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Is everyone cooking/cleaning for T-giving?

15 years ago

I've been cleaning and doing laundry all day and my back is killing me. But the house is sparkly clean. Tomorrow I'll do most of the cooking for Thursday so I can relax and have a nice visit with my daughter. How are your plans coming along.

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jannie
15 years ago
Yes, I'm cleaning today and Wednesday. All the shopping is done. Will begin cooking early Thursday morning. After I have my coffee, of course.
glenda_al
15 years ago
Neither :o)
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nicole__
15 years ago
I put the 22lb turkey in the fridg to start defrosting it. I set the bread out, to start drying it. I'm making a HUGE cherry topped cheese cake today, so we can start eating it tonight....:0)
deemarie5500
15 years ago
We are invited to my DBIL's for dinner on Thursday. I'll bring along a couple of dishes which I'll prepare on Thursday morning.

Until then, I'm stuck in the office the rest of today and all day tomorrow.

Enjoy!
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Georgysmom
15 years ago
All the chopping is done...onions celery, parsley, sage, rosemary, brussels sprouts cleaned and halved, butternut squash chopped and cranberry sauce is made. Tomorrow I will make an apple pie.. Pecan bars made and frozen. Will also brine the turkey tomorrow and clean downstairs. Just finished making up the bed in the guest room and will clean upstairs tonight. Downstairs tomorrow. Table is set. I'm just moving right along. I like setting the table and cooking...hate cleaning.
angelaid
15 years ago
No cleaning. Cooking for just the two of us. But I'm not getting out of my jammies all day!
patti43
Original Author
15 years ago
Nicole, did you just take that 22 lb. turkey out today? I took our 17 lb. out Saturday afternoon, and it's just now feeling thawed.

Wish we didn't live so far apart, Glenda. 'Cause if you lived close, you'd be here helping me cook tomorrow and having dinner with us Thursday. LOL! We'd have fun and a little vino while we prepared!
Marilyn Sue
15 years ago
I guess I am not the only one that is worn out and still not finished with my cleaning. So much extra work since they have been working around here. I think it will take 4 or five days at least for that turkey to thaw as big as it is. Hope you get it thawed in time Nicole. I hope everyone won't be too tired to enjoy Thanksgiving!

Sue
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15 years ago
I took the bird out yesterday, made the cranberry salad today & froze the rolls. More cooking tomorrow.
mariend
15 years ago
DD & I are sharing working, but meal is at her place. At least if this storm comes in, we do not have to drive anywhere.
gadgets
15 years ago
As the dinner isn't at my house, I don't have to clean. But I have to make 5 pies tomorrow. I'll have 2 Thanksgiving meals on Thursday. I'll eat with sister Annie at the Home at noon, then a few hours later will have dinner with my daughter's family.

Shirley
alisande
15 years ago
Nope and nope. I'm tagging along with my son and daughter-in-law for dinner with her family. I do want to bring something, though, so I'll be in the kitchen tomorrow at some point.
nicole__
15 years ago
patti43....naw....I took mine out Saturday also. I've been checking it....the flesh feels soft...but not completley thawed......
pattico_gw
15 years ago
Since I was 7 years old and moved in with my aunt and 4 of my cousins (one was married already) we have been having our Thanksgiving together. The family has really grown. all of us who were small are now grandparents and some of us are greatgrandparents. But we all live close enough to gather together every year. Sometimes there are around 50 or more of us. Friends are also invited and sometimes we have some extras.

We always have that on Thursday...

On Friday Denny and I have Thanksgiving for our family which now numbers 18.

I'll be cooking a turkey for each day. And baking deserts for both days...and side dishes too.

I'm already tuckered.

patti
cheryl_ok
15 years ago
Not so much cleaning,(I try to keep up with that) but I'm cooking for 12
3katz4me
15 years ago
I always take this week off from work. I used to have TG at my house every year but now that both of our parents are gone people have kind of gone their separate ways. So now we go to a friend's lake cabin for TG and I no longer have to do any cleaning this week. I also don't have to do so much cooking for TG so I spend time doing other cooking and baking that I usually don't have much time for. Also making a few things to bring to the friends house but most of that I will do on Weds. I spent a good part of Monday grocery shopping and running errands.
phyllis__mn
15 years ago
DD#6 and her DH planned to drive up from the metro area but the forecast is for bad weather, so they won't be here today. She called yesterday and said maybe Thursday or Friday. So I have stuffing made and chilled, squash done, and will make pies today, as well as cranberry salad. I'll get a cauliflower/broccoli side sort of started, and probably make dinner rolls.
western_pa_luann
15 years ago
As far as cleaning goes, I just have to dust the guest room and vacuum/clean all the floors.

As far as cooking goes, the stuffing is almost done. It is what I am working on now.
The only thing left to do today are the pumpkin pies.

We are expecting 7 - one will be with us for 4 days.
jel48
15 years ago
We're going to my step-daughters.

I am bringing pies (pumpkin, chocolate cream, and cherry) and pumpkin pudding for step-daughter (who doesn't like pie crust). Also, some cute Turkey cookies made of fudge striped shortbread cookes, mini-peanut butter cup, rolo, and candy corn all mounted on top of a fudge covered graham cracker.

I will also bring my families traditional cranberry salad (ground fresh cranberries folded into a mix of semi-set red jello, coolwhip, crushed pineapple, finely chopped walnuts, and mini marshmallows) - delish!

We provided the turkey and I'm mixing up the dressing and taking it over to cook... but soon to be son-in-law is cooking it!

Cleaning - started and got halfway done but quit when we found out dinner wouldn't be at our house anyway :-) Will have to finish before decorating the house for Christmas this coming weekend!

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