Pecan is our traditional Easter pie. I could totally go against my upbringing and learn to love it at Thanksgiving too, but I have my niece here who is very allergic. So pumpkin it is.
I am also having pudding for dessert because everyone loves my grandmother's pudding recipe and I am the only one who still makes it. Not traditional, but it brings me praise and adoration from all of my nieces, and even my siblings. I am shameless.

Anonymous wrote:I'll be a renegade and say that my family just doesn't like pie (we're not originally from the US). I'm making a black forest cake (chocolate cake with sour cherries and whipped cream) as my husband is a chocoholic. It'll be a nice change from the sides that have winter squash and sweet potatoes in a bunch of them

In time you will come to love the pie. You just need a gateway pie.

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Anonymous wrote:Pecan pie
Sweet potato pie
Lemon pie with a marshmallow meringue
Pumpkin pie
Chocolate pie

Only pie on Thanksgiving. Pie and every casserole ever, this is the song of my people.

With the exception of the pumpkin pie, this list hurts my New England soul. None of the rest strike me as harvest time food. I'm not saying I stick to Plimouth Plantation menus, but it just doesn't bear a resemblance to what I consider traditional to the time of year and purpose.

They didn't have turkey at the first Thanksgiving either.

I'll be a renegade and say that my family just doesn't like pie (we're not originally from the US). I'm making a black forest cake (chocolate cake with sour cherries and whipped cream) as my husband is a chocoholic. It'll be a nice change from the sides that have winter squash and sweet potatoes in a bunch of them

"So he laid out a simple picnic lunch. There was nothing but pie. But there were all nine kinds of pie that Harold liked best."

I am also serving apricot bars.

Anything other than pie seems bizarre to me on Thanksgiving. I usually stick to my mom's list: apple, pecan (karo bottle!), \pumpkin, and mincemeat tarts, though I might mix it up this year and replace the pecan with a dark chocolate tart with pecan crust. The Indian Pudding posters almost have me convinced to broaden my horizons though.

This NYTimes piece is eye opening:

http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2014/11/25/upshot/thanksgiving-recipes-googled-in-every-state.html?action=click&pgtype=Homepage®ion=CColumn&module=MostEmailed&version=Full&src=me&WT.nav=MostEmailed&_r=0&abt=0002&abg=0

Who knew so many people were eating snicker salads and pineapple on thanksgiving!?

From 1990 Southern Living: Bourbon-sour cream topped pumpkin cheesecake. It is to die for and my signature dessert. My mom brings the pecan and pumpkin pies and I make the cheesecake. My husband loves to go out for a really good bottle of bourbon and the cheesecake gives him a good excuse to re-stock the bar.

Apple pie
Pumpkin pie
Pumpkin whoopie pies w/cream cheese frosting

Anything from Wegman's bakery.

Plus, it makes for grest conversation.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Pecan pie
Sweet potato pie
Lemon pie with a marshmallow meringue
Pumpkin pie
Chocolate pie

Only pie on Thanksgiving. Pie and every casserole ever, this is the song of my people.

With the exception of the pumpkin pie, this list hurts my New England soul. None of the rest strike me as harvest time food. I'm not saying I stick to Plimouth Plantation menus, but it just doesn't bear a resemblance to what I consider traditional to the time of year and purpose.

It's obviously a southern list, and sounds delicious. Southerners can do an amazing Thanksgiving, especially because they include collards in the side dishes.

But if you're delicate, come get healed by my Yankee menu of mincemeat pie, Indian pudding, apple pie, and pumpkin pie. We'll also have molasses cookies and possibly Boston creme pie. Ice cream will be maple walnut.

Can you share your mincemeat pie recipe? I already make a mean Indian pudding.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Pecan pie
Sweet potato pie
Lemon pie with a marshmallow meringue
Pumpkin pie
Chocolate pie

Only pie on Thanksgiving. Pie and every casserole ever, this is the song of my people.

With the exception of the pumpkin pie, this list hurts my New England soul. None of the rest strike me as harvest time food. I'm not saying I stick to Plimouth Plantation menus, but it just doesn't bear a resemblance to what I consider traditional to the time of year and purpose.

Compared with the traditional murder of hundreds of Pequots, serving the wrong sort of pie seems like a minor offense against what we should be thankful for.

There is no wrong kind of pie.

Amen!

Maple pecan pie.
Pumpkin pie, either traditional or trying the Serious Eats recipe with cream cheese in it.
Coconut cream pie.
Vanilla ice cream.

All in graham crusts, because I am a heretic. And don't tell me coconut cream pie isn't traditional - neither is the steak we are having instead of turkey.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Pecan pie
Sweet potato pie
Lemon pie with a marshmallow meringue
Pumpkin pie
Chocolate pie

Only pie on Thanksgiving. Pie and every casserole ever, this is the song of my people.

With the exception of the pumpkin pie, this list hurts my New England soul. None of the rest strike me as harvest time food. I'm not saying I stick to Plimouth Plantation menus, but it just doesn't bear a resemblance to what I consider traditional to the time of year and purpose.

Compared with the traditional murder of hundreds of Pequots, serving the wrong sort of pie seems like a minor offense against what we should be thankful for.

There is no wrong kind of pie.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Pecan pie
Sweet potato pie
Lemon pie with a marshmallow meringue
Pumpkin pie
Chocolate pie

Only pie on Thanksgiving. Pie and every casserole ever, this is the song of my people.

With the exception of the pumpkin pie, this list hurts my New England soul. None of the rest strike me as harvest time food. I'm not saying I stick to Plimouth Plantation menus, but it just doesn't bear a resemblance to what I consider traditional to the time of year and purpose.

Compared with the traditional murder of hundreds of Pequots, serving the wrong sort of pie seems like a minor offense against what we should be thankful for.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Pecan pie
Sweet potato pie
Lemon pie with a marshmallow meringue
Pumpkin pie
Chocolate pie

Only pie on Thanksgiving. Pie and every casserole ever, this is the song of my people.

With the exception of the pumpkin pie, this list hurts my New England soul. None of the rest strike me as harvest time food. I'm not saying I stick to Plimouth Plantation menus, but it just doesn't bear a resemblance to what I consider traditional to the time of year and purpose.

It's obviously a southern list, and sounds delicious. Southerners can do an amazing Thanksgiving, especially because they include collards in the side dishes.

But if you're delicate, come get healed by my Yankee menu of mincemeat pie, Indian pudding, apple pie, and pumpkin pie. We'll also have molasses cookies and possibly Boston creme pie. Ice cream will be maple walnut.