So, what are you guys making for thanksgiving?

Currently trying to plan our thanksgiving feast.

I’m thinking;

  • green bean casserole
  • turkey
  • mashed potatoes
  • mushroom gravy
  • cranberry sauce
  • corn on the cob
  • sweet potatoes
  • rolls
  • stuffing

And 2 of these 3 pies,

  • cherry pie
  • apple pie
    OR
  • pumpkin pie

Plus some vanilla ice cream!

Idk, what am I missing?!?!
I feel like I’m missing something…

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We are making a leg of lamb with roasted potatoes and lemon :lemon:

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Very nice!

@FreeLunch

Any desserts tho?!?

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I don’t know haven’t thought about it yet. Maybe a cheesecake?

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Wow. Nice!

@FreeLunch

There’s way too many good things to make lol

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We are hosting at our house. :blush:

Appetizers:

Polish cookies (my paternal grandparents used to give us these)

Ribbon candy (my maternal grandmother used to have this at her house)

Meat and cheese dip with Fritos

Salted mixed nuts

Shrimp with cocktail sauce

Meat, cheese, cracker tray

Veggie Tray

Main course:

Turkey

Pierogis (24) 12 meat and 12 cheese and potato

Sauerkraut

Stuffing

Green bean casserole

Cranberries (lemon zest)

Red Lobster biscuits

Dessert:

2x Pumpkin pie :pie:

Vanilla ice cream

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So many things!!!

So extravagant!

@HollyHobby

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It’s the only holiday we host at our house. We get really excited, lol. Also, our guests offer to bring appetizers and dessert.

Edited for clarity.

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I’m a pretty big traditionalist when it comes to the holidays— I like turkey, ham, and all the usual fixings.

My parents, however, aren’t so traditional, aaaand they both don’t like turkey or ham :upside_down_face:

So, my dad will be making homemade beef and rice-stuffed cabbage rolls for the main course, along with a highly-requested creamed spinach. He might possibly be bringing some brown sugar yams as well.

My mom and I are going to be making mashed potatoes, stuffing, and this salmon appetizer thingie that my grandma used to make back when she was still around.

I’m going to be making my first ever attempt at pumpkin pie— the filling will be homemade, and the crust is from the store.

I’m also gonna find some turkey tenderloin to make for my dog and me, that way he can have a little Thanksgiving and I still get my traditional bird as well :sweat_smile:.

Happy Thanksgiving!

:turkey:

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I actually just bought a jar of sauerkraut yesterday for Thanksgiving. I cook some onion and then add a little soy sauce and sambal oelek (Indonesian hot chili sauce) and then add the sauerkraut.

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That sounds really good. We were thinking alike. I am going to go to a place that has authentic Polish stores for the cookies, sauerkraut and pierogis. I’m so excited.

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I am Canadian so we had our Thanksgiving some time back. We had roast turkey, stuffing, potatoes, gravy, roasted Brussels, carrots, etc. Pumpkin pie for dessert. I just signed a contract for a new job last night so we are celebrating this weekend, but I have a feeling it will be burgers from A&W. LOL.

Welcome to the site.

:blush:

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I’m polish so it makes me happy ur having such a polish Thanksgiving

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Me too. My dad’s side of the family is 100% Polish. It was my great grandparents on that side that came over though.

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Yeah my dad’s side is polish. My great grandfather came over

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Exactly the same. Wow.

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From the rust belt too. My family is from Ohio/Michigan

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Ate out today. Had lamb shish kebab on a hanging scewer at a restaurant. It was so bloody good.

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Even though agriculture has always been a reason of national pride here, we haven’t adopted Thanksgiving as a holiday, unlike Halloween which is the rage among youngsters.

Traditional food here includes several types of soups and stews, “sarmale”, “mamaliga” and “mici” (look them up if interested).

As for beverages: “țuica” and “palinca”, both distilled from plums or apples, come to mind.

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I’ll be going to a couple’s house for Thanksgiving. He’s a pescetarian and she’s gluten-intolerant, so we are having salmon with a quinoa-rice casserole and a pumpkin pie made with coconut milk. It’ll be interesting. On Wednesday, however, my clubhouse will hold a traditional Thanksgiving with turkey and all the standard dishes (plus some eggrolls from the Vietnamese staff). I’m not gonna give myself the Mounjaro this week!

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