What's on the Menu for Turkey Day?

[DGoddessChardonnay]

The Learning to Cook thread gave me inspiration and got me wondering: for those CS'ers who are staying home and cooking for Thanksgiving - what are you cooking up?

I've got mine pretty much planned out. And my Mom is wanting Thanksgiving dinner at home this year, so we're cooking:)

Our menu includes:

Turkey breast
mashed potatoes (for Mama Crow, as she doesn't like potato salad)
potato salad
green beans w/corn
dressing
sweet potato pie
pumpkin pie
and ice cream

And yep, I'll have some cranberry sauce too.;)

[tacohuman]

the usual turkey
mom's cornbread stuffing
mashed potatoes with mascarpone and roasted garlic
green bean casserole
dunkel gingerbread with quark spread
that's all i know for sure; the gingerbread, mashed potatoes and green bean casserole are what my wife and i are contributing. i know my parents are doing turkey and stuffing, but i'm not sure what else.

[MadMike]

We picked up our turkey just yesterday. The place where we shop gives out free ones for accumulating a certain number of points, which we've never had any trouble reaching. We haven't paid for a turkey in years.

[irateguy]

warmed over leftovers because more than likely i have to work:(

[Seanette]

Reminds me I need to get a Birdzilla. :D

It'll most likely just be the two of us (both families are at inconvenient distances), but I still want a turkey (LOVE roast turkey). I'll probably wind up freezing a fair amount of leftovers for future reference.

[Becks]

Seanette, why not get a turkey breast, instead? I would.

The man of the household and I will be going to his parents house. Again. I live too far from my family, and the week of Thanksgiving is one of the no vacation weeks at work. :cry: I'd rather stay at home and have spaghetti or something.

[Seanette]

Seanette, why not get a turkey breast, instead? I would.
I like various parts of the bird, not just the breast. I also like to convert the carcass to soup stock.

[DGoddessChardonnay]

I like various parts of the bird, not just the breast. I also like to convert the carcass to soup stock.

What my mom used to do with the leftovers after a couple of days would be to take the rest of the meat off the carcass and place it in a deep roasting pan, make gravy and pour over it and bake it (covered w/Reynold's wrap) in the oven for about 45 minutes.

Mmmmmmmmmmmm, talk about good. There were NO leftovers from that. Good w/mashed potatoes and veggies on the side or you can serve it over rice.:)

[NightAngel]

Turkey cooked in a sauce of butter, garlic and oregano.
Ham baked in pineapple and brown sugar
Mashed Potatoes/Gravy
Stuffing
Corn
Green Beans
Salad
Biscuits and/or rolls

Desert:
Chocolate- Banana Milkshakes and maybe pumpkin pie with Cool Whip!

Okay... now I'm hungry! :lol:

[Ljt09863]

well, my grandmother is doing most of the cooking. most likely, turkey, and stuffing, and mashed potates, and green beans as well as rolls. hopefully, she makes her apricot pudding. it is to die for! my mother will make something. im planning on making somethng for the first time. its a seven layer jello salad. i never made anything for the holidays before, so it will be interesting

[DGoddessChardonnay]

Turkey cooked in a sauce of butter, garlic and oregano.
Ham baked in pineapple and brown sugar
Mashed Potatoes/Gravy
Stuffing
Corn
Green Beans
Salad
Biscuits and/or rolls

Desert:
Chocolate- Banana Milkshakes and maybe pumpkin pie with Cool Whip!

Okay... now I'm hungry! :lol:

You're making me hungry now. Hope you've got room for one more at the table.:lol:

[Seanette]

What my mom used to do with the leftovers after a couple of days would be to take the rest of the meat off the carcass and place it in a deep roasting pan, make gravy and pour over it and bake it (covered w/Reynold's wrap) in the oven for about 45 minutes.

Mmmmmmmmmmmm, talk about good. There were NO leftovers from that. Good w/mashed potatoes and veggies on the side or you can serve it over rice.:)

This sounds VERY good. Must try it.

[Melxb]

My sister's hosting Thanksgiving this year, but my mom and I are helping. So far the menu is:
A turkey
A ham (my dad doesn't really like turkey, so we always make a ham too)
Mac and cheese from scratch
Garlic mashed potatoes
Steamed veggies
Bisquick drop biscuits
I think my sister is stuffing the bird with cornbread stuffing, but I don't know.
Cranberry sauce--my mom is making this because she makes the BEST cranberry sauce from scratch

I'm in charge of desert so I've already made the menu for that:
2 pumpkin pies
A NY cheesecake
Dutch Apple Pie
Pecan-Caramel Apple Pie

Did I mention that there's only 5 adults plus 1 3-yr-old kid at Thanksgiving this year??? :lol:

[Der Cute]

Even tho I dont have a place to eat at...I've been in the mood for some really good ham.

I dont want the extra salty kill your tongue ham...I want a slow cooked ham that's moist and has been cloved to death!

Does anyone know a good sweet baste for a ham? I was thinking mix butter, brown sugar and OJ and then put on Mr. Ham.

Any other ideas?

Cute

[AFpheonix]

I've heard of Coke being used as a baste/marinade for hams and beef....

[Mr. Rager!]

Pumpkin pie and apple pie.

I don't have room for the main course and the pie... so I had to give up one or the other. I chose the main course.

[LostMyMind]

I'm not looking forward to baking 8 pumpkin pies. Alot of work. But at least I don't have to deal with the turkey.

[sportsmom]

I'm not sure, we have two different things to go to , so there will be lots to choose from.

At hubby's aunt's house I'm sure we would have turkey, potatoes, dressing, and cranberry sauce. I'm in charge of dessert for that one, and she asked that I bring orange balls, so I'll bring those and a couple of pumpkin pies. If I show without pie, my BIL might just shove me out the door to go make some. :) He likes pumpkin pie and his GF doesn't, so she doesn't make it.

At his sister's house I know there will be turkey and ham, potatoes, dressing, cranberry sauce, green beans, cookies, pies and ckaes. SIL hasn't called me yet with a time, so I don't know what I'm bringing to that one yet.

If we were with my mom, it would be lasagna, salad and garlic bread. My oldest brother and I don't really care for turkey (I'll eat it, but I prefer other things. Actually, I like wild turkeys better than the over-fed, over-processed commercial ones) and I couldn't tell you the last time my mom actually cooked a turkey.

[Tanasi]

Whatever happened to Pecan Pie, especially Jack Daniels Chocolate Pecan Pie???
There also the sweet taters, not that I'll be eating any but somefolks like them.

[AFpheonix]

I adore pecan pie, but that always seemed like more of a Christmas dessert than one for thanksgiving.....I'm wierd that way.

[Irving Patrick Freleigh]

The usual...turkey with mashed potatoes, dinner rolls, stuffing, corn, cranberry sauce.

My store brings in food for the employees all day on Black Friday. I just hope this year it won't be the flatulence-inducing hamburgers in gravy they served us last year.

[NightAngel]

You're making me hungry now. Hope you've got room for one more at the table.:lol:

Actually, yes. Believe it or not I am making all this food for only 3 adults and 1 child.

Why?

'Cause I can! :D

[Jpurple]

What's with this 'What WILL be on the menu' business? Turkey Day was ages ago, eh? :D

I made pumpkin pie from scratch this year and it was very very good. We also had turkey and excellent stuffing (with water chestnuts in it, of all things!)

[counterjockey]

I may be cooking my first Thanksgiving dinner for the small collection of familia that's still around here in town. Given the kitchen tools, time, and talent that I don't have, it ain't gonna be fancy. Steamed veggies, potatoes, maybe even store-brought pie, and the turkey will likely come pre-cut and will be cooked about an hour before dinner, but there's one tradition that I flat out refuse to compromise:

Cranberry sauce will be put on the plate still shaped like the can.

Amen:angel:

[sportsmom]

There also the sweet taters, not that I'll be eating any but somefolks like them.

I don't like sweet potatoes mashed or baked or fries. The only way I will eat them is in sweet potato biscuits or in sweet potato pie. I was actually thinking about making one of those, too.

[Tanasi]

I don't like sweet potatoes mashed or baked or fries. The only way I will eat them is in sweet potato biscuits or in sweet potato pie. I was actually thinking about making one of those, too.

No sweet taters, sweet potatos are for damnyankees.:lol: I don't blame you I don't like sweet taters at all, regardless of how they're prepared. (A guy has to have standards.) I don't even like growing the blamed things.

Pecan pies are not just for Christmas, they good year round.

[AFpheonix]

Hmmm... pecan pie for secretaries' day? :p

[Crazyredhead]

I went grocery shopping this morning for Thanksgiving dinner.

1 well frozen 21lb butterball turkey (is it safe to put it in the fridge to thaw now)

fixings for greenbeen caserole (my first)

Yams

biscuits

Apple pie and french vanilla ice cream

2 pumpkins pies with cool whip

mashed potatoes and turkey gravey

turkey stuffin'

mac and cheese (from scratch)

wine (what's good??)

juice/milk/water


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I have 7 people (including me) to cook for, so I will be busy. I like to start cooking around 10 am. My step-mother always gets up at 5 am to start cooking the turkey. If I had to start that early, I'd be afraid of what I would be seasoning the turkey with. http://img410.imageshack.us/img410/4237/omgblinky3sm.gif

[DGoddessChardonnay]

I went grocery shopping this morning for Thanksgiving dinner.

1 well frozen 21lb butterball turkey (is it safe to put it in the fridge to thaw now)

fixings for greenbeen caserole (my first)

Yams

biscuits

Apple pie and french vanilla ice cream

2 pumpkins pies with cool whip

mashed potatoes and turkey gravey

turkey stuffin'

mac and cheese (from scratch)

wine (what's good??)

juice/milk/water


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I have 7 people (including me) to cook for, so I will be busy. I like to start cooking around 10 am. My step-mother always gets up at 5 am to start cooking the turkey. If I had to start that early, I'd be afraid of what I would be seasoning the turkey with. http://img410.imageshack.us/img410/4237/omgblinky3sm.gif

Your question as to the wine:

Traditionally, white wine with white meat. So, for a turkey, either a Chardonnay or a Sauvingon Blanc should go well.

:cheers:

[dawntazz]

lots of goods

20 lb turkey
15 lb spiral ham
tator salad
green bean casserole
sweet tators
green beans
corn
deviled eggs
gravy
stuffing
mashed tators
cranberry sauce
rolls

then desserts

peanut butter candy
peanut butter cake
cheesecake
chocolate pie and im sure im missin something
pumpkin pie of course

me and sis cooking together

[Crazyredhead]

I took the turkey out of the freezer last night. I hope that it thaws out in time. It is a 21 pounder and frozen solid. He is in the bottom of the fridge right now. I can't wait till Thanksgiving (drooool). http://imagehost.biz/ims/pictes/203688.gif http://www.vocinelweb.it/faccine/cibo/10.gif

[Dreamstalker]

I'm taking the train down to NJ to see my dad's family (he flies in the day before I arrive; we've congregated for Christmas but this will be the first Thanksgiving there). I don't know what's on the menu, but one of my aunts in that neck of the woods cooks traditional Slovak food, so I'm sure it'll be yummy (to this day, her mushroom soup recipe is the only mushroom soup I will eat).

[Misanthropical]

I'm making a huge 24 pound turkey, which I need the way my boys can eat. :eek:

~stuffing
~potatos
~gravy
~yams
~rolls
~cranberry sauce
~fruits of the forest pie with whipped cream

[Bella_Vixen]

No idea. Hopefully turkey; slim chance of ham. ::gag:: I'm more then likely going to the BF's aunt's house for dinner. Wish me luck.

[RavenStarr]

I was going to say what we're making but dawn beat me to it:)

I know I'll probably think of a few more things at the last minute though.