Obama 2010 Thanksgiving dinner: Turkey, ham, six kinds of pies

Suntimes ^ | 11/24/2010 | Lynn Sweet

[Velveeta]

WASHINGTON--President Obama and his family are spending Thanksgiving at the White House with a traditional dinner; the 2010 menu features six kinds of pies--the same as the Obama 2009 Thanksgiving menu.

Below, the Obama 2010 Thanksgiving menu:

Turkey

Ham

Cornbread Stuffing

Oyster Stuffing

Greens

Sweet Potatoes

Mashed Potatoes

Green Bean Casserole

Macaroni and Cheese

Dinner Rolls

Dessert:

Apple Pie

Pumpkin Pie

Sweet Potato Pie

Banana Cream Pie

Cherry Pie

Huckleberry Pie

[Newton]

Yeah that whole “it’s ok to lie and do non muzzie things to fool the infidels and further the cause” gives him a pass ...

[Bellflower]

Hope you quickly go out and get a little impounded kitty in your Kitty’s memory. It's really the only thing that helps me in the same grieving way. The livelier the better as you can't help but get involved. Sorry for your loss. Tears for you.

[Bellflower]

They probably left the arugula salad off the public menu on purpose.

It wouldn't surprise me at all as they seem pretty empty shirted and like anything for the right publicity. Don't mean to judge but it's a gut feeling.

[Ezekiel]

Yup, it’s a list of generic Thanksgiving menu items - zero thought and creativity whatsoever. Probably fake. The real menu is likely full of exotic and expensive treats too good for the little people.

[mommab2003]

Dear God, what are these White House chefs doing to our boy king? They know he has high cholesterol.

[mommab2003]

We have it at available at every meal in The South.

[Thank You Rush]

“”Seriously homemade macaroni and cheese is on many holiday tables in the South.””

I make great macaroni and cheese but we enjoy it so much through the year that I wouldn’t do it for a holiday tho’ I will admit it would be less work. We’re fairly new to the south (GA) - transplants from CA but I didn’t know they did that here for holidays.

I’m not telling a soul but I AM NOT doing another turkey for Christmas - 50+ years of that work and clean up is enough. I do it for the family and for the leftovers but I can learn to live without those. Everyone else will have to also.

I don’t think the older generation steps out of the picture for holiday dinners until it’s absolutely necessary, do they? When it becomes too much work and not much enjoyment, it’s time to give it up.

[EBH]

Hope you quickly go out and get a little impounded kitty in your Kitty’s memory. It's really the only thing that helps me in the same grieving way. The livelier the better as you can't help but get involved. Sorry for your loss. Tears for you.

I foster kitties for the local shelter. So, often there are special needs cats here...

Krueger's passing though is especially difficult...he was what I called the "kitty welcome wagon." He had a way about him that brought the shy one's out, the scared one safe, and the rambunctious one he taught house manners.

Sorry for high-jacking a thread...but few will truly understand the blessings that will be missed with this cat's passing.

[Thank You Rush]

Pretty much the same traditional Thanksgiving dinner for us also except no homemade bread. I draw the line there.
Looking forward to the hot turkey sandwiches also cold ones with mayo and cranberry sauce. I always make sure I have plenty of cranberry sauce on hand for the leftovers. All in all a good day with family but I really am tired of doing this after all these years. It’s more like work now.

[skr]

I’m so sorry. May our Lord bless you with peace. It hurts to lose a beloved pet. I miss my pets and am very grateful to Him for allowing them to be in our family.

[skr]

Maybe no one in the family cares for cranberries.

[Candor7]

Obama only should have had three items om his Thanksgiving menue, as thanks from an ungrateful nation of patted down ,assaulted flyers who have had their 4th amendment rights violated..( After all we pay for Obatty's dinner.):

Main Course:

Dessert:

Beverage:

[Indy Pendance]

Cool photo, this is my favorite of President Bush's surprise visit to Iraq.

[left that other site]

Yes! I love that one!

[jch10]

Spent my whole life in the South and have never heard of anyone having maccaroni and cheese for a holiday meal. Even the major magazines have not included mac and cheese in menus and I’ve been reading Southern Living for over 30 years.

[Indy Pendance]

My son in law was in Iraq during that visit, not at that location. It was the talk of the troops for weeks all over Iraq.

[jch10]

We have steak and baked potatoes for Christmas dinner now and the family loves it. It is much easier and the men get involved.

I’m a 7th generation Southerner (Floridian)and I’ve never heard of mac and cheese for a holiday dinner! But, hey! If that’s what your family likes, go for it! Just know that we have many “newcomers” who are Southern by choice.

[lightman]

When I was growing up my mother would begin baking on Monday of Thanksgiving week: a mince pie, a raisin pie, two pumpkin pies, a maraschino cherry cake, a walnut cake, and sometimes a pineapple-upsidedown cake; plus raisin nut bread, lemon bread, and pumpkin bread.

[Indy Pendance]

I’m seriously considering grilling for Christmas. I just did the full blow Thanksgiving dinner.

We kept up with washing the prep dishes, but the dinner and serving dishes are still in the sink, ugh! I’ll tackle that tomorrow.

Since we are empty nesters, our dishwasher has been broken for about 3 years. It’s really not necessary for us to replace it as it usually takes 10 minutes to wash the dishes compared to an hour in the washer. And as much as my family has exploded in the past 4 year (8 grandkids in four years), a dishwasher for twice a year seems overkill. I’m ready to explore different options.

[GailA]

My bread machine does the work. I buy Pillsbury hot roll mix, sub in half a cup of buttermilk with the water, use real butter, half a cup of instant potato flakes, and 2 tlb of honey in the yeast, it calls for 1 egg also. Takes about 10 mins to prep. It takes a little more than the cup of fluid, as I added the instant potato to the mixture. I add that a few drops at a time.

I actually enjoy the prep work of a big dinner, much more than I do just cooking for the 2 of us. I don’t much care to eat out though. Once in a while is ok, but not often.