Horrible Holiday Dishes!!!!

[Gemme]

What the Hell is it with people putting vegetables in jello? That shit should be outlawed. CLEARLY, it's a fruit only food.

[Apocalipstic]

Originally Posted by Gemme

What the Hell is it with people putting vegetables in jello? That shit should be outlawed. CLEARLY, it's a fruit only food.

The suspended fruit is weird too. Like a prehistporic bug suspended in crystal for millennia.

and even more weird is aspic

[AtLast]

Nothing in Jello for me, thank you very much! And please, cook green beans Southern style- no canned soup in it!!!

Yesterday I roasted the small turkey I got on special- I always prepare a pre-Thanksgiving meal so that I have sandwich stuff and left-over dressing at home. Plus, I individually wrap and freeze white meat and dark in separate containers and make turkey broth for homeade winter soups.

Usually, I go to either my niece's place for Thanksgiving but she is dealing with health issues and my guess is that my sister and her son's will just go out to eat. So, no left-overs which is what I like the best. Don't have my plans yet. Not going to be a happy holiday season this year, really.

We nevr had any weird stuff for Thanksgiving really when I was a kid- the cranberry sauce and veggies were all traditional and Jello free. Didn't even have marshmellows on yams. We did have anti-pasto then my Grandma's homemade ravioli then the turkey and fixings. A real 5-6 course Italian spread. What a feast!!! And lots of food sent home with everyone.

[Gemme]

Originally Posted by Apocalipstic

The suspended fruit is weird too. Like a prehistporic bug suspended in crystal for millennia.

and even more weird is aspic

I like that, actually. It's kind of like watching a science experiment in progress.

[deb_U_taunt]

Worst Thanksgiving dinner, my ex's mom does not like to cook, but would insist on 'cooking' Holiday dinners.

The menu:
Appetizers of celery filled with spray cheese and deviled eggs with miracle whip.
Turkey cooked on high heat, so she doesn't have to get up early. It comes out of the oven like jerky.
Ham in a crockpot covered in a jar of those bar cherries.
Instant mashed potatoes.
Gravy from a jar.
Canned veggies, bad enough, but she would then nuke them beyond recognition.
Dessert of thawed frozen chocolate pie.

[persiphone]

Originally Posted by Debby

Worst Thanksgiving dinner, my ex's mom does not like to cook, but would insist on 'cooking' Holiday dinners.

The menu:
Appetizers of celery filled with spray cheese and deviled eggs with miracle whip.
Turkey cooked on high heat, so she doesn't have to get up early. It comes out of the oven like jerky.
Ham in a crockpot covered in a jar of those bar cherries.
Instant mashed potatoes.
Gravy from a jar.
Canned veggies, bad enough, but she would then nuke them beyond recognition.
Dessert of thawed frozen chocolate pie.

you just described my mother

[Inked_Trinity]

Originally Posted by Gemme

What the Hell is it with people putting vegetables in jello? That shit should be outlawed. CLEARLY, it's a fruit only food.

ONLY red Jello with bananas!!!!

[Gemme]

Originally Posted by Inked_Trinity

ONLY red Jello with bananas!!!!

I like pineapple in the lime jello. Orange would be good with bananas in it.

And grapes. I like grapes in all kinds of red and purple jello. Not lime or lemon or fancy flavors like champagne, though.

[tapu]

We used to have 7-up Jello every year. It was lime jello, and sorry, it had grated cabbage and carrots in it, AND 7-up. The 7-up made it really good!

[Inked_Trinity]

Originally Posted by tapu

We used to have 7-up Jello every year. It was lime jello, and sorry, it had grated cabbage and carrots in it, AND 7-up. The 7-up made it really good!

I think I just threw up a little in my mouth

[Soft*Silver]

I actually would like the recipe for the 7 up jello please...seriously...

I made a turkey one year cooked in a brown paper grocery bag. I had read somewhere that you could do this and so I tried it. People were appalled when I pulled it out of the oven and made fun of me until they ate it. It was so moist and tender....now of course, those cooking (but see thru) bags are trendy now!

[sara-bera]

This is my new favorite thread.

However, I did originally think it was a thread about the pile of horrible dishes one ends up washing after the meal is over. This is so much better.

[Gentle Tiger]

Probably the most disappointing Holiday Meal happened when I lived in Denver and was craving some candied yams. I was invited to someone's home because they were going to be "throwin' down" that Thanksgiving. Others who had eaten at their home had raved how good her Thanksgiving meals were. So I was excited to finally be getting some good, old fashioned candied yams. Well, Thanksgiving came.

I get to the house. It's time to make our plates. Of course the first thing I had planned on getting was the candied yams. I don't see them. So I ask where they are. And someone points, "right in front of you". It took every ounce of self control not to blurt out, "WHAT THE HECK IS THAT?!" But I did say it on the inside. In front of me was a pan of candied yams that had been violated with marshmallows and I discovered pineapple. WHAT IN THE WORLD?!

Remembering my manners, (mom would have been proud) I took a small bit. I tried it. And I nearly hurled! That was just wrong on so many levels. Now lest you tell me it was the pineapple that messed it up let me continue with my food rant. To you I will say NAY! NAY! Candied yams and marshmallows were not meant to be bonded together. I tried this horrific combination by a person I KNEW could burn some pots. And I felt the need to apologize to the candied yams or report to someone that they had been tortured by the marshmallows who were forced to become one with the candied yams.

Again, I am speaking on behalf of MY stomach and MY taste buds. YUCK!

And I don't want to hear the, "you haven't had mine" line or "you'd enjoy the dish if you had it how I prepared" or some other variation! And I know that in some regions of the world this is how candied yams are prepared and truly enjoyed. But MY taste buds and MY stomach say NO! Such a combo will NOT be going on my plate. People who I consider to be great cooks have talked me into trying it and the answer is still a resounding NO!

So if I see it, don't take offense when the candied yams with marshmallows is nowhere near my plate.

*remembering to breathe*

[dixie]

I must admit, my grandmother is notorious for the jello "whathehellisthat" dishes. There's usually a variety of it not only on the holidays but for every Sunday dinner as well. (Which is probably another reason I quit going to Sunday dinner.) Especially cauliflower. She has a thing for cauliflower.

[GreeneyedMe]

Reading all this while eating my dinner...helps the diet for sure!! LOL

[sara-bera]

Originally Posted by dixielady

I must admit, my grandmother is notorious for the jello "whathehellisthat" dishes. There's usually a variety of it not only on the holidays but for every Sunday dinner as well. (Which is probably another reason I quit going to Sunday dinner.) Especially cauliflower. She has a thing for cauliflower.

They do look very festive, don't they?

[Inked_Trinity]

Just so you know...... you all are killin me with the Jello nasty!

[tapu]

Originally Posted by June

I'm "throwing" this down next time GT comes to visit. I don't know what it is, but I think I can recreate it.

Green Stuff = Lime J-ello, mini marshmallows melted into it, crushed pineapple, maraschino cherries, cottage cheese and cool-whip.

It is delicious.

After that photo, I have to post this link. Enjoy the recipe cards, and if you make any of the dishes... um, don't tell me.

http://www.candyboots.com/wwcards.html

[JAGG]

Originally Posted by June

I'm "throwing" this down next time GT comes to visit. I don't know what it is, but I think I can recreate it.

Green Stuff = Lime J-ello, mini marshmallows melted into it, crushed pineapple, maraschino cherries, cottage cheese and cool-whip.

It is delicious.

hahahaha It kinda looks like the bottom of my boots after I get home from work. It looks like spearmint leaves (probably to mask the terrible odor) and dead cockroaches with some real stiff white rice and some very old pepperoni, with dryed orange peels.

[persiphone]

Originally Posted by dixielady

I must admit, my grandmother is notorious for the jello "whathehellisthat" dishes. There's usually a variety of it not only on the holidays but for every Sunday dinner as well. (Which is probably another reason I quit going to Sunday dinner.) Especially cauliflower. She has a thing for cauliflower.

hahahahahahaaaaa @ "whathehellisthat" dishes