Post your Thanksgiving meal-plan/recipes here.

[SelfTaught]

I'm cooking the whole dinner this year. Here's what I'm doing. I'm posting the recipes for the dishes I think are worthwhile.

-Brined Turkey
http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/alton-brown/good-eats-roast-turkey-recipe/index.html

-Rib Roast (sub au jus for horseradish sauce)
http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/...-rib-with-horseradish-sauce-recipe/index.html

-Mashed Potatoes

-Creamed Spinach (sub parmesan for anejo cheese)
http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/creamed-spinach-recipe/index.html

-Warm Corn Salsa

-Macaroni and Cheese

-Brussel Sprouts with bacon

-Homemade Cranberry sauce

Someone's is also bringing a pecan pie. Please post your dishes/recipes. I might want to edit my plan before I buy all ingredients this weekend.

 

[Meatwasp]

I am on detail for some of the deserts. I will make old fashion original kolaches,filled with plum conserves and topped with crumbly butter cinnamon brown sugar topping.
My rave cookies Almond Crescents and date pinwheel cookies.
Pumpkin pie.
The rest is for the other members to figure out. Thank goodness.

 

[lester1/2jr]

I don't have arecipe but one thing we do at my house that makes NO sense is it's my job to make chocoalte crossants and they are served with the meal, before hand even. it's just some tradition that started and is expected to continue year after year!

 

[Meatwasp]

I don't have arecipe but one thing we do at my house that makes NO sense is it's my job to make chocoalte crossants and they are served with the meal, before hand even. it's just some tradition that started and is expected to continue year after year!

That struck my funny bone. LOL

 

[Cowlesy]

my job is to eat.

Mom makes:
Roast Turkey -- (dad's job is to buy a fresh one instead of frozen; brother carves it)
Mashed potatoes (home grown) -- (my job is to mash them)
Gravy - mm, gravy
Stuffing - (cooked inside the bird)
Sweet Potatoes (home grown) with bacon and brown sugar
Corn (home grown)
Some green beans (home grown) and cucumber with ranch/bacon salad (it's good)
Cranberry Sauce
Fresh-baked bread (pre-made dough)

Apple pie (mom), pumpkin pie (mom), pumpkin bars (aunt)
Polish Mis-steaks (these are so freakin good. They're an appetizer which are a small relatively thin square of Rye Bread topped with cooked/crumbled sausage and melted american cheddar cheese)

I can't remember what else. Feeds about 15-18 depending on which family shows up.

 

[constituent]

Microwave on medium power for 1 1/2 minutes.

Rotate, heat on high power for another minute and a half.

 

[constituent]

my job is to eat.

Mom makes:
Roast Turkey -- (dad's job is to buy a fresh one instead of frozen; brother carves it)
Mashed potatoes (home grown) -- (my job is to mash them)
Gravy - mm, gravy
Stuffing - (cooked inside the bird)
Sweet Potatoes (home grown) with bacon and brown sugar
Corn (home grown)
Some green beans (home grown) and cucumber with ranch/bacon salad (it's good)
Cranberry Sauce
Fresh-baked bread (pre-made dough)

Apple pie (mom), pumpkin pie (mom), pumpkin bars (aunt)
Polish Mis-steaks (these are so freakin good. They're an appetizer which are a small relatively thin square of Rye Bread topped with cooked/crumbled sausage and melted american cheddar cheese)

I can't remember what else. Feeds about 15-18 depending on which family shows up.

hahaha, make it 19!

 

[SelfTaught]

microwave on medium power for 1 1/2 minutes.

Rotate, heat on high power for another minute and a half.

don't do it!!!!

 

[squarepusher]

Microwave on medium power for 1 1/2 minutes.

Rotate, heat on high power for another minute and a half.

homeless/familyless gotta eat!

 

[amy31416]

My job this year is to cook the turkey (brining it, then grilling), make the mashed potatoes and figure out some cranberry dish that people will actually eat.

Personally, my favorite way to have cranberries is to chop the hell out of them, mix with chopped oranges, walnuts and spices--but I'm the only one who will eat it that way. I think that I need to make them into a dessert of some sort to get people to eat it.

Ungrateful bastids!

 

[Cowlesy]

My job this year is to cook the turkey (brining it, then grilling), make the mashed potatoes and figure out some cranberry dish that people will actually eat.

Personally, my favorite way to have cranberries is to chop the hell out of them, mix with chopped oranges, walnuts and spices--but I'm the only one who will eat it that way. I think that I need to make them into a dessert of some sort to get people to eat it.

Ungrateful bastids!

So funny --- no one ever touches the cranberry sauce!

 

[MelissaWV]

I am not setting out to be a spoil-sport or make more work for anyone, but I sincerely hope everything's as close to homemade as possible Stovetop is a sodiumfest, not to mention have no idea what other chemicals are in it... and it's really, really easy to get stale bread. I mean... it's stale bread. I like a nice tri-color stuffing (cornbread, wheat, white) myself. Sage, parsley, rosemary, thyme, a few other things (you thought I'd share all of it?!?), some chicken stock, a pat of fresh butter... it's heaven. Same with the gravy; I find it's easier to make from scratch than to mess with packets and jars. I had no idea gravy even came in packets and jars up until a few years ago. I'm fascinated and frightened by the thought.

I won't be home for Thanksgiving this year. Regrettably I am spending it with my sister, who is not a good cook, but I'll survive. I'll probably make stuffing and just eat that and some sawdusty turkey

If I *were* cooking, it'd be the usuals:

• Turkey (the bigger the better... leftovers are awesome) roasted atop some onions, carrots, etc.
• Stuffing as mentioned above, or made from fried plantains/bacon, or made from various kinds of ground meats and raisins and almonds (I don't eat the last kind but my family loves it. Ew.)
• Mashed potatoes (fresh, of course, with roasted garlic, sour cream, milk, butter, and par-boiled potatoes; they finish cooking while keeping warm on the stove or in a crockpot)
• Gravy (made the old-fashioned way, and with veggies from under the turkey... excellent trick)
• sweet potato casserole (again, I hate that stuff, but everyone else seems to love it)
• Rolls or fresh-baked hangover bread loaves
• Mini-pies for dessert, as everyone seems to want a different kind of pie. It's easier just to make two or three dozen little pie shells, and fill some with pumpkin, some with apple, some with lemon, etc..

Yes, not exactly the bastion of good health, but it's Thanksgiving, and everything in moderation

 

[constituent]

So funny --- no one ever touches the cranberry sauce!

except my wife who will devour the entire dish before anyone else even sees it.

 

[LittleLightShining]

For picking before dinner (I don't do breakfast or lunch on Thanksgiving):

veggie crudite
antipasto (cheese, meats, olives, etc)
Sour cream coffee cake
Cranberry nut bread, maybe banana bread

Roast Turkey
Mashed Potatoes
Stuffing
Gravy
Cranberry Sauce
Baked winter squash
A green vegetable (not sure which one yet)
fresh bread
green salad

Cheesecake
My famous chocolate pie
Apple pie

Apple cider, wine, beer and coffee (and of course water)

 

[LittleLightShining]

My job this year is to cook the turkey (brining it, then grilling), make the mashed potatoes and figure out some cranberry dish that people will actually eat.

Personally, my favorite way to have cranberries is to chop the hell out of them, mix with chopped oranges, walnuts and spices--but I'm the only one who will eat it that way. I think that I need to make them into a dessert of some sort to get people to eat it.

Ungrateful bastids!

except my wife who will devour the entire dish before anyone else even sees it.

I'm the only one who really eats the cranberry sauce, too. I like it straight out of the can with the ridges. So good on the fork with the turkey and a little mashed potato and gravy that the turkey picked up on the plate.

 

[MelissaWV]

I totally forgot the premealing, yeah

I have no idea who originally came up with the joke, but we always have eggs Thanksgiving morning. I guess the egg is a natural prelude to the bird. Scrambled, poached, boiled, or omelet... doesn't matter. And there is generally veggie-munching as there are extra celery sticks and carrots after whatever's used in the stuffing or under the bird. Basically, we nibble on ingredients all day, then comes the meal, and then come the leftovers.

Leftover turkey tastes great doused in hot wing sauce, and served with a side of pasta in bleu cheese sauce ^^ Also great on salads, in stir fry, egg rolls, soups, casseroles, scrambles, wraps, on pizza, etc.

 

[Meatwasp]

I love cranberries made into a sauce with fresh cranberries. Go easy on the sugar. It would not be Thanksgiving without it.

 

[Meatwasp]

canned cranberries is yuk!

 

[MelissaWV]

canned cranberries is yuk!

Home-canned cranberries actually take on a great flavor, allegedly (I don't like cranberries, either; this holiday is just not made for me). I don't particularly like the taste of most factory-canned items. The ridges disturb me

 

[amy31416]

So funny --- no one ever touches the cranberry sauce!

except my wife who will devour the entire dish before anyone else even sees it.

I'm the only one who really eats the cranberry sauce, too. I like it straight out of the can with the ridges. So good on the fork with the turkey and a little mashed potato and gravy that the turkey picked up on the plate.

None of you are helping! So far, I am settled on making a cranberry jam concoction that I made once before where I cook the cranberries with tons of sugar, cinnamon and some nutmeg, then spread it on some baked oatmeal kind of thing--essentially it's a granola bar. Then serve with ice cream. Fine, I'll make that. It's not healthy, but it's tasty.

Personally, I've never been able to eat the canned stuff either, blech. Gelatinous stuff is kinda creepy.