Anonymous
Post 11/20/2011 12:42     Subject: Thanksgiving Menu
No, I think my MIL's Thanksgiving menu is the saddest. She doesn't like anyone to bring contributions of food to liven up this meal:

turkey - roasted too long
wild-rice-and-chestnut stuffing - wild rice?
gravy - thickenedwith cornstarch, fat-free
boiled, cubed potatoes - no butter, fat-free
peas - from frozen, no butter, fat-free
celery sticks - raw, fat-free
carrot sticks - raw, fat-free
cranberry sauce - jellied, from the can
apple pie - store-bought, soggy crust
pumpkin pie - store-bought, soggy crust

And nothing that she makes has enough salt in it.


Anonymous
Post 11/20/2011 08:16     Subject: Thanksgiving Menu
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:So so sad that it is my MIL's year for thanksgiving. Our menu:

turkey (dry)
stuffing (boxed)
sweet potato casserole (wonderful-provided by an aunt)
salad (bleh)
split pea soup (bleh-from dry mix)
sauer kraut (DH's grandma)
cranberry sauce (homemade-me)
apple pie (homemade-me)
pecan pie (homemade-me)

Can't wait until next year...


forgot chopped liver from DH's grandma. She's a German Jew, hence the sauer kraut and chopped liver.


You definitely win the Saddest Thanksgiving Menu award in this thread.
Anonymous
Post 11/19/2011 20:30     Subject: Thanksgiving Menu
Anonymous wrote:So so sad that it is my MIL's year for thanksgiving. Our menu:

turkey (dry)
stuffing (boxed)
sweet potato casserole (wonderful-provided by an aunt)
salad (bleh)
split pea soup (bleh-from dry mix)
sauer kraut (DH's grandma)
cranberry sauce (homemade-me)
apple pie (homemade-me)
pecan pie (homemade-me)

Can't wait until next year...


forgot chopped liver from DH's grandma. She's a German Jew, hence the sauer kraut and chopped liver.
Anonymous
Post 11/19/2011 20:29     Subject: Thanksgiving Menu
So so sad that it is my MIL's year for thanksgiving. Our menu:

turkey (dry)
stuffing (boxed)
sweet potato casserole (wonderful-provided by an aunt)
salad (bleh)
split pea soup (bleh-from dry mix)
sauer kraut (DH's grandma)
cranberry sauce (homemade-me)
apple pie (homemade-me)
pecan pie (homemade-me)

Can't wait until next year...
Anonymous
Post 11/19/2011 18:58     Subject: Thanksgiving Menu
Anonymous wrote:I'm from Nashville, Tennessee, and I have never heard of potato salad at the Thanksgiving table. I have always wanted to include mac and cheese, though I never have managed to add to this groaning board:

Turkey

Giblet Gravy

Cornbread Stuffing

Mashed Potatoes

Sweet-Potato Pudding

Brussels Sprouts

Peas

Orange Fluff (orange Jello, Cool Whip, cottage cheese, canned pineapple, canned mandarin orange, chopped walnuts)

Yeast Rolls

Biscuits

Chess Pie

Japanese Fruit Pie

Pecan Pie

Pumpkin Pie

Pear Pie

Cranberry Sauce

Martinelli’s Sparkling Cider







Cool Whip?
Anonymous
Post 11/19/2011 18:01     Subject: Thanksgiving Menu
Anonymous wrote:Turkey
Mac and cheese
Green bean casserole
Sweet potatoe casserole
Homemade yeast rolls
Deviled eggs

Red Velvet Cake
Sweet Potatoe Pie
Homemade Spiced Cider
Wine


You sound like one of my people. Where from the south do YOU hail?
Anonymous
Post 11/19/2011 17:01     Subject: Thanksgiving Menu
Turkey
Mac and cheese
Green bean casserole
Sweet potatoe casserole
Homemade yeast rolls
Deviled eggs

Red Velvet Cake
Sweet Potatoe Pie
Homemade Spiced Cider
Wine
Anonymous
Post 11/19/2011 15:40     Subject: Thanksgiving Menu
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Can you please tell me how I can fry the turkey this Thanksgiving without buying a giant frying system for the backyard? I would love to try it but also do not want to fry myself!


I am the Georgia OP with the fried turkey... wish I could give you some pointers but my DH and BIL and FIL handle that business- I stay in the kitchen with MIL and SIL and do the rest! It does seem to involve a deep fryer on the back porch and I know that you MUST make sure your turkey is 100% defrosted before you put it in because if it's still frozen at all, it will basically explode in the fryer.


Thanks for replying. I guess I'll have to research this for NEXT year. That's got to be a huge deep-fryer!

Anonymous
Post 11/18/2011 18:34     Subject: Thanksgiving Menu
Anonymous wrote:Can you please tell me how I can fry the turkey this Thanksgiving without buying a giant frying system for the backyard? I would love to try it but also do not want to fry myself!


I am the Georgia OP with the fried turkey... wish I could give you some pointers but my DH and BIL and FIL handle that business- I stay in the kitchen with MIL and SIL and do the rest! It does seem to involve a deep fryer on the back porch and I know that you MUST make sure your turkey is 100% defrosted before you put it in because if it's still frozen at all, it will basically explode in the fryer.
Anonymous
Post 11/16/2011 19:04     Subject: Thanksgiving Menu
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Turkey
Vegetarian entree tbd
Gravy
Stuffing
Filling ( a Pennsylvania Dutch dish)
Green bean casserole
Sweet potatoes
Cranberry sauce
Rolls

Chocolate pistachio cheesecake
Pumpkin pie
Pumpkin pie


OMG, I never thought to make TWO pumpkin pies. We always seem to have just enough pumpkin pie, with none for leftovers (whcih is the best part of Thanksgiving), and I would always have half the 29-ounce can of puree left to to refrigerate or freeze for later. This year I'll make two pumpkin pies! Thanks for the idea!


I'm glad my typo provided a flash of genius for you. You can't go wrong with double pie.


LOL. Typo? Seriously? Well, that's serendipity for me.
Anonymous
Post 11/16/2011 18:24     Subject: Thanksgiving Menu
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Turkey
Vegetarian entree tbd
Gravy
Stuffing
Filling ( a Pennsylvania Dutch dish)
Green bean casserole
Sweet potatoes
Cranberry sauce
Rolls

Chocolate pistachio cheesecake
Pumpkin pie
Pumpkin pie


OMG, I never thought to make TWO pumpkin pies. We always seem to have just enough pumpkin pie, with none for leftovers (whcih is the best part of Thanksgiving), and I would always have half the 29-ounce can of puree left to to refrigerate or freeze for later. This year I'll make two pumpkin pies! Thanks for the idea!


I'm glad my typo provided a flash of genius for you. You can't go wrong with double pie.
Anonymous
Post 11/16/2011 16:24     Subject: Thanksgiving Menu
by Christmas I mean Thanksgiving. Heh.
Anonymous
Post 11/16/2011 16:23     Subject: Thanksgiving Menu
We will be with my 88 year old Grandfather for Christmas so it's going to be very traditional this year:

spiced nuts
crudites

turkey
gravy
classic stuffing
green beans almondine
mashed potatoes
sweet potato casserole (topped with cranberries, candied nuts, and crystalized ginger)
homemade cranberry sauce with orange and crystallized ginger
creamed pearl onions

pumpkin pie
apple pie

My husband is mourning that we're not having brussels sprouts but my GF hates them.
Anonymous
Post 11/16/2011 16:14     Subject: Thanksgiving Menu
Anonymous wrote:Turkey
Vegetarian entree tbd
Gravy
Stuffing
Filling ( a Pennsylvania Dutch dish)
Green bean casserole
Sweet potatoes
Cranberry sauce
Rolls

Chocolate pistachio cheesecake
Pumpkin pie
Pumpkin pie


OMG, I never thought to make TWO pumpkin pies. We always seem to have just enough pumpkin pie, with none for leftovers (whcih is the best part of Thanksgiving), and I would always have half the 29-ounce can of puree left to to refrigerate or freeze for later. This year I'll make two pumpkin pies! Thanks for the idea!
Anonymous
Post 11/16/2011 15:44     Subject: Thanksgiving Menu
Turkey
Vegetarian entree tbd
Gravy
Stuffing
Filling ( a Pennsylvania Dutch dish)
Green bean casserole
Sweet potatoes
Cranberry sauce
Rolls

Chocolate pistachio cheesecake
Pumpkin pie
Pumpkin pie