I always enjoy reading what others are doing, where they're going, what they're eating, etc. 

Going to grandmas house?  just the two of you?  A houseful of people to cook for?  Turkey or something else?


We're  driving to New Orleans for several days and having   Fili (sp)Gumbo instead of Turkey this year,  walking the French Quarter listening to jazz and staying at a B&B.  I LOVE old cemetaries so we'll be hitting some of them also. 

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We're having Gramma over, so it'll be 5 of us. Small traditional Thanksgiving meal (white meat only). Maybe a few cocktails, and some sans-a-belt pie pants.

Trich and I are spending a nice quiet day with our 4 kids and 12 grandkids. :D

Turkey day at our house this year.Start Xmas shopping the day after, as stated above 12 grandkids. I just sent in the last payment on my Toys-R-Us credit card from last Xmas,as stated above 12 grandkids. ;D Between B-Days and Xmas I can hardly afford my Imitrex, as stated above 12 grandkids. :D

Thanksgiving day we have Christy's family at our house. Friday, Saturday and Sunday, my extended family takes over a retreat camp up in the mountains for a weekend of singing, playing guitars, eating, drinking, sports, board and card games, and getting back in touch. Hoping for close to a hundred this year!

Joe

Well, since I don't want to be around my brother-in-law's psycho wife and my Grandma won't be around forever, I'm making dinner here. :)  Besides us and Grandma, our neighbors will be coming to since they have nowhere to go this year (they were going to go out to eat!  I don't think so!).

Jesse will be deep frying an 18lb turkey which will free me up for making other nummers like green bean casserole, pumpkin & sweet potato pies, potatoes, corn, canned cranberry relish, stuffing and God knows what else! ::)

Oooooooohhhhhhh - I wanna go to Melly's house! ;)

mikstudie wrote on Nov 16^th, 2010 at 3:17pm:

Trich and I are spending a nice quiet day with our 4 kids and 12 grandkids. :D Turkey day at our house this year.Start Xmas shopping the day after, as stated above 12 grandkids. I just sent in the last payment on my Toys-R-Us credit card from last Xmas,as stated above 12 grandkids. ;D Between B-Days and Xmas I can hardly afford my Imitrex, as stated above 12 grandkids. :D

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Brew wrote on Nov 16^th, 2010 at 3:05pm:

We're having Gramma over, so it'll be 5 of us. Small traditional Thanksgiving meal (white meat only). Maybe a few cocktails, and some sans-a-belt pie pants.

He meant JrBrew's gramma, who is actually my Aunt, but has functioned as a gramma all his life (and of course we're including his sweetie of a girlfriend!).  All the traditional foods like Melissa's making with lots of leftovers for the weekend.  We don't do black friday EVER, but Jrbew's coffeehouse opens at 4:30 am that Friday for door-buster specials on coffee before the shoppers head out.  He's scheduled to work . . . . hee hee hee hee

To gain about 10lbs  8-)

It'll just be the usual suspect: me, ma, 9 out of our 10 kids, 2 or 3 significant others.  Plus three hopeful dogs laying under the table.  Others will show up throughout the day for desserts and coffee.

Pickings:
4 Cheese Balls - private recipe served with wheatthins 8-)
Celery w/cream cheese and olives

Main meal: 2 18lb Turkeys, Butternut Squash, Potatoes, French Meat Stuffing, Bread Stuffing, Asparagus, Cranberry Sauceand Cresent rolls for miles.

New dessert being trialed this year: Ginger snap Trifle: Ginger Snap Cookies, Whipped Cream, Vanilla Pudding w/Pumpkin Spice and Heath Bar Bits sprinkled on top.

2 Lemon Meringue pies
2 Pumpkin pies
2 Apple pies
Mississippi Mud: Walnut crust topped with a layer of whipped cream, confectioners sugar and cream cheese topped with a layer of chocolate pudding and topped once more with Cool Whip and shaved choclate.

-Dennis-

Dennis, my blood sugar went up 20 points reading your menu!

We'll be going to by brother's.  He is the assistant director of a youth camp in IA, and we get the camp for the weekend.  Mom and Dad will be there along with at least 5 of us six kids and most of the grand kids with their spouses and some of the great-grandkids.  Three my neices and nephews can't make it, so the count is going to be down this year, probably about 40.

This one will be kind of bittersweet as my Dad lost his oldest (and last remaining) brother, his wife, and my Dad's sister this year.  They normally would have been with us.  They'll be missed, but we have a good close knit family and will have a good time sharing what God has done in our families over the last year.

This is also the first year Dad isn't doing the turkey and ham.  Life goes on, but it is hard watching some of these things happening.  I'm just glad we still have him and Mom with us.  We are totally blessed.

I wish for each of you a peaceful, pain free Thanksgiving.  We've all been blessed.

Jerry

Thursday will be just the kids and I.  Bone in roasted Turkey breast, wild rice stuffing with gravy, Corn and green beans, loaf of crusty bread and iced pumpkin fritter.

Saturday, many of my "kids by other mothers" will be coming over, and there will be a full roasted Turkey, onion soup roasted potatoes, baby carrots, green beans, crusty breads, gravy with seasoned rice peloff, another iced pumpkin fritter, and a cherry pie.

Spending hours and hours cooking a meal that it will take my family minutes to demolish  ;D  but mostly being thankful for my family that does the demolishing.

Staying home with hubby and doing black friday shopping.  Then going to my parents house to   vi sit friday night and Saturday.  First time doing black friday shopping ever.  We need a computer.

Visit my relatives, play with my neice, two pretty dumb dogs to keep happy, eat Swedish Bond Ost cheese and guzzle Labbatts or eggnog.

I get a lot of neat stuff to take home in Tupperware too. I love this time of year.

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Going to my sister-in-laws' house.  Jimbo will be frying the turkey (sis does the ham).  I will be making the corn bread dressing, giblet gravy, possibly corn casserole and a pecan pie.

Linda,
That's *file*.  Be sure to take the Voodoo tour, it's worth it.  If you get a chance, go to the WW II museum, it's worth every penny.

Brew,
Cajun does not = hot.

All I have to say is the beast is lucky Turkey is not a trigger. :)

deltadarlin wrote on Nov 17^th, 2010 at 8:57am:

Brew, Cajun does not = hot.

I guess I was speaking from personal experience more than anything. The creole gumbos I've had have been milder than the cajun gumbos, which in my experience have been pretty spicy. I know you understand that I live in Wisconsin, so my breadth of experience is still pretty shallow.

All that aside, I still prefer jambalaya with andouille.

The common thread in gumbo and jambalaya (for me) is that I need to stay relatively close to the men's room the next day. ;D

All the family going to our daughters house for dinner. Our son and his family are coming in from Oklahoma so we are pumped.

Friday, Ruth, our daughter and our daughter-in-law are heading to Evansville for Black Friday. They are planning on getting all their Christmas shopping done.

You would not catch me anywhere near there but they love it.

I'm with you Jimi, my girls love the Black Friday excitement, scares the bejeebers outta me! :o

Joe

WOW...I'm just loving all these responses about your plans & the delicious food you're having.   Thank you. 

Brew, I might change my mind after what you said and have Beignets and chickory coffee at Du Monde's instead.  lol

Having dinner with the tribe.  Blackfoot, Crow, Apache.  They don't like me, they don't like each other and they sure as heck don't like Thanksgiving. Last year  I sat across from Frank Littleboy  and the only thing he said to me was "Hey white guy.  Pass the salt."  Nothing has changed in thirty years.

                Potter

Having the family over to my house for turkey dinner with all the fixin's.  Football on tv all day and poker later. 

Happy Thanksgiving!!!!

Potter wrote on Nov 17^th, 2010 at 12:20pm:

Having dinner with the tribe.  Blackfoot, Crow, Apache.  They don't like me, they don't like each other and they sure as heck don't like Thanksgiving. Last year  I sat across from Frank Littleboy  and the only thing he said to me was "Hey white guy.  Pass the salt."  Nothing has changed in thirty years.                 Potter

Ok, I'll bite ... What was your reply?  Inquiring minds want to know ;)

Thanks for doing your part to mend fences with the original Americans.  ;D

-Dennis-

Joe already responded but left all the details out!

Thurs - my sister and her boys + 1 gf, my brother, Patty, and then a friend of ours whose husband is presently on a ship somewhere far far away will come with her 2 munchkins. We refer to these two little ones (4 & 6) as our grandkids since our children have not begin having children yet. So a housefull for sure. We'll do the turkey/dressing, and probably a carrot/sweet potato puree that is outstanding. Am waiting to see what the girls want to do and will fill in the rest. My sister always does the pies, pumpkin and French Silk Chocolate. Up for debate this year is what kind of potato dish and green vegies.

Jeanette and Sean will spend THurs at his folks and then be down Friday morning, and the girls and I may do some black friday shopping although to be honest, I'm not sure I have the energy and since we're not planning to buy any big ticket items this year (the girls want gift cards) what's the point!

As Joe mentioned we head to camp Friday. It's a full on retreat camp with a huge industrial kitchen that allows all the cooks plenty of space and large ovens and such. We're bringing ham this year. I also promised my new "son" that I would make "Death by Chocolate" for dessert Friday night. Friday we bring our own meals or go to town for pizza. I think I'll do eggplan or lasagne. Saturday is the huge feast. Talk about 10 pounds Dennis - for sure when you have TWO thanksgiving dinners!

It's fun and nice to see all Joe's family. His brother from WA is coming, they don't make it every year but it's nice when they do. I don't spend the night at camp, it's only 20 minutes from home and my nice bed is way better than bunks with bathhouse up the trail. Wimpy, I know!

QnHeartMM wrote on Nov 17^th, 2010 at 12:42pm:

Joe already responded but left all the details out!

Well what do you expect?  He's not doing any of the cooking!  I suppose he'll just eat whatever holds still long enough  ;D

-Dennis-

At my house this year, but my Mom's doing the bird. She likes doing it and I've done it once before- I'm good. (Though just for the record when I made it I stuffed it with oranges and fresh herbs and basted with orange juice. It was good, I swear)

I'll make the double layer pumpkin pie with a walnut and brown suger topping and sauted green beans and walnuts.

And of course, the required appetizer of raw oysters. That is non-negotiable.

I love the idea of a camping retreat, and we've done that on a small scale before, but not this year. Why must the holiday season always seem to be preceded by 2 cars on the fritz? Is it a freakin' rule? Sigh. Looks like I'm getting new struts for Christmas, and we'll see what the mechanic comes back with today to find out what Lucas is getting!

DennisM1045 wrote on Nov 17^th, 2010 at 12:34pm:

Potter wrote on Nov 17th, 2010 at 12:20pm: Having dinner with the tribe.  Blackfoot, Crow, Apache.  They don't like me, they don't like each other and they sure as heck don't like Thanksgiving. Last year  I sat across from Frank Littleboy  and the only thing he said to me was "Hey white guy.  Pass the salt."  Nothing has changed in thirty years.                 Potter Ok, I'll bite ... What was your reply?  Inquiring minds want to know ;) Thanks for doing your part to mend fences with the original Americans.  ;D -Dennis-

  What any one armed guy with a fork full of mashed potatoes and gravy would say.  "How?"  :)

            Potter

Potter wrote on Nov 17^th, 2010 at 1:17pm:

What any one armed guy with a fork full of mashed potatoes and gravy would say.  "How?"  :)             Potter

;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

Since Thanksgiving was invented in Vegas we’ll probably do what all the Vegans do, go to IHOP for turkey and pancakes and then go to the traditional Wayne Newton picnic or an Elvis impersonator sing-a-long celebration.

Just kiding. I don't even like IHOP.

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Just finalized our extravagant plans. My daughter Dana will be hosting this year-she and her hubby are vegan(NOT THE LAS VEGAS_TYPE< BOB!), but last year' jokes
about tofurkey left them generally mirthless.....we will have the usual, Turkey, cornbread stuffing, gravy, mashers, my grandmother's Emerald salad, rolls, blah, blah, blah...and cranberry somethin and pumpkin sumpin.....
I'm really stoked about black Friday.......that's is the day I religiously avoid retail anything, and make my shortbread extravaganza..fantails, petticoats and cappucino and chocolate dipped. Maybe I'll watch a good ole fashioned movie.....and we'll eat the leftover turkey Dana sends home with us!
THEN, the fun begins.........bring out the Xmas boxes, and I get to see my old friends from past years.. the ornaments on the tree, to remind me of past vacations, wonderful times with my kids.........
AND THE HOUSE EXPLODES WITH CHRISTMAS!!!!

;) ;) ;) ;) ;) ;) ;) ;)Cathi ;) ;) ;) ;) ;) ;) ;)

It must be tough to be a Vegan at Thanksgiving.   :-/

Linda_Howell wrote on Nov 17^th, 2010 at 5:18pm:

It must be tough to be a Vegan at Thanksgiving.   :-/

a Tofu Turkey??? ::)

joe

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and I get to see my old friends from past years.. the ornaments on the tree, to remind me of past vacations

Oh Cathi I know just what you mean! Several years ago I started buying an ornament when we went on trips. It is just a happy reminder of the fun times isn't it!

I also like to exchange ornaments with a couple girlfriends instead of buying gifts. They are nice memories too. And since the girls were babies I have bought each of them one every year. The past ones are still here, but it's fun to know that they will use the new ones in their own homes.

Seeing that I live north of your border we have already had our Thanksgiving, so guess Angie & I will just sit back and watch all of you enjoy yours!
What is with that Black Sunday shopping frenzy? That is insane!!!!! :D

LMAO    HOW!  [smiley=clap2.gif]
I will be healing up from the ole butt camera on the 23rd.  :oI think(or hope) there will be enough time to develop a good turd for the occasion. [smiley=moonwiggle.gif]

Ahh yes...when your colon becomes a star, my initial journey down that road was this past spring...having reached the ripe age of 50! A pain in the....well...anyways....but a wise move on your part. Ounce of prevention ya know!!! ;)

Joe

Guiseppi wrote on Nov 17^th, 2010 at 5:38pm:

Linda_Howell wrote on Nov 17th, 2010 at 5:18pm: It must be tough to be a Vegan at Thanksgiving.   :-/ a Tofu Turkey??? ::) joe

Sheesh Joe... It's Tofurkey!!   ;D

JustNotRight wrote on Nov 17^th, 2010 at 8:24pm:

Guiseppi wrote on Nov 17th, 2010 at 5:38pm: Linda_Howell wrote on Nov 17th, 2010 at 5:18pm: It must be tough to be a Vegan at Thanksgiving.   :-/ a Tofu Turkey??? ::) joe Sheesh Joe... It's Tofurkey!!   ;D

my bad! ;)

joe

Sometimes I wonder how many people who claim to be vegans really know what it means. It's more than just not eating any animal products. It means not using anything even remotely related to animals: meat, poultry, seafood, eggs, dairy products, honey, fur, leather, wool, silk, gelatin, lanolin, rennet, whey, casein, beeswax, carmine, bone china, shellac, the list goes on and on.

I did NOT fight my way to the top of the food chain to eat tofu! >:(

Besides....if God didn't want us to eat animals, he wouldn't have made them taste so good! ;D

joe

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LMAO    HOW!  [smiley=clap2.gif] I will be healing up from the ole butt camera on the 23rd.  :oI think(or hope) there will be enough time to develop a good turd for the occasion. [smiley=moonwiggle.gif]

It's the PREP that kills ya.  By the 25th you'll be back to normal and eating goooooooooooood!!

Pat and Joe.....I have something to send you guys.  Check your email.

;D ;D ;D ;D

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LMAO    HOW!  [smiley=clap2.gif] I will be healing up from the ole butt camera on the 23rd.  :oI think(or hope) there will be enough time to develop a good turd for the occasion. [smiley=moonwiggle.gif]

Just to prepare your mind for the occasion some reading for you. :D
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What is with that Black Sunday shopping frenzy?

Barry, and other Canadians...Black Friday is Madison Aveue laughing at us.  Stores open at 3,4 or 5 am and apparently have "before Christmas sales."    What they have.. is insanely marked up prices, reduced to not such a great deal prices.   In other words...if something cost the store 10.00  they marked it up to 150.00

On black Friday they sell it for 45.00 and everyone (who got up at the crack of dawn) thinks they got a bargain.  In exchange for that cough-cough BARGAIN...they had to sift thru clothes on the floor and a stampede of idiots who have no sense of dignity who are clawing there way through aisles of people trying to get that last something that their kids cannot live without.

wrote on Nov 17^th, 2010 at 6:49pm:

LMAO    HOW!  [smiley=clap2.gif] I will be healing up from the ole butt camera on the 23rd.  :oI think(or hope) there will be enough time to develop a good turd for the occasion. [smiley=moonwiggle.gif]

By my reconing that's very good timing.  You'll be ravanous after the prep.  The prep is the worst part.  And the drugs aren't too bad.

-Dennis-

Potter wrote on Nov 17^th, 2010 at 1:17pm:

DennisM1045 wrote on Nov 17th, 2010 at 12:34pm: Potter wrote on Nov 17th, 2010 at 12:20pm: Having dinner with the tribe.  Blackfoot, Crow, Apache.  They don't like me, they don't like each other and they sure as heck don't like Thanksgiving. Last year  I sat across from Frank Littleboy  and the only thing he said to me was "Hey white guy.  Pass the salt."  Nothing has changed in thirty years.                 Potter Ok, I'll bite ... What was your reply?  Inquiring minds want to know ;) Thanks for doing your part to mend fences with the original Americans.  ;D -Dennis-   What any one armed guy with a fork full of mashed potatoes and gravy would say.  "How?"  :)             Potter

;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

Potter, you never dissapoint!

-Dennis-

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By the 25th you'll be back to normal and eating goooooooooooood!!

Ya baby Ya!! that's what I'm hoping for. I'm thinking of stopping by Potters place before for some foreplay. ;) ;D He can get me all lathered up for the Doc. [smiley=bath.gif]

DennisM1045 wrote on Nov 18^th, 2010 at 12:01pm:

wrote on Nov 17th, 2010 at 6:49pm: LMAO    HOW!  [smiley=clap2.gif] I will be healing up from the ole butt camera on the 23rd.  :oI think(or hope) there will be enough time to develop a good turd for the occasion. [smiley=moonwiggle.gif] By my reconing that's very good timing.  You'll be ravanous after the prep.  The prep is the worst part.  And the drugs aren't too bad. -Dennis-

    The anesthesiologist will select the best drugs for you to make the procedure completely painless. Doctors often combine a sedative to relieve anxiety with a painkiller. Versed is the most commonly used anti-anxiety drug for colonoscopies. It brings on deep relaxation or sleep. It also causes amnesia. You may not remember talking to the doctor after your procedure. Versed is combined with painkillers, such as Demerol, Valium or Fentanyl.

           A little kiss,  a slap on the butt when they're done and yer good to go.

                 Potter

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Ha!! I like the amnesia part. 8-)
Sorry Linda, didn't mean to jump the thread, but it looks like I'll be piggin out,wondering what the hell happened a few day's prior. Family's coming over, grandkids [smiley=2vrolijk_08.gif]
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I did NOT fight my way to the top of the food chain to eat tofu! Besides....if God didn't want us to eat animals, he wouldn't have made them taste so good! joe

Human beings have eye teeth...tearing teeth that are meant for just that....tearing meat from road kill of one's choice.

Nothing says Thanksgiving like taking a tour up the dirt road. It boggles my mind that anyone chooses this as a specialty......I mean, seriously!

Charlie

Mmmmhhh, having dinner at my Dad's with the family on Thursday, then we have a tree-trimming party and turkey dinner on Friday with my husband's family, his kids and the grandkids (we have 8, though only 5 will be there).

We started the tradition a few years ago. We put the tree up before they all come over. The kids have to bring ornaments to decorate the tree: handmade, dated, whatever. Sometimes they're school pictures that they frame and turn into ornaments. They've made cookie cutouts with yarn. You get the idea. We put the previous years' on and then they put on the new ones.

We just do a roast turkey, but with white cheddar mashed potatoes, twice baked sweet potato casserole, polish stuffing full of cabbage and pork, broccoli bake courtesy of my step-daughter (she's not allowed in unless she brings it, LOL). Hopefully, I'll be able to find some Great Lakes Christmas Ale. I'll be checking the store every day till Friday to try to get some. Wish I could drink it. I haven't had a drink in six weeks. I'll be lucky to drink some Asti on Christmas at this rate.

My mom just moved from Atlanta to PA so she's coming to town on Saturday. Haven't seen her since my sister's wedding Easter weekend. Her birthday is on Thanksgiving so we're going to celebrate on Saturday by hanging out. I'm going to take her to see the new Harry Potter movie (more for me than for her, but I'm her daughter so she lets me indulge myself every now and again, teeheehee),

And to cap off the weekend, we're volunteering at the Browns game and collecting toys for Touchdowns for Tots with the Marines. My company is sponsoring it this year. Then we get tickets to the game where they will hopefully get another win against the Panthers.

It's going to be a great weekend!

Many Happy Thanksgivings and wishes for pain free days to my supersized CH family. Be safe and enjoy the holiday.

~ Katie

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Sorry Linda, didn't mean to jump the thread,

It's o.k John,  hi-jacking threads is a time honored occurance around here.  I knew it when I first posted that it might be.  Never thought it would extend to Colonoscophies...but hey, we are what we are around this place.   lol

Katie,

Thank you for supporting the Marines Toys for Tots program.  Oorah!

Jerry

Katie, I LOVE those type of family traiditions, they're what makes the Holiday memories so imprinted in the kids. I swear i still get choked up when I unpack all those stupid handmade ornaments the kids did up over the years, talk about bringing back the memories of christmas past! :)

Joe

A tin of potato and leek soup.
Sweet lynda