Thanksgiving

[fan-of-fans]

We are having our dinner next Saturday, at relative's house, as my uncle has to work on Thanksgiving.

I prefer to have it on the actual day as it feels more like Thanksgiving. I like seeing all of the cars in people's driveways on the way there. It gives a nice old-fashioned feeling of people getting together. And everybody's stoves are going, whether it's a Viking or a Sunray. LOL

And I also like knowing I won't be out in the crowds the next morning on Black Friday. LOL

I am thankful we can all still be together though. Thanksgiving is probably me favorite holiday, it lacks the commercialism of Christmas.

 

[mattl]

We stretch

The holiday out. We'll do Thanksgiving at one relative, Friday at another the the weekend with what ever else we can come up with.

When ever you celebrate and how ever you celebrate have a good Thanksgiving.

 

[dustin92]

We are going to have Thanksgiving at my Grandpa and his wife's house *on* thursday, I'm going in the morning to help prepare the meal, then we are having friends (almost family) over to our house for Thanksgiving dinner on friday. I love doing holiday meals so it should be fun. Stoves and dishwashers should be kept busy both days! (they have new LG's, we have a 1961 Frigidaire Deluxe stove and a 1997 Maytag Jetclean dishwasher. Needless to say I'd much rather use ours)

 

[maytagbear]

My regular reminder:

If you're hosting:

Bathroom tissue, your preferred dishwasher powder, tablet, pac, or gel.
Paper towels, aluminum foil, and storage bags.

Coffee, and soft drinks (not neccesarily soda pop, "soft" in the sense of "nonalcoholic.") Locally made apple cider is lovely.... for the children and Uncle Harry....We are extremely grateful he stopped drinking!

Mayonnaise (Miracle Whip, if you must.), mustard, for the only reason (In my opinion, anyway).....to roast a turkey...the sandwiches on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. Some good bread....

The reason I post this every year is to lower the stress level as much as possible.

If you're guesting-

A host(ess) gift is thoughtful. No flowers, s/he has enough to think about, without scrounging up a vase. Maybe a bottle of wine, with the instruction "this is for another time, not today," Nicer chocolates--in NE Ohio, we are blessed with Malley's Chocolates.... or some lovely scented guest soap cakes....Caswell-Massey, or Crabtree and Evelyn are brand examples. A handwritten and mailed "Thank You" note will get you asked back.

Being early is perhaps worse than being a FEW minutes late. When I entertain, I do not want to hear the door until the time I said. I'll let you in if you are early, but I really don't want you seeing my nearly dead carpet slippers, the unscooped cat box, or my soiled apron. However, if you're going to be more than 15 minutes late, CALL! Almost everyone now has a phone in his/her pocket, use it.

Thankful for my MANY blessings......AW.org among them.....

Lawrence/Maytagbear

 

[daveamkrayoguy]

So far, Here's my Three-Decker Sauerkraut and Toadstool* Sandwich with Arsenic* Sauce! (It's really Mushrooms & Horseradish...)

 

 

-- Dave

 

[iheartmaytag]

We had a Thanksgiving

at my brother's house yesterday, it was our birthdays--tis tradition.  

 

I plan to fix a small turkey and fixings on the actual Thanksgiving for Thursday, then watch the dog show. 

 

The last few years we have gone to a resturant and not cooked, but I like some leftovers for sandwiches, so a 14lb Butterball is thawing in the frig.

 

 

 

[pulltostart]

Good Holiday

I think Thanksgiving is probably my favorite holiday, not sure why but I think it happening in the fall of the year makes for good holidays and good memories.  And like has already been pointed out, Thanksgiving is far less commercial than is Christmas.

 

My two favorite parts are 1) reading Truman Capote's 'The Thanksgiving Visitor', which I did last evening, and 2) hearing Arlo Guthrie's "Alice's Restaurant", which I heard Friday evening.

 

lawrence

 

[circlew]

I'm planning on having my Thanksgiving dinner at Cracker Barrel, as I've done several times in the past few years. They will have a dinner that includes turkey, ham, dressing, side items, cranberry sauce, dessert and drink for $11.99, and it's a great value for the price. I'm going to a location that I've visited frequently, so know several of the servers. I do this as my sister and her family usually travel Thanksgiving week, and they've gone to Mexico this year.

 

[wayupnorth]

I am going with my niece and some of her friends to a wonderful buffet but I know its more than $11.99 and well worth it. None of us want to bother with the hassle of making a big meal for the few people left in our immediate families. Easier to go out to a nice place and enjoy a nice meal. Drawback, no leftovers.

 

[lordkenmore]

Looks like I'll be going to a neighbor's this year.

Many years, though, I'm alone. On such years, it's basically a "do nothing" day. Too lazy to bother making much of a dinner, let alone a big turkey dinner for one!

 

[gusherb]

Thanksgiving used to be at my grandmothers house. From 1980 til approx. 2003, when my grandma started getting too old to keep doing it anymore. Then my mother started having it in her house, with her side of the family, but my dad's sister continued having Thanksgiving at my grandma's house because my grandma didn't want to leave the house and his sister and her family didn't want to come to our house. I'm feeling a bit nostalgic about it all this year because my grandmother passed away a month ago at the age of 91, I just visited her house today, alone, to just reminisce and do some routine work on the furnace.

This year, my mom is putting on Thanksgiving as has been usual for awhile now. Doing two 12 Ib free range turkeys, and the traditional fixings: Stuffing, mashed potatoes, brussel sprouts with butter and bacon, green bean casserole, the canned cranberries that everybody goes nuts for. Relatives are bringing desserts, one of my uncles does cranberry sauce from scratch, and my aunt is doing her usual thing, bringing a bunch of extra stuff we end up not needing and goes to waste, though she is bringing the mashed sweet potatoes that we asked for.

This year I'm excited to stuff the Jet Clean to the gills and watch it blast the dirt away!

 

[Ultramatic]

A double celebration for us this year...

 

 

Thanksgiving and my dads birthday. As usual we'll be with immediate family. Turkey, a nice baked ham and the usual side dishes of rice pilaf, potatoes with white wine mustard, pasta salad, apple pie, rolls and of course a birthday cake and ice cream.

 

And I am so thankful, for everyone in my life!  A Blessed & Happy Thanksgiving to all!

 

 

[norgeway]

Going to Donalds Sisters

I am working 1/2 the night, but that's ok as we eat at lunch time, Turkey ,dressing, ham, mashed potatoes, sweet potato casserole,green beans,mac and cheese,vegetable casserole, pineapple casserole,cranberry apple casserole, squash casserole,orange jello salad, lime salad, rolls"homemade",pumpkin pie, persimmon pudding and 2 or 3 cakes, usually, Orange Slice cake, red velvet and a pound cake.A typical Holiday meal in the South.

 

[daveamkrayoguy]

Thappy Hanksgiving!

 

 

-- Dave

 

[ptcruiser51]

@ Maytagbear

Malley's Chocolates! One of the best reasons for visiting Ohio!

I spend my Thanksgiving going to Mass in the morning. Which so many don't bother to do these days. Isn't this the purpose for the holiday? The rest of the day I usually do my Chrismas cards. It's OK.

Thanksgiving 2010 was the last time my sister and I saw our father alive. I'm glad we made the effort that year. My mom had just passed suddenly on 11/1, we were still dealing with that shock. December 8 my father was found dead by a neighbor.

If you don't believe you have it in you to get through terrible tragedy, believe me, you do. We made it through the sadness and heartbreak and it will follow us every Christmas season until the end of our lives. Still, we remember the reason for the season...

Happiness to all!

Charlie (PTCruiser51)

 

[warmsecondrinse]

@norgeway: You have recipes for all that stuff posted on-line somewhere? That all sounds really good..... esp the persimmon pudding!

No cooking for us this year. Eric's juggling multiple deadlines. Last week my doc cleared me to work 24hrs/week, up from 18. That jump has wiped me out. The world will have to live w/out Eric's collard greens or my corn chowder. We're heading to some friends for a turkey dinner. Guests have been requested to bring something unusual they've encountered over the past year for dessert. Our flourless chocolate cake will join sriracha doughnuts and chipotle-pumpkin pie.

Best of all, our friends are just a 10 minutes walk away through Jackie Robinson Park!

Jim

 

[pulltostart]

Dave

Good Arlo Guthrie imitation!  Did you have the song playing?

 

lawrence

 

[tomturbomatic]

Make sure that you have air freshener in the bathroom for your guests and if you are traveling to another house, think about carrying a small atomizer of air freshener to have in case the bathroom does not have any. I was at a party this summer where one person caused a house evacuation after his evacuation.

Happy Thanksgiving to all and to all a good night.

 

[earthling177]

PooPourri

Tom, yes, that's a good suggestion.

The first time I saw the advertisement in the link below, I was laughing so hard that it attracted attention. We bought the product and yes, it does work really well. We bring it in a small spritzer to parties too.

Warning: the ad is very vulgar, to say the very least. Open at your own discretion.

(Oh, yeah, Happy Thanksgiving to all!)

Cheers,
-- Paulo.

http://https//www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZKLnhuzh9uY