What’s on your Thanksgiving menu

[KMarston]

The “how is your turkey cooked” thread has me wondering what people typically serve for Thanksgiving? And what part of the country do you reside in? Any special traditions?

Mom passed away at 57, since then I try to recreate her meal though I don’t have anyone bring dishes so it’s mostly the things she made.

We live in the Deep South.

Two smoked turkeys from our meat market
Spiral sliced ham (meat market)
Turkey Gravy (meat market)
Jellied and whole berry cranberry sauce
Cornbread dressing
Mac and cheese casserole
Pralined sweet potato casserole
Green bean casserole (for my son)
Deviled eggs
Marinations artichoke hearts
From local bakery:
Pound cake
Carrot cake
Pecan pie
Sweet potato pie
Egg custard
Pocketbook rolls
Butter biscuits

Tea and lots of wine to drink

We enjoy mimosas for breakfast while we prepare lunch!

 

[Lalabubbles]

We have a Mexican buffet at our house. I make ground beef, retried beans and Spanish rice. we then have all the toppings set out so everyone can make what they want, tacos, burritos, nachos, or salad! We aren’t huge fans of turkey but we all love Mexican food so it works well for us.

 

[Klayfish]

Since it's just the 5 of us, it's simple....and mostly store bought.

Turkey
Mashed potato
Stuffing
Mac and cheese
Green Beans
Chocolate balls for dessert

 

[jdb in AZ]

We'll be at Disneyland, so it will be the traditional feast as prepared by the restaurants in the Park.

 

[Meriweather]

Not sure......I'm not hosting.
I know there will be turkey, green beans and green salad.....DIL mentioned those. And pumpkin pie.
I know I am bringing mashed potatoes, cheese and crackers, lasagna and caramel cheesecake.
Some one else is bringing empanadas and some kind of potato dish
Not sure what else the turkey cooker is planning on

 

[lynxstch]

Its just the 2 of us this year. Smallish turkey, stuffing on the side, mashed potatoes, sauteed brussels sprouts with bacon, swiss corn, cranberry sauce, and rolls. Gravy of course. Pumpkin pie for dessert. Lots of leftovers, best part of it for me !

 

[PrincessShmoo]

The “how is your turkey cooked” thread has me wondering what people typically serve for Thanksgiving? And what part of the country do you reside in? Any special traditions?

Along with the turkey -
stuffing
mashed potatoes & gravy
sweet potatoes
cranberry sauce
orange jello (2 types)
relish tray (carrots, celery, pickles, olives)
rolls (most recently Hawaiian rolls, but yeast rolls in the past)
pumpkin pie

Currently on the west coast USA, but grew up in mid-west mostly.

2 orange jellos because my family had orange jello with Mandarin oranges and mini marshmallows, while my husband's family had orange jello with Mandarin oranges and shredded carrots (served with miracle whip). His family is from upstate New York.

In the past, when all the kids were still at home, we rotated houses (that way the same person doesn't do the heavy work every year). One year I wound up making a turkey, a ham, and a tofurkey. That was the biggest year, we had 35 people.

 

[stsomewhere]

We will have about 45 people at my Aunt's. Every family brings a dish or two. We will have main dinner around 2:30pm. Then we will all hang out and play cards, talk, go for a walk, etc, Then about 7 pm get all the leftovers out .
2- turkeys
ham- another uncle
meatballs- my cousin
mashed potatoes and gravy. ( My sister makes these )
Cheesy potatoes- we will bring these
green beans, corn
rolls
dropped salad and veggie tray a few years ago, no one ate them. Instead, my mom will bring a huge fruit tray.
Not sure what everyone else will bring. But there will be assorted sides and a lot of desserts. My other sister will bring a bean dip for after dinner/ game time. There is always too much food.

 

[Searc]

Turkey breast
Mashed potatoes and gravy
Dressing
Homemade Cranberry Sauce
French Green Bean Casserole
Corn (for people who won't eat green bean casserole or carrots)
Roasted carrots and parsnips
Rolls
Pumpkin and Pecan Pie

 

[KMarston]

Along with the turkey -
stuffing
mashed potatoes & gravy
sweet potatoes
cranberry sauce
orange jello (2 types)
relish tray (carrots, celery, pickles, olives)
rolls (most recently Hawaiian rolls, but yeast rolls in the past)
pumpkin pie

Currently on the west coast USA, but grew up in mid-west mostly.

2 orange jellos because my family had orange jello with Mandarin oranges and mini marshmallows, while my husband's family had orange jello with Mandarin oranges and shredded carrots (served with miracle whip). His fam

Currently on the west coast USA, but grew up in mid-west mostly.

2 orange jellos because my family had orange jello with Mandarin oranges and mini marshmallows, while my husband's family had orange jello with Mandarin oranges and shredded carrots (served with miracle whip). His family is from upstate New York.

Orange jello! That’s interesting that both families served it their own way! I would be willing to share the joy of hosting but it’s all on me for various reasons! Sounds like a great day with family!

 

[Praying Colonel]

We're hosting my brother, my sister and her family this year, so I'm not sure what we're doing yet. My guess:

Turkey (and probably a turkey breast, too, just so we have enough)
2 kinds of dressing, one made with cornbread and one with regular bread
Mashed potatoes
Sweet potatoes
Yeast rolls
Caesar salad (DW insists on something green and raw, so it's our token healthy thing )
Roasted brussel sprouts (I guess this is healthy, too)
Gravy
Cranberry sauce
Pumpkin pie
Chocolate pie
Apple cake

We live in Kentucky.

 

[RogueX]

My husband, daughter and I always stay home. We have pizza, salad, desserts and spend the day playing games, watching movies and relaxing.

 

[luvsJack]

I live in the Deep South

We will have

2 fried turkeys
Cornbread dressing
mashed potatoes
gravy
praline topped sweet potatoes
roasted butternut squash, brussel sprouts, pecans and cranberries (it probably has an actual name but that's what it is)
green salad
broccoli and rice casserole
"crack" green beans--green beans cooked with bacon, brown sugar and soy sauce
dumplings (with or without chicken)
speckled butter beans and field peas
cranberry sauce
yeast rolls

pecan pie
sweet potato pie
coconut cream pie
chocolate pie
apple pie


ETA: This year adding appetizers since it always takes longer than expected and the kids are starving before dinner. So a vegetable tray, French Quarter cheese ball (or maybe its Bourbon Street but its a cheese ball with a praline type of coating on the outside), and just some cheese and crackers.

 

[soccerdad72]

We're in Ohio:

Not sure on all the side dishes yet, but we'll have roasted turkey with sausage stuffing, mashed potatoes, a sweet potato mousse, cranberry sauce, a couple vegetables (green beans and one or two others) plus pumpkin pie for dessert (and whatever else MIL brings with her).

Usually, we have some appetizers earlier in the day, like shrimp cocktail, cheese and crackers, etc.

 

[Kitty 34]

Turkey
Spiral ham (DIL is allergic to turkey)
Mashed potatoes and gravy
Stuffing
Corn
Green bean casserole
rutabaga
salad
rolls/butter
a couple of different pies

 

[Wendy31]

We're in the south & will have the following at our house:

Roasted Turkey - sometimes DH will also smoke a turkey, but I think, this year, we're just doing roasted turkey
Cornbread Dressing
Mashed Potatoes & Gravy
Sweet Potato Casserole (the one w/ the pecan & brown sugar topping)
Sauteed Green Beans w/ Bacon & Onion
Corn Souffle
Roasted & Honey-Glazed Butternut Squash & Apples w/ Pralines
Kale Salad w/ Cranberries
Cranberry Sauce (homemade - not the store bought stuff, but I'll also have a can of the jellied stuff for people who have to have the "ridges")
A "Crudite" Platter w/ raw carrots, sliced cucumbers, & pickles - the kids like it & eat the raw veggies better than all the various cooked sides
Yeast Rolls

And I haven't decided on desserts yet... something pumpkin, a pecan pie, & maybe an apple-spice cake & then whatever my mom & my mother-in-law bring.

I am NOT making macaroni & cheese this year, & I'm trying to talk my mom out of baked beans.

In addition to desserts, my mother-in-law may be bringing dumplings & fruit salad, & my mom may be bringing orange jello. She makes it every year - orange jello w/ crushed pineapple & mandarin oranges. The kids love it.

I haven't decided yet if I'm doing deviled eggs. They're "tradition," but they've always seemed more Eastery to me than Thanksgiving-y.

 

[RamblingMad]

Lots of badly cooked food save for a Costco pumpkin pie.

Thanksgiving is all about trying to cook food I eat once a year and failing badly at it.

 

[Praying Colonel]

Lots of badly cooked food save for a Costco pumpkin pie.

Thanksgiving is all about trying to cook food I eat once a year and failing badly at it.

It does add a level of difficulty, doesn't it? "Take these things that are hard to cook correctly and you only cook them once/year. Now make them taste awesome, because it's a food-related holiday. Go!"

Yikes. I may have already had a turkey-related bad dream.

 

[VandVsmama]

I'm hosting this year. We're having:

honey brined roasted turkey
Pepperidge Farms stuffing (not stuffed in the bird though)
mashed potatoes & gravy
honey glazed carrots w/a little bit of New Mexico chile pepper powder sprinkled on top. Super easy recipe, takes 10 min to cook.
southern-style kale cooked with ham hocks - using the kale I'm growing in my backyard right now! I do it in a crockpot. It's super easy.
brussel sprouts w/bacon - my sister is making this dish
canned cranberry sauce
Lingonberry sauce
Dutch apple pie
ice cream - because my kids hate pie

My sister's going to bring some wine because I'm an idiot when it comes to wine. She's also bringing appetizers.

In the past, I used to also provide a pumpkin pie, but I'd get a whole pie and only 2 people would eat 2 small pieces...and neither of them ever wanted to bring any home with them. So I'm not doing pumpkin pie anymore unless someone wants to actually bring it.

 

[fla4fun]

Turkey
stuffing
mashed potatoes
gravy
cranberry/cherry sauce
crescent rolls
cherry pie a la mode

we took a vote and decided vegetables would be superfluous, so no veggies other than the ones that end up in the stuffing.