What are you making? What can't you have thanksgiving dinner without? Whole cranberries or the gelatin stuff? White meat or dark? Lumps in the mashed potatoes or the finely riced variety?




I love making turkey and I love making mashed potatoes... But come thanksgiving no one ever asks me to make either... 🤔

I can take a hint, so I leave that stuff to others...

What I am asked to make year after year is cheesecake and dinner rolls... I don't fiddle much with the rolls recipe... I got it from my dad and he got it from some lady named betty... She was great at what she did, so I usually make them pretty much as she recommends...

Cheesecake, I take some liberties... I've got real pumpkin this year so probably a white chocolate pumpkin swirl er something...

Might try making a pie this year... Never done that before...

Also harvested yesterday and got some nice trim... Making butter now, considering turning it into caramel candies...

Probably round out the evening with some melanios since I found out my brother in laws brother in law is getting into cigars...

I'm working Wednesday - Friday night. When I worked days on Thanksgiving, I always fried turkeys for the team. New team has a guy who does that, so we'll be working together on frying... and my plan was to make some more pork belly burnt ends. BUT - Sam's has no pork bellies, and neither does Stater Bros, or anyone else. The Asian market has some, but they look awful, so... no.

I'm gonna keep looking over the next couple days.

Smoked Turkey
Spiral Sliced Honey Glazed Ham

Turkey Gravy

Broccoli Rice Casserole
Sweet Potato Souffle
Corn on the Cob
Macaroni & Cheese (my daughter's favorite)
Cornbread Dressing

Fresh Cranberry Relish

Ambrosia Salad
Pumpkin Pie
Spice Cake
Drunken Fruit Cake with layers of Marzipan & Fondant

Sister Schubert Yeast Rolls

and whatever else I feel like cooking......

Probably gonna have a sammich and a banana. Stuck working.

McRib sammich.

I'm lovin' it.

[barf]

Mmmmmm!

I'll send you a few early season latkes.

Turkey Sammich...good bread,mayo,turkey stuffing,green olives,jelly cranberry sauce,light salt and heavy on the black pepper....mmmmmmm mm

looking forward to it, can you tell?

waiting for abrignac to invite me over...

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Don't care what the entree is as long as it ends with pecan pie.

You’re invited. Meal will be served around 1 PM.

I'll be working a 12 hour shift that day. We can't leave the building during our shifts, so I'll be having a microwave Pace Ready Meal with some Tostitos and a Clif Bar... probably.

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I approve this message... pecan could be substituted with banana cream, as well.

pecan pie is Da Best!
My friend's mother used to make hers with chocolate chunks...heavenly overkill.

Both cubs and families will be arriving Wed, so when they are around the wife ensures there is plenty to eat.
Wed:
boiled shrimp
Boston butt
mac and cheese
slaw
fruit
pumpkin roll

Thur:
baked ham
roast turkey breast
mashed potatoes
sweet potato casserole
green bean casserole
cranberry jelly
fruit
key lime pie
peanut butter pie

Fri:
Lasagna
salad
french bread
fruit
pumpkin roll

Not going to bother listing her planned breakfast menu's for Thur-Sat. I do see plenty of post meal naps in my immediate future.

Allergic to pecans... Allergic to bananas... 😞

my wife makes a great apple pie, but my girlfriend makes my banana cream

Soupy Sales (allegedly)

Papa Murphy’s pizza and ripple.

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Going to the oldest son's in laws, we do Christmas and they do Thanksgiving. No telling the exact menu, it's a pot luck thing with baked turkey and ham, but someone always brings deviled eggs. We are bringing sweet potatoes with a pecan and brown sugar crust.

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