Thanksgiving Traditions!!!!

carnation · #1 11-11-2006, 01:08 PM

What are yours?

Our family will be down at Hilton Head for the annual family reunion. My husband's uncle lives down there and all his neighbors on the cul-de-sac let him have their houses free for Thanksgiving so the whole cul-de-sac is full of Carnations!

75 this year.

Has anybody tried the new pumpkin-flavored coffee creamer? I think it's only out for the holidays and was afraid it'd be gross, but it's fabulous!

#2 11-11-2006, 01:20 PM

Yes i have and it is delicious!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! i swear i was like just give this to me in place of the coffee.

My uncle and aunt live there in Hilton head also. I love it t here so pretty and relaxing

as far as traditions there is usually 15 of us who gather at each others houses this yr it is back to mom and dad's. I am stuck again a s i am every yr with the green bean casserole , mash potatoes ,and yam souffle ( ok casserole)

BetteDavisEyes · #3 11-11-2006, 01:59 PM

I cook the ham & turkey. My sister Olga makes the chicken & roast beef. Mom & eldest sister make all the side dishes.

Other 3 sisters & 1 brother can't cook worth a damn so we make sure they stay out of the kitchen and away from all cooking activity.

I guess this is a tradition b/c this is the way things have been done in my family for years. When I was a little girl, I was allowed to stay in the kitchen and learn b/c I was the only one that showed any interest in the cooking process. As soon as I turned 12, I was allowed to cook the ham by myself. At 15, I did the turkey & ham and that's the way things have been done ever since.

AOX81 · #4 11-11-2006, 02:05 PM

Lets see...I usually work.

SapphireSphinx9 · #5 11-11-2006, 03:35 PM

we don't really have any thanksgiving traditions anymore... long story.

BUT this year we're having a pretty big gathering of "orphans" at my mom's house. (friends with family outta state)

my friend juls and i are cooking the whole meal...

should be pretty interesting and a hell of a lot of fun!!

side note: carnation, it's good? i saw it last time i went to pick up some amaretto and almost grabbed it, but then thought - nah, i better find someone else who likes it first! haha. have you tried the other ones?? they've got a whole bunch of news ones, it seems. mmm coffee!

scbelle · #6 11-11-2006, 03:48 PM

I don't really like turkey that much, so my dad makes my favorite dish for Thanksgiving-- shrimp and grits. Yummy! While the grits are cooking (the right ones take a few hours), the fam has a football game. It's a lot of fun. After the dinner and dessert (pumpkin and pecan pies), mom and I usually scour the sale papers and plan our attack for the next day's after-Thanksgiving sale specials.

carnation · #7 11-11-2006, 05:59 PM

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Originally Posted by SapphireSphinx9

side note: carnation, it's good? i saw it last time i went to pick up some amaretto and almost grabbed it, but then thought - nah, i better find someone else who likes it first! haha. have you tried the other ones?? they've got a whole bunch of news ones, it seems. mmm coffee!

I would not kid you...it's heavenly!

Ballerina kept raving about it and finally brought some home--mm'mmmmm.