Help! What side dish should I bring to Thanksgiving?

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  • singer201
    singer201 Posts: 563 Member
    I vote for either a traditional or holiday food from your culture that has general appeal and that you've made before (a party isn't the time to experiment with an unfamiliar recipe) or a favorite dish/food that fits your eating plan. If you have a specialty, bring that. If it's tasty, people will eat it.
  • 9thChakra
    9thChakra Posts: 141 Member
    Oops!

    http://whiskflipstir.com/2010/10/21/maple-thyme-glazed-tempeh-and-vegetables/
  • foleyshirley
    foleyshirley Posts: 1,043 Member
    Just bring alcohol.

    This goes without saying. This and a side dish :). In my home, wine is preferable (to me at least; hubby would disagree).
  • allaboutthecake
    allaboutthecake Posts: 1,535 Member
    You have to walk across town? Like, 10 miles? 5 Blocks? Is it raining? Hot? Bring something lightweight that can get smushed in a backpack that does not need any refrigeration.

    And bring your camera. :wink:
  • bettermistakes87
    bettermistakes87 Posts: 53 Member
    Skewers! Fruit skewers, veggie skewers, some fancy caprese skewers (http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/rachael-ray/caprese-antipasticks-recipe/index.html). You could mix in some cheese tortelini as well or make some fun dipping sauces. :)
  • AwesomeSquirrel
    AwesomeSquirrel Posts: 644 Member
    You have to walk across town? Like, 10 miles? 5 Blocks? Is it raining? Hot? Bring something lightweight that can get smushed in a backpack that does not need any refrigeration.

    And bring your camera. :wink:

    Only about 2-3 miles but across bad cobbles and there may or may not be ice. So I don't want to carry anything fragile or crucially dependant on being upright all the time. Rain and/or snow is a strong possibility. Temps should hover around freezing.

    Camera is a given!
  • MyJourney1960
    MyJourney1960 Posts: 1,133 Member
    "Fried" quinoa with roasted veggies. I'll be serving it this year for Thanksgiving. Cook quinoa according to the package directions. Once cooked, heat 1 tbsp olive oil or two, add quinoa, sea salt to taste, and "fry" until quinoa is a light golden to light brown. It will become very nutty and delicious. Add seasoned roasted veggies. Enjoy. (Plain quinoa can be a little boring, but toasting it brings it to another level.)
    funny but i make quinoa the opposite way - i toast it in a dry pan over medium heat till it gets that nutty smell (about 10 minutes maybe, constantly moving the pot), then i add water and cook. i f i'm adding veg, i'll prepare them separately and add at the end.
  • allaboutthecake
    allaboutthecake Posts: 1,535 Member
    You have to walk across town? Like, 10 miles? 5 Blocks? Is it raining? Hot? Bring something lightweight that can get smushed in a backpack that does not need any refrigeration.

    And bring your camera. :wink:

    Only about 2-3 miles but across bad cobbles and there may or may not be ice. So I don't want to carry anything fragile or crucially dependant on being upright all the time. Rain and/or snow is a strong possibility. Temps should hover around freezing.

    Camera is a given!

    Do they know you're walking? Perhaps just chips....light weight! Sometimes people forget about "snacky-type" things such as chips.. I think if I was hosting, I'd ask you not to bring anything since you were walking....but that's just me!
    :wink:

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