Variations on traditional thanksgiving dinner

amandaeve
amandaeve Posts: 723 Member
edited November 13 in Food and Nutrition
Since I am home alone for Thanksgiving, I can make whatever I want! I'm having turkey ham tangine with quinoa and turmeric roasted Brussels sprouts and cauliflower with chick peas. Pretty darn proud of myself. Who else is changing it up from traditional turkey with the fixings? What are you having instead?

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  • leanjogreen18
    leanjogreen18 Posts: 2,492 Member
    Gardin Chicken Enchilada's, Beans & side salad - Vegetarian dishes.

    Banana bread for desert. - Vegan dish
  • Verity1111
    Verity1111 Posts: 3,309 Member
    I can't say I am changing it up much...but we are vegetarian so I am making a vegetarian roast for the kids and I (I made my boyfriend his own real turkey breast this morning before he had to go to work...along with stuffing and biscuits). I am also making lasagna a bit later so it will be the normal stuff like stuffing, mashed potatoes and biscuits, but also some different stuff such as vegetarian roast, lasagna and cheesy garlic bread. :) I didn't leave out the pumpkin pie though... lol
  • sammyliftsandeats
    sammyliftsandeats Posts: 2,421 Member
    We have the usual fixings, but it is also accompanied by foods of my family's culture. So you get a plate of turkey, stuffing, potatoes, with things like papaya salad, chicken larb, noodles, spring rolls, etc. It makes for a fun combo.
  • amandaeve
    amandaeve Posts: 723 Member
    samanthaluangphixay wrote: »
    We have the usual fixings, but it is also accompanied by foods of my family's culture. So you get a plate of turkey, stuffing, potatoes, with things like papaya salad, chicken larb, noodles, spring rolls, etc. It makes for a fun combo.

    I had a friend years ago who's family would do the same thing! She had me over for Thanksgiving and I'll never forget the papaya salad, it was so spicy I almost died and they ate it like it was nothing, even the kids.
  • elphie754
    elphie754 Posts: 7,574 Member
    We don't celebrate Thanksgiving and all 3 of us are/were working today so had typical for us food. Sandwiches to go, veggies, chips and a pasta dish for home.
  • katzenfluff
    katzenfluff Posts: 78 Member
    Wonton soup with homemade wontons, fried rice and sesame chicken.
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