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What do you eat for Your Thanksgiving dinner?

post #1 of 18
10/13/02 at 12:54pm
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Share all the yummy food you get to eat!
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post #2 of 18
10/13/02 at 2:16pm
Here is just a quick rundown of what we usually eat

Turkey of course
stuffing
mashed potatoes and gravy
green bean casserole
candied sweet potatoes
rolls
cranberry bread
Home made chex mix (a family favorite)
Pumpkin Pie
Pecan Pie
Apple Pie
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post #3 of 18
10/13/02 at 3:21pm
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Elaine I am coming to YOUR place for dinner!

We have all the same things pretty much..
Turkey
Stuffing
Mashed Potatoes and gravy
Candied Yams
Rolls
Pumpkin pie

I love green bean casserole but Court hates it and so I would be the only one eating it. This is my first Thanksgiving I am doing alone. I am also going to make home-made noodles, bread pudding and Pine Apple Salad because that is what Court's mom and Grandma always made. Oh my mom always had a veggie tray and I think I will do that too. Can't wait!
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post #4 of 18
10/13/02 at 10:58pm
OMG Meagan you had better start cooking NOW!!!


We are having:
Smoked ham
Chicken dressing (moist sustitute for stuffing, with chicken)
cranberry sauce
green bean casserole
creamed potatos w/gravy
Lance's lemon pepper corn
broccoli crumb casserole
squash casserole (lots of cheese )
sweet potato souffle
jack daniels pecan pie
pumpkin pie
coconut pudding cake

I guess thats all!!
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post #5 of 18
10/14/02 at 2:07pm
We've pretty much stuck to the traditional foods: turkey, dressing, sweet potatoes, green beans, mashed potatoes, pie, etc.

In the last few years, it's gotten more interesting.... deep fried turkey (actually VERY yummy & NOT at all greasy) and PRIME RIB! Had all the usual fixings..... although MIL likes to make homemade scalloped potatoes and mac & cheese!
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post #6 of 18
10/14/02 at 8:21pm
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Well the good thing is I will cheat and buy the rolls..probably do instant mashed potatoes...canned gravy (can never make it). The pie and the pineapple salad can be made the day before. I did some of it for Christmas last year. So I guess I will manage this year but....
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post #7 of 18
10/18/02 at 11:37am
WE are having:

Spiral sliced ham
Turkey with gravy
Yams
Mashed potatoes
Cranberry dressing
corn bread dressing
Potato rolls
rice dish (I haven't decided which one to make)
Pumpkin pie

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post #8 of 18
10/21/02 at 10:21pm
I am with Shelia I hate turkey so I take ham for myself if I go to my MIL this year, long story. we take a pie to her house usually or something dessert type. She wants to do the rest. SIL has to have chicken she is allergic to lots of things now and she always brings sweet potatoes for me and her.
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post #9 of 18
10/22/02 at 12:52am
Let's See....

Turkey
Stuffing (Cornbread with stuff added)
Mashed Potatos (homemade)
Canned Gravy
Candied Yams
Corn
Carmelized Carrots

Pumpkin Pie

I will probaly make at least one other dish, something Tessa and I can do together..
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post #10 of 18
11/2/02 at 6:03pm
Turkey
Honey Ham
Stuffing
Green Bean Casserole
Scallop Potatoes
Shrimp
Oysters
Egg Rolls
Fried Rice
Vietnamese soup (my mom is vietnamese)
Cranberry Sauce
Cold Medicine (for my younger brother who ALWAYS get sick around Thanksgiving)
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post #11 of 18
11/2/02 at 6:42pm
We do a really big spread since we celebrate Thanksgiving and Christmas 2 days apart while the whole family is there.

Turkey
Spiral sliced ham
homemade mashed potatoes
homemade turkey gravy
homemade stuffing
succotash (corn & lima beans)
stuffed celery (cream cheese, walnuts, olives)
veggie tray (pickles, olives, cucumbers, carrots, etc)
broccoli / cheese cassarole
cranberry sauce/jellie
sweet potatoes
dinner rolls
pumpkin pie
apple pie
cherry pie
coconut custard pie
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post #12 of 18
11/5/02 at 1:13pm
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post #13 of 18
11/6/02 at 10:32am
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4 kinds of pies???? Brenda..can I come to your house???
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post #14 of 18
11/18/02 at 3:18pm
We have a huge spread that is usually at my parents. This year she talked me into having it at my house!
Since we have so many people (about 50) in my family we do a pot-luck type of meal that starts at noon and goes til about 6pm.

The menu this year:

3 Cajun Fried Turkeys (my dad fries them! )
Honey baked ham
Homemade mashed potatoes*
Green Bean Casserole*
Stuffing
Artichoke Squares*
Homemade Mac and Cheese*
Brocolli Casserole
Shrimp and Mirliton dressing
Brocolli Corn Bread
Rolls
Macoroni Salad
Sweet Potato Casserole

Desserts:
Dump Cake
Dirt Cake
Pumpkin Pie*
Watergate Salad

The items with a * are the ones I'm making!

We usually have more than this because some people say they are only going to make one thing and end up bringing 3 or 4 different dishes! I love Thanksgiving!
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post #15 of 18
11/18/02 at 5:23pm
let's see this year we are having:

Turkey
a roast <my bro is allergic to turkey>
mashed potatoes
gravy
homemade stuffing <with pork sausage/ flavored sage>
french cut green beans
sweet potatoes
corn
candied carrots

at least 2 pumpkin, 2 apple and a peacan pie, and a pumpkin bar dish

and lots of friends who are my family here...we are dong a meal for 10-12 at this point and time
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post #16 of 18
11/18/02 at 6:49pm
Sounds all so I am coming over to all your houses. LOL Just kidding.
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post #17 of 18
11/20/02 at 7:49pm
It's only going to be the two of us. We're having

Turkey
homemade mashed potatoes
homemade gravy
cranberry sauce (canned, I don't like it, dh does)
probably green beans
maybe this stuffed acorn squash recipe I found on the Giant Eagle page
Pumpkin pie or maybe Streusel Topped Pumpkin pie which I also found on the Giant Eagle homepage

Steve grew pumpkins again this year and I cooked them up and frozen my pumpkin. I think fresh pumpkin is 100% better than the canned, but it does take literally hours to cook it down and freeze it. But it's worth it to us.
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post #18 of 18
11/20/02 at 9:17pm
I look like I make the standard:

Turkey (marinated turkey breast from Costco) cooked in the crockpot for 8 hours with chicken broth - YUMMY

Greenbean casserole

Sweet potato casserole

Mashed potato

Stuffing (only last year I forgot to make it. My mother brought it up at dinner. ) Have to remember it this year!

biscuits

Pumpkin Pie

Cranberry Sauce

I don't eat the sweet potato, stuffing, pumpkin pie or cranberry sauce.

This year I am going to try and make an apple crisp pie. Any recipes welcome...
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