So what yummy things are you making for Thanksgiving this year??!

I'm thrilled for you getting a new kitchen. our new one will be age 2 in 2 mos. We're not having

traditional turkey either. We were invited to friends an hour away...we decided not this year...no turkey, dressing for us either. Going to experiment with a couple new dishes just for 2.

 
Bonnie I make them but don't cook them until ready to serve...

I throw them in the pan still frozen and cook them that way and they turn out fine. Then hold in warm oven.

I love bubble and squeak any way you can fix it. Also good done the more traditional way with chopped up veggies but you have to have something to bind them together if you wan to do small cakes rather than a large one which you can slice into wedges and serve.

 
Very traditional dinner.....

Turkey done on the weber, mashed spuds, family green beans, my special carrots, dressing cooked in crockpot, fresh spicy cranberries, onion gravy, salad and desserts are different each year as no one really cares about tradition with these.

 
At least here the restos will be open...

No one cares about T'day except the American Society, and they have been booked up for months!

Oh well, I'll just have to get motivated - wish we had Denny's!

 
You're welcome!

Just wanted to say that the red Bordeaux with Thanksgiving dinner is a little out of the ordinary. Most advice is to avoid a tannic wine, such as most Bordeaux, and stick to somewhat fruitier wines, such as Pinot Noir. The reason is that most Thanksgiving tables are filled with such a wide variety of flavors and textures, that the fruitier, easier wines tend to go better with that. In going with the red Bordeaux, I was careful to avoid cranberries and go with a fairly simply menu, flavor-wise. And the fact that the Bordeaux I'm serving is aged, and a Margaux, further means that the tannins will be soft and not prominent. (Tannins come from the pit and skin of the grape, and the wood ageing. It's what you feel when your gums dry out after taking a drink of wine - like over-steeped brown tea.) cheers, Bonnie

 
So many things from this forum, so far>>>

because the kids are coming up for the long weekend:
Cranberry Pecan Poundcake
Starbucks chocolate cinnamon loaf
cranberry pineapple sauce
white chocolate cranberry cookies
molasses cookies
double recipe of the citrus pie crust(w/o citrus)
the above are already in the freezer
sandra's baked mashed potatoes
sweet potatoes anna, posted a few weeks ago
angel biscuits in T&T
real sugar pumpkin pie
spiced apple cake posted above made into cupcakes
and baking the turkey with the high heat method this year since I need to share the oven with the pumpkin pie, and can't make that ahead because grandson wants to help and he doesn't arrive till midnight Wed. Sooooo, we'll clean and bake the pumpkins first thing in the morning. let them cool and prepare the pie while the turkey is baking. bake the pie when the turkey is out. sounds like it will work. I hope.

I think the only 2 dishes not from this site this year are my Mom's traditional stuffing and German red cabbage, which is traditional in our family with turkey. I already made the red cabbage and it's in the freezer. and I think I need something green.

 
Being fed elsewhere but bringing a Sweet Potato Pie Topped with Chopped Candied Pecans

We make a turkey about every couple of months 'round here. Cook it on the barbecue in a spice rub and an Apricot-Habanero Glaze or roast in the oven with an apple-onion stuffing and a sage and cider gravy. Love them Big Birds.

 
That Gomez

is so cute!!! And his own boat! LOL Please don't tell Siegfried and Loki, they'll want one in addition to their two cars. ; )

 
Ah well there you go...

Gomez only has the one car, and we got a VW eos, so he gets windblown whenever we go anywhere!!

 
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