal Veteran]

11. Rutabagas were God's really bad first attempt at carrots or turnips....

...and they SUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUCK!

[Sting]

9. Definitely...

my grandpa's homemade stuffing. MMMMMMMMMMMMMmmmmmmmmmmm......stuffing.........drool.....

[scottcsmith]

10. Deviled Eggs, baby!

Yum, yum, yum.

[SmileyBoy]

12. My father's mashed potatoes and turkey gravy.

The greatest food on planet Earth.

Anything else is dog shit.

[Zomby Woof]

13. I voted for stuffing

But I LOVE green bean casserole!!! Mine is good dammit! :D

No green NyQuil, or green bean casserole for you! :P

[Catshrink]

14. Do you make it with those fake onion things?

My sister does it that way and it's so gross. I love green beans, but don't wreck them that way. I like my beans straight up... a little butter maybe... and slightly crisp.

[Zomby Woof]

15. hell yeah!!!

Those french fried onions in a can! :D :D :D

I know it's cheesy, and I am actually a good cook of higher-level things (I hate just about all fakey and processed foods), but this one gets past my defenses. It just screams, "Thanksgiving". lol

*feels Catshrinks estimation of ZW go down* :o

[Catshrink]

17. Whatever...

I like beets so there.

[Zomby Woof]

20. *flings yam at Catshrink*

Far be it from me to start a food fight in your thread. :evilgrin:

[Catshrink]

21. ^^^ squirts whipped cream from the can back at ya^^^

that's the best food fight food ever.

Remember Chunk in Goonies?

[Zomby Woof]

23. was that the one...

Where he fills his mouth up entirely? I saw it so long ago, but I remember that.

*puts green bean casserole in Catshrink's shoes*

[Catshrink]

24. Yep...

The kid of truffle shuffle fame. He grew up to be quite a nice looking guy, btw.

Even green bean casserole would smell better than my feet in my shoes.

[flamingyouth]

16. Mashed potatoes & gravy!

But I have to admit to all - my dearest friends - I really love that canned cranberry jelly that comes out shaped like a can. I love to slather it onto cold turkey late the night of Thanksgiving.

[Catshrink]

18. Me too..

my Auntie Del calls me "Spud" because I eat so many mashed potatoes. And I like that cranberry stuff too. It's great on turkey sandwiches, too.

[Rowdyboy]

25. Cornbread dressing, which is vaguely like

stuffing only with flavor (:insert regional/cultural bias:)

[Catshrink]

26. It's great stuff...

wish I could edit the poll...

[fortyfeetunder]

28. Yeah, the country stone ground cornbread

I am addicted to a steaming hot dish of cornbread dressing, mixed with diced celery, onions, mushrooms, a hot chicken broth infused with a little garlic, rosemary and sage mixture, and when done looks like a bread pudding. Then topped off with the gravy made from a kettle-roasted smoked turkey...Hot damn!

[drfemoe]

40. cornbread dressing with walnuts

and broccoli rice casserole

and a fruity salad with whipped cream

:puffpiece:

[montana_hazeleyes]

27. Where's sweet potato pie?

My specialty.

[Catshrink]

29. Uh-oh, something else I forgot.

[nemo137]

30. green bean cassarole

best thing is, i'm the only one in my family who likes it, so i get to eat the whole dish!

[Hogarth]

31. Squash ...

Squash with plenty of butter is very good. Beyond that I'd vote for the taters and gravy. Turkey's good but not essential.

Black olives, green olives, and pumpkin pie. Good enough.

[Rowdyboy]

32. Can't believe I missed JChild's post on cornbread dressing

And then proceeded to post nearly the exact same thing. We southerners are an odd group...

[Corgigal]

33. Yams with brown sugar

and on top is marshallows toasted brown. If you have a ham, you can use that juices for the ham also. Heaven sent.

[jus_the_facts]

34. My asparagus casserole is the BEST side dish....

...if ya like asparagus which I know some around here hate...but my casserole is kicks some major booty....I also like my Moms creamed onions and she makes a layered green salad that is just awesome too..never HAVE been able to replicate it either she's just got the special touch with that salad or somethin'! :9

[Zomby Woof]

35. but ya gotta admit

Asparagus is just one of those love 'em or hate 'em veggies! I have never met anyone who says "Asparagus? Yeah, it's okay." It is one of those extreme veggies, but not as extreme as a Sonic tater tot.

[jus_the_facts]

36. LMAO.....I added that comment just because I remembered you......

....hated asparagus from an earlier thread about it...I swear that line was just for YOU!! :D

[Zomby Woof]

39. I remember that thread!

And opinions were VERY strong in either direction!

At least I didn't mention how it makes pee stink! :o Personally, I am not in the habit of smelling my own urine, lol.

Oh, I DID like asparagus once. This fancy-schmancy restuarant in Seattle served it on my rack of lamb once, and it was actually quite good! Maybe I just have never had it done right. :shrug:

[jus_the_facts]

41. Well there ya go.....and did I mention it has fried onions in it..

....my casserole uses those so I bet you'd like it!!;-) :9

[Zomby Woof]

42. as long as they're DURKEE

Or it's blasphemy!

[rucky]

37. Does Red Chile count as Gravy?

that's how we did it in New Mexico

[morningglory]

38. East]y to make refreshihg vegetabke with low fat.

wash and slice feresh mushrooms. Put some of eatly tender sweet peeas to sinmmner slowly in a little ofive olk and a splash of butter for flavor. throw in the mushrooms and somne salt ant peper. Not much waater at all. Stir in sa sauscpan unit the peas tatst= kink of kgoodl. Avoid overcooking.

[foreigncorrespondent]

43. Normally I don't like stuffing...

...but Sapphocrat makes the best stuffing I have ever eaten, so I have to say the stuffing. :)

[kayleybeth]

44. Mashed taters and gravy

My DH makes THE BEST homemade mashed potatoes and veg. mushroom gravy EVER. That's pretty much our main dish at Thanksgiving since we neither one of us eat meat. That, and our famous original fake oyster and meatless sausage cornbread stuffing (use artichokes to sub for the oysters, use GimmeLean Sausage substitute in place of sausage). We don't even bother with a Tofurkey anymore. Don't need it.