Thanksgiving Menus

[agzg]

Originally Posted by IrishLake

That's what relationships are all about. Compromise and taking turns. It wasn't such a big deal to us when we had to start alternating holidays, but it took some time for our families to adjust. Now we don't care where we go, so long as we're together and are home on Christmas morning (for Santa reasons)

My family lives about 8 hours away from here, by car. So, since I moved here, I've always traveled home for Thanksgiving and then spent Christmas by splitting between his mom and his dad.

Thanksgiving just isn't a big deal for his family, and it really is for mine, so this has worked out so far. This time, his extended family on his dad's side is all getting together in Texas, attendance is pretty mandatory. It just makes me really sad that someone else is making mom's favorite stuffing recipe, and impersonating Julia Child, in a kitchen that's not even the one in the house I grew up in, for my dad, brother, and extended family. It just feels not right to me.

This year, though, we will be spending Christmas morning together, but at my dad's house. I'm OK with that.

I'm thinking about taking my cookbooks with me (you betchya I have the same ones my mom did, but the newer versions that have all our favorites plus some new recipes) but I don't know if that would be rude since I've only met live-in's immediate family before. Maybe I'll just stash them in my luggage just in case. At least they'll have a pair of capable "yes ma'am I have sown a turkey up before" hands to help with the preparation.

[aephi alum]

We're going to my parents' for Thanksgiving this year. It'll just be the four of us.

On the menu:

- Some sort of appetizer nibbles
- A round or two of martinis

- Turkey breast
- Gravy
- Stuffing
- Mashed potatoes
- Cranberry sauce
- Some sort of veggie, probably carrots
- Wine

- Apple pie (I hope)
- Cordials (I'm sure my father has already laid in some chartreuse verte for me )

- Brandy, scotch, etc. until we all slip into a food and alcohol coma

Can you tell my family drinks heavily? You would too if you had to deal with them. I'm planning on going easy on the rocket fuel this year, though.

[Leslie Anne]

My mom always used to make:

Turkey
Gravy
Cornbread stuffing (in the bird and some baked alone in the oven)
Cranberry sauce
String beans
Mashed potatoes
Pumpkin pie
Apple pie

AND

Lasagna!

My mom is Italian and didn't grow up with traditional Thanksgiving dinners.

I won't be going home this year but a friend has invited me over to her house. Her family is from Mexico and they don't do the whole turkey thing. They're having steak and some traditional Mexican cuisine.

I'm not sure what to bring. Anyone have suggestions?