Thanksgiving Whats your menu???

tere2ov

Hopefully something worth the last few weeks of self control because I am going to tear up some stuffing, mashed potatoes, pie and whatever else my mom decides to make this year.

tere2ov

Good for you! I should do a 5K, but in a town of 2000, they don't have that. Maybe I will make my own!

alvalaurie

Going to my boyfriends brothers house this year, so not really sure. If I was hosting, I would have the traditional stuff:

Turkey
Cornbread dressing
Mashed taters
Gravy
Green beans & corn on cob
Mustard greens (special for my daughter who loves them!)
Homemade bread
Homemade cranberry sauce
Fruit salad
Pumpkin, apple & pecan pie
Pumpkin roll

(all desserts will be sugar free for the diabetics)

endlesoul

Turkey breast
Corned Beef ( Keto request )
Sweet potato
Brussel sprouts
Broccoli
Salad
Olives

Pretty low key we don't put too much emphasis on holidays and eating.

rnhoppe

Paul deens pumpkin pie for sure! It is the only one I make and it is amazing!!!!

mwooderson

Smoked Turkey
Rotisserie Turkey
Ambrosia
Mac N Cheese
Brocoli Casserole
Corn Bread Dressing
Cranberry Sauce
Potato Salad
Green Beans
Green Bean Casserole
Gravy
Pecan Pie
Nanner Pudding, lol
Sweet Potatoes
Egg Custard Pie
Pumkin Pie
Cool Whip

Breakfast 1 shake
later that night another shake lol

Need a recipe for that Egg Custard Pie!!! Haven't had any since my grandmother passed away almost 30 yrs ago.

ripemango

my favorite Tday food items are cornbread dressing and collards. Sometimes the turkey is amazing, other times just so so but seriously I can't wait for the dressing n collards!

What is your favorite must have holiday food/recipe

LadyQueefsalot

Usually we do:

roasted upside down turkey
Cornbread sausage-sage stuffing
This amazing corn pudding made with loads of butter, corn, sour cream and onion- ermergerd
garlic parm creamed potatoes
an adult green bean casserole- fresh beans rubbed down with coarse salt and olive oil, crisped in the oven, served with loads of carmalized onions and toasted almonds on top
white trash sweet potatoes, with marshmallows and raisins
gravy made from pan drippings
crescent rolls and butter

last year we did a salted caramel apple pie that was TDF.

lots of champagne, wine, beer, and a friend will bring appetizers, mac and cheese, bacon-wrapped water chestnuts...mmmm.

I think this year i may try a broccoli-cheese-rice casserole too.

I'M HUNGRY NOW!

mtbke5

Turkey with gravy
Mashed Potatoes
Wild Rice with cranberries and mushrooms
Green bean casserole
Pheasant with peppers and tomatoes
Bread
Pumpkin Pie
Wine

I won't eat most of it, but it all is so YUMMY!

NewLIFEstyle4ME

Breakfast
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Mean Green Juice ( rainbow chard, beet, green apple, ginger, lemon, dandelion greens)

Lunch
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Mean Green Juice (see above)

Dinner
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Three cheese mac and cheese
Collard Greens, Spinach, Cabbage mix (with vinegar & red onions and hot peppers on the side)
Sweet Potatoes casserole
Green Bean Casserole
Deviled Eggs
Cornbread Sage dressing (with cranberry sauce on the side)
Cornish Hens (stuffed with apples and spices)


Drinks
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Water


Dessert
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Chicago Public School Cookies
Walnut Banana Bread
Bean Pie

EXERCISE
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Before cooking and eating:
10 minutes stretching
20 minutes treadmill
20 minutes full body exercise bike


After Eating/later on in the evening after every thing's cleaned up:
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Either Power90 Sculpt dvd (35 minutes) or a Leslie Sansone Walk Strong (2 miles/30 minutes)



I'll NOT gorge myself, but have a taste/small portion of a bit of it all and a nice portion of the cornish hen. I'll also have a whole cookie and a small taste of the bean pie and a small piece of the banana nut bread. I'll log everything.

TCondor

Usually it's just me & my wife so I gennerally throw a turkey brest on the grill or smoker along w/some veggies. But my parents are coming to visit so I'll be brining and roasting a whole bird this year. I'm planning on keeping the number of sides limited but yummy ... quality over quantity. Roasted veggies, sweet potatoes (baked or casserole, haven't decided yet), stuffing/filling/dressing (depending on where you are from) and gravy. I may give a farro salad a try too.

raylenebrooks

ok ok I am adding to my list
chex mix to snack on (DH just asked for it)
and I want to try pumpkin walnut scone recipe (weelicious)

LilMissImperfect

I have no idea! We're visiting my grandpa and family for thanksgiving this time. We have such a large family i'm sure it's going to be a large assortment of EVERYTHING. Can't wait! Happy early thanksgiving everyone

bodyrollin

The usual suspects...

Turkey
giblet gravy
Stuffing
Mashed potatoes
Best ever green bean casserole
Fresh cranberry sauce
Bread of some sort (really contemplating doing one from scratch which I've never tried before)
Corn (on the cob, niblets, or pudding, haven't decided yet)
My damn well ought to be famous candied bacon bourbon pecan pie
Some yet to be determined new experimental pie (do a new one every year)
Lemon cream cheesecake with fresh raspberry purée

Nothing diet, but this and Christmas are like my Super Bowl (as a chef how could it not be?!?) so screw a buncha dieting lol.

pinkakira1

deep fried turkey (yeah I know but it makes it easier to use the oven)
skinny mashed potatoes (skinny taste)
Stuffing(working on the recipe)
green chili corn bread
roasted veggies (all food)
carrots (working on the best recipe)
cheese biscuits (skinny taste)
pineapple cranberry sauce

Veggie tray for starters
Dill pretzels for munching

Pies not sure people are bringing stuff... but I seen tons of nice recipes for different ones.