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Are you having anything different for Thanksgiving this year?

14 years ago

We're having corn pudding, which is different. I think I made it once for Christmas or something. Other than that, it's the same old stuff.

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Marilyn Sue
14 years ago
I think I may make some yeast sweet potato rolls. Other than that just the regular Thanksgiving Day food. They usually want the familiar holiday foods.

Sue
Fun2BHere
14 years ago
I'm trying to do all gluten-free this year, so I think the rolls will be a challenge.
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caroline94535
14 years ago
The only thing "different" will be the day.

We're having dinner with the neighbors. Both hubbys work Thanksgiving Day so we're celebrating with our Thanksgiving Dinner on Sunday.

More time to pre-cook!

I want to go out for Chinese; she's young and still wants to have all the "traditional" foods so we're planning...

Turkey
or
Turkey Breast and small portion of Ham

Cornbread Dressing
I'm making the cornbread and freezing it Tuesday.

Mashed Potatoes
I'd skip these, but she wants them. All I need is dressing!

Groovy Gravy

Creamed Corn
Her favorite; she's making it.

"Something" Green
My favorite so I'll make it.

Hot Yeast Rolls
A "spoon roll" recipe that can be made up to 10 days ahead. Any size portion can be baked when needed. I'm mixing it up Wednesday. Can we say way too many carbs for this diabetic!

Cranberry Sauce
Going easy and using canned this year.

Pecan Pie
Her favorite, and we love it, too. She's never made a pie; she's coming over Saturday for a crash course! LOL I'll make the dough the night before.

Pumpkin Pie
Our favorite. She's going to make it, too, under my watchful hawk eye! LOL
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So can you share the recipe for spoon rolls, Caroline?

I am having the usual favorites. We added Glenda's corn pudding last year and will have it again. It will be a high carb meal with fresh turkey and sage dressing, geen beans almondine, green salad, candied sweet potatoes, corn pudding, mincemeat peaches, pumpkin bread, wine and lemon custard merangues (sp?) for dessert. Decided with one branch of the family not joining us that we will omit the twice baked potatoes this year.
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We're breaking tradition and grillin' filet mignon.
Jasdip
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SheilaJoyce beat me to it! Pretty please, Caroline??
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Two new dishes I'm preparing this year: Butternut Squash Cheddar Gratin and Wild Rice and Mushroom Cassrole.
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Same old foods but we're having dinner delivered pre-cooked from Fresh Direct in New York City. My daughter's kitchen has about three feet of counter space, just not enough to prepare the whole shebang.
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14 years ago
Heaven's no !
I've already been asked "are we having .....?" a few times.

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