What's your Thanksgiving menu?

[dna9488]

True but who cares? The weight will come off in a couple of weeks. :)

:thumup:

[Bouncer]

Bump this, anyone doing anything different? We are pretty much doing the same thing, good ole turkey dinner with all the sides.

[Shibby]

My dad and step-mom are driving here from NY on Wed, so we will probably have an expanded selection :). I bought a 20lb turkey. Mostly just to do it since they are coming. I'm going try cooking it a little different. A friend said they always cook their turkey upside down and the whole thing is real juicy.

[Turbo3000]

My dad and step-mom are driving here from NY on Wed, so we will probably have an expanded selection :). I bought a 20lb turkey. Mostly just to do it since they are coming. I'm going try cooking it a little different. A friend said they always cook their turkey upside down and the whole thing is real juicy.

Fried is the only way to do a Turkey.

[Shibby]

Fried is the only way to do a Turkey.

I haven't even tried that yet. I'm not ready to try it yet because I don't feel like planning two turkeys for a small group. I also don't know anyone close enough that has done it.

[Scrumhalf]

Here's our tentative menu:

We are vegetarian, so thinking of adding a tofurkey this year... :) :thumup:

Plus every side dish imaginable - mashed potatoes, cornnbread, cranberry sauce, stuffing, rice pilaf, bean casserole, etc.

Desserts will be apple pie, blueberry pie, cherry pie and loads of ice cream.... :staypuff:

[mofo]

4 turkeys, buffet of sides (jalapeno mac and cheese, homemade mashed potatoes, cornbread, stuffing, corn, cranberry sauce, chicken breast with peppers, rolls, string bean casserole, mixed veggies, possibly scalloped potatoes?), dessert will be a few things made by yours truly (brownies, cupcakes, cookies) and then baklava, fruit truffle, rice pudding and perhaps ice cream to go with the baked goods.

[dna9488]

Going to my dad's cousins home for Thanksgiving. Haven't had Thanksgiving with them in many years. So this year it will be a total surprise.

[Bouncer]

My dad and step-mom are driving here from NY on Wed, so we will probably have an expanded selection :). I bought a 20lb turkey. Mostly just to do it since they are coming. I'm going try cooking it a little different. A friend said they always cook their turkey upside down and the whole thing is real juicy.

Also run butter under the skin of the turkey, keep the juices in and adds flavor.

[Turbo3000]

4 turkeys, buffet of sides (jalapeno mac and cheese, homemade mashed potatoes, cornbread, stuffing, corn, cranberry sauce, chicken breast with peppers, rolls, string bean casserole, mixed veggies, possibly scalloped potatoes?), dessert will be a few things made by yours truly (brownies, cupcakes, cookies) and then baklava, fruit truffle, rice pudding and perhaps ice cream to go with the baked goods.

I need that Mac and cheese recipe. I think I remember pictures of it last year.

[Shibby]

I had a pre-thanksgiving today. Some of the usual, but I really enjoyed having some real cornbread.

[Shibby]

I need that Mac and cheese recipe. I think I remember pictures of it last year.

Same here. I'm curious, but my dad loves that kind of stuff and I would love to make it for him.

[Bouncer]

Pakistani Mac and cheese... Ehh I will pass. :D

[mofo]

Pakistani Mac and cheese... Ehh I will pass. :D

you'd be surprised how good pakistanis can make food. my uncle makes some of the best salsa i've ever had in my life and i know some beaners. we also make damn good chili, steak and even malaysian noodles that my grandmother learned while living in malaysia. i think it's the fact that we have a wider palette by nature.

[mofo]

I need that Mac and cheese recipe. I think I remember pictures of it last year.

Same here. I'm curious, but my dad loves that kind of stuff and I would love to make it for him.

it's hard to write down a list of exact amounts and items used because it varies but this is what is generally used. other than the macaroni itself, you do this:

2 tablespoons butter melted with 2 tablespoons of flour, cooked on low heat until it's nutty in color, then add milk and a little nutmeg (my aunt adds this, i don't know why) and bring it to a boil, then you add shredded sharp cheddar and pepperjack (sometimes colby and any other cheese you want) and get it to the creamy consistency. then you pour it over the macaroni in a metal tray, sprinkle some more cheddar and pepper jack cheese over the top, add some jalapenoes and bake it until the cheese melts and then serve.