what are you making for thanksgiving dinner?

godblessourhome

here's our menu:

prime rib and roast turkey
tomato and mozzarella caprese
mushroom stuffing
mashed potatoes and brown gravy
green bean casserole
parmesan roasted asparagus
steamed broccoli, cauliflower and carrots
zucchini, corn and mint salad
raspberry jello
pineapple
rolls
pumpkin pie with whipped cream
pecan pie


**stop by http://www.everythingisbetterwithcheese.blogspot.com to see the rest of the meal this week.

edorice

I'm making it to a friends house to eat. lol

33KIKI

the parmesan aparagus sounds yummy - how do you make it?

cardbucfan

It's just the 4 of us and a few years ago, my husband and I went through the typical Thanksgiving menu and purged that stuff that either we didn't love but had always made or thought it wasn't special enough. So, our menu is:

-roast turkey
-oyster, chestnut stuffing (grandmother's recipe)
-sweet potato casserole
-home-made cranberry relish
-peas for him (I make them twice a year for him-I hate them!)
-steamed broccoli
-dinner rolls and butter
-pecan pie

I entered the stuffing, sweet potatoes and pecan pie into the recipe calculator last night and the stuffing and sweet potatoes aren't too bad but OMG the pecan pie!!! Oh, well, it's only 1 day out of the year, I"ll just work out REALLY hard that day!

godblessourhome

the recipe for the asparagus is here - http://everythingisbetterwithcheese.blogspot.com/2010/09/roasted-parmesan-asparagus.html

enjoy!

hpsnickers1

I'm making it to a friends house to eat. lol

Me too! Me too! The only issue is the house I'm going to has pretty chunky people living there so I'll have to be very, very careful with my portions.

knittygirl52

Here's our menu:

Roast turkey (brined in Apple Cider and seasonings)
Sage Stuffing
Mashed Potatoes and gravy (gravy needs to be canned--we're grilling the turkey)
Sweet Potatoes
Cranberry/Pomegranate sauce
Maple Spaghetti Squash
Roast Aparagus
Roast Carrots
Green Bean Casserole (we have someone for whom the holiday is incomplete without this)
Sweet potato pie
lowfat low sugar chocolate cream pie
pumpkin cream pie

(Please notice the abundance of veggies present! I plan to fill the plate with them!)

hpsnickers1

It's just the 4 of us and a few years ago, my husband and I went through the typical Thanksgiving menu and purged that stuff that either we didn't love but had always made or thought it wasn't special enough. So, our menu is:

-roast turkey
-oyster, chestnut stuffing (grandmother's recipe)
-sweet potato casserole
-home-made cranberry relish
-peas for him (I make them twice a year for him-I hate them!)
-steamed broccoli
-dinner rolls and butter
-pecan pie

I entered the stuffing, sweet potatoes and pecan pie into the recipe calculator last night and the stuffing and sweet potatoes aren't too bad but OMG the pecan pie!!! Oh, well, it's only 1 day out of the year, I"ll just work out REALLY hard that day!

Yeah, pecan pie is really, really bad - but ohh so good! I'm going to eat light on Monday - Wednesday; make sure I hit the treadmill all of those days and do at least 45 minutes of cardio then just watch my portions that day. And make sure to hop back on the treadmill on Friday!

Anyway - you'll have to eat 3500 calories over you normal daily intake to gain a pound overnight so one day definitely won't hurt.

knittygirl52

To those who noted the high calorie counts of their favorites -- YES! It IS only one day out of the year. We did not gain XXX pounds by eating badly ONE DAY!! We got here by eating badly MOST days!

cardbucfan

To those who noted the high calorie counts of their favorites -- YES! It IS only one day out of the year. We did not gain XXX pounds by eating badly ONE DAY!! We got here by eating badly MOST days!

Totally agree with this statement! This is a lifestlye change and not enjoying the holidays is NOT how I will be living my life from now on. I plan to eat like my thin friends-eat what I like in manageable portions and not worry about it!

jrlenig

Not hosting, but we are having
turkey, ham
2 kinds of green bean casserole, dairy free and regular
stuffing
mashed potatoes
pumpkin pie
peach pie
and all kinds of fresh veggies!

myukniewicz

The Menu:

Turkey
Baked Mac & Cheese
Sour Cream Mashed Potatoes
Green Bean Casserole
Sausage Stuffing
Gravy
Pumpkin Pie
Apple Pear Pie

cobarlo14

order it! picking it up that morning...no cooking for me :flowerforyou:

Grokette

We are having only what is local and in season. I am so excited about this lifestyle change and to be ONLY eating locally grown, raised and farmed goodness.

Organic, Free Range Turkey
Organic Sweet Potatoes
Organic Turnips
Organic Collard Greens

Sweet Potato Pie made with organic sweet potatoes, free range eggs, raw milk, pure vanilla and a nut crust.

I will also make my hubby some home made yeast rolls.

Happyoceangirl

My favorite Turkey day meal was a few years ago - we had BBQ ribs, white rice and a gorgeous spinach salad. Dessert was lilikoi chiffon pie.

Somehow, we found our way back to traditional:

Turkey
Ham
Homemade stuffing
Mashed taters and gravy
Green bean casserole
Cranberry sauce
Rolls
Pumpkin pie with cool whip
Chocolate (made with yogurt) Pie

For snacks earlier in the day, cucumber slices, baby carrots, celery sticks with spicy 3 pepper hummus and/or ranch dip.

mamaisis09

This is my first time ever attempting to cook Thanksgiving Dinner. My menu was made based on AllRecipes.com. If I have one serving of everything on the menu (half serving of each of the sweet potato recipes) the calorie total is a whopping: 2015

Special Deviled Eggs
Awesome Broccoli Cheese Casserole
Candied Sweet Potatoes
Onion Roasted Sweet Potatoes
Stuffed Turkey Legs
Apple Pie by Grandma Ople
Easy Apple Cider



Its probably just going to be the husband, baby and I, and maybe the couple that lives across the street.

Stewie316

Turkey
Baked 3 cheese Mac & Cheese
Mash Potatoes
Collard Greens w/ Ham Hocks and Pork Loins
Steamed broccoli, cauliflower and carrots w/ a cheese sauce
Stuffing
Salad
Gravy
Candied Yams
Cranberry Sauce
Cheddar Bay Biscuits
Cornbread
Sweet Potato Pie
Pumpkin Pie
Dutch Apple Pie
Cheesecake
French Vanilla Ice Cream (store bought)
Hot Apple Cider

Appetizers:
Cheeses & Crackers
Sausage
Veggie Tray
Dip
Hummus
Shrimp

Stewie316

To those who noted the high calorie counts of their favorites -- YES! It IS only one day out of the year. We did not gain XXX pounds by eating badly ONE DAY!! We got here by eating badly MOST days!

Totally agree with this statement! This is a lifestlye change and not enjoying the holidays is NOT how I will be living my life from now on. I plan to eat like my thin friends-eat what I like in manageable portions and not worry about it!

I completely agree. My mac & cheese is 800 calories a serving and I will be enjoying 2 servings. This is my favorite holiday and the only day out of the year that I make these types of foods, so I'm going to enjoy it.

Momma2aHershey

Dr. Pepper Ham
Turkey
Mashed potatoes and gravy
Mac and Cheese
Green beans
Candied yams
Vegetable casserole
Dinner rolls
Butter beans

Pecan pie
Lemon cake
Chocolate Cream Pie

CHANGES4ME

we gonna have our favs,
turkey / ham
sweet potatoes
mashed potatoes
corn
cranberry sauce
dinner rolls
sweet potato pie
pumkin pie
apple crumb pie
but i gonna b so smart, i am gonna portion mine, eat small servings, wait bout 2 hrs, eat a little more. i am gonna eat very small slices of pie, & b 4 darkness hits i am gonna go 2 the park, & ride my bike 4 at least an hr, & they have a glider there; i think i am gonna work on that for at least 20 mins....... nothin 4 me after 8 pm.........well may b a glass of milk.....