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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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bob_cville, I'm happy to post the recipe. It came from the New York Times in 2009. Fiery Sweet Potatoes Time: About 2 hours 5 pounds sweet potatoes 1 cup coconut milk 1 tablespoon Thai red curry paste 1/2 cup dark brown sugar 4 tablespoons unsalted butter 1 teaspoon salt. 1. Heat oven to 375 degrees. Bake potatoes on a baking sheet until very soft, about 1 hour. When cool enough to handle, peel and mash. 2. In a small saucepan, heat coconut milk with curry paste over low heat. Mix coconut milk mixture, half the sugar, half the butter, and salt into potatoes. Keep warm until ready to serve, or cover and refrigerate up to two days. 3. At least 30 minutes before serving, heat oven to 425 degrees. Put potatoes in a baking dish, cover with foil and bake for 20 minutes. Uncover potatoes, dot with remaining butter and sugar and broil until brown and crusty on top, checking often to prevent scorching. Yield: 10 to 12 servings. Notes: I've made this, the full 5lbs, following the recipe up through step 2. I've frozen it in portions at this stage. If I'm serving it to guests, I'll finish it with the butter and brown sugar because it makes a prettier presentation. If it's just for DH and me, I skip this. It's good enough as is. Cheryl
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Yes. Reservations at a Dinner Theater! Our group of four couples takes turns each.year to have Thanksgiving dinner, and last year the gal whose turn it was said "enough cooking, let's go out!" We went on a charter bus, had a wonderful dinner, saw a great show, and the best part was no dishes to wash! We're doing the same thing this year. No leftovers, but we don't care.
3katz4me
14 years ago
We go to a friends cabin for TG. They make the turkey, mashed potatoes, dressing and I bring some side dishes. This year I'm making two new veggie dishes - one is a roasted root vegetable dish and the other is a kale dish with lemon balsamic butter. If I'm really ambitious I'm also going to try a new apple and wild rice salad.
samkaren
14 years ago
I'm making BBQ Ribs, Au Gratin potatos and homemade Oatmeal Cookies.

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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
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Pumpkin Pie
Our favorite. She's going to make it, too, under my watchful hawk eye! LOL
sheilajoyce_gw
14 years ago
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.
lovemymimi
14 years ago
We're breaking tradition and grillin' filet mignon.
Jasdip
14 years ago
SheilaJoyce beat me to it! Pretty please, Caroline??
hoovergal
14 years ago
Two new dishes I'm preparing this year: Butternut Squash Cheddar Gratin and Wild Rice and Mushroom Cassrole.
fran1523
14 years ago
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.
monica_pa Grieves
14 years ago
Heaven's no !
I've already been asked "are we having .....?" a few times.

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