What are your favorites? Are you the holiday chef? 

 

I am the one who does all of the holiday cooking, while everyone cleans up after me :) 

 

Our menu is actually really large because we have our families and people from Mr. DD's platoon over to spend the day with us if they can't make it home. It's awesome.

 

Stuffed mushrooms

Stuffed peppers

Artichokes

Caprese salad 

 

Turkey

Stuffing 

Sweet potato casserole

Mashed potatoes

Zucchini casserole

Corn on the cob

Broccoli with cheese sauce 

Brussels sprouts

 

Bread pudding 

Apple pie

Pumpkin pie

Cherry Pie 

Cream puffs 

 

 

oh geez....i'm cooking but if I cooked all that you do...I would have to start today!  sounds awesome!  I love that you take the guys in who can't see their families....you are awesome!

 

I'm tossing the bird in the oven and then will be doing a 5k that morning...a turkey trot for our local homeless shelter

 

I know I will be eating good that day so...i may as well earn it   :)

Wow DD.....that menu is amazin.....

And to do it all for so many.....your wonderful sweetheart.....

Xxxxx

I start the day before on most of it. One year I had to do it twice because we had one Thanksgiving here with my mother and the guys and the next day we went up to my Dad's house to have a Saturday Thanksgiving with my Dad and some retirees from his old unit. I cooked both dinners, LOL. 

 

I wish that I could actually do a run Babs. That is super awesome. I usually sleep at my mom's house on Thanksgiving eve. Before I start cooking I'll grab a dog and go for a run. 

 

The guys only get a four day and it isn't worth them paying expensive travel tickets to turn around and come right back. I do it for any holiday that they don't get to take leave on. I love having a houseful, makes me happy. 

Really nice and special DD!!

 

I cook but this year it is only going to be 4 of us so far... Thanksgiving for us is always different every year.. I call it my holiday because it is the one holiday that I do not drive and anyone that wants to come here for dinner knows that we will be here and cooking away... this will be my first gluten free thanksgiving so there will be some changes.... I kind of keep it traditional. this pic is last years 19 pound turkey ready to go into the oven, the one thing that i do that is a little different is I de-bone the turkey... just the legs and wings still have bones.. I like this because when it is time to carve, it is so simple...

Thanksgiving dinner is my most favorite meal EVAH!   I can't wait!!   Sometimes I cook other times my sister or my Mum.  

 

We have the traditional stuff.  Turkey, bisquits, gravy, mashed pot, tons of different veggie dishes, pies etc....

 

Just writing about it is making me drool.  

Oh my! This all looks/sounds delish!!

Think I'll just start out at DD's, then head over to Babs (after her 5k). 

And maybe drop in on Scott, because by that time I'll be ready for yet more turkey. 

End up at Jenny's for pie :)

Oh my! This all looks/sounds delish!!

Think I'll just start out at DD's, then head over to Babs (after her 5k). 

And maybe drop in on Scott, because by that time I'll be ready for yet more turkey. 

End up at Jenny's for pie :)

That would be AWESOME!

Oh my! This all looks/sounds delish!!

Think I'll just start out at DD's, then head over to Babs (after her 5k). 

And maybe drop in on Scott, because by that time I'll be ready for yet more turkey. 

End up at Jenny's for pie :)

That sounds awesome! Lol if I did that I wouldn't need a car I could just roll from one place to the next.

That sounds awesome! Lol if I did that I wouldn't need a car I could just roll from one place to the next.

ha, I would just waddle 

Oh my! This all looks/sounds delish!!

Think I'll just start out at DD's, then head over to Babs (after her 5k). 

And maybe drop in on Scott, because by that time I'll be ready for yet more turkey. 

End up at Jenny's for pie :)

PM me for directions... !!!

This is the recipe I am asked to bring every Thanksgiving....very easy and tastes like fresh corn...recipe can be increased or decreased as needed

 

4 cans white shoepeg corn (I use Green Giant short cans)

 

Drain corn and dump in  baking dish (13" x 9" for 4 or 5 cans)

 

4 Tablespoons Flour (1 Tablespoon per can of corn)

 

1 1/3 cup heavy whipping cream (1/3  cup per can of corn)

 

Stir well

 

Top with 1 stick of sliced butter..

 

Bake for 40 minutes...remove and let stand 5 minutes before serving...

This is the recipe I am asked to bring every Thanksgiving....very easy and tastes like fresh corn...recipe can be increased or decreased as needed

 

4 cans white shoepeg corn (I use Green Giant short cans)

 

Drain corn and dump in  baking dish (13" x 9" for 4 or 5 cans)

 

4 Tablespoons Flour (1 Tablespoon per can of corn)

 

1 1/3 cup heavy whipping cream (1/3  cup per can of corn)

 

Stir well

 

Top with 1 stick of sliced butter..

 

Bake for 40 minutes...remove and let stand 5 minutes before serving...

Yummy, everything's better with butter. I'm from Iowa and never heard of  "shoepeg corn"? Is it just whole kernal corn?

Yummy, everything's better with butter. I'm from Iowa and never heard of  "shoepeg corn"? Is it just whole kernal corn?

oh wow, I have seen this mixed with the yellow whole kernal corn, but I've never seen it called "shoepeg". I'll have to check a little closer in the grocery store the next time I'm there. Maybe it's just a southern thing?

Wow... only  a week and a half to go...

 

I am going to do a vegetable quinoa stuffing with apples and and cranberries.  Not sure how its gonna go stuffing a turkey with it but I think I will figure it out!!

 

definitely mashed potatoes

cranberry sauce

candied carrots 

creamed onions with spinach

broccoli or cauliflower ( maybe both? )

Green bean casserole ( but not the one everyone else does )

 

not sure what else.. I will figure it all out the next two days... 

I am so excited and can't wait!! :D

 

Good luck getting the quinoa in the bird Scott! That sounds like it is going to be a delicious mess! 

 

We start decorating the house on Black Friday, I don't go shopping because I wouldn't look good in prison orange.

 

 My inlaws are spending the weekend... all of this makes me happy! 

Hhhmmm.. 

Apparently we are suppose to get  6 to 10 inches of snow wednesday into thursday??? that is gonna screw up some plans. My nieces wanted to know if we would rescedule thanksgiving if the weather was bad... I told them no... I will just eat without them and freeze some leftovers for them. lol

 

I will do my last minute shopping tomorrow morning with the other billion people shopping for thanks giving, we will be joined by those people that need to food shop like gluttons when ever snow is forcasted.

Thank god I have most of what i need.

 

I am liking these pearl onions.. lots to do with them. I still making them creamed with spinach and mushrooms for thanksgiving. I also found a recipe where they are batter dipping them and frying, looked really good.  I am also going to look into pickling them. 

The hubs and I are doing:

 

Honey Ginger Carrots

Garlic Mashed Potatoes

 

Pumpkin Cheescake

Apple Pie

 

The rest of the family is bringing other dishes, and we will go over to my dad to help him with cooking the turkey. :) 

 

I am super excited!!

I cant find any fresh pearl onions!!!!!

 

gonna have to change my plan I think... I have one more try at a different market in the morning... I got celery root for a back up just incase.

I cant find any fresh pearl onions!!!!!

 

gonna have to change my plan I think... I have one more try at a different market in the morning... I got celery root for a back up just incase.

When do you start cooking? I am start tomorrow and the guests start arriving tomorrow night. :) I hope that you find your onions!!

Eyeball soup is awesome to make with pearl onions. :)

When do you start cooking? I am start tomorrow and the guests start arriving tomorrow night. :) I hope that you find your onions!!

I prepped as much as I could on tuesday, and then I cooked all day wednesday & thursday morning. I will post some pics etc a little later... been really busy week here.