The weather briefly turned cool here, which made me think of Thanksgiving.
My first menu draft looks like this:


sweet-potato soup with quince and bacon
roast suckling pig
stuffing
mashed rutabagas
kale with sausage and garlic
parsnips baked in cream with thyme
tossed salad with pomegranate vinaigrette

chocolate trifle with candied cranberries
pumpkin cheesecake
pecan-caramel tart


Is anybody else starting their Thanksgiving plans?

Bob

Last year's menu and guest list was so successful that I'll consider
myself lucky if I can recreate it. I've added one more invitee with the
provision that he'll have to sleep on the floor and maybe bring his own
sleeping bag.


The menu:


Roasted turkey thighs. That's not the lovely presentation of the whole
turkey, but it's equally delicious and so much easier.

Bread stuffing with apple and sausage.

Cranberry sauce.

Scalloped potatoes. I'm going to try to get Jim to allow a recipe
change this year. He likes sliced potatoes with milk. I like them with
garlic, butter and cheese.

Kale with lemon, garlic, pecans, and dried cranberries.

Baked acorn squash.

Green beans.

Pumpkin pie.

Pecan pie.


For the morning:

Apples, raisins, nuts, and spices in phyllo dough.

French toast, real maple syrup.


--Lia




Bob Terwilliger wrote:
> The weather briefly turned cool here, which made me think of
> Thanksgiving. My first menu draft looks like this:
>
>
> sweet-potato soup with quince and bacon
> roast suckling pig
> stuffing
> mashed rutabagas
> kale with sausage and garlic
> parsnips baked in cream with thyme
> tossed salad with pomegranate vinaigrette
>
> chocolate trifle with candied cranberries
> pumpkin cheesecake
> pecan-caramel tart
>
>
> Is anybody else starting their Thanksgiving plans?

On Thu 25 Sep 2008 12:57:13a, Bob Terwilliger told us...

> Is anybody else starting their Thanksgiving plans?

As usual, I will probably be cooking for only two, and our menu doesn't
vary much from year to year.

Roasted Capon with Pan Gravy
Cornbread Dressing
Cranberry Chutney
Mashed Potatoes
Candied Yams
Sauteéd Brussels Sprouts with Chestnuts
Spinach Soufflé
Chocolate Pecan Pie
Pumpkin Pie

<lots of leftovers>

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On Thu, 25 Sep 2008 13:21:44 GMT, Wayne Boatwright
> wrote:

>> Is anybody else starting their Thanksgiving plans?

Considering our current financial position nationally, it might be
turkey necks and grits!

Or it could be the usual......turkey, stuffing and another dry
casserole from a dear family member.

On Thu 25 Sep 2008 06:35:18a, Billy told us...

> On Thu, 25 Sep 2008 13:21:44 GMT, Wayne Boatwright
> > wrote:
>
>>> Is anybody else starting their Thanksgiving plans?
>
> Considering our current financial position nationally, it might be
> turkey necks and grits!
>
> Or it could be the usual......turkey, stuffing and another dry
> casserole from a dear family member.

Given our current financial position in relation to third world countries,
we still have a lot to be thankful for.

True, food prices have gone up, but we both still have our jobs and one
special meal isn't going to breakl us.

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Billy wrote:
> On Thu, 25 Sep 2008 13:21:44 GMT, Wayne Boatwright
> > wrote:
>
>>> Is anybody else starting their Thanksgiving plans?
>
> Considering our current financial position nationally, it might be
> turkey necks and grits!
>
> Or it could be the usual......turkey, stuffing and another dry
> casserole from a dear family member.
>
My fertile mind is leading me here--possibly for post-Thanksgiving
orts. How about a turkey-based scrapple of sorts, with bits of
meat--maybe from the neck, if that hasn't been used for stock. Or
maybe even the neck and giblets from the stock--and some poultry
seasoning????

--
Jean B.

Bob Terwilliger wrote:
> The weather briefly turned cool here, which made me think of
> Thanksgiving. My first menu draft looks like this:
>
>
> sweet-potato soup with quince and bacon
> roast suckling pig
> stuffing
> mashed rutabagas
> kale with sausage and garlic
> parsnips baked in cream with thyme
> tossed salad with pomegranate vinaigrette
>
> chocolate trifle with candied cranberries
> pumpkin cheesecake
> pecan-caramel tart
>
>
> Is anybody else starting their Thanksgiving plans?
>
> Bob

Bummer. I was considering not hosting Thanksgiving this year. I've been
making T-day dinner for the DH's (Moroccan) family since we got
married(20 years ago) and kind of decided we were done with it - but we
hadn't told anyone yet. It's only September!

It started out with us (3) and his two brothers and two friends. Well,
several marriages and kids later the group has grown to about
20something. His youngest brother came over last year with his wife for
their first time. I was hoping it was going to be the last....but...the
DH's cousin is married to a Japanese girl. She mentioned the other day
that when she comes back from a trip to Japan she is bringing her mother
back so there will be "one more" for Thanksgiving. I know..I could have
said right then that we were considering not doing it this year....but I
just couldn't do it.

I absolutely LOVE Thanksgiving - but it is getting out of hand. I do
everything myself. Just about everything is from scratch. Pies, bread,
cranberries etc. I don't make anything fancy - but I make a lot. I think
the Moroccans really love it because it is so different from what they
usually eat. And it absolutely kills me when a SIL will say to me, how
do you make this? - about roasted potatoes or stuffing - when she can
churn out the most fabulous couscous or whatever. (I can make a decent
couscous too - but no way near what the SIL can do!)

So, I guess, this year will be the last time. Next year we are going to
Vegas.
:-)

Tracy

On Thu 25 Sep 2008 07:02:15a, Tracy told us...

> Bob Terwilliger wrote:
>> The weather briefly turned cool here, which made me think of
>> Thanksgiving. My first menu draft looks like this:
>>
>>
>> sweet-potato soup with quince and bacon
>> roast suckling pig
>> stuffing
>> mashed rutabagas
>> kale with sausage and garlic
>> parsnips baked in cream with thyme
>> tossed salad with pomegranate vinaigrette
>>
>> chocolate trifle with candied cranberries
>> pumpkin cheesecake
>> pecan-caramel tart
>>
>>
>> Is anybody else starting their Thanksgiving plans?
>>
>> Bob
>
> Bummer. I was considering not hosting Thanksgiving this year. I've been
> making T-day dinner for the DH's (Moroccan) family since we got
> married(20 years ago) and kind of decided we were done with it - but we
> hadn't told anyone yet. It's only September!
>
> It started out with us (3) and his two brothers and two friends. Well,
> several marriages and kids later the group has grown to about
> 20something. His youngest brother came over last year with his wife for
> their first time. I was hoping it was going to be the last....but...the
> DH's cousin is married to a Japanese girl. She mentioned the other day
> that when she comes back from a trip to Japan she is bringing her mother
> back so there will be "one more" for Thanksgiving. I know..I could have
> said right then that we were considering not doing it this year....but I
> just couldn't do it.
>
> I absolutely LOVE Thanksgiving - but it is getting out of hand. I do
> everything myself. Just about everything is from scratch. Pies, bread,
> cranberries etc. I don't make anything fancy - but I make a lot. I think
> the Moroccans really love it because it is so different from what they
> usually eat. And it absolutely kills me when a SIL will say to me, how
> do you make this? - about roasted potatoes or stuffing - when she can
> churn out the most fabulous couscous or whatever. (I can make a decent
> couscous too - but no way near what the SIL can do!)
>
> So, I guess, this year will be the last time. Next year we are going to
> Vegas.
>:-)
>
> Tracy
>

Go to Vegas *this* year. Avoid the agony!

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Bob Terwilliger wrote:
> The weather briefly turned cool here, which made me think of
> Thanksgiving. My first menu draft looks like this:

Planning a small TG menu 2 months in advance is a little neurotic.

-sw

> Is anybody else starting their Thanksgiving plans?


Roasted brined turkey
stuffing and gravy
mashed potatoes
refrigerator dinner rolls
cranberry sauce
roasted green beans with almonds and garlic
pumpkin pie

Wayne Boatwright wrote:
> On Thu 25 Sep 2008 07:02:15a, Tracy told us...
>
>> I absolutely LOVE Thanksgiving - but it is getting out of hand. I do
>> everything myself. Just about everything is from scratch. Pies,
>> bread, cranberries etc. I don't make anything fancy - but I make a
>> lot. I think the Moroccans really love it because it is so different
>> from what they usually eat. And it absolutely kills me when a SIL
>> will say to me, how do you make this? - about roasted potatoes or
>> stuffing - when she can churn out the most fabulous couscous or
>> whatever. (I can make a decent couscous too - but no way near what
>> the SIL can do!)
>>
>> So, I guess, this year will be the last time. Next year we are going
>> to Vegas.
>> :-)
>>
>> Tracy
>>
>
> Go to Vegas *this* year. Avoid the agony!


LOL I agree! Time to take a break

Jill

On Thu 25 Sep 2008 07:50:34a, jmcquown told us...

> Wayne Boatwright wrote:

>> Go to Vegas *this* year. Avoid the agony!
>
>
> LOL I agree! Time to take a break
>
> Jill
>

Jill, what will you be cooking for your mother and yourself, inasmuch as
there will probably be just the two of you, as with us?

--
Wayne Boatwright

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Wayne Boatwright wrote:
> On Thu 25 Sep 2008 07:50:34a, jmcquown told us...
>
>> Wayne Boatwright wrote:
>
>>> Go to Vegas *this* year. Avoid the agony!
>>
>>
>> LOL I agree! Time to take a break
>>
>> Jill
>>
>
> Jill, what will you be cooking for your mother and yourself, inasmuch
> as there will probably be just the two of you, as with us?


Beats me. It's not even October yet! Probably a cornish game hen (one will
feed both of us), cornbread dressing & gravy and some sort of green veggie.
(Neither one of us cares about dessert.) She eats so little it won't be a
big production, that's for sure.

Jill

On Sep 25, 2:57�am, "Bob Terwilliger" >
wrote:
> The weather briefly turned cool here, which made me think of Thanksgiving..
> My first menu draft looks like this:
>
> sweet-potato soup with quince and bacon
> roast suckling pig
> stuffing
> mashed rutabagas
> kale with sausage and garlic
> parsnips baked in cream with thyme
> tossed salad with pomegranate vinaigrette
>
> chocolate trifle with candied cranberries
> pumpkin cheesecake
> pecan-caramel tart
>
> Is anybody else starting their Thanksgiving plans?
>
> Bob

Oh yes, because there is a football game on thanksgiiving afternoon,
that I am told- cannot be missed , I am doing something that would
have been unthinkable, before this year.

I will order Thanksgiving dinner from Luby's ( a local place) and
pick it up and bring it home.
Will be baby sitting my grandbaby while everyone else goes to the game
( I loathe football ) so there is not much point in cooking for days
and days, making a huge mess with dinner, and missing out on the fun
with the baby.

Do not think any one will notice anyway... sigh...

Rosie

On Thu 25 Sep 2008 08:01:54a, jmcquown told us...

> Wayne Boatwright wrote:
>> On Thu 25 Sep 2008 07:50:34a, jmcquown told us...
>>
>>> Wayne Boatwright wrote:
>>
>>>> Go to Vegas *this* year. Avoid the agony!
>>>
>>>
>>> LOL I agree! Time to take a break
>>>
>>> Jill
>>>
>>
>> Jill, what will you be cooking for your mother and yourself, inasmuch
>> as there will probably be just the two of you, as with us?
>
>
> Beats me. It's not even October yet! Probably a cornish game hen (one
> will feed both of us), cornbread dressing & gravy and some sort of green
> veggie. (Neither one of us cares about dessert.) She eats so little it
> won't be a big production, that's for sure.
>
> Jill

I love Cornish hen, but I couldn't get David to eat it. He won't eat any
piece of meat with a bone in it, only carved breast meat. One of these
days I'm going to buy one and roast it just for me. :-)

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On Thu 25 Sep 2008 08:10:11a, rosie told us...

> On Sep 25, 2:57�am, "Bob Terwilliger" >
> wrote:
>> The weather briefly turned cool here, which made me think of
Thanksgiving
> .
>> My first menu draft looks like this:
>>
>> sweet-potato soup with quince and bacon
>> roast suckling pig
>> stuffing
>> mashed rutabagas
>> kale with sausage and garlic
>> parsnips baked in cream with thyme
>> tossed salad with pomegranate vinaigrette
>>
>> chocolate trifle with candied cranberries
>> pumpkin cheesecake
>> pecan-caramel tart
>>
>> Is anybody else starting their Thanksgiving plans?
>>
>> Bob
>
> Oh yes, because there is a football game on thanksgiiving afternoon,
> that I am told- cannot be missed , I am doing something that would
> have been unthinkable, before this year.
>
> I will order Thanksgiving dinner from Luby's ( a local place) and
> pick it up and bring it home.
> Will be baby sitting my grandbaby while everyone else goes to the game
> ( I loathe football ) so there is not much point in cooking for days
> and days, making a huge mess with dinner, and missing out on the fun
> with the baby.
>
> Do not think any one will notice anyway... sigh...
>
> Rosie
>

I wish Luby's hadn't closed all their places in the Phoenix area. I loved
stopping by there for an occasional lunch or dinner. Nice variety and
decent quality. They also had some really good desserts. :-)

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jmcquown wrote:
> Wayne Boatwright wrote:
>> On Thu 25 Sep 2008 07:02:15a, Tracy told us...
>>
>>> I absolutely LOVE Thanksgiving - but it is getting out of hand. I do
>>> everything myself. Just about everything is from scratch. Pies,
>>> bread, cranberries etc. I don't make anything fancy - but I make a
>>> lot. I think the Moroccans really love it because it is so different
>>> from what they usually eat. And it absolutely kills me when a SIL
>>> will say to me, how do you make this? - about roasted potatoes or
>>> stuffing - when she can churn out the most fabulous couscous or
>>> whatever. (I can make a decent couscous too - but no way near what
>>> the SIL can do!)
>>> So, I guess, this year will be the last time. Next year we are going
>>> to Vegas.
>>> :-)
>>>
>>> Tracy
>>>
>>
>> Go to Vegas *this* year. Avoid the agony!
>
>
> LOL I agree! Time to take a break
>
> Jill

I would and that was a going to be a potential excuse - but we are
already going to Vegas this year - just 2 weeks before turkey day for
some computer convention the DH is attending for work.

I think we will announce that this year will be the last year.
To be honest - the crowd doesn't bother me - it's the screaming kids!
:-) For a long time the only kid there was mine - and he's perfect (of
course!) The nieces and nephews and others are just plain loud. ;-)


-Tracy

On Thu, 25 Sep 2008 15:17:02 GMT, Wayne Boatwright
> wrote:

>On Thu 25 Sep 2008 08:01:54a, jmcquown told us...

>> Beats me. It's not even October yet! Probably a cornish game hen (one
>> will feed both of us), cornbread dressing & gravy and some sort of green
>> veggie. (Neither one of us cares about dessert.) She eats so little it
>> won't be a big production, that's for sure.
>>
>> Jill
>
>I love Cornish hen, but I couldn't get David to eat it. He won't eat any
>piece of meat with a bone in it, only carved breast meat. One of these
>days I'm going to buy one and roast it just for me. :-)

I love them too. I don't do them in the oven though. I do them in
the smoker and they're way better. 250 for about 2 1/2 to 3 hours.
They're done when you pull a leg and it will break off. You could use
your gas grill with some wood chips in foil and probably get similar
results.

This group makes me hungry.

Lou

On Thu, 25 Sep 2008 00:57:13 -0700, "Bob Terwilliger"
> wrote:

>Is anybody else starting their Thanksgiving plans?
>
>Bob

I am thinking of getting a heritage turkey... No other plans as of
yet..

Christine

Tracy wrote:
> jmcquown wrote:
>> Wayne Boatwright wrote:
>>> On Thu 25 Sep 2008 07:02:15a, Tracy told us...
>>>
>>>> I absolutely LOVE Thanksgiving - but it is getting out of hand. I
>>>> do everything myself.
>>>> So, I guess, this year will be the last time. Next year we are
>>>> going to Vegas.
>>>> :-)
>>>>
>>>> Tracy
>>>>
>>>
>>> Go to Vegas *this* year. Avoid the agony!
>>
>>
>> LOL I agree! Time to take a break
>>
>> Jill
>
> I would and that was a going to be a potential excuse - but we are
> already going to Vegas this year - just 2 weeks before turkey day for
> some computer convention the DH is attending for work.
>
> I think we will announce that this year will be the last year.
> To be honest - the crowd doesn't bother me - it's the screaming kids!
> :-) For a long time the only kid there was mine - and he's perfect (of
> course!) The nieces and nephews and others are just plain loud. ;-)
>
>
> -Tracy

It sounds like you've been doing a *lot* of work, which has grown
exponentially, for a lot of years. At least your efforts are appreciated
and enjoyed by all! It also occurred to me (unless you're totally stuck on
U.S. "traditional") perhaps ask one of the relatives to prepare a Moroccan
meal in their home for everyone instead? It's not like you couldn't have
the family over (in smaller groups) at other times of the year for turkey &
the trimmings

Jill

jmcquown wrote:
> Tracy wrote:
>> jmcquown wrote:
>>> Wayne Boatwright wrote:
>>>> On Thu 25 Sep 2008 07:02:15a, Tracy told us...
>>>>
>>>>> I absolutely LOVE Thanksgiving - but it is getting out of hand. I
>>>>> do everything myself.
>>>>> So, I guess, this year will be the last time. Next year we are
>>>>> going to Vegas.
>>>>> :-)
>>>>>
>>>>> Tracy
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Go to Vegas *this* year. Avoid the agony!
>>>
>>>
>>> LOL I agree! Time to take a break
>>>
>>> Jill
>>
>> I would and that was a going to be a potential excuse - but we are
>> already going to Vegas this year - just 2 weeks before turkey day for
>> some computer convention the DH is attending for work.
>>
>> I think we will announce that this year will be the last year.
>> To be honest - the crowd doesn't bother me - it's the screaming kids!
>> :-) For a long time the only kid there was mine - and he's perfect (of
>> course!) The nieces and nephews and others are just plain loud. ;-)
>>
>>
>> -Tracy
>
> It sounds like you've been doing a *lot* of work, which has grown
> exponentially, for a lot of years. At least your efforts are
> appreciated and enjoyed by all! It also occurred to me (unless you're
> totally stuck on U.S. "traditional") perhaps ask one of the relatives to
> prepare a Moroccan meal in their home for everyone instead? It's not
> like you couldn't have the family over (in smaller groups) at other
> times of the year for turkey & the trimmings
>
> Jill

This is definitely the case. My efforts are appreciated - I know that -
but at the same time I think they all realize the group is just getting
too big. So, I think it will be appropriate to say that this will be the
last one - this year. Having Moroccan food on Thanksgiving would be all
sorts of wrong! ;-) We do that a lot during the year anyway. I don't
cook Moroccan for them though. When I have them over - in smaller groups
I make things they don't have very often - like lasagna or enchiladas or
chili.

It sort of reminds me of growing up - when my older siblings came home
for Thanksgiving - but eventually as their families grew - it became
more difficult and we had to change traditions and begin new ones.

Something I'd like to do - before he graduates from college - is have
some of my son's friends over for Thanksgiving. Ya know - the kid who
can't go home for whatever reason...that'd be nice I think for a change.
Actually - I will probably tell him to invite someone if he wants. The
more the merrier - right?

Tracy

"Wayne Boatwright" > wrote in message
5.247...
> On Thu 25 Sep 2008 12:57:13a, Bob Terwilliger told us...
>
>> Is anybody else starting their Thanksgiving plans?
>
> As usual, I will probably be cooking for only two, and our menu doesn't
> vary much from year to year.
>
> Roasted Capon with Pan Gravy
> Cornbread Dressing
> Cranberry Chutney
> Mashed Potatoes
> Candied Yams
> Sauteéd Brussels Sprouts with Chestnuts
> Spinach Soufflé
> Chocolate Pecan Pie
> Pumpkin Pie
>
> <lots of leftovers>
>
> --
> Wayne Boatwright
>

NO turkey? I'm guessing it was just left out?

lg

"Bob Terwilliger" > wrote in message
...
> The weather briefly turned cool here, which made me think of Thanksgiving.
> My first menu draft looks like this:
>
>
> sweet-potato soup with quince and bacon
> roast suckling pig
> stuffing
> mashed rutabagas
> kale with sausage and garlic
> parsnips baked in cream with thyme
> tossed salad with pomegranate vinaigrette
>
> chocolate trifle with candied cranberries
> pumpkin cheesecake
> pecan-caramel tart
>
>
> Is anybody else starting their Thanksgiving plans?
>
> Bob

Too far away - it depends on how many people are going to be here.

Dimitri

Bob Terwilliger wrote:
>
> The weather briefly turned cool here, which made me think of Thanksgiving.
> My first menu draft looks like this:
>
> sweet-potato soup with quince and bacon
> roast suckling pig
> stuffing
> mashed rutabagas
> kale with sausage and garlic
> parsnips baked in cream with thyme
> tossed salad with pomegranate vinaigrette
>
> chocolate trifle with candied cranberries
> pumpkin cheesecake
> pecan-caramel tart
>
> Is anybody else starting their Thanksgiving plans?
>
> Bob

I'll wait until the local grocery flyer provides me with the "free
turkey with $750 purchase" coupon.

On Thu 25 Sep 2008 11:09:10a, lgblob told us...

>
> "Wayne Boatwright" > wrote in message
> 5.247...
>> On Thu 25 Sep 2008 12:57:13a, Bob Terwilliger told us...
>>
>>> Is anybody else starting their Thanksgiving plans?
>>
>> As usual, I will probably be cooking for only two, and our menu doesn't
>> vary much from year to year.
>>
>> Roasted Capon with Pan Gravy
>> Cornbread Dressing
>> Cranberry Chutney
>> Mashed Potatoes
>> Candied Yams
>> Sauteéd Brussels Sprouts with Chestnuts
>> Spinach Soufflé
>> Chocolate Pecan Pie
>> Pumpkin Pie
>>
>> <lots of leftovers>
>>
>> --
>> Wayne Boatwright
>>
>
> NO turkey? I'm guessing it was just left out?
>
> lg

LOL! You guessed wrong. I detest turkey in any form. I know, I'm
probably un-American.

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Tracy wrote:
>
> Something I'd like to do - before he graduates from college - is have
> some of my son's friends over for Thanksgiving. Ya know - the kid who
> can't go home for whatever reason...that'd be nice I think for a
> change. Actually - I will probably tell him to invite someone if he
> wants. The more the merrier - right?
>
> Tracy


Sounds fine, but I wouldn't know. None of the friends I went to college
with had no other place to go. Maybe if I'd gone out of state I'd have been
one of those and been invited, then I'd have been uncomfortable in a house
full of strangers

Growing up we always lived too far away from the grandparents, aunts &
uncles to ever have big Thanksgiving dinners with anyone. It was always
kept pretty close to the vest, 4-6 people. It got to be a habit that never
changed. The thought of cooking for 20+ people? Sorry, I'm not in the
catering and entertainment business <G> But I do hope you enjoy it, however
it comes off!

Jill

jmcquown wrote:
> Tracy wrote:
>>
>> Something I'd like to do - before he graduates from college - is have
>> some of my son's friends over for Thanksgiving. Ya know - the kid who
>> can't go home for whatever reason...that'd be nice I think for a
>> change. Actually - I will probably tell him to invite someone if he
>> wants. The more the merrier - right?
>>
>> Tracy
>
>
> Sounds fine, but I wouldn't know. None of the friends I went to college
> with had no other place to go. Maybe if I'd gone out of state I'd have
> been one of those and been invited, then I'd have been uncomfortable in
> a house full of strangers
>
> Growing up we always lived too far away from the grandparents, aunts &
> uncles to ever have big Thanksgiving dinners with anyone. It was always
> kept pretty close to the vest, 4-6 people. It got to be a habit that
> never changed. The thought of cooking for 20+ people? Sorry, I'm not
> in the catering and entertainment business <G> But I do hope you enjoy
> it, however it comes off!
>
> Jill

I have thought of that. There is also a program where I work which
offers staff and faculty the opportunity to host an international
student for Thanksgiving dinner. I have never done it - but I've always
thought it was a nice thing.

-Tracy

On Thu 25 Sep 2008 12:06:59p, jmcquown told us...

> Tracy wrote:
>>
>> Something I'd like to do - before he graduates from college - is have
>> some of my son's friends over for Thanksgiving. Ya know - the kid who
>> can't go home for whatever reason...that'd be nice I think for a
>> change. Actually - I will probably tell him to invite someone if he
>> wants. The more the merrier - right?
>>
>> Tracy
>
>
> Sounds fine, but I wouldn't know. None of the friends I went to college
> with had no other place to go. Maybe if I'd gone out of state I'd have
> been one of those and been invited, then I'd have been uncomfortable in
> a house full of strangers
>
> Growing up we always lived too far away from the grandparents, aunts &
> uncles to ever have big Thanksgiving dinners with anyone. It was always
> kept pretty close to the vest, 4-6 people. It got to be a habit that
> never changed. The thought of cooking for 20+ people? Sorry, I'm not
> in the catering and entertainment business <G> But I do hope you enjoy
> it, however it comes off!
>
> Jill

When I was growing up, whether we lived near or far, we always went back o
Mississippi for Thanksgiving, Christmas, Mew Years, and Easter. Sometimes,
also for 4th of July. Most of the family lived in the same area except for
one uncle and his family, who usually showed up then, too. We always had
huge old fashioned holidays. After I was out of school and working, that
all stopped for me, usually because of schedule conflicts. Some years my
parents stayed home and I went there, often taking friends with me, but
some years they went South without me. Those were very lonely holidays.
The first year they went without me, I remember sitting at the piano
playing and singing "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas", with tears
streaming down my face. I was always a sentimental fool, regardless of my
age. :-)

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Wayne Boatwright

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On Sep 25, 3:57*am, "Bob Terwilliger" >
wrote:

> Is anybody else starting their Thanksgiving plans?

Thanksgiving is in two weeks and in two weeks, I will be in Vancouver,
visiting my daughter. I think we'll go to the Sun Yat-Sen Memorial
Garden and then go for veggie tempura at a hole-in-the-wall place
around the corner from her apartment and after that maybe play a
couple of rounds of Brawl or Fightball (card games) or watch a
movie :-)

With even the remote possibility of a CP win in the national election
on the 14th following two years of lies and jejune chest-pounding from
the gummint, there certainly is not much to be thankful for.

On Thu 25 Sep 2008 12:33:46p, told us...

> On Sep 25, 3:57*am, "Bob Terwilliger" >
> wrote:
>
>> Is anybody else starting their Thanksgiving plans?
>
> Thanksgiving is in two weeks and in two weeks, I will be in Vancouver,
> visiting my daughter. I think we'll go to the Sun Yat-Sen Memorial
> Garden and then go for veggie tempura at a hole-in-the-wall place
> around the corner from her apartment and after that maybe play a
> couple of rounds of Brawl or Fightball (card games) or watch a
> movie :-)
>
> With even the remote possibility of a CP win in the national election
> on the 14th following two years of lies and jejune chest-pounding from
> the gummint, there certainly is not much to be thankful for.
>

I assume you're still breating. That's someting, isn't it?

--
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Tracy wrote:
> Something I'd like to do - before he graduates from college - is have
> some of my son's friends over for Thanksgiving. Ya know - the kid who
> can't go home for whatever reason...that'd be nice I think for a
> change. Actually - I will probably tell him to invite someone if he
> wants. The more the merrier - right?
>
> Tracy

Be careful what you wish for. :-) My son came home for the holidays,
with a registered bloodhound named Sadie, who belonged to his room
mate. His roomie flew home to Virginia and he wanted to kennel the dog.
My son brought her home, because he could not stand the thought of her
being in "dog jail".

I have never been around a bloodhound, but she was a good dog. She
would lay there and watch be do aerobics. One day, I was in the kitchen
chopping vegetables and I felt something cold on my elbow. It was her
nose. She was watching me work, while resting her face on the counter
top at the same time. I missed her when he went back to school. :-(

Becca

On Thu, 25 Sep 2008 14:06:39 GMT, Wayne Boatwright
> wrote:

>On Thu 25 Sep 2008 07:02:15a, Tracy told us...
>
<snip>
>>
>> I absolutely LOVE Thanksgiving - but it is getting out of hand. I do
>> everything myself. Just about everything is from scratch. Pies, bread,
>> cranberries etc. I don't make anything fancy - but I make a lot. I think
>> the Moroccans really love it because it is so different from what they
>> usually eat. And it absolutely kills me when a SIL will say to me, how
>> do you make this? - about roasted potatoes or stuffing - when she can
>> churn out the most fabulous couscous or whatever. (I can make a decent
>> couscous too - but no way near what the SIL can do!)
>>
>> So, I guess, this year will be the last time. Next year we are going to
>> Vegas.
>>:-)
>>
>> Tracy
>>
>
>Go to Vegas *this* year. Avoid the agony!

Another way to avoid agony is for everyone to contribute to the
occasion. It's family and it's only fair. You provide the house and
they provide the food.



--
I never worry about diets. The only carrots that interest me are the number of carats in a diamond.

Mae West

On Thu, 25 Sep 2008 15:17:02 GMT, Wayne Boatwright
> wrote:

>I love Cornish hen, but I couldn't get David to eat it. He won't eat any
>piece of meat with a bone in it, only carved breast meat. One of these
>days I'm going to buy one and roast it just for me. :-)

Oh, I like him already! I don't deal with bones either, although you
can serve me a whole boneless breast or thigh. I'm ok if it's not
"carved".


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Mae West

On Thu 25 Sep 2008 08:25:34p, told us...

> On Thu, 25 Sep 2008 15:17:02 GMT, Wayne Boatwright
> > wrote:
>
>>I love Cornish hen, but I couldn't get David to eat it. He won't eat any
>>piece of meat with a bone in it, only carved breast meat. One of these
>>days I'm going to buy one and roast it just for me. :-)
>
> Oh, I like him already! I don't deal with bones either, although you
> can serve me a whole boneless breast or thigh. I'm ok if it's not
> "carved".
>
>

He'll eat a whole boneless breast, but also doesn't like the thickness of
the meat, so I pound it to about 1/4 thick. He won't eat a thigh even if
boneless. Alas!

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On Fri, 26 Sep 2008 03:43:03 GMT, Wayne Boatwright
> wrote:

>He'll eat a whole boneless breast, but also doesn't like the thickness of
>the meat, so I pound it to about 1/4 thick. He won't eat a thigh even if
>boneless. Alas!

HUH! Well, I don't know what to think now.


--
I never worry about diets. The only carrots that interest me are the number of carats in a diamond.

Mae West

On Thu 25 Sep 2008 08:47:26p, told us...

> On Fri, 26 Sep 2008 03:43:03 GMT, Wayne Boatwright
> > wrote:
>
>>He'll eat a whole boneless breast, but also doesn't like the thickness of
>>the meat, so I pound it to about 1/4 thick. He won't eat a thigh even if
>>boneless. Alas!
>
> HUH! Well, I don't know what to think now.

A lot of times I don't either. I've never known anyone with such strange
eating habits. <sigh>



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Wayne wrote:

> Sauteéd Brussels Sprouts with Chestnuts

The last couple years I've wanted to do something with chestnuts for
Thanksgiving, but the chestnuts didn't show up in the market until it was
almost Christmas. Do they arrive earlier in your part of the country?

Bob

On Thu 25 Sep 2008 09:48:42p, Bob Terwilliger told us...

> Wayne wrote:
>
>> Sauteéd Brussels Sprouts with Chestnuts
>
> The last couple years I've wanted to do something with chestnuts for
> Thanksgiving, but the chestnuts didn't show up in the market until it was
> almost Christmas. Do they arrive earlier in your part of the country?
>
> Bob

No, they don't, Bob. I often use chestnuts, so when they're in season I
buy what I think I'll use during the course of a year and freeze them raw
in the shell. On occasion, I have bought them shelled in a jar. When
they're sauteéd for use in a dish like this, it's hard to tell the
difference from fresh.

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Steve wrote:

>> The weather briefly turned cool here, which made me think of
>> Thanksgiving. My first menu draft looks like this:
>
> Planning a small TG menu 2 months in advance is a little neurotic.

"Careful and thorough planning, along with diligent preparation, are the
keys to a successful event."

--Athelstane the Unready


Bob

Bob Terwilliger wrote:
> Wayne wrote:
>
>> Sauteéd Brussels Sprouts with Chestnuts
>
> The last couple years I've wanted to do something with chestnuts for
> Thanksgiving, but the chestnuts didn't show up in the market until it
> was almost Christmas. Do they arrive earlier in your part of the
> country?

I just ordered chestnuts from Delmarvelous. They run out every
year. You have to order by November 12th for Thanksgiving.
Just a thought. It's not the cheap option but they are grown in
the states, not in China.

nancy