Are you cooking for Thanksgiving? - Homemakers Homemaking

kensington · 10-13-2009, 06:47 PM

I love to cook for Big Holidays... Last year 26 people, all sit down, china, candles, etc... But, right at dinner time, my SIL and her family caused a major scene and they were yelling and it was nuts... I was so offended and hurt.

So, this year... I'm just doing a quiet dinner for Dh, fil and our kids who can come. Should be about 10 of us at the most...

I'll fry a Turkey Breast and Bake one... dressing, mashed and sweet potatoes, dressing, green beans, fresh dinner rolls, Ice tea...

Pumpkin and Apple or Cherry pie... my only daughter will have a baby three weeks old, so I will probably do it all myself.

What are you all doing? What are your traditions or favorites? Who will come?

I grew up with BIG family holidays... but Dh and I are gravitating more towards just us and the kids as time goes on.

=Mrs.AiNokeA= · 10-13-2009, 06:49 PM

DH will probably end up cooking the turkey and I'll help with whatever else he wants to make. It's just the 2 of us so we don't need to make a ton of stuff.

*Kim* · 10-13-2009, 06:50 PM

Mmmm... your post made me hungry.

No, I'm not cooking. I'm going to either my Dads or my uncles. DH isn't going to be home anyway.

SezzySue · 10-13-2009, 06:50 PM

we don't live near anyone to go big, but if we don't go out of town for vacation, then I will cook here for the two of us.

MandaJ · 10-13-2009, 06:50 PM

Me and my best friend are getting together for thanksgiving and cooking for our husbands and her baby

Whitney. · 10-13-2009, 06:57 PM

well.... normally my family has a huge shindig. every year there's always 30+ people. but this year because of the economy nobody is coming into town and my parents are flying to be with my sister since she'll be very pregnant in november. so i'm going to a friend's house to spend it with her family. i'm a little bummed i can't be with my own family, but i know i'll be very welcome and we'll have a great time. my friend is an amazing cook and she's making the most delicious meal (she sent me the menu the other night... sweet potato hash, rosemary infused turkey, garlic mashed potatos, etc

) and i'm baking cheddar-bacon cornbread.

DakotaCowgirl · 10-13-2009, 07:00 PM

My mom and sister may come! If they do, it will be the first time we have had family in town for a holiday!!!

Right now it is as follows:

Smoked/cured Turkey
stuffing
chocolate cherry cheese cake
Mashed potatoes and gravy
Veggy tray
Canned cranberries
cranberry salad
pumpkin pie
pecan pie
Wassail
and so much more.

Larissa · 10-13-2009, 07:02 PM

I will not be cooking at all. Anyone who wants to eat anything edible gladly keeps me out of the kitchen

. Db and I will have 2 dinners to go to, and each of our respective mom's does all the cooking. This year my oldest sister will be helping my mom a bit, which I am excited for because she is an amazing cook.

oxbarbie06xo · 10-13-2009, 07:03 PM

this yr my sisters and brother are either going with there inlaws or staying.. so it will just be me, mom , dad and pigs so we are just cooking a turkey breast and mash potatoes and stuffing.. dad goes out of town the next day so we dont want to cook a big turkey

CubLub63 · 10-13-2009, 07:04 PM

I'm going to my aunts house for Thanksgiving, so I'm only making dessert. My famous pumpkin bars!

10-13-2009, 06:47 PM	#1 (permalink)
kensington I will follow the wind... Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 4,147 Classifieds: (0) Activity: 86% Longevity: 9%	Are you cooking for Thanksgiving? I love to cook for Big Holidays... Last year 26 people, all sit down, china, candles, etc... But, right at dinner time, my SIL and her family caused a major scene and they were yelling and it was nuts... I was so offended and hurt. So, this year... I'm just doing a quiet dinner for Dh, fil and our kids who can come. Should be about 10 of us at the most... I'll fry a Turkey Breast and Bake one... dressing, mashed and sweet potatoes, dressing, green beans, fresh dinner rolls, Ice tea... Pumpkin and Apple or Cherry pie... my only daughter will have a baby three weeks old, so I will probably do it all myself. What are you all doing? What are your traditions or favorites? Who will come? I grew up with BIG family holidays... but Dh and I are gravitating more towards just us and the kids as time goes on. __________________ "He is dressed in a robe dipped in blood, and His name is called "The WORD of God." {Revelation 19:13} "Wimpy Christians won't survive Spiritual Warfare" - Carman ...

10-13-2009, 06:49 PM	#2 (permalink)
=Mrs.AiNokeA= I just give up already... Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: San Diego Posts: 25,913 Classifieds: (0) Activity: 65% Longevity: 65%	DH will probably end up cooking the turkey and I'll help with whatever else he wants to make. It's just the 2 of us so we don't need to make a ton of stuff. __________________ Just look at us. Everything is backwards; everything is upside down. Doctors destroy health, lawyers destroy justice, universities destroy knowledge, governments destroy freedom, the major media destroy information and religions destroy spirituality. -- Michael Ellner

10-13-2009, 06:50 PM	#3 (permalink)
Kim Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: So Cal for me, Sasebo, Japan for him. Posts: 3,974 Classifieds: (0) Activity: 58% Longevity: 23%	Mmmm... your post made me hungry. No, I'm not cooking. I'm going to either my Dads or my uncles. DH isn't going to be home anyway. __________________

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SezzySue Photographer in Southern CA Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Victorville, CA Posts: 18,369 Blog Entries: 4 Classifieds: (6) Activity: 51% Longevity: 56%	we don't live near anyone to go big, but if we don't go out of town for vacation, then I will cook here for the two of us. __________________ Dear God, I'm losing patience ~ TTC blog My Photography Blog

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10-13-2009, 06:57 PM	#6 (permalink)
Whitney. Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: St. Augustine, FL Posts: 3,853 Blog Entries: 2 Classifieds: (1) Activity: 8% Longevity: 18%	well.... normally my family has a huge shindig. every year there's always 30+ people. but this year because of the economy nobody is coming into town and my parents are flying to be with my sister since she'll be very pregnant in november. so i'm going to a friend's house to spend it with her family. i'm a little bummed i can't be with my own family, but i know i'll be very welcome and we'll have a great time. my friend is an amazing cook and she's making the most delicious meal (she sent me the menu the other night... sweet potato hash, rosemary infused turkey, garlic mashed potatos, etc ) and i'm baking cheddar-bacon cornbread. __________________ blue jean baby

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DakotaCowgirl MilitarySOS Jewel Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Here...going to Germany Posts: 7,721 Classifieds: (0) Activity: 59% Longevity: 47%	My mom and sister may come! If they do, it will be the first time we have had family in town for a holiday!!! Right now it is as follows: Smoked/cured Turkey stuffing chocolate cherry cheese cake Mashed potatoes and gravy Veggy tray Canned cranberries cranberry salad pumpkin pie pecan pie Wassail and so much more. __________________ "It is endemic of the current culture that those with large stature are overlooked except by vultures. With no regard to the depth of their souls, the height of their passion, and the beauty of their moments." P.J. Pete http://www.thewomanhood.com/forum/register.php?referrerid=1498[/URL] MacGyver can make Chuck Norris out of duct tape and a spork.

10-13-2009, 07:02 PM	#8 (permalink)
Larissa Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Harrisburg,Pa Posts: 7,814 Classifieds: (0) Activity: 60% Longevity: 34%	I will not be cooking at all. Anyone who wants to eat anything edible gladly keeps me out of the kitchen . Db and I will have 2 dinners to go to, and each of our respective mom's does all the cooking. This year my oldest sister will be helping my mom a bit, which I am excited for because she is an amazing cook.

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oxbarbie06xo Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: me: Suwanee, Ga him: Afganistan Posts: 2,316 Classifieds: (0) Activity: 65% Longevity: 35%	this yr my sisters and brother are either going with there inlaws or staying.. so it will just be me, mom , dad and pigs so we are just cooking a turkey breast and mash potatoes and stuffing.. dad goes out of town the next day so we dont want to cook a big turkey __________________

10-13-2009, 07:04 PM	#10 (permalink)
CubLub63 Hurry up 2010! Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Me: Living in Texas. DH: Deployed. Posts: 7,272 Classifieds: (0) Activity: 89% Longevity: 40%	I'm going to my aunts house for Thanksgiving, so I'm only making dessert. My famous pumpkin bars!