What’s on the Thanksgiving Menu?

[heathpack]

Happy Thanksgiving everyone!

Who is cooking what tomorrow?

I have a 16 pound turkey for the two of us! Just plunked it in its brine and am pressure cooking a bit of turkey stock from the neck- to make the gravy tomorrow.

Our menu will be simple-
Roast Turkey
Gravy
Homemade cranberry sauce for me
Canned cranberry sauce for husband
Cornbread stuffing
Mashed potatoes
Green beans
Brown and serve rolls

I picked up two frozen desserts from Aldi- we’ll have to choose one to pull out of the freezer in the morning. The contenders are pumpkin swirl cheesecake and whipped cheesecake which I would top with fresh strawberry sauce.

Tonight I am sous viding then grilling a NY Strip Steak to split with Mr H, with baked sweet potatoes and garlic chive sour cream.

BTW- Monday I ran two errands. I went to Aldi for Thanksgiving supplies, and to Petsmart for dog treats.

Aldi was $40 for a Turkey, one pound of fresh green beans, a quart of strawberries, corn bread stuffing mix, a dozen brown and serve rolls, a can of cranberry sauce, a pound of fresh cranberries, a quart of chicken broth, and 10 pounds of russet potatoes.

Petsmart was $125 for 8 packages of dog treats, on sale buy-three-get-one-free. Lol.

 

[Passepartout]

Pretty simple around here. We hang with (pre-Covid) 5 couples we call 'The Usual Suspects'. All the kiddos are gone. We lost 2 of the guys, so it will be 3 couples for a pot luck. The host couple are roasting the bird & stuffing The other couple will do some sides. We are doing some fresh green beans, a couple of pies (DW won several Wisconsin 4H baking awards with many-generations-old recipes).

We'll crate the new puppy. She won't be thrilled about it, but doesn't cry her little eyes out. She got a new bedroom crate today to take to the second home. She's doing fine except some lurching, biting that we need to calm down. Housebreaking is virtually 100%. No accidents for weeks.

Happy Thanksgiving, ALL!

Jim, Paula and Snickers.

 

[heathpack]

Pretty simple around here. We hang with (pre-Covid) 5 couples we call 'The Usual Suspects'. All the kiddos are gone. We lost 2 of the guys, so it will be 3 couples for a pot luck. The host couple are roasting the bird & stuffing The other couple will do some sides. We are doing some fresh green beans, a couple of pies (DW won several Wisconsin 4H baking awards with many-generations-old recipes).

We'll crate the new puppy. She won't be thrilled about it, but doesn't cry her little eyes out. She got a new bedroom crate today to take to the second home. She's doing fine except some lurching, biting that we need to calm down. Housebreaking is virtually 100%. No accidents for weeks.

Happy Thanksgiving, ALL!

Jim, Paula and Snickers.

We have been hurting for Snickers pix lately….

 

[SmithOp]

I follow Jacques Pepin on Facebook and cook a lot using his recipes and techniques.

I’ll be preparing my turkey like he did with Julia Child, sort of a spatchcock. Separate the legs, debone and stuff the thighs, separate the breast and wings from the backbone.

Potatoes Au Gratin
Stuffing with mushrooms, celery, carrots, apples and sausage.
Sliced Brussel Sprouts sauteed with bacon
Mixed Veg (because I have some in freezer)
Gravy
Parkerhouse Rolls

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[slip]

Just the 2 of us here. We bought a small 3# Butterball turkey roast. We'll have e some mashed potatoes and gravy and some stuffing. Simple.

 

[mentalbreak]

Our menu just got smaller. This weekend I made ahead a dill weed veggie dip, hard boiled eggs (for deviled eggs), and strawberry cream cheese pretzel jello dessert.
And last night our power was out for 6 hours. So it will all go in the garbage on Saturday.
We will still have plenty of food at my inlaws gathering, so I haven’t decided if I will remake anything or not. My husband did go rebuy all the ingredients today, but I’m just not feeling it tonight.

 

[geist1223]

Just the two of us plus one friend for dinner. Pulled Turkey Bone Broth out of Freezer from last year. Will use for Gravey, etc tomorrow. Today Patti made the Pumpkin Pie and mashed potatoes. She decided to bake the potatoes vice boiling. Mash then add sour cream, milk, etc. Tomorrow I am responsible for the Turkey and Stuffing. The Stuffing starts with whole wheat dried bread. Then add celery, onion, apples, and Poultry Herbs.. I make my own Poultry Herb Mixture. Friend is suppose to bring a Green Vegetable.

 

[Luanne]

There will be five us. My sister in law is hosting so it's she and her husband, dh, dd and me. We are bringing the pie (purchased from a wonderful baker in town - pumpkin strussel and chocolate pecan). Sister in law is fixing turkey, stuffing, gravy, smashed potatoes, baked sweet potato or squash, salad and cranberry sauce. I'm hoping she'll let us bring some of the left overs home with us.

 

[bluehende]

very basic

turkey
dressing
mashed potatoes
asparagus
homemade cranberry sauce
baked brie with apples for appetizer

pumpkin pie and roll
jello and ice cream

 

[dioxide45]

For us, we are in Orlando at Gaylord Palms. We could do their Thanksgiving buffet for $80 per person (it includes parking validation!), but we are okay with Denny's turkey and stuffing dinner for only $10.99. So America's Diner it will be!

 

[slip]

One other note on Thanksgiving.

It has always been my favorite holiday. First and foremost for giving Thanks. Right away when we were married, we told everyone that Thanksgiving was going to be our immediate family holiday where we stay home and give Thanks. Surprisingly both our families agreed and it was never an issue. So we always stayed home for Thanksgiving and made a traditional meal.

As our kids got older and moved out, they were always invited over but never expected or forced to come. They always did come for dinner while they were still in our small town. When we moved out of town and my daughter moved away, it was rare when they would come over but we always talk on Thanksgiving.

Christmas was always the whole family get together holiday and we always went to my brother's house since he had the biggest place. I'm glad as a family we were able to have this settled without complaints.

Now that we are in Hawaii, I'm am sure we will spend most Thanksgivings by ourselves but we are fine with that and a couple FaceTime calls. Can't wait for our first Thanksgiving on Molokai with a whole turkey and a traditional meal.

 

[DeniseM]

Just the two of us this year so very easy (I have to admit I don't mind the easy part AT ALL!)

Turkey roll
Fresh asparagus
Baked sweet potatoes
Dressing
Dinner rolls
Pumpkin Dump Cake - this is a new recipe that looks delicious - I will post a review

 

[DrQ]

We are guests of DD but we are bringing:

• Baked Oyster Dressing
  • Crackers
  • Butter
  • Oysters (torn into pieces)
  • Pepper
  • Milk
• Raw Cranberry/Apple/Orange relish
  • Raw cranberries
  • Navel orange (unpeeled)
  • Apple
  • Powdered ginger
  • Sugar

 

[VacationForever]

We are going out with our good friends to a steakhouse for Thanksgiving dinner tomorrow. No mess no fuss at home.

 

[JanT]

Just the two of us here, too but we’re perfectly happy with that. We’ll spend Christmas with our daughter in Florida and I’m looking forward to that.

Menu for tomorrow is very traditional but since we’re both trying to get some excess weight off I left out my special green bean casserole, fruit salad, and I limited it to two desserts. Plus, I am cooking a decreased amount of each so not much for leftovers.

Turkey
Stuffing
Mashed Potatoes/Gravy
Sweet Potatoes
Green Beans
Cranberry Sauce
Dinner Rolls
Mincemeat Pie (For my husband)
Double layer pumpkin pie

Even as I type that I’m thinking, “Why am I making all this for just the two of us) LOL

 

[Passepartout]

We have been hurting for Snickers pix lately….

Here she is at 3 months. About 11 pounds.

AKA, 'The Redheaded Thief!'

 

[vacationtime1]

We will have wine and take-out sushi on our lanai at Marriott Waikoloa.

 

[heathpack]

Here she is at 3 months. About 11 pounds.
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There we go. Wow she is a cutie! I love the white beard.

 

[CO skier]

Burned-out on turkey Thanksgiving menu:

100% Red oak smoked tri-tip roast on the Traeger (actually the two-pack prime grade roasts from Costco)
Mashed potatoes from scratch
Brown gravy from homemade beef stock
Classic green bean casserole (but with homemade baby bella mushroom soup and a few other upgrades)
Rhodes French Rolls (because, sadly, much better than I can bake from scratch -- the local store often is sold out, so it is not just me)
Someone is making the classic sweet potatoes with marshmallows
Someone is bringing a salad
Someone is bringing apple/cranberry crisp for dessert

 

[CO skier]

It is not Thanksgiving without these

 

[DaveNV]

We decided it's too much work for the lazy cooks that we are. Since we have no family here, and will be only two, we're going out to a local upscale restaurant. No leftovers, but also no dishes to wash.

Dave

 

[heathpack]

We decided it's too much work for the lazy cooks that we are. Since we have no family here, and will be only two, we're going out to a local upscale restaurant. No leftovers, but also no dishes to wash.

Dave

But you will miss the Best Sandwich of the Year: leftover Turkey, stuffing, cranberry sauce, salt, pepper and Mayo!

 

[Passepartout]

But you will miss the Best Sandwich of the Year: leftover Turkey, stuffing, cranberry sauce, salt, pepper and Mayo!

Yep. That's the best after a siesta and the endorphins wear off in time for round two.

 

[Passepartout]

Tonight's the night:
Borrowed from the TUG Humor Thread:

 

[Brett]

probably some fixin's