Thanksgiving Whats your menu???

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  • raylenebrooks
    raylenebrooks Posts: 137 Member
    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

    nanner pudding yummy and I want custard pie

    FOR SURE a shake for breakfast lol
  • Smokey19
    Smokey19 Posts: 796 Member
    Crock pot chicken
    turkey stuffing
    gravy
    green bean casserole
    scalloped corn
    pumpkin spice cake
    cranberry sauce

    I think that's all for now. It will just be my husband and myself, so I will have a lot of leftovers. I will take half of the cake to my parents when I visit them in their independent/assisted living facility. They don't really have a kitchen because all their meals are served there for them.
  • rghunt
    rghunt Posts: 5
    We have a large family gathering:
    Smoked Turkey
    Smoked Ham
    Ambrosia
    Collards
    Mac N Cheese (for the kids)
    Potato salad
    Garden Salad
    Butter beans
    Dressing
    Sweet Potato Pie
    Chocolate Cake
    Buckeye Balls
    Sausage Balls
    Then whatever anyone else decides to bring: Thank goodness the Cakes and Pies do not appeal to me...
  • Jacquis59
    Jacquis59 Posts: 54
    The usual. I'll just try to keep portion control in hand.

    Turkey
    Mashed potatoes
    Mashed sweet potatoes
    Corn
    Spinach casserole
    Stuffing
    Cranberries
    Gravy
    Hawaiin rolls

    Pumpkin cheesecake
  • terrymbradley
    terrymbradley Posts: 52
    Well lets see now

    1) 1 Turkey oven baked
    2) 1 Turkey smoked
    3) Mashed potatoes
    4) Sweet potatoes
    5) Green bean casarole
    6) Home made stuffing
    7) Home made White Castle Burger Stuffing
    8) Cranberries
    9) Italian Rolls
    10) Corn
    11) Pumpkin pie
    12) Strawberry and Ruebarb pie

    That's all I know about sure am dreading this day at the table will have a plate in
    total moderation and hope the wife my 3 daughters their husbands and my 11
    grandkids take care of what's left........
  • raylenebrooks
    raylenebrooks Posts: 137 Member
    The usual. I'll just try to keep portion control in hand.

    Turkey
    Mashed potatoes
    Mashed sweet potatoes
    Corn
    Spinach casserole
    Stuffing
    Cranberries
    Gravy
    Hawaiin rolls

    Pumpkin cheesecake

    recipe for spinach casserole?? oh I hope you check back I am curious
  • Mrsbrandnewmeslimandtrim
    Mrsbrandnewmeslimandtrim Posts: 267 Member
    Bump to get ideas
  • Hellbent_Heidi
    Hellbent_Heidi Posts: 3,669 Member
    We don't do a massive dinner...just a couple of people, so its just this:

    - turkey/stuffing
    - mashed Potatoes & gravy
    - cvorn
    - some green veggie..not sure what yet
    and maybe some rolls...

    and for dessert, this 'pumpkin crunch' thing that's like pumpkin pie, but WAY better.


    Pumpkin Crunch:

    29 oz can pumpkin
    12 oz can evaporated milk
    3 eggs
    1 cup sugar
    1 Tablespoon Pumpkin pie spice
    1 teaspoon salt
    1-2 cups pecans, chopped
    1 box yellow cake mix
    2 sticks of butter

    Preheat oven to 350. Mix pumpkin, milk, eggs, sugar, pumpkin pie spice and salt in a large bowl until well blended. Pour into greased 9 x 13 pan. sprinkle cake mix over top. Then sprinkle with chopped pecans. Melt butter and pour over top. Bake for 50-60 minutes
  • simplyeater
    simplyeater Posts: 270 Member
    Glazed Lentil Apple Walnut Loaf
    Roasted Brussels Sprouts
    Creamed Kale
    Roasted stuffed acorn squash
    Mashed Potatoes
    Corn (frozen from the garden, yum!)
    Cranberry relish
    Pumpkin Spice Cupcakes with Nutmeg Vegan Cream Cheese Frosting
    Pecan pie
  • LoosingMyLast15
    LoosingMyLast15 Posts: 1,457 Member
    not a single low fat, no fat, healthy for me item that's for sure but i will watch my portions

    turkey and gravy
    mashed potatoes
    stuffing
    sweet potatoes
    squash
    green beans
    peas
    cranberry sauce
    rolls
    pecan pie
    banana fritters (grandma's recipe)
    ice cream
    fruit
    wine

    i always make one new item each year whether it's a dessert or a side just depends on what i find online or on the food network that catches my eye, i mean stomach.
  • lizziebeth1028
    lizziebeth1028 Posts: 3,602 Member
    Starting off with wine and a cheese platter
    Main course - turkey, 2 kinds of stuffing, garlic mashed potatoes, hot dinner rolls, butter, green been casserole, butter, sweet potatoes and rutabaga and butter, salad, hot dinner rolls and BUTTER

    pumpkin pie and french silk pie for dessert

    God I can't wait!!!!!!!!
  • lizziebeth1028
    lizziebeth1028 Posts: 3,602 Member
    Yum everybody's menu sounds so delicious!!!!!!!!!!!
  • hollyk57
    hollyk57 Posts: 520 Member
    Tofurkey with wild mushroom gravy
    Honey Cornbread
    Roasted Red Mashed Potatoes
    Roasted butternut Squash with Brown Sugar and Spice
    Green Bean Caserole
    Fresh Cranberry Sauce
    Pumpkin Pie
  • sunnyside1213
    sunnyside1213 Posts: 1,205 Member
    I am having it with my cat. So

    Friskies Turkey for her.
    Healthy Choice Turkey Dinner for me - my one and only processed food for the year.
  • Athijade
    Athijade Posts: 3,300 Member
    We are doing Thanksgiving next Tuesday. Mom has chemo Thanksgiving week so we want to be sure she can enjoy all the food. I will not be logging or really caring about what I eat that day. It's about spending time with my mom and my family and just enjoying ourselves. Nothing else. I mean, this could be my last Thanksgiving with my mom so... yea. Much more important things going on then counting calories.

    So our day will look like:

    Breakfast
    Cinnamon rolls and coffee/hot chocolate

    Appetizers
    Veggies and Dig
    Mixed Nuts
    Cheese and Crackers
    Chips and Dip

    Dinner
    Roasted Turkey
    Family Stuffing
    Cornbread Dressing
    Buttermilk and Chive Mashed Potatoes
    Green Bean Casserole
    Cranberry Sauce
    Rolls
    Gravy

    Dessert
    Pumpkin Pie with Whipped Cream
    Peanut Butter Pie

    Wine and Beer will be available all day =)
  • mitch16
    mitch16 Posts: 2,113 Member
    We have no family here in CT, so I don't have to cook... We have been going out to an iconic New England inn for traditional turkey and fixings dinner. We're trying a new restaurant this year at the Seaport, so our menu, in addition to turkey, will include lobster bisque and shrimp!
  • love22step
    love22step Posts: 1,103 Member
    The usual:

    Fresh turkey (brined Wed. evening, and roasted in the oven Thurs. morning)
    Crock pot cornbread dressing (easy and very moist)
    Fresh ham (baked in the oven or on the grill)
    Green Salad
    Broccoli Rice Casserole
    Fruit Salad
    Mashed Potatoes
    Dinner rolls
    Pumpkin Cake
    Pecan Pie
    Iced Tea
    Wine

    Mom may bring a corn casserole, too. Sometimes the kids bring something special to add. No one leaves hungry!
  • cici1028
    cici1028 Posts: 799 Member
    Just me and the husband this year. We won't be around for too many leftovers. And I've never cooked a full Thanksgiving meal before... SO...

    Turkey tenderloin
    Corn
    Peas
    Cranberry sauce
    Potatoes of some kind (sweet potato or maybe I'll try a twice-baked recipe)
    Wheat rolls
    Possibly jello with fruit in it if I can find gelatin free jello
    Probably NOT stuffing.

    Wow, that looks kind of sad. But practical! :)
  • JohnMessmer
    JohnMessmer Posts: 536
    Whatever my wife fixes. I am sure there will be Turkey, mashed potatoes, green bean casserole, but in the end although the food will be delicious it is the time I have with her and my son that make it truly a day to be Thankful for.
  • woodsygirl
    woodsygirl Posts: 354 Member
    We end up going to an Irish Thanksgiving Buffet at a restaurant, no dish clean up or tons of leftovers ;)
  • chelljo12
    chelljo12 Posts: 187 Member
    Collard Greens
    Ham(maybe)
    Yams
    Turkey wings
    Oxtails
    Rice
    Mac and Cheese
    Homemade dressing
    Potato Salad
    Yellow cake/chocolate icing
    Sweet potato pie

    Cant wait for it to get here, Really love the smell of all the food cooking!
  • MrsPong
    MrsPong Posts: 580 Member
    I have no idea!!
    This will be my first Thanksgiving cooking it... probably just for my little family of three.
    I better get on it!! :)
  • Im_NotPerfect
    Im_NotPerfect Posts: 2,181 Member
    Well my mom is cooking but TYPICALLY we have:

    Turkey
    Sage and onion dressing
    Mashed potatoes
    cranberry sauce
    green bean casserole
    dinner rolls
    corn

    Dessert is usually a couple different pies (pumpkin, cherry, apple)!
  • Hezzietiger1
    Hezzietiger1 Posts: 1,256 Member
    Whatever mom and grandma cook up :)
  • Betsiz17
    Betsiz17 Posts: 95 Member
    Roasted turkey breast
    Stuffing (cooked inside the bird)
    Dry stuffing (sort of like coutons smothered with gravy)
    Green Bean Casserole
    Sweet Potato Casserole with pecans and brown sugar
    Pearl onions with cashews in a cream sauce
    Cauliflower with cheese sauce
    Mashed Potatos
    Cranberry Sauce
    Cranberry/Orange Relish
    Baked Oysters
    Ginger Salad

    Pumpkin Pie
    Bumbleberry Pie
    Pecan Pie

    I can hardly wait!
  • lbesaw
    lbesaw Posts: 267 Member
    Turkey Breast
    Caulliflower Puree
    Carrots---real carrots not baby carrot-steamed
    Rutabaga
    Green bean w/turkey bacon
    Non-negotiable: Grandma's bread stuffing reevamped lower fat (no egg, no butter, no milk)-use broth
    fat free turkey gravy
    homemade cranberry sauce w/added oranges or apples
    Green Salad
    Pumpkin dessert (pumpkin pie or lowfat pumpkin lush)
  • Marksman21
    Marksman21 Posts: 126 Member
    Dinner:
    Turkey
    Oyster Rice Dressing
    Mashed Potatoes and Gravy
    Sweet Corn

    Desert:
    Pumpkin Pie
    Vanilla Icecream

    Kill my diet numbers? Sure ... but heck, thanksgiving... WHO CARES?!
  • jg627
    jg627 Posts: 1,221 Member
    Bacon wrapped turkey drenched in cranberries. *O-face*
  • Shannon383
    Shannon383 Posts: 1 Member
    Several of us at work will be walking/running a 5K on Thanksgiving Morning So....I will not feel guity about:

    Turkey
    Homemade Dressing
    Mashed Potatoes
    Gravy
    Green Beans
    Rolls
    Impossible pumpkin pie--from Bisquick--it's the BEST pumpkin pie you will EVER have!!

    We will be leaving town the next morning and my Husband has to work on Thanksgiving Day, (life of a cop, duty never ends) so me and my daughter may just skip Thanksgiving and head to TGIF!! Who knows! Maybe we'll end up at Denny's!!
  • loadsandloads
    loadsandloads Posts: 353 Member
    We go to a friend's home for the meal and take along our "specialties" These will sound weird but.....I make homemade Chicken & Noodles (not dumpling!!!) and hubby makes Steak & Kidney pie. Our host usually makes 20-25 pies and of course has all the trimmings.

    I will be exercising a lot that week and that morning in anticipation. I don't plan to pig out but I also won't be taking home any leftovers. I just plan on enjoying the day with great friends!!

    Have a great Turkey day everyone!!

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