On Tuesday, November 4, 2014 1:33:50 PM UTC-5, sf wrote:
> Thanksgiving is one of those holidays that I can't mess around with.
> Family members have their favorite holiday specific dishes, so heaven
> forbid I should mess with one or leave it off the menu. I guess I've
> varied stuffing enough over the years that I get away with minimal
> changes (Cornbread went untouched the year I tried that). This year,
> I think I'll try Jacques Pepin's mushroom bread stuffing/dressing and
> the other one will use pears instead of apples. I may even break with
> tradition and make pumpkin pudding instead of pumpkin pie... I can
> hear the howls now!
>
> How do you mix up your Thanksgiving meal enough to make it interesting
> for you and keep your family members happy too?

I don't, actually.

It's just the two of us. Thanksgiving dinner is:

Tossed Salad
Turkey
Sausage Dressing, stuffed into the turkey
Gravy

Once in a while he can persuade me to make mashed potatoes. Although I
feel it's redundantly starchy, I love them and make them at no other time.

I generally make cranberry-orange relish, but we eat it for dessert.

This year, he's on a medically supervised weight loss program and cannot
eat anything but their food, so I'm on my own. I've been losing weight,
too, by the simple expedient of eating more vegetables and less carbs.

So, I'll make a baked potato. Butter, salt, and pepper.

I've got a steak and a lobster tail in the freezer, so if the weather
permits grilling I might have one or the other.

Cindy Hamilton