Thanksgiving Dinner

RCMerchant · November 20, 2018, 05:08:37 PM

So what are you doing?
I'm cooking mine. With home-made stuffing with apple, home-made gravy-the works.
It will be me and Tiana, my sons Jed and Eddie, my grand son Aiden, Jed's girlfreind Tonya and her daughter Tinisha, and Gramma. Mebbe my sister Brenda, if she can .
I start cooking about 6 in the morning.
I'm also making corn, yams, collards, green bean cassorle, biscuits and pies (apple, pecan, and pumpkin!).

Allhallowsday · November 20, 2018, 05:31:12 PM

We'll be with a lot of friends and family, not cooking or hosting... which means I don't have to lift a finger. I'll lift my thumb:

RCMerchant · November 20, 2018, 05:36:24 PM

I'll be doing ALL the cooking- except the bean casorrole-Tiana's doing that. Otherwise- stay out of my kitchen when I'm cooking!

I been cooking family meals since I was a kid. I'm a good home cook.

retrorussell · November 20, 2018, 06:38:28 PM

I've never liked the traditional Thanksgiving dinner-- turkey (blah and too dry), cranberries (yuck), stuffing (okay), mashed taters (always preferred imitation), yams (ick), ham (usually way too sweet), etc. I don't care what everyone else brings, I probably won't eat it. I will bring very non-traditional chicken enchiladas to my folks' house. There's gonna be way too many people there and my brother, nephew and I will probably generally avoid people by going out into the street and throwing the football around.

indianasmith · November 20, 2018, 06:52:33 PM

We're ordering BBQ brisket!

RCMerchant · November 20, 2018, 07:04:37 PM

Quote from: retrorussell on November 20, 2018, 06:38:28 PM
I've never liked the traditional Thanksgiving dinner-- turkey (blah and too dry), cranberries (yuck), stuffing (okay), mashed taters (always preferred imitation), yams (ick), ham (usually way too sweet), etc. I don't care what everyone else brings, I probably won't eat it. I will bring very non-traditional chicken enchiladas to my folks' house. There's gonna be way too many people there and my brother, nephew and I will probably generally avoid people by going out into the street and throwing the football around.

It's a lizard man posing as a human being! GET HIM!

sprite75 · November 20, 2018, 10:18:04 PM

We got 2 turkeys - one's just under 10 pounds and the other is 12 pounds. Mom's going to make the larger one the old fashioned way in the oven and I'm going to fry up the smaller one.

I also got a Bishop's Ambrosia Pie

The Bishop Buffet chain used to have those at their restaurants and since they folded a couple years ago local grocery stores began selling them, but don't put near enough chocolate flakes on top so I'm going to add some extra ones manually.

And of course there will be BEER at the sprite Thanksgiving celebration.

Trevor · November 21, 2018, 02:18:10 AM

*Loud very hungry tummy rumbles*

I think I should fly out and join you all for Thanksgiving.

Alex · November 21, 2018, 05:36:18 AM

Quote from: Trevor on November 21, 2018, 02:18:10 AM
*Loud very hungry tummy rumbles*

I think I should fly out and join you all for Thanksgiving.

Spent Thanksgiving with my wifes family two years ago Trevor. If you ever get the chance to go to one, I recommend it.

Just go hungry.

Svengoolie 3 · November 21, 2018, 05:50:59 AM

I'm going to have a traditional atheist thanksgiving, with a roasted christian baby as the main course and virgin blood mixed with vodka or rum on tap.

Hahahahahaha!!! ! Just wanted to see if I could hear someone shout "I KNEW IT!!! " Actually it's the usual, turkey, ham, gravy, stuffing, mashed potatoes, you know.

I'm making a cake for dessert, a boxed French vanilla cake with juice from a jar of cherries substituting for the water, half a bottles worth of cherries slicedminnhalf inside the cake before baking, chocolate frosting and the other half of the cherries sliced and on top.

RCMerchant · November 21, 2018, 06:47:43 AM

Quote from: Svengoolie 3 on November 21, 2018, 05:50:59 AM
I'm going to have a traditional atheist thanksgiving, with a roasted christian baby as the main course and virgin blood mixed with vodka or rum on tap.

Hahahahahaha!!! ! Just wanted to see if I could hear someone shout "I KNEW IT!!! " Actually it's the usual, turkey, ham, gravy, stuffing, mashed potatoes, you know.

Actually I thought " Sitting alone with a microwave dinner screaming at the TV".

I kid! I'm joking!

That cake sounds fantastic.

lester1/2jr · November 21, 2018, 11:43:19 AM

we have two turkeys one regular and my brother in law has a fryer that always seems to be leaking and about to blow up.

My job is to bring smoked salmon which I buy at the Russian supermarket, along with some cheese and crackers.

I'm forbidden from drinking prosecco aka champagne because it is too easy to chug and strong

sprite75 · November 21, 2018, 01:29:05 PM

Quote from: lester1/2jr on November 21, 2018, 11:43:19 AMwe have two turkeys one regular and my brother in law has a fryer that always seems to be leaking and about to blow up.

Indoor or outdoor fryer? I bought an indoor fryer five years ago and it's great. No more sitting outside in the cold for 50 minutes with farm cats trying to supervise. I can sit down in the basement and watch some MST3K or now that we do our TV through streaming maybe watch TV instead. (Note to self get a long ass Ethernet cord for tomorrow).

lester1/2jr · November 21, 2018, 08:47:09 PM

its an outdoor one. every time I see it I want to cook hot dogs in it

Svengoolie 3 · November 21, 2018, 09:33:26 PM

Deep fried turkeys? You mean firebombs?