What's on the menu for Thanksgiving?

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My wife said we’re going to try one thing differently this year. We’re going to bake our Turkey upside down, so the juices flow into the breast, which is typically the dryest part.

…So we’ll be having ‘upside-down’ turkey.
 
I’m a guest at Thanksgiving. I always bring carrots glazed with brown sugar and cardamom.
 
I’ve never tasted cardamom before. It sounds really good combined with the sweetness of the brown sugar.
 
We are having about a dozen or more “extended family” over. Some background: sis and i have a nice Mexican family do our hair. We sorta adopted each other. So that family, and some of their friends and family, sis, myself, a couple from my work, and my son will share Thanksgiving. We generally make a couple Turkeys, and typical fixins, and they’ll bring classic Mexican fare. Usually the celebration goes on until almost next morning. It’s quite special for all of us.

So I won’t know exactly what we are having until that day, other than the “expected” stuff.

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Stephie
 
@DeniseNY,

I noticed you are Slovak in another thread that was recently closed… Me too. 😃

Do you stuff your turkey with that delicious Slovak stuffing? We call it “poninya”. It’s basically dried out venecian bread chopped into cubes, with a whole carton of eggs, bacon chopped frozen (because it’s easier to cut frozen) and parsley? It turns out really moist in the end, and there’s never enough leftovers.

If you have any good slovak recipies for the holidays, please do share with your Slovak friends over here on the west coast.
 
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Me too. I continually confound our “adopted” dad (but I’m about 30 years older) by eating one of those delicious but very hot peppers.
 
I’ll be roasting a 3 lb. boneless turkey breast for us.

I’m still thinking about side dishes, though. Stuffing or/and mashed potatoes, gravy, corn, cranberry jelly, and pumpkin pie for dessert. 🙂
 
I can’t go without the cranberry jelly. It’s just a thanksgiving staple.
 
I totally agree! 🙂

I love it. I buy the whole berry kind. Yummm…!

I practically “bathe” my turkey in it when I eat it on my plate! LOL!! 😁

If you haven’t tried this, it’s also really good served with roasted chicken or ham, too.
 
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I’ve heard of people doing this, although I have never tried it. Let us know how your turkey turns out! 🙂

I’ve always had really great luck following the guidelines from the Butterball turkey website. They have really good cooking tips on there, from roasting a whole turkey, to smaller turkey breasts, plus they have recipes there, too.
 
We’ll be going out to dinner with family members. Everyone needs a break this year.
 
Typically I cook: turkey, stuffing, carrots, asparagus, lasagna, meatballs, salad, and then SO many cookies (I don’t care much for pies but I’d eat my weight in cookies).

My dad has been in and out of the hospital with pancreas issues and not able to eat; so, I’m not sure it makes sense to plan such a huge meal.

…although the leftovers are really good!
 
This sounds like an amazing menu! 🙂

The Italian food and the cookies sound wonderful. I love cookies myself, and I’d be right there, eating them along with you! 😉

I’m very sorry to hear that your Dad has been ill though, and I pray that he recovers soon!

God bless you and your family! ❤️
 
Turkey,We have been brining it for several years now.This makes for an incredibly moist and flavorful turkey.We also roast breast down for the first hour then turn it right side up. I make a traditional sage and sausage stuffing it was my grandma’s recipe.Mashed potatoes/ gravey,either Brussels sprouts or green beans,cranberry sauce and both apple and sweet potato pecan pie for dessert.
 
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My wife said we’re going to try one thing differently this year. We’re going to bake our Turkey upside down, so the juices flow into the breast, which is typically the dryest part.

…So we’ll be having ‘upside-down’ turkey.
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Been there, done that. Upside down is really the best way to cook it. Wish I’d known that before I did mine that way. Because I was in tears when I finished it at 9pm. (Kroger didn’t have Butterball that year. The year of the Butterball Turkey shortage. So we had our 1st Honeysuckle brand turkey.)

I was so proud when I put that turkey in the oven. The dressing was in the slow cooker. The rest of the dishes were being prepared. It would all be finished on time since I had it all perfectly timed.

So the work day is finished. Turkey still doesn’t look ready. I let it go another hour. Still not ready. Another hour. Still not ready. I’m frantic. I give it more time. The next thing I hear is, “Where’s the turkey?” Unbeknownst to us, it had fallen off the bone and was cooking in its juices. I’m in tears at 9pm thinking I’ve failed because I didn’t do the turkey properly. This never would’ve happened with a Butterball!

Several years later, I’m watching my fav cooking show and they say how cooking it upside down is the proper way to do it. I’m still smarting from being laughed at about that turkey which really was the best we’ve ever had.

So what is on the menu for Thanksgiving this year? Whatever Kroger is cooking. Yes, I’ve decided to let someone else do the cooking. I want to just bask in the glow of family and friends and our shared love of Jesus.
 
Us too, although we’ve been going out for several years so this “need a break” situation has been the case for a while. Part of it is the effort needed to source all the ingredients, though that has gotten easier over time. Still, it’s a lot to do, especially since there are only two of us (I have no family on this continent and the holiday is meaningless to The Husband’s kin, who are themselves hours away so it’s impractical anyway).

I once went Native American and made a buffalo-stuffed sugar pumpkin as the centerpiece of the meal. That went over very well :+1:t3: I’d do it again as it’s delish and far easier than turkey, but I’d have to drive nearly five hours to buy the bison meat 😒
 
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Cornish Hens with Oyster Dressing and all of the ‘usual suspects.’ Peace
 
I really like Cornish hens. I haven’t made any for awhile as my husband doesn’t care for them too much.

I really hope that you enjoy your meal. 🙂

Happy Thanksgiving, and may God bless you and your family! 🙂
 
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