Posted on 11/23/2023 7:12:13 AM PST by Reno89519
Thanksgiving is one of our most direct, maybe least commercialized holidays, that focuses on reflection and family and good food. Who we share it with, where, and the day’s menu has changed over the years, but maybe the more that it changes, the more it’s the same.
Well, speaking for myself, if it goes as planned, I will be spending it with my twin teenage sons, maybe gracefully sharing it with my ex. No friends this year. As family tradition follows, I will be the one doing the cooking. Today’s menu includes turkey, stuffing (in the turkey), baked sweet potatoes, mashed regular potatoes, turkey gravy of course, baked or sautéed green beans with onions, jelly, cranberry sauce, and fresh dinner rolls. Dessert is choice of apple or pumpkin pie. We will probably talk some, I’m sure the boys will spend time playing video games or reading, and we will watch a movie or two. Overall, I am hoping for a nice relaxed family day together.
Haha, this is one of those threads where you are told your family has been doing it wrong for the last four generations...
Happy Thanksgiving!
I am going out with a few friends to a restaurant. None of us want to spend all the time and effort cooking. None of us have extended family living nearby, and none of us want to travel to visit extended family .
I prefer well, roasted skin, the dark meat.
I would’ve happily taken the boys to a Thanksgiving buffet at an area casino, we’ve done that on occasion, but the end result would be that I’d have very little time actually with the boys, because they would not want to get together until then, and they would want to go to their mom‘s house immediately afterwards. Taking the effort to cook the dinner, have movies, I get them more willing to spend the entire day with me at my house.
A favorite classic!
I really know how to party!
We had Thanksgiving last weekend with about 150 friends with a Trail Life USA troop. We cooked 13 turkeys outdoors. Either Trash Can Turkeys or deep fried.
Today we’re at my mother-in-law’s house. It’s about 700 miles away. I’m smoking a turkey. Only one daughter is with us as she lives nearby. We don’t usually come at Thanksgiving but our daughter is moving tomorrow and shamed us into helping.
My MIL is a lousy cook so I’m hoping to fix that with the smoked turkey.
Sounds like our plans. Just the wife and me, same menu except jellied cranberry sauce (of which I will eat none), and the addition of creamed corn. Oh yeah, and a pumpkin pie instead of apple. I would have had both but was overruled.
We do our turkey in an oven bag and rub Cajun seasoning on it first.
Personally, I agree.
However, the meme is a riot nonetheless.
I don't understand. Are you going to make that full course spread but your plans may or may not pan out? What gives?
Double-Layer Cream Cheese Pumpkin Pie
Ingredients prepared 8 inch Graham pie crust 4 ounces cream cheese, softened 1 tablespoon chilled Evaporated Milk, 1 tablespoon granulated sugar 1 1/2 cups frozen whipped topping, thawed 1 cup chilled Evaporated Milk, chilled 2 (3.4 ounce) packages vanilla instant pudding & pie filling mix 15 ounce can Libby's 100% Pure Pumpkin 2 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice* Whipped topping
Instructions Whisk smooth, combined cream cheese, tbl evap/milk and sugar. Gently stir in whipped topping. Spread on bottom of pie crust. Pour cup evap/milk into bowl. Add pudding mixes. Whisk a minute (will be thick). Whisk in pumpkin and pumpkin pie spice til well mixed. Spread over cream cheese layer. Refrigerate for 4 hours til set. Garnish with additional whipped topping.
Notes 1 tsp cinnamon, 1/2 tsp ginger and 1/4 tsp cloves can be substituted for pumpkin pie spice.
Recipe and photo used with permission from: Libby's and meals.com
We are blessed with triple pies this year.
Apple, pecan, and Milk Bar pumpkin.
Honestly I will probably have coffee and milk bar pumpkin with a bit of barbecued thigh at fear time. I can’t stuff!
But I did have m n ms for breakfast.
Our family used to have a goose for thanksgiving- but can’t find geese in stores around us, so we are going with turkey again. One year we had duck, which I also love, but a goose 🪿 would be perfect.
This year we’re deviating from tradition and serving roasted domestic duck for the main course, along with the usual sides (potatoes/gravy, corn casserole, stuffing, cranberry sauce, rolls and butter).
It’s our first try at duck, fingers are crossed.
Holy moley that looks delicious- my two favorite health foods in one pie- cheese cake and pumpkin pie!
As for dinner itself, it will get prepared, served, and eaten as outlined. No problem with that.
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