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Who's coming for Thanksgiving?
I've been away from this group for a while, but with Thanksgiving coming
up, I thought it a good idea for me to hang out here for a while. Who's coming to your Thanksgiving meal? My best friend in another state has twin daughters at college nearby. I've invited them for Thanksgiving and feel like such a sneak. She had to diaper them and bring them up. Now I move in and get them for the easy fun stuff. I told them they were welcome to invite a roommate or anyone else who would like an invitation for the weekend. They've invited a friend originally from Serbia and Croatia and whose family is now in Ohio. So I'll give them a bedroom and let them sort out who sleeps on bedrolls on the floor. Definites: turkey and stuffing, cranberry dressing, baked squash, pumpkin pie, apple crisp. Optional and still in the planning stage: pecan pie, corn bread, something green like spinach or kale, cranberry muffins. I also need to feed them Wednesday night, the Friday after Thanksgiving, and Saturday before delivering them back to the dorm: crepes suzettes, roast beef sandwiches, quinoa-parsley salad, something with phyllo dough like tiropita. --Lia |
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Oh pshaw, on Sat 10 Nov 2007 04:12:15p, Julia Altshuler meant to say...
> I've been away from this group for a while, but with Thanksgiving coming > up, I thought it a good idea for me to hang out here for a while. > > > Who's coming to your Thanksgiving meal? > > > My best friend in another state has twin daughters at college nearby. > I've invited them for Thanksgiving and feel like such a sneak. She had > to diaper them and bring them up. Now I move in and get them for the > easy fun stuff. I told them they were welcome to invite a roommate or > anyone else who would like an invitation for the weekend. They've > invited a friend originally from Serbia and Croatia and whose family is > now in Ohio. So I'll give them a bedroom and let them sort out who > sleeps on bedrolls on the floor. > > > Definites: turkey and stuffing, cranberry dressing, baked squash, > pumpkin pie, apple crisp. > > > Optional and still in the planning stage: pecan pie, corn bread, > something green like spinach or kale, cranberry muffins. > > > I also need to feed them Wednesday night, the Friday after Thanksgiving, > and Saturday before delivering them back to the dorm: crepes suzettes, > roast beef sandwiches, quinoa-parsley salad, something with phyllo dough > like tiropita. > > > --Lia > > No one. It will just be David and me, but I will cook as though there were 6-8 of us. Roast turkey breast (David loves it, but since I don't care much for it, I will only eat it at one meal), cornbread dressing with toasted pecans and dried cranberries, fresh candied yams, mashed potatotes, Brussels sprouts, corn pudding, gravy, homemade rolls, homemade fresh pumpkin pie, and homemade mince pie. There will be no salads. -- Wayne Boatwright (to e-mail me direct, replace cox dot net with gmail dot com) __________________________________________________ ____________ OK, I'm weird ! But I'm saving up to be eccentric. |
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On Nov 10, 5:12 pm, Julia Altshuler > wrote:
> I've been away from this group for a while, but with Thanksgiving coming > up, I thought it a good idea for me to hang out here for a while. > > Who's coming to your Thanksgiving meal? > > My best friend in another state has twin daughters at college nearby. > I've invited them for Thanksgiving and feel like such a sneak. She had > to diaper them and bring them up. Now I move in and get them for the > easy fun stuff. There are fetishists out there who would go nuts if they read the above. Twin college age girls who wear diapers. > I told them they were welcome to invite a roommate or > anyone else who would like an invitation for the weekend. --------- You say you got a friend, that she's wilder than you Why don't you bring her upstairs If she's so wild then she can join in too --from Stray Cat Blues, by the Rolling Stones --------- > They've invited a friend originally from Serbia and Croatia and whose family is > now in Ohio. So I'll give them a bedroom and let them sort out who > sleeps on bedrolls on the floor. This just keeps getting better. > > Definites: turkey and stuffing, cranberry dressing, baked squash, > pumpkin pie, apple crisp. > > Optional and still in the planning stage: pecan pie, corn bread, > something green like spinach or kale, cranberry muffins. > > I also need to feed them Wednesday night, the Friday after Thanksgiving, > and Saturday before delivering them back to the dorm: crepes suzettes, > roast beef sandwiches, quinoa-parsley salad, something with phyllo dough > like tiropita. The kinky diaper-wearing girls, the food, sounds amazing! > > --Lia --Bryan, who couldn't resist |
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Who's coming for Thanksgiving?
Julia Altshuler wrote: > > I've been away from this group for a while, but with Thanksgiving coming > up, I thought it a good idea for me to hang out here for a while. > > Who's coming to your Thanksgiving meal? No one. All the nice neighbours we used to cook for have moved away and everyone else I know has somewhere to go. > > My best friend in another state has twin daughters at college nearby. > I've invited them for Thanksgiving and feel like such a sneak. She had > to diaper them and bring them up. Now I move in and get them for the > easy fun stuff. I told them they were welcome to invite a roommate or > anyone else who would like an invitation for the weekend. They've > invited a friend originally from Serbia and Croatia and whose family is > now in Ohio. So I'll give them a bedroom and let them sort out who > sleeps on bedrolls on the floor. > > Definites: turkey and stuffing, cranberry dressing, baked squash, > pumpkin pie, apple crisp. > > Optional and still in the planning stage: pecan pie, corn bread, > something green like spinach or kale, cranberry muffins. > > I also need to feed them Wednesday night, the Friday after Thanksgiving, > and Saturday before delivering them back to the dorm: crepes suzettes, > roast beef sandwiches, quinoa-parsley salad, something with phyllo dough > like tiropita. > > --Lia |
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Who's coming for Thanksgiving?
"Julia Altshuler" > wrote in message . .. > I've been away from this group for a while, but with Thanksgiving coming > up, I thought it a good idea for me to hang out here for a while. > > > Who's coming to your Thanksgiving meal? <snip> We're going to my parent's house as is my brother and his family. I know I am making a batch of gluten free pumpkin bars and the recipe for the potatoes and onions from Gordon Ramsey that was posted here, subbing in turkey broth for the chicken. My mom is allergic to chicken. Not sure what else I will be bringing, if anything. |
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Who's coming for Thanksgiving?
"Julia Altshuler" > wrote in message . .. > I've been away from this group for a while, but with Thanksgiving coming > up, I thought it a good idea for me to hang out here for a while. > > > Who's coming to your Thanksgiving meal? No one. Thanksgiving day we'll be going to a friend's place. Usually six of us that get together, two couples, two singles the youngest of us is about 55. Our families are dispersed around the US, Canada, and the UK . We do have a turkey in the freezer though, for another time. At 59¢ a pound I'm not going to pass it up. |
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Who's coming for Thanksgiving?
On Sun, 11 Nov 2007 01:20:16 GMT, "Julie Bove" >
wrote: >My mom is allergic to chicken. That's a new one! -- See return address to reply by email remove the smiley face first |
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Who's coming for Thanksgiving?
"Julia Altshuler" > wrote in message
. .. > I've been away from this group for a while, but with Thanksgiving coming up, I > thought it a good idea for me to hang out here for a while. > > > Who's coming to your Thanksgiving meal? > > > My best friend in another state has twin daughters at college nearby. I've invited > them for Thanksgiving and feel like such a sneak. She had to diaper them and bring > them up. Now I move in and get them for the easy fun stuff. I told them they were > welcome to invite a roommate or anyone else who would like an invitation for the > weekend. They've invited a friend originally from Serbia and Croatia and whose > family is now in Ohio. So I'll give them a bedroom and let them sort out who > sleeps on bedrolls on the floor. > > > Definites: turkey and stuffing, cranberry dressing, baked squash, pumpkin pie, > apple crisp. > > > Optional and still in the planning stage: pecan pie, corn bread, something green > like spinach or kale, cranberry muffins. > > > I also need to feed them Wednesday night, the Friday after Thanksgiving, and > Saturday before delivering them back to the dorm: crepes suzettes, roast beef > sandwiches, quinoa-parsley salad, something with phyllo dough like tiropita. > > > --Lia > This year, I think it will just be my husband and I and the kids (3). Pretty sure his brother is going to be dragged to his in-laws, so they won't be here til Friday, and our friends that used to dine with us are unable to attend due to a grandparent's illness. Just making a turkey breast, I think, maybe two so I can send some leftovers home with the eldest. Of course, dressing and mashed taters. Not sure if I'll go with the yukons or the red skinned golds. Green beans are a must (not the casserole thing though, these are made with shallots, orange zest, pignons and Murray River flake salt), and corn for my daughter. Oh, and dinner rolls, of course There'll be pies, but I haven't decided for certain, except I know I'll be making this lovely coconut pie I came up with one year. It has almonds in the crust, and a layer of ganache between crust and filling, and lots of toasted coconut on top. My daughter calls it almond joy pie. Sounds like you'll have your hands full! kimberly |
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Who's coming for Thanksgiving?
Arri London said...
> > > Julia Altshuler wrote: >> >> I've been away from this group for a while, but with Thanksgiving coming >> up, I thought it a good idea for me to hang out here for a while. >> >> Who's coming to your Thanksgiving meal? We're all driving to your house! But how embarrassing to eat all the food you cook! I'll bring the mile-high stack of napkins? "Grandma what big teeth you have!" Andy The better to eat you with. |
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Who's coming for Thanksgiving?
"Julia Altshuler" > wrote > I've been away from this group for a while, but with Thanksgiving coming > up, I thought it a good idea for me to hang out here for a while. Nice to see you. > Who's coming to your Thanksgiving meal? My brother's wife just had twins, so naturally they are having T-Day at their house. Honestly, I don't know how she does it. Last year I brought Jill's butternut soup, my sil fell madly in love with it. I've made it for her since (she didn't like the hospital food), and I know she'll want that again. I bought this fabulous tureen at Wegmans to put it in, but I think I'll just give it to her and skip the tureen step. I'll ask if she would like me to bring the turkey, but I know they will want to make that. I have become known for bringing cooked shrimp and cocktail sauce as an appetizer. Not sure how that happened, but could anything be easier? Probably dessert, one of my brothers is hooked on the sour cream cheesecake pie from Delicious Orchards, if I can get into the place the week of, I'll pick up a couple. There's a place I know that has terrific Italian butter cookies, I'll grab a couple three pounds of those. nancy |
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Nancy Young wrote:
> "Julia Altshuler" > wrote > >> I've been away from this group for a while, but with Thanksgiving coming >> up, I thought it a good idea for me to hang out here for a while. > >> Who's coming to your Thanksgiving meal? Hiya! Just us....most of the people we know are going out of town or to the states. I may volunteer for the single sailor program so that a single sailor can come over and have a meal with our family, but I don't know yet. We're pretty boring..we eat and watch movies all day...I'll make something nice for breakfast, then we'll have appetizer-ish stuff around 11, then have the meal at 2...dessert at 4. -- -Gina in Italy http://www.myspace.com/ravenlynne1975 I'm a blogger: http://ravenwolflodge.blogspot.com |
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On Nov 10, 6:12 pm, Julia Altshuler > wrote:
> I've been away from this group for a while, but with Thanksgiving coming > up, I thought it a good idea for me to hang out here for a while. > > Who's coming to your Thanksgiving meal? Just my BIL & SIL. On Saturday. Thursday my sister is doing the cooking. maxine in ri |
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Who's coming for Thanksgiving?
On Sat, 10 Nov 2007 18:12:15 -0500, Julia Altshuler
> wrote: >I've been away from this group for a while, but with Thanksgiving coming >up, I thought it a good idea for me to hang out here for a while. > > >Who's coming to your Thanksgiving meal? We're going over to the neighbor's---wonderful friends, they treat our kids like a second set of grandchildren---and we're bringing the turkey. Three years ago they came over for Thanksgiving, and raved about how great the turkey and the gravy were. Last year they invited us over and asked "If we buy the turkey, would you please prepare it?" That may sound strange but I took it as a great compliment.... There were about a dozen people over there last year, and all of them loved the turkey. So I'm doing it again this year. Funny thing is that there's nothing special about the type of turkey. It's brined overnight, roasted un-stuffed and upside down, flipped right-side-up for the last hour or so to brown the breast. Turning it over while hot is a little difficult (use silicone potholders and be very careful), but the tender juiciness of the breast after that treatment is worth it. We used to drive to my folks in PA for Thanksgiving but a 750 mile trip on Wednesday, then driving back Saturday, is getting to be a bit too much. Best -- Terry |
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"Julia Altshuler" > wrote in message
. .. > I've been away from this group for a while, but with Thanksgiving coming > up, I thought it a good idea for me to hang out here for a while. > > > Who's coming to your Thanksgiving meal? It'll be hubby, our three little girls, and me, plus my FIL, who's flying in from SoCal. Still working on the menu, but we're pretty traditional when it comes to Thanksgiving dinner: turkey, dressing, gravy, garlic mashed taters, broccoli-rice casserole, some other veggie sides (maybe green beans with slivered almonds or squash). Pumpkin or sweet potato pie and pecan pie with freshly-whipped cream for dessert. Appetizers starting around noon, dinner around 4:00 or 5:00, dessert to follow. Mary |
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Who's coming for Thanksgiving?
Andy wrote: > > Arri London said... > > > > > > > Julia Altshuler wrote: > >> > >> I've been away from this group for a while, but with Thanksgiving coming > >> up, I thought it a good idea for me to hang out here for a while. > >> > >> Who's coming to your Thanksgiving meal? > > We're all driving to your house! > > But how embarrassing to eat all the food you cook! > > I'll bring the mile-high stack of napkins? > > "Grandma what big teeth you have!" > LOL! With budget restrictions this year, couldn't cook for a crowd anyway. Not a real fan of turkey in any case, so will buy a turkey breast or a couple of turkey legs and leave it at that. The cat likes turkey so she will get her share. Have a nice holiday! |
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"ravenlynne" > wrote in message > We're pretty boring..we eat and watch movies all day...I'll make > something nice for breakfast, then we'll have appetizer-ish stuff around > 11, then have the meal at 2...dessert at 4. Perfect for the guy that is a little shy and away from home on a big holiday for the first time. . |
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Edwin Pawlowski wrote:
> "ravenlynne" > wrote in message >> We're pretty boring..we eat and watch movies all day...I'll make >> something nice for breakfast, then we'll have appetizer-ish stuff around >> 11, then have the meal at 2...dessert at 4. > > Perfect for the guy that is a little shy and away from home on a big holiday > for the first time. . > > > I remember being 19 and stationed in Japan...really the first time away from home. Alone in the dorm on christmas day making Kraft Mac n Cheese a little while before my shift. And crying. I was lonely and homesick. -- -Gina in Italy http://www.myspace.com/ravenlynne1975 I'm a blogger: http://ravenwolflodge.blogspot.com |
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On Sun, 11 Nov 2007 16:22:08 +0200, ravenlynne >
wrote: >Nancy Young wrote: >> "Julia Altshuler" > wrote >> >>> I've been away from this group for a while, but with Thanksgiving coming >>> up, I thought it a good idea for me to hang out here for a while. >> >> Who's coming to your Thanksgiving meal? > >Hiya! > >Just us....most of the people we know are going out of town or to the >states. I may volunteer for the single sailor program so that a single >sailor can come over and have a meal with our family, but I don't know >yet. We're pretty boring..we eat and watch movies all day...I'll make >something nice for breakfast, then we'll have appetizer-ish stuff around >11, then have the meal at 2...dessert at 4. Do it Gina you'll have so much fun. I did that for several years <many years ago> Just hanging out with a family doing normal family stuff is all they want, they don't need to be entertained. They'll love being around the kids also. koko --- http://www.kokoscorner.typepad.com updated 9/16 "There is no love more sincere than the love of food" George Bernard Shaw |
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Julia Altshuler wrote:
> I've been away from this group for a while, but with Thanksgiving > coming up, I thought it a good idea for me to hang out here for a > while. > > Who's coming to your Thanksgiving meal? > My son and his wife. She's from Lima, Peru. Maybe her nephew and his girlfriend, attending college here but also from Peru. Shoot - and I don't speak Spanish. I won't even know if they are complaining about my cooking. My daughter, her husband, their 14 and 7 year olds. I'm going to try to con my daughter into bringing the pies. "Lili from Peru" will be making the salad. Oh, son is in charge of the wine. DH is in charge of the turkey and gravy - his specialty and I don't fight it - just give him lots of praise. ;-) DH and I will do as much as possible the day before - even to setting the table. It's hard to get things done once pandemonium arrives. Me? All the other stuff - plus the rolls. The longstanding tradition in our house is that I burn the rolls. Then I'll start singing my favourite song, "I Will Survive!". (Seriously, looking forward to it but it gets harder every year.) Dora |
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On Sat, 10 Nov 2007 23:23:12 GMT, Wayne Boatwright
> wrote: >No one. It will just be David and me, but I will cook as though there were >6-8 of us. > >Roast turkey breast (David loves it, but since I don't care much for it, I >will only eat it at one meal), cornbread dressing with toasted pecans and >dried cranberries, fresh candied yams, mashed potatotes, Brussels sprouts, >corn pudding, gravy, homemade rolls, homemade fresh pumpkin pie, and >homemade mince pie. > >There will be no salads. About the same scenario here Wayne. The kids are all busy with other plans and we'll need a break anyway. We've been on holiday since the middle of July. Louise is starting a much better but more stressful position tomorrow so turkey day will fall on my shoulders. I don't like turkey one little bit. I can handle dark meat on a sandwich with lots of mayo but that's about it. In the years we've been together I've never made turkey for her. (my bad and selfish) A week ago she said: "I guess it's going to be another turkeyless Thanksgiving?" So out of guilt and love I said I'd do a small one for her. She will need a break by then so it will be a treat for her. I'm thankful to have her in my life even though she likes turkey. <g> Lou |
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On Sat, 10 Nov 2007 18:12:15 -0500, Julia Altshuler
> wrote: >I've been away from this group for a while, but with Thanksgiving coming >up, I thought it a good idea for me to hang out here for a while. > > >Who's coming to your Thanksgiving meal? > > >My best friend in another state has twin daughters at college nearby. >I've invited them for Thanksgiving and feel like such a sneak. She had >to diaper them and bring them up. Now I move in and get them for the >easy fun stuff. I told them they were welcome to invite a roommate or >anyone else who would like an invitation for the weekend. They've >invited a friend originally from Serbia and Croatia and whose family is >now in Ohio. So I'll give them a bedroom and let them sort out who >sleeps on bedrolls on the floor. > > >Definites: turkey and stuffing, cranberry dressing, baked squash, >pumpkin pie, apple crisp. > > >Optional and still in the planning stage: pecan pie, corn bread, >something green like spinach or kale, cranberry muffins. > > >I also need to feed them Wednesday night, the Friday after Thanksgiving, >and Saturday before delivering them back to the dorm: crepes suzettes, >roast beef sandwiches, quinoa-parsley salad, something with phyllo dough >like tiropita. > > >--Lia Both of my sons will be here. My DIL decided to go to Florida with her parents. It will be fun having both of them here at the same time. -- Susan N. "Moral indignation is in most cases two percent moral, 48 percent indignation, and 50 percent envy." Vittorio De Sica, Italian movie director (1901-1974) |
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Oh pshaw, on Sun 11 Nov 2007 02:10:13p, Lou Decruss meant to say...
> On Sat, 10 Nov 2007 23:23:12 GMT, Wayne Boatwright > > wrote: > > >>No one. It will just be David and me, but I will cook as though there >>were 6-8 of us. >> >>Roast turkey breast (David loves it, but since I don't care much for it, >>I will only eat it at one meal), cornbread dressing with toasted pecans >>and dried cranberries, fresh candied yams, mashed potatotes, Brussels >>sprouts, corn pudding, gravy, homemade rolls, homemade fresh pumpkin >>pie, and homemade mince pie. >> >>There will be no salads. > > About the same scenario here Wayne. The kids are all busy with other > plans and we'll need a break anyway. We've been on holiday since the > middle of July. Louise is starting a much better but more stressful > position tomorrow so turkey day will fall on my shoulders. I don't > like turkey one little bit. I can handle dark meat on a sandwich with > lots of mayo but that's about it. In the years we've been together > I've never made turkey for her. (my bad and selfish) A week ago she > said: "I guess it's going to be another turkeyless Thanksgiving?" So > out of guilt and love I said I'd do a small one for her. She will > need a break by then so it will be a treat for her. I'm thankful to > have her in my life even though she likes turkey. <g> > > Lou > Glad you're doing that, Lou. I'm sure the turkey will be greatly appreciated! I will eat 1 slice of turkey (well covered in gravy), after that I don't want to see it again. I've just never liked it. I always make sure that there are plenty of side dishes I do like, so I never suffer the holiday. <g> Our office has their annual Thanksgiving "pot luck" on 11/16. The company provides baked hams and roasted turkeys. Employees bring everything else, and I've never actually seen so much food in one place at any one time. (It's a very large office). It's usually a very nice time. Have a great holiday. -- Wayne Boatwright (to e-mail me direct, replace cox dot net with gmail dot com) __________________________________________________ ____________ OK, I'm weird ! But I'm saving up to be eccentric. |
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On Sun, 11 Nov 2007 21:48:46 GMT, Wayne Boatwright
> wrote: >Glad you're doing that, Lou. I'm sure the turkey will be greatly >appreciated! > >I will eat 1 slice of turkey (well covered in gravy), after that I don't >want to see it again. I've just never liked it. I always make sure that >there are plenty of side dishes I do like, so I never suffer the holiday. ><g> > >Our office has their annual Thanksgiving "pot luck" on 11/16. The company >provides baked hams and roasted turkeys. Employees bring everything else, >and I've never actually seen so much food in one place at any one time. >(It's a very large office). It's usually a very nice time. > >Have a great holiday. Thanks. Lou |
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"ravenlynne" wrote >>> 11, then have the meal at 2...dessert at 4. >> >> Perfect for the guy that is a little shy and away from home on a big >> holiday for the first time. . > > I remember being 19 and stationed in Japan...really the first time away > from home. Alone in the dorm on christmas day making Kraft Mac n Cheese a > little while before my shift. And crying. I was lonely and homesick. I hadnt answered this thread as I thouhgt I would be a bit to 'unique' yet again. <grin>. I always think of that lone sailor away for the first time like you were. I have no clue who's going to be eating with us for thanksgiving this time. When I was on the Fort Mchenry in Sasebo, I took all the single guys from my shop and their girlfriends home with us (except the first one there, we got in the afternoon of the day before and were not setup with any food). When I was on the Essex (also Sasebo) we'd take a group from the ship or the neighbors who's mom/dad were out at sea still and make a big group thing. This time, we are waiting to see if the household goods arrive in time to do a big spread, but we emailed the Naval base to ask where to sign up to take a few, and that we'd let'em know the menu and how many we can take based on if our goods from Japan arrive in time. They are due 20NOV but thats just an estimate. If delivery isnt by the 21st, we can't plan for much. If it gets here by the 15th or so, we can take up to 20. I prefer to take a shop and their girlfriends/boyfriends. I keep Xmas to the family but Thanksgiving, I always have lone sailors and their dates/friends. I've had up to 30 at a time. I keep the menu fairly standard with some dishes and vary others so there isnt so much last second rush for the oven. Here's a sample of the last time I did it in my Virginia beach home: It was one of the larger groups, 25 or so. 1 stuffed turkey, largest I could get in my oven. Believe this was 35lbs? One of the *big* ones. Place rack on lowest level and had maybe 3 inch clearance on the top. I had to cook this on a low heat and baste with close to 2 lbs of butter to keep it moist but it worked. 1 stuffed whole salmon- had to cut this in 1/2 to fit the oven. It was started after the tukey came out. Takes 35 mins. Fit a tofu rice and spinach middle as we put the fish together for serving. Baked ham, about 7 lbs, bone in. This was baked to almost done the day before with cloves and reheated along with the salmon (and part of why we had to cut the salmon). The resting time between baking really brings the cloves to the fore and it's better that way. 15 lbs spuds, mashed, used our crockpot to 'bake' them then the stock pot to mash in series. Skin on lumpy style. 5 large bags of frozen peas, the other stock pot. Green bean cassarole, fixed day before and reheated in microwave. 15 acorn squash baked along the sides of other things then reheated qiickly in microwave with butter, nutmeg, brwn sugar and cinnomon. 7 lbs roughly of yams made with a sweet base but not as sweet as normally seen for that. Cinese 5 spice and butter type. Bell Pepper medly, fast fixed from already chopped bell peppers (various colors), red onions, fresh mushrooms, olive oil, and black olives. Had to make 5 large cast iron skillets of this as it was really popular but fortnately had enough. Moans when I ran out <g>. I had meant this to go with dinner but started rolling it out early due to an available burner and well.... 5 loaves breadmaker bread. Sliced cheeses, brined olives, Steamed bok choy with balsalmic vinigrette, various 'munchies'. I made gravy at the end off the pan drippings. 1 Turkey and 1 ham. When they left, I had: 1 mostly clean turkey carcass; 1 salmon skeleton, 1 ham bone (I swear, someone knawed it!), 2 cups mashed potatoes (seems like that), 1/2 loaf bread, and some peas. Musta had a little gravey too but i do not recall enough to save. Was it worth it? HELL YES!!!! Had so much kitchen help I didnt know what to do with them all but loved every second. Meantime the country boys had a perfect fire laid in the fireplace the whole time and were teaching the city kids how to keep one going. |
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Who's coming for Thanksgiving?
On Nov 10, 5:12 pm, Julia Altshuler > wrote:
> I've been away from this group for a while, but with Thanksgiving coming > up, I thought it a good idea for me to hang out here for a while. > > Who's coming to your Thanksgiving meal? > > My best friend in another state has twin daughters at college nearby. > I've invited them for Thanksgiving and feel like such a sneak. She had > to diaper them and bring them up. Now I move in and get them for the > easy fun stuff. I told them they were welcome to invite a roommate or > anyone else who would like an invitation for the weekend. They've > invited a friend originally from Serbia and Croatia and whose family is > now in Ohio. So I'll give them a bedroom and let them sort out who > sleeps on bedrolls on the floor. > > Definites: turkey and stuffing, cranberry dressing, baked squash, > pumpkin pie, apple crisp. > > Optional and still in the planning stage: pecan pie, corn bread, > something green like spinach or kale, cranberry muffins. > > I also need to feed them Wednesday night, the Friday after Thanksgiving, > and Saturday before delivering them back to the dorm: crepes suzettes, > roast beef sandwiches, quinoa-parsley salad, something with phyllo dough > like tiropita. We're having my mother-in-law and father-in-law over. I'll get a fresh, un-"enhanced" turkey, and go off of my low carb regimen for the meal. I'd still rather be with the diaper twins and their Yugoslavian friend. > > --Lia --Bryan |
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Who's coming for Thanksgiving?
One time on Usenet, Julia Altshuler > said:
> I've been away from this group for a while, but with Thanksgiving coming > up, I thought it a good idea for me to hang out here for a while. Welcome back, Julia - nice to see you posting again. :-) > Who's coming to your Thanksgiving meal? <snip> Father, stepmother, grandmother, and of course, husband and boy. We just decided today who'll be cooking what. I'm hosting so I'll do the bird, potatoes, gravy, etc. SM is making a pecan-crusted pumpkin pie that sounds wonderful... -- Jani in WA |
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Who's coming for Thanksgiving?
One time on Usenet, aem > said:
> On Nov 10, 3:12 pm, Julia Altshuler > wrote: > >.... > > Who's coming to your Thanksgiving meal? [snip] > > > We're invited to friends'. They like my oyster stuffing so I'll take > that. I may also make a key lime pie since the tree is loaded. > Somebody will like that in addition to the pumpkin that will be > there. And I expect to be drafted to make the gravy, as I'm known to > be somewhat fanatical about that. Not that I do anything particularly > special with it, but it's very well seasoned, has the right sauce-y > consistency, and will be truly hot. -aem My dad was just saying last night that my grandmother always made him a little side dish of oyster stuffing on holidays. I want to make a bit for him, but he couldn't remember how she made it. Do you use large oysters, cut up, or tiny ones? And do you cook them first? -- Jani in WA |
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Who's coming for Thanksgiving?
Julie Bove wrote:
> > We're going to my parent's house as is my brother and his family. I know I > am making a batch of gluten free pumpkin bars and the recipe for the > potatoes and onions from Gordon Ramsey that was posted here, subbing in > turkey broth for the chicken. My mom is allergic to chicken. Not sure what > else I will be bringing, if anything. I suppose it is possible to be allergic to any protein, but allergic to chicken? It sounds so unlikely. You don't just mean that she says she's allergic as a polite way of saying she hates it and gags at the thought of eating it? --Lia |
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Who's coming for Thanksgiving?
On Nov 11, 4:50 pm, (Little Malice) wrote:
> > My dad was just saying last night that my grandmother always made him > a little side dish of oyster stuffing on holidays. I want to make a > bit for him, but he couldn't remember how she made it. Do you use > large oysters, cut up, or tiny ones? And do you cook them first? > I use one large can of oysters, slightly chopped, and a small tin of smoked oysters, chopped. Sometimes I also chop some black olives and add them, for a different saltiness. So, it's typically: cornbread, celery, onion, oysters, smoked oysters, olives, stock to moisten. Poaching fresh oysters separately as a prep step would be a theoretical improvement but not worth the trouble, imho, for such a multi-dish meal as T-Day usually is. And the result is just fine. - aem |
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Who's coming for Thanksgiving?
MareCat wrote:
> Still working on the menu, but we're pretty traditional when it > comes to Thanksgiving dinner: turkey, dressing, gravy, garlic mashed taters, > broccoli-rice casserole, some other veggie sides (maybe green beans with > slivered almonds or squash). Pumpkin or sweet potato pie and pecan pie with > freshly-whipped cream for dessert. I don't remember whom I was talking to several years ago, but I said that our Thanksgiving meal was going to be standard traditional. My acquaintance asked what I meant by that. Little did I know that there are dozens are traditional Thanksgiving meals. Scads of people serve roast beef and think turkey is weird. Historically, venison was the Thanksgiving meal of choice in some sections of the country. Turkey, which I always thought meant roasted, turns out to be minced or fried. And fist fights can break out over the meaning of stuffing. For me, a Thanksgiving meal must incorporate the following ingredients: apples corn cranberries pecans potatoes pumpkin sweet potatoes and/or winter squash turkey There's loads of variables in how those ingredients are mixed and matched into bread (corn bread with cranberries, pumpkin bread pecans) or dessert (pecan pie, apple crisp, sweet potato pie with cranberries), etc. I got an idea for a green vegetable tonight. We order it at a tapas restaurant, and I've made it once befo collards or kale cooked on top of the stove in oil with garlic, lemon, pine nuts and white raisins. --Lia |
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Who's coming for Thanksgiving?
On Sun, 11 Nov 2007 21:34:57 -0500, Julia Altshuler
> wrote: > >I got an idea for a green vegetable tonight. We order it at a tapas >restaurant, and I've made it once befo collards or kale cooked on >top of the stove in oil with garlic, lemon, pine nuts and white raisins. > > >--Lia > I have seen that in Spanish cookbooks, except they use spinach instead of tougher greens.. Christine |
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Who's coming for Thanksgiving?
Julia Altshuler wrote:
> MareCat wrote: >> Still working on the menu, but we're pretty traditional when it comes >> to Thanksgiving dinner: turkey, dressing, gravy, garlic mashed taters, >> broccoli-rice casserole, some other veggie sides (maybe green beans >> with slivered almonds or squash). Pumpkin or sweet potato pie and >> pecan pie with freshly-whipped cream for dessert. > > > I don't remember whom I was talking to several years ago, but I said > that our Thanksgiving meal was going to be standard traditional. My > acquaintance asked what I meant by that. Little did I know that there > are dozens are traditional Thanksgiving meals. Scads of people serve > roast beef and think turkey is weird. Historically, venison was the > Thanksgiving meal of choice in some sections of the country. Turkey, > which I always thought meant roasted, turns out to be minced or fried. > And fist fights can break out over the meaning of stuffing. > > > For me, a Thanksgiving meal must incorporate the following ingredients: > > > apples > corn > cranberries > pecans > potatoes > pumpkin > sweet potatoes and/or winter squash > turkey > > To me it's: Roast Turkey Cranberry sauce (jellied is ok, but I like the chopped-whole-with orange kind) Winter squash Mashed Potatoes Stuffing Pumpkin mincemeat (a recent addition!) I have been at Thanksgivings where one or more of these components was missing, and it just wasn't the same... My brother thinks I'm gross because I'll layer leftovers on challah as a sandwich (i.e. turkey, squash, potatoes, stuffing, cranberry). a "Thanksgiving sandwich" is one of my favorite parts of the whole thing! -- Sarah Gray |
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Who's coming for Thanksgiving?
Oh pshaw, on Sun 11 Nov 2007 08:34:19p, Michael "Dog3" meant to say...
> Julia Altshuler > dropped this > : in rec.food.cooking > >> I've been away from this group for a while, but with Thanksgiving >> coming up, I thought it a good idea for me to hang out here for a >> while. >> >> >> Who's coming to your Thanksgiving meal? > > 23 people so far. Most of them Steven's relatives. I had to add 2 from > the original list. Steven's niece decided to get married Halloween day > and the new husband has a child from a previous married. He has full > custody of the child. I'm already over Thanksgiving and I haven't even > started. I'm afraid that I'm getting to be a scroogy old crumudgeon > these days. > > Michael > 23 people would drive me right out the door! I don't even like that many people in my house at one time, let alone for a meal. <g> Sounds like it's time for a "catered affair"! -- Wayne Boatwright (to e-mail me direct, replace cox dot net with gmail dot com) __________________________________________________ ____________ OK, I'm weird ! But I'm saving up to be eccentric. |
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Who's coming for Thanksgiving?
Cshenk wrote:
> "ravenlynne" wrote > >>>> 11, then have the meal at 2...dessert at 4. >>> Perfect for the guy that is a little shy and away from home on a big >>> holiday for the first time. . >> I remember being 19 and stationed in Japan...really the first time away >> from home. Alone in the dorm on christmas day making Kraft Mac n Cheese a >> little while before my shift. And crying. I was lonely and homesick. > > I hadnt answered this thread as I thouhgt I would be a bit to 'unique' yet > again. <grin>. I always think of that lone sailor away for the first time > like you were. I hadn't decided, but things have been odd this year, and I didn't know if I felt like being "invaded" by people that I've never met. But the more I thought about it, the more I felt that I wanted to do it. I just emailed the base ombudsman who's running it and told her that I have room. > > I have no clue who's going to be eating with us for thanksgiving this time. > When I was on the Fort Mchenry in Sasebo, I was at Yokota. (prime duty on an AF base for a squid)....After I had my daughter and moved on base, I had my whole command over for Thanksgiving. It was great. > Was it worth it? HELL YES!!!! Had so much kitchen help I didnt know what > to do with them all but loved every second. Meantime the country boys had a > perfect fire laid in the fireplace the whole time and were teaching the city > kids how to keep one going. > Sounds like you had a great time! I'd love a fireplace on days like today...cloudy, rainy, chilly. Apps: Baked brie with caramel/walnuts and crusty bread Mini quiche veggie tray deviled eggs Dinner: Turkey Gravy Dressing (I don't do stuffed turkeys...I just do the "stuffing" in a pan and bake it. It's loaded with sausage, onions, celery, apples and cranberries) Sweet potato casserole corn green beans maybe a potato salad maybe ambrosia rolls Dessert Bourbon chocolate pecan pie Pumpkin praline cheesecake I don't have formal seating..but I do have lots of seating, so I'll probably put everything out buffet style and sit where we can. > -- -Gina in Italy http://www.myspace.com/ravenlynne1975 I'm a blogger: http://ravenwolflodge.blogspot.com |
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Who's coming for Thanksgiving?
Little Malice wrote:
> One time on Usenet, aem > said: >> On Nov 10, 3:12 pm, Julia Altshuler > wrote: >>> .... >>> Who's coming to your Thanksgiving meal? [snip] >>> >> We're invited to friends'. They like my oyster stuffing so I'll take >> that. I may also make a key lime pie since the tree is loaded. >> Somebody will like that in addition to the pumpkin that will be >> there. And I expect to be drafted to make the gravy, as I'm known to >> be somewhat fanatical about that. Not that I do anything particularly >> special with it, but it's very well seasoned, has the right sauce-y >> consistency, and will be truly hot. -aem > > My dad was just saying last night that my grandmother always made him > a little side dish of oyster stuffing on holidays. I want to make a > bit for him, but he couldn't remember how she made it. Do you use > large oysters, cut up, or tiny ones? And do you cook them first? > My grandmother always makes that..I have to be in the right mood for it. I think she uses small oysters...She also always makes shrimp and mirliton stuffing. -- -Gina in Italy http://www.myspace.com/ravenlynne1975 I'm a blogger: http://ravenwolflodge.blogspot.com |
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Who's coming for Thanksgiving?
Wayne Boatwright wrote:
> Oh pshaw, on Sun 11 Nov 2007 08:34:19p, Michael "Dog3" meant to say... > >> Julia Altshuler > dropped this >> : in rec.food.cooking >> >>> I've been away from this group for a while, but with Thanksgiving >>> coming up, I thought it a good idea for me to hang out here for a >>> while. >>> >>> >>> Who's coming to your Thanksgiving meal? >> 23 people so far. Most of them Steven's relatives. I had to add 2 from >> the original list. Steven's niece decided to get married Halloween day >> and the new husband has a child from a previous married. He has full >> custody of the child. I'm already over Thanksgiving and I haven't even >> started. I'm afraid that I'm getting to be a scroogy old crumudgeon >> these days. >> >> Michael >> > > 23 people would drive me right out the door! I don't even like that many > people in my house at one time, let alone for a meal. <g> > > Sounds like it's time for a "catered affair"! > I couldn't fit 23 people in here. This is the smallest navy housing I've ever been in. -- -Gina in Italy http://www.myspace.com/ravenlynne1975 I'm a blogger: http://ravenwolflodge.blogspot.com |
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Who's coming for Thanksgiving?
Ophelia wrote:
> : >> Oh pshaw, on Sun 11 Nov 2007 02:10:13p, Lou Decruss meant to say... >>> About the same scenario here Wayne. The kids are all busy with other >>> plans and we'll need a break anyway. We've been on holiday since the >>> middle of July. Louise is starting a much better but more stressful >>> position tomorrow so turkey day will fall on my shoulders. I don't >>> like turkey one little bit. I can handle dark meat on a sandwich >>> with lots of mayo but that's about it. In the years we've been >>> together I've never made turkey for her. (my bad and selfish) A >>> week ago she said: "I guess it's going to be another turkeyless >>> Thanksgiving?" So out of guilt and love I said I'd do a small one >>> for her. She will need a break by then so it will be a treat for >>> her. I'm thankful to have her in my life even though she likes >>> turkey. <g> > > I just love to hear people speaking about their SO like that) > > It just warms the cockles of the heart)) > > That was sweet, wasn't it? So we've gone for 3 adults and two kids (that's including the single sailor) to to 9 adults and 3 kids in an hour. We called a friend (a couple) to invite them...and they're brining their aunt, uncle, they're two single sailors and a 7 year old. Ha! We need a bigger menu! -- -Gina in Italy http://www.myspace.com/ravenlynne1975 I'm a blogger: http://ravenwolflodge.blogspot.com |
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Who's coming for Thanksgiving?
On Sun, 11 Nov 2007 11:45:31 -0500, T >
wrote: > >If you don't mind my asking, what do you use to brine it? I mean the >standard salt brine is cool, but you must be adding some other things. Nope, just salt in water, brined overnight. The first time I tried it many years ago, I learned that you have to rinse very thoroughly afterward unless you like extremely salty gravy... :-( Best -- Terry |
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