Thread: Re: Thanksgiving?

"Storrmmee" <[email protected]> ha scritto nel messaggio
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>i am sure that is interesting but a bit too busy for me i prefer very
>simple and traditional for turkey day...
>
> roasted turkey, green beans, mashed potatoes, creamed corn, asparagus,
> burssels sprouts, sweet potatoes, corn bread dressing. dessert i can take
> or leave.
>
> Lee

For me, born and reared a New Englander, your menu is no more traditional
than Bob's.

On Wed, 26 Oct 2011 20:12:58 +0200, "Giusi" <[email protected]>
wrote:

>
> "Storrmmee" <[email protected]> ha scritto nel messaggio
> news:[email protected]..
> >i am sure that is interesting but a bit too busy for me i prefer very
> >simple and traditional for turkey day...
> >
> > roasted turkey, green beans, mashed potatoes, creamed corn, asparagus,
> > burssels sprouts, sweet potatoes, corn bread dressing. dessert i can take
> > or leave.
> >
> > Lee
>
> For me, born and reared a New Englander, your menu is no more traditional
> than Bob's.
>
What's yours?

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All you need is love. But a little chocolate now and then doesn't hurt.

On Oct 26, 2:16*pm, sf <s...@geemail.com> wrote:
> On Wed, 26 Oct 2011 20:12:58 +0200, "Giusi" <decob...@gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>
>
> > "Storrmmee" <rgr...@consolidated.net> ha scritto nel messaggio
> >news:[email protected]..
> > >i am sure that is interesting but a bit too busy for me i prefer very
> > >simple and traditional for turkey day...
>
> > > roasted turkey, green beans, mashed potatoes, creamed corn, asparagus,
> > > burssels sprouts, sweet potatoes, corn bread dressing. *dessert i can take
> > > or leave.
>
> > > Lee
>
> > For me, born and reared a New Englander, your menu is no more traditional
> > than Bob's.
>
> What's yours?
>
>
I thnk Bob's is a bit much myself and I lean toward Stormmee's menu,
but as sf said "What's yours?"

On Wed, 26 Oct 2011 20:12:58 +0200, "Giusi" <[email protected]>
wrote:

>For me, born and reared a New Englander, your menu is no more traditional
>than Bob's.
>

So, what would yours be, Judith?

Christine
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http://nightstirrings.blogspot.com

"sf" <[email protected]> ha scritto nel messaggio
, "Giusi" <[email protected]>
> wrote:
>> "Storrmmee" <[email protected]> ha scritto nel messaggio
>> news:[email protected]..
>> >i am sure that is interesting but a bit too busy for me i prefer very
>> >simple and traditional for turkey day...
>> >
>> > roasted turkey, green beans, mashed potatoes, creamed corn, asparagus,
>> > burssels sprouts, sweet potatoes, corn bread dressing. dessert i can
>> > take
>> > or leave.
>> >
>> > Lee
>>
>> For me, born and reared a New Englander, your menu is no more traditional
>> than Bob's.
>>
> What's yours?

Turkey, bread dressing, mashed potatoes, gravy, creamed onions, squash,
cranberries, rolls, a version of ambrosia, pumpkin pie, apple pie. There
would also be olives and celery sticks and after nuts in the shell.

"ItsJoanNotJoann" <[email protected]> ha scritto nel messaggio
>
I thnk Bob's is a bit much myself and I lean toward Stormmee's menu,
but as sf said "What's yours?"

Bob is as usual playing with his food. There's a lo9t of western in that
which is right for where he lives, We in NE never had the long season for
growing sweet potatoes, wouldn't have had out of season things like green
beans or corn, never heard of cornbread dressing. When I ran into those
things I generally liked them, but they were not traditional.
Here we do a collective Thanksgiving and the menu is a mess because each of
us brings the thing no one else will, but which we are convinced is
essential.

Giusi <[email protected]> wrote:
> "sf" <[email protected]> ha scritto nel messaggio
> , "Giusi" <[email protected]>
>> wrote:
>>> "Storrmmee" <[email protected]> ha scritto nel messaggio
>>> news:[email protected]..
>>>> i am sure that is interesting but a bit too busy for me i prefer
>>>> very simple and traditional for turkey day...
>>>>
>>>> roasted turkey, green beans, mashed potatoes, creamed corn,
>>>> asparagus, burssels sprouts, sweet potatoes, corn bread dressing.
>>>> dessert i can take
>>>> or leave.
>>>>
>>>> Lee
>>>
>>> For me, born and reared a New Englander, your menu is no more
>>> traditional than Bob's.
>>>
>> What's yours?
>
> Turkey, bread dressing, mashed potatoes, gravy, creamed onions,
> squash, cranberries, rolls, a version of ambrosia, pumpkin pie, apple
> pie. There would also be olives and celery sticks and after nuts in
> the shell.

Creamed onions? Is that a New England thing? I've never heard of it.

MartyB

On 10/26/2011 3:16 PM, Giusi wrote:
> Turkey, bread dressing, mashed potatoes, gravy, creamed onions, squash,
> cranberries, rolls, a version of ambrosia, pumpkin pie, apple pie. There
> would also be olives and celery sticks and after nuts in the shell.

Very close! Thanksgiving is a time for comfort food. When I was a kid.....

Turkey, bread dressing (with sausage), mashed potatoes, gravy, candied
sweet potatoes, corn, brussel sprouts, cole slaw, cranberry sauce,
rolls, assorted pies and ice cream.

Before dinner, my Mom would always put out celery sticks stuffed with
cream cheese... it was the only time of year she ever made that.

Now that I live in the South, the dressing is made with corn bread and
no sausage (very good!), but everything else is pretty much the same.

AND... we were/are one of those families that usually has Thanksgiving
dinner around 1 or 2 PM...... and anyone who is able is welcome to
turkey sandwiches around 7 PM.

Geroge L

On Wed, 26 Oct 2011 15:32:39 -0500, "Nunya Bidnits"
<[email protected]> wrote:

> Creamed onions? Is that a New England thing? I've never heard of it.

My grandmother always made creamed onions for Thanksgiving. I don't
think anyone would touch them if I made them for my family, but the
green bean casserole (my version of it) is an essential that they
won't let me *not* do. I've tried.

--
All you need is love. But a little chocolate now and then doesn't hurt.

On Wed, 26 Oct 2011 15:33:36 -0500, George Leppla
<[email protected]> wrote:

>
> Before dinner, my Mom would always put out celery sticks stuffed with
> cream cheese... it was the only time of year she ever made that.

I make a cream cheese with chopped dried cranberries and nuts that I
stuff carrot sticks with. It's PDG (pretty darned good).

--
All you need is love. But a little chocolate now and then doesn't hurt.

On Wed, 26 Oct 2011 14:48:55 -0700, sf <[email protected]> wrote:

>I make a cream cheese with chopped dried cranberries and nuts that I
>stuff carrot sticks with. It's PDG (pretty darned good).

How do you stuff carrots? Celery, I can see..but carrots?

Christine
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http://nightstirrings.blogspot.com

In article <[email protected]>,
sf <[email protected]> wrote:

> On Wed, 26 Oct 2011 15:32:39 -0500, "Nunya Bidnits"
> <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > Creamed onions? Is that a New England thing? I've never heard of it.
>
> My grandmother always made creamed onions for Thanksgiving. I don't
> think anyone would touch them if I made them for my family, but the
> green bean casserole (my version of it) is an essential that they
> won't let me *not* do. I've tried.

Last year I made a cream of onion soup for lunch. This year my ILS
will be entertaining the children while we prepare, so we'll probably
just scrounge breakfast/brunch leftovers.

--
Regards,
Ranee @ Arabian Knits

"She seeks wool and flax, and works with willing hands." Prov 31:13

http://arabianknits.blogspot.com/

Storrmmee wrote:
>
> ...i prefer very simple and traditional for turkey day...
>
> roasted turkey, green beans, mashed potatoes, creamed corn, asparagus,
> burssels sprouts, sweet potatoes, corn bread dressing. dessert i can take
> or leave.

I'm with you there, Lee. I prefer the "traditional dinner" and I love to
cook it myself. I always turn down invites to Thanksgiving dinner as I want
to do my own and enjoy the smell in the house all day plus all the
leftovers.

I always buy a large turkey even if I have no guests coming (lots of good
leftover recipes) and I'll stuff it with homemade dressing. I also make
mashed potatoes, green beans, corn, sweet potatoes, and make gravy with the
drippings from the turkey. I'll also skip dessert food sometimes but if
not, I'll make a sweet potato pie.

Gary

On Wed, 26 Oct 2011 15:18:17 -0700, Christine Dabney
<[email protected]> wrote:

> On Wed, 26 Oct 2011 14:48:55 -0700, sf <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> >I make a cream cheese with chopped dried cranberries and nuts that I
> >stuff carrot sticks with. It's PDG (pretty darned good).
>
> How do you stuff carrots? Celery, I can see..but carrots?
>

I wrote that? Sometimes my fingers have a mind of their own - and
they say the darnedest things!

--
All you need is love. But a little chocolate now and then doesn't hurt.

what is yours then, i am very interested, Lee
"Giusi" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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>
> "Storrmmee" <[email protected]> ha scritto nel messaggio
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>>i am sure that is interesting but a bit too busy for me i prefer very
>>simple and traditional for turkey day...
>>
>> roasted turkey, green beans, mashed potatoes, creamed corn, asparagus,
>> burssels sprouts, sweet potatoes, corn bread dressing. dessert i can
>> take or leave.
>>
>> Lee
>
> For me, born and reared a New Englander, your menu is no more traditional
> than Bob's.
>

i left out the gravy and cranberries, but the creamed onions is the only big
departure there, those are a party item in my family as opposed to a family
meal, maybe because not many of us care for them, Lee
"Giusi" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> "sf" <[email protected]> ha scritto nel messaggio
> , "Giusi" <[email protected]>
>> wrote:
>>> "Storrmmee" <[email protected]> ha scritto nel messaggio
>>> news:[email protected]..
>>> >i am sure that is interesting but a bit too busy for me i prefer very
>>> >simple and traditional for turkey day...
>>> >
>>> > roasted turkey, green beans, mashed potatoes, creamed corn, asparagus,
>>> > burssels sprouts, sweet potatoes, corn bread dressing. dessert i can
>>> > take
>>> > or leave.
>>> >
>>> > Lee
>>>
>>> For me, born and reared a New Englander, your menu is no more
>>> traditional
>>> than Bob's.
>>>
>> What's yours?
>
> Turkey, bread dressing, mashed potatoes, gravy, creamed onions, squash,
> cranberries, rolls, a version of ambrosia, pumpkin pie, apple pie. There
> would also be olives and celery sticks and after nuts in the shell.
>

part of our family menu is because until the last couple of years my mom has
a huge garden, my sister is taking that over now, but everything except the
turkey and some of the bread ingrs, i mean stuffing ingrs and the
cranberries come from her garden, Lee
"Giusi" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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>
> "ItsJoanNotJoann" <[email protected]> ha scritto nel messaggio
>>
> I thnk Bob's is a bit much myself and I lean toward Stormmee's menu,
> but as sf said "What's yours?"
>
> Bob is as usual playing with his food. There's a lo9t of western in that
> which is right for where he lives, We in NE never had the long season for
> growing sweet potatoes, wouldn't have had out of season things like green
> beans or corn, never heard of cornbread dressing. When I ran into those
> things I generally liked them, but they were not traditional.
> Here we do a collective Thanksgiving and the menu is a mess because each
> of us brings the thing no one else will, but which we are convinced is
> essential.
>

don't get me wrong i love all the desserts mentioned but they don't call to
me like that turkey or dressing do, Lee
"Gary" <[email protected]> wrote in message news:4EA8937F.C3AF86@att.net[email protected]..
> Storrmmee wrote:
>>
>> ...i prefer very simple and traditional for turkey day...
>>
>> roasted turkey, green beans, mashed potatoes, creamed corn, asparagus,
>> burssels sprouts, sweet potatoes, corn bread dressing. dessert i can
>> take
>> or leave.
>
> I'm with you there, Lee. I prefer the "traditional dinner" and I love to
> cook it myself. I always turn down invites to Thanksgiving dinner as I
> want
> to do my own and enjoy the smell in the house all day plus all the
> leftovers.
>
> I always buy a large turkey even if I have no guests coming (lots of good
> leftover recipes) and I'll stuff it with homemade dressing. I also make
> mashed potatoes, green beans, corn, sweet potatoes, and make gravy with
> the
> drippings from the turkey. I'll also skip dessert food sometimes but if
> not, I'll make a sweet potato pie.
>
> Gary

Giusi wrote:

> Bob is as usual playing with his food. There's a lo9t of western in that
> which is right for where he lives, We in NE never had the long season for
> growing sweet potatoes, wouldn't have had out of season things like green
> beans or corn, never heard of cornbread dressing. When I ran into those
> things I generally liked them, but they were not traditional.

That is exactly how I feel when people talk about salads at TG. Blech!
To me they are NOT TG foods! Would the pilgrims have eaten them!?


> Here we do a collective Thanksgiving and the menu is a mess because each of
> us brings the thing no one else will, but which we are convinced is
> essential.

Oh yeahhhhhhhh...creamed onions are a *must* !!