Today's Menu...Share yours!

[bicentennial_baby]

Roasted Turkey, brined and injected with an Apple Cider/Sage/Clove marinade
Homemade Bread/Sage Stuffing
Homemade Cranberry Sauce
Roasted Garlic Mashed Potatoes w/ scallions
Roasted Green Beans with Garlic
Giblet Gravy
Buttermilk Rolls

What are y'all cooking up? :bounce:

[LeftyMom]

1. Wild rice and lentil loaf with walnuts, savory mushroom gravy, mashed potatoes, dressing,

yams glazed in brown sugar and pumpkin pie.

[bicentennial_baby]

3. Yummy!!

I hope you have a great one sweetie! :hug:

[LeftyMom]

5. I'm hoping to. You guys have a great day, too.

:loveya:

[gmoney]

2. Meh...

Kroger pretzels
Peanut brittle
Healthy Choice turkey lunch meat
Baked Lays
Powerade

[bicentennial_baby]

4. Sigh....you could have come up to MA

I would have fed you well :hug:

[RevolutionaryActs]

6. Mmmmmmm garlic mashed potatoes.

:drool:

I won't get any garlic today. :cry:
My mom and I are going to my SIL parents house, and her mom is allergic to garlic! Isn't that the saddest thing you've ever heard? :cry:

[eyesroll]

7. Since my parents haven't shared their menu, but do T-day traditionally, I'm assuming:

Roast turkey with some sort of turkey gravy
Some sort of stuffing
Cranberry sauce (homemade)
Sweet potatoes of some kind (probably with marshmallows, meh)
Green bean casserole
Wine. Dear lord there better be wine.

My dad's a good cook, but my mom isn't an adventurous eater, so we don't get anything too out there on Thanksgiving.


I am bringing (all homemade, from scratch):
Apple, date and walnut rustic tart
Burnt sugar ice cream (<---holy crap did that come out well!)
Pumpkin seed brittle

At some point, I will make Thanksgiving dinner and will banish marshmallows. And add brussels sprouts. I love the damn things, but my dad does not.

[Left Is Write]

8. Ours...

Turkey
Buttermilk mashed potatoes and gravy
Stuffing with cranberries
Spiced cranberry sauce with zinfandel (I posted the recipe on Tuesday night)
Green & wax beans
Lefse
Pumpkin pie (made with pumpkin pecan butter, pumpkin spice eggnog, and heavy cream)

For later:

Leftovers sandwiches (turkey, stuffing patties, cranberry sauce on toasted kaiser rolls)
Warm gingerbread

We're going to get started on Christmas decorating this evening, so the gingerbread sounded nice (we're having a party in two weeks and want to get the decorations taken care of early).

We also have assorted beverages:

Seasonal beers
Mulled cider in the crockpot
Wine
Coffee

[Sugar Smack]

9. Salad

:cry:

[Sugar Smack]

21. water

cigarette

[bicentennial_baby]

25. I thought you were eating with pops?!

What gives? :hug:

Oh, so stuffed...Dinner was amazing, simply amazing....Hit that one right outta the park :D :D

:hug:

[Sugar Smack]

30. Naw, my family's sort of dispersed so

he just didn't see the point. Xmas is a different matter. But we DID go see "Borat" together tonight! OMG!

:rofl: :hug: :loveya: I'm glad you had a good time, babybaby!!!!!

[Little Wing]

10. Big Mac

Large Fries
Apple Pie


and a diet coke

[Lowell]

11. We're having chili con carne

a family tradition.

[SOteric]

12. A feast.

Huge antipasti tray: bresaola, marinated mushrooms, roasted garlic, prosciutto, roasted red peppers and skordalia

Marinated goat cheese and olives on a bed of frisee and endive;
Herb-crusted duck with a Port and shallot demi-glace;
Individual spinach flans with Pernod; and
Pommes Anna
- paired with a McDowell Syrah

Gateau moelleux au marrons; and
Bombe Coppelia
- paired with a Henessey VSOP cognac, gently warmed

After dinner Grappa and coffee

[LostinVA]

18. Damn, I should have bought some Grappa.-- I didn;t think of that

I think I'll have some Limoncello with my pie later.... thanks for the idea.

[xmas74]

20. I always think of how wonderful everything you

make sounds and think "Maybe I should get adventurous!"

Then I think of the look on my daughter, my niece and my nephew's faces when they see it and ask for ketchup. That gets me out of the mood.

[SOteric]

31. Yes, it definitely helps to be from a family of foodies. -But

for the rare truly resistant sorts, we always have big, steaming bowls of pasta and sauce available.

[xmas74]

33. My daughter would eat everything.

She will try anything once. If I've done nothing else properly I've raised her to try things instead of immediately dismissing them.

My niece and nephew refuse everything that's not McDonalds or mac and cheese. If it's not a hot dog or fried in batter (but if it's fish they won't even eat it in a batter) they won't eat it. Nearly impossible to cook for them.

[GOPisEvil]

32. Please invite me for a holiday meal someday.

My goodness, but that sounds delicious.

[musette_sf]

13. here in beautiful sunny Fremont CA

we are having:

Pork Roast with Juniper Rub
Pepperidge Farm Country Style Stuffing
Steamed Green Beans
Mince Pie w/Double Rainbow Vanilla Ice Cream & whipped cream

mmmm.... mince pie....

[kedrys]

14. In our decidedly unconventional household, it's

1. Breakfast bars (first thing in the morning)
2. Fresh-baked chocolate chip cookies (waiting for the bread to be done)
3. Fresh-baked sourdough bread (in about 15 minutes)

Later:

(rummage)

Chicken and pork pot stickers, three cheese tortellini, and whatever else I can scrounge from the freezer. :P

Oh, and tons of booze - at least for me. :bounce:

[seemunkee]

15. here's ours

Appetizers
Various cheeses
Hummus
spiced shrimp
Veggies and dip

Salad

Smoked turky with cornbread stuffing
Tofurkey
vegan stuffing
szechuan greenbeans
garlic mashies
yams, apples, chestnut gratin
raspberry mold
cranberry relish

Apple crostini
pecan pie
pumpkin pie
cinamon bobke

[femmocrat]

16. We had the traditional dinner, but I also made vegetarian versions for my son.

We had roast turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes, peas, corn pudding, rolls, cranberry sauce and a relish tray. I have two kinds of pie for dessert.

I made a vegetarian stuffing, gravy and veggie lasagna for my son.

[LostinVA]

17. Just two of us, so a bit more non traditional

Pork loin with figs & port
mashed potatoes made with loads of butter and whipping cream
spinach salad
Barboursville Pinot Grigio
and pumpkin pie for later


We just finished all but the pie. It was really good. The pork loin recipe is Giada DeLaurentiis' -- I highly recommend it.

[Gormy Cuss]

19. Roasted turkey

Gravy
Mashed taters
Mashed squash flavored with fresh thyme
Roasted brussel sprouts with balsamic vinegar sauce
Cumin/oregano spiced bread dressing with diced carrots, celery, and pumpkin puree (it's ORANGE!)
Red cabbage relish
Cranberry sauce
Pumpkin pie

[Kali]

22. Pretty traditional (oldest kid is real anal about holiday meals)

Roast turkey with cornbread/sausage stuffing (all homemade, including the cornbread)
Mashed potatoes
Neck meat gravy (I don't like parts)
fresh cranberry sauce
candied sweet potatoes (yes, with marshmallows :puke: )
peas with pearl onions
waldorf salad
Pillsbury crescent rolls, butter
relish dish (black and green olives, baby dills)

three kinds of sparkling wine (one is a real French champagne!)
two kinds of overpriced fake champagne/soda (carbonated apple juice)

pecan pie
pumpkin pie
whipped cream
coffee

[Ramsey]

23. I'll let you know later

We're going out to a restaurant. Made last minute reservations and we aren't even seated until 9 pm!!

[hfojvt]

24. I've had a couple slices of leftover cheese pizza

and a few cookies I baked a couple days ago.

I am such an accomplished chef.

It's a good thing I hate food.


I do love brown and serve rolls. I'm hoping they go on sale tomorrow.

[Irishonly]

26. Pretty traditional

Roasted Turkey
Home made stuffing
Home made bread
Scalloped Corn
Candied Yams
Green beans with almonds
Mashed Potatoes
Gravy
Home made cranberry sauce
Frozen Cranberry salad
Regular salad

Pumpkin pie
Pecan Pie
Cheesecake

Everyone likes different things. I won't be cooking for a few days.

[rateyes]

27. My menu:

Ribeye steak off a charcoal grill, cooked to perfection
Broccoli and Cheese Casserole
Stuffed Potato Skins with sour cream, chives, cheese, paprika
Frozen Party Salad
Pumpkin Pie
Pecan Pie

[tinfoilinfor2005]

28. All the traditional stuff

But every year we have to make two of the following:

Mashed potatoes: one with onions, one without.

Stuffing: One with giblets, the other without but with walnuts.

Have to keep everyone happy!

[TOhioLiberal]

29. We had:

Nice sized ham (none of the frills though--no sugar or pineapple)
mashed Potatoes
brown gravy
sweet potatoes
stuffing
french cut green beans
salad

The salad is my late mom's specialty. To describe it, you would probably go 'Yuck!', but my family loves it.

you take lettuce, chop up vegetables (whatever kind you want--I used tomatoes and cukes) a large can of tuna, drained and (this is the potential ick part) miracle whip. Mix well and refrigerate.

Okay, I'm hiding now...:hide: