What are you doing for Thanksgiving?

[Bèsame*]

I posted those requested recipes in the recipe thread.

Bon Appetit!!

Originally Posted by GeorgiaMa'am

Bèsame*, I am dying to know what's in a 24 hour fruit salad, and also a pumpkin dumpcake (sounds easy! maybe?) Could you please post the recipes here if you have the time?

[nina03]

Usually for Thanksgiving, I cook a huge meal. I spend days in the kitchen cooking, hundreds of dollars on groceries, and I'm exhausted when I'm done. I'm already pretty fried, so the thought of all that work is daunting. This year is just going to be the two of us, so I ordered dinner from Whole Foods. It will come with a small roasted turkey, mashed potatoes, stuffing, green beans, cranberry sauce and gravy. I even ordered a pumpkin pie. All I'll need to do is pick it up the day before and heat everything up on Thanksgiving. Way less work, I know it will be good because I've eaten food from there before, and it actually cost less than buying the ingredients to make everything myself. That means I'll get to relax, watch the parade, watch the dog show, and not have to worry about burning the turkey. I'm very excited about this.

[GeorgiaMa'am]

Originally Posted by nina03

Usually for Thanksgiving, I cook a huge meal. I spend days in the kitchen cooking, hundreds of dollars on groceries, and I'm exhausted when I'm done. I'm already pretty fried, so the thought of all that work is daunting. This year is just going to be the two of us, so I ordered dinner from Whole Foods. It will come with a small roasted turkey, mashed potatoes, stuffing, green beans, cranberry sauce and gravy. I even ordered a pumpkin pie. All I'll need to do is pick it up the day before and heat everything up on Thanksgiving. Way less work, I know it will be good because I've eaten food from there before, and it actually cost less than buying the ingredients to make everything myself. That means I'll get to relax, watch the parade, watch the dog show, and not have to worry about burning the turkey. I'm very excited about this.

I considered ordering the Whole Foods meal, too. There will only be the 3 of us. I don't remember why I didn't do it, but I think I will reconsider. It sounds like a winner! (We should compare our meals afterward.)

[kittygrrl]

i'm not sure, something fun...either have a few close friends here or attend a friend something...i feel more comfortable having something intimate at home..but i go w the flow, we'll see...it would be fun composing a menu...my homemade gravy will make you a believer

[Orema]

This Thanksgiving will be spent with my good buddy and her family. They're a lively bunch and I'm happy to spend it with them. I'll be a sous chef and will help with prepping the food.

I'll bring an apron for the chef a bottle of vino for everyone else.

Hoping y'all have a nice holiday whether you're on your own or with others.

[nina03]

Last year we bought dinner from Whole Foods, and it was so good we're doing that again this year. Max and I decided to stay home for both Thanksgiving and Christmas this year. The last six months have been so hard, full of deaths of loved ones, we both had COVID, and me unexpectedly starting a new business after my boss died. I really don't want to travel for the holidays this year. So for Thanksgiving, same as last year, we'll be home in our cozy clothes watching the parade and dog show, and eating food we didn't have to cook. For Christmas, we'll be doing basically the same thing, except I'm cooking dinner.

[Soft*Silver]

I used to cook Thanksgiving, dinner at my house, with lid and table, clause, and fancy centerpieces, matching, winterberry, dinnerware, and crystal goblets. God, I loved it!
But now, it’s my daughters turn. She always has a houseful of family and friends. She’s a great cook! But she uses paper plates. There’s no tablecloth. No decorations. And that’s OK. That expresses the two different styles between mother and daughter!
The one great thing this year is that they already put up their Christmas tree! And they have the silly cat named Kevin. He’s named after the kid in Home Alone. And he has crawled all through the tree many times since it’s been up! There are no ornaments on the tree because of him, lol.

[clay]

My wife is cooking our meal......milanesa, green beans, potatoes & gravy, mac n cheese, salad, and a made from scratch pumpkin & cream cheese no bake cheesecake with blueberry compote.

3 of our kids will be here & 3 of our grands. PLUS we will make plates for our elderly neighbors, and spend the day with family, making memories!

[Bèsame*]

I'll be home with Mom. She is still on soft foods. She'll get mashed potatoes and sweet potatoes. I'm going to make a runny stuffing with gravy and emulsify it. Worth a shot.
I'm thinking shrimp and salmon for me.

Probably start the Christmas decorations. First out side. I love pulling up to the house and seeing lights.

All my peeps are going out of town. I did make zucchini bread for my boss to take with her. Score some points with her Mom.

[kittygrrl]

My sister and a few close friends will be coming...it should be fun