YA READY FOR YOUR TURKEY DINNER?

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and I abhore the yam/marshmallow monstrosity.

DIVORCE

my teeth are horrible, I'm gaining weight, I don't understand twelve-tone (dubpl, Wednesday, 22 November 2006 18:03 (seventeen years ago) link

Holiday travel plans fell through at the last minute, so it looks like this year we'll be going to a friend's big throwdown that features awesome food and a more than small amount of boozing. We're bringing apple and blueberry pie. I don't know if I've ever been this happy that plans went awry!

patita (patita), Wednesday, 22 November 2006 18:20 (seventeen years ago) link

My hostess told me to bring whatever foodz I needed to make the day feel "right", since enough holidays with the in-laws have convinced her that sometimes you just need your own stuffing recipe on hand. She's awesome. I said, as long as there'll be mashed pot w/ gravy, we're good. She said, "Girl, are you ever coming to the right house. The only Thanksgiving wars ever waged in our household was the year Dad forgot to cook the flour into the roux and added the pan juices right away. I don’t think my mom spoke to him for the rest of the day....It was touch and go there for a while."

Laurel (Laurel), Wednesday, 22 November 2006 18:23 (seventeen years ago) link

She still wants me to make something sweet potato-y though, and I abhore the yam/marshmallow monstrosity.

I made this last year and it was a hit. Got it off Epicurious.

THYME-ROASTED SWEET POTATOES
This slightly spicy, moist side dish is both deeply satisfying and nutritious. Sweet potatoes are rich in complex carbohydrates and fiber, giving them a low glycemic index (this means that they slow the body's absorption of sugar and help regulate blood-sugar levels). A bonus for weight watchers: All those complex carbs will make you feel fuller longer than white potatoes do.


4 medium sweet potatoes, peeled and cut into 1 1/2-inch-thick rounds
3 tablespoons olive oil
4 large garlic cloves, minced
1/3 cup fresh thyme leaves, plus 6 thyme sprigs for garnish
1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes


Preheat oven to 450°F. In large mixing bowl, combine all ingredients and toss. Arrange potato slices in single layer on heavyweight rimmed baking sheet or in 13x9-inch baking dish. Place on top rack of oven and roast until tender and slightly browned, about 40 minutes. Serve warm or at room temperature, garnished with thyme sprigs.

Makes 6 to 8 servings.

nickn (nickn), Thursday, 23 November 2006 08:02 (seventeen years ago) link

fuck I cannot wait

Curt1s St3ph3ns, Thursday, 23 November 2006 08:02 (seventeen years ago) link

Turkey is the prince of all meats.

Curt1s St3ph3ns, Thursday, 23 November 2006 08:03 (seventeen years ago) link

currently boiling cans of condensed milk on stove, along with chicken for broth.

kingfish prætor (kingfish 2.0), Thursday, 23 November 2006 08:17 (seventeen years ago) link

my girlfriend and i are going to the movies and then to chinese food. we are as non-xtians on x-mas this day -- and i'm really psyched about it!

last year we went to a weird orphans t'giving with stoned hipsters, mostly people we didn't know and could barely talk to... this will be a lot better! if we want the turkey we can just go to some other friends' house the next day right?

leftovers = awesome.

yetimike (McGonigal), Thursday, 23 November 2006 08:43 (seventeen years ago) link

THYME-ROASTED SWEET POTATOES

Brilliant, I had some sweet potatoes I wasn't sure what to do with. Might cook these up on Sunday!

Ned Raggett (Ned), Thursday, 23 November 2006 13:53 (seventeen years ago) link

not x-mas today

i've dreamt of rubies! (Mandee), Thursday, 23 November 2006 16:21 (seventeen years ago) link

ummm, yeah i know it's not x-mas, thanks.

it's the cliche for jews to eat chinese and see movies on x-mas right? that's what we're doing, ok. not trying to have a michael richards moment or be ANT-t'giving, we're just keeping it low key.

yetimike (McGonigal), Thursday, 23 November 2006 19:59 (seventeen years ago) link

Donald is doing the turkey/gravy/stuffing project and I have made 2 roasted veggie casseroles. Oven preheating now.
1. butternut squash with ginger and dried apricots
2. brussels sprouts with red onion and apple (in tamari and cider)

My sister is helping my mother with pies and mashed potatoes. Creamed onions might have gotten lost in the shuffle, I know that I didn't get the onions, and if I didn't get 'em, they didn't get got. I'm kind of the one-eyed man who is king in the land of the blind, here.

Donald also HAS to have Le Sueur canned peas and pickled purple cabbage out of a jar. A holdover from childhood. One year I made the cabbage from scratch, with apples. There was no discernable difference between that and the store-bought, so never again. Likewise the home-made cranberry sauce. Whole-berry Oceanspray is just fine, thank you!

Beth Parker (Beth Parker), Thursday, 23 November 2006 20:18 (seventeen years ago) link

btw, if you have any fear of mad cow, you should fear mad deer even more. maybe the nuge has a prion problem?

gabbneb (gabbneb), Thursday, 23 November 2006 20:22 (seventeen years ago) link

We order a smoked turkey from gobblegobble.com every year, not for the holiday dinner, but just to slowly pick away at. It perfumes the entire downstairs.

Beth Parker (Beth Parker), Thursday, 23 November 2006 20:28 (seventeen years ago) link

I'm drinking a glass of wine pre-guest arrival in order to try and calm nerves. I hate the holidays.

Mary (Mary), Thursday, 23 November 2006 20:29 (seventeen years ago) link

all my flights were delayed and they lost my luggage.

at least my aunt's pumpkin bisque was amazing.

molly d (mollyd), Friday, 24 November 2006 00:17 (seventeen years ago) link

just ate turkey. deee-lish!!

i've dreamt of rubies! (Mandee), Friday, 24 November 2006 01:11 (seventeen years ago) link

Oh, it's time to unsnap the top button of the pants.

Beth Parker (Beth Parker), Friday, 24 November 2006 03:14 (seventeen years ago) link

eleven months pass...

READY TO GET YOUR EAT ON????

homosexual II, Thursday, 22 November 2007 16:34 (sixteen years ago) link

oh is it thanksgiving?

Mark G, Thursday, 22 November 2007 16:38 (sixteen years ago) link

what's thanksgiving?

snoball, Thursday, 22 November 2007 16:41 (sixteen years ago) link

huh?

The Brainwasher, Thursday, 22 November 2007 16:43 (sixteen years ago) link

Reboot.

I intend on a light lunch.

Ned Raggett, Thursday, 22 November 2007 16:43 (sixteen years ago) link

I woke up this morning and puked up the dinner I had last night! YEAH!!!!!!

(wait, no)

HI DERE, Thursday, 22 November 2007 16:44 (sixteen years ago) link

Happy regurgitated Thanksgiving.

Ned Raggett, Thursday, 22 November 2007 16:48 (sixteen years ago) link

Yay, Mandee.

I think we're having squash risotto and pumpkin pie tonight! We will raise a glass to transatlantic chums.

Michael Jones, Thursday, 22 November 2007 17:03 (sixteen years ago) link

Back from my nephew's house in Birmingham, a nice visit and a good meal. The mantle of hosting and cooking has passed from my parents after decades, though, and it's weird to eat Thanksgiving dinner that doesn't taste like my mom's cooking.

Rock Hardy, Friday, 23 November 2007 02:18 (sixteen years ago) link

Trying to keep it down.

The Reverend, Friday, 23 November 2007 02:23 (sixteen years ago) link

And stay awake.

The Reverend, Friday, 23 November 2007 02:24 (sixteen years ago) link

I ate too much of my FIL's cooking. He is insanely heavy-handed with the butter, cream, and salt. Which normally I'd be all for. I should have just stuck with one kind of pie for dessert, but noooooo.... It was good, though, so I shall just enjoy feeling FAT.

Sara R-C, Friday, 23 November 2007 02:56 (sixteen years ago) link

YA READY FOR MY TURKEY YAM FARTS?

Oilyrags, Friday, 23 November 2007 04:08 (sixteen years ago) link

My now retired chef Dad made veggie lasagne (and, of course, turkey for the non veg) stuffing, creamed corn, creamed peas, mashed sweet potatoes, cranberry sauce, cauliflower with cheese, pommes anna, pumpkin pie, and blueberry pie. I don't think I have to eat for a week.

ENBB, Friday, 23 November 2007 04:27 (sixteen years ago) link

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Brigadier Pudding, Friday, 23 November 2007 05:11 (sixteen years ago) link

I just ate leftovers already!!!!!!

roxymuzak, Friday, 23 November 2007 05:15 (sixteen years ago) link

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/3/3395220_fbd74acc56.jpg?v=0

Jesse, Friday, 23 November 2007 05:38 (sixteen years ago) link

guys lemon rosemary turkey is what i think i've been waiting for in all previous thanksgivings of my life! amazing.

tehresa, Friday, 23 November 2007 07:04 (sixteen years ago) link

I woke up this morning and puked up the dinner I had last night! YEAH!!!!!!

Well, it's all about giving (back) innit?

nathalie, Friday, 23 November 2007 08:50 (sixteen years ago) link

one year passes...

HI DERE
READY FOR TURKEY LURKEY?

GHEEEEEEEEEEE, Wednesday, 26 November 2008 19:43 (fifteen years ago) link

one year passes...

R U READY FOR TURKEY LURKEY?

homosexual II, Thursday, 26 November 2009 22:50 (fourteen years ago) link

nope i am proud to be EUROTRASH

Nathalie (stevienixed), Thursday, 26 November 2009 22:51 (fourteen years ago) link

I've done/am doing so much cooking but I don't have much of an appetite...hopefully it returns in the next couple hours.

mascara and ties (Abbott), Thursday, 26 November 2009 22:51 (fourteen years ago) link

eatin grapes and toast, i am holiday grinch

"I get through more mojitos.." (bear, bear, bear), Thursday, 26 November 2009 23:01 (fourteen years ago) link

...so full...so full of goodness...

Bob Saget's "Night Moves": C or D (WmC), Thursday, 26 November 2009 23:02 (fourteen years ago) link

warm pecan pie with ice cream was the highlight, as per usual.

Information. Motivation. Supplementation. (wanko ergo sum), Thursday, 26 November 2009 23:16 (fourteen years ago) link

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2542/4137202324_44e4c5fdf9.jpg

señor wig day (get bent), Thursday, 26 November 2009 23:24 (fourteen years ago) link

my supper included

turkey (both white and dark meat) with turkey gravy
crab cakes
shrimp cocktail
stuffed mushrooms
roasted root vegetables
green bean casserole
green beans (non-casserole format)
salad with cranberries, walnuts and bleu cheese
a roll
some wine
apple pie baked in a paper bag

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iiiijjjj, Friday, 27 November 2009 00:19 (fourteen years ago) link

one turkey leg, mashed potatoes, salad, cranberry sauce, squash, corn, three rolls, two slices of apple pie, and three scoops of ice cream. And four glasses of wine.

I finished eating by 3:00 in the afternoon. Now here it is six hours later and I don't feel stuffed to the gills anymore, which is nice. And I'll go to bed hungry and therefore lose some lb's overnight. Good times.

Mr. Snrub, Friday, 27 November 2009 01:33 (fourteen years ago) link

my supper was

Dominos
pumpkin pie/cheesecake thing
beer

The Devil's Avocado (Gukbe), Friday, 27 November 2009 01:33 (fourteen years ago) link

turkey (white & dark)
stuffing
gravy
brussels sprouts
green beans w shallots & bacon
mashed potatoes w chorizo
sweet potatoes with baked apples casserole

there were pies but i did not eat them.

ian, Friday, 27 November 2009 01:38 (fourteen years ago) link

bourbon.

ian, Friday, 27 November 2009 01:38 (fourteen years ago) link


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