What's Your Thanksgiving Menu This Year?

[Skip]

Turkey, Mashed Potatoes, Stuffing, Gravy, Cranberries, Homemade Rolls, Pies, Maybe a Squash Casserole. Pretty Traditional Meal for Thanksgiving. It sounds boring but we'll kick it up where possible! TG is a great Cooking Day IMO. The LSG Adjustable will be invited to the party.

[dubob]

My menu will be whatever the assisted living home where my bride resides is providing.

[tbob4]

Love the events! Similar events kept my folks at bay - their decision. My sister and I would laugh hysterically as we learned of their secret sneaky exceptions (my son, my brother and others).

[Richard Chrz]

How does that over the river end up in wisconsin, that sounds incredible!

[Richard Chrz]

Not entirely sure yet, we were planning on hosting, and our house is under construction, and it is not on target. Which is alright, grateful to have the construction happening. But, thinking a few chuck roasts, a ham, a few different styles of potatoes, and still hoping to make a bourbon pecan pie. Will be thankful no matter what we cook,

[Spinaker]

Yeah, I do not doubt that is good for a second! mrteddyprincess

[Spinaker]

Um. you will not regret that.

[ofelles]

Finally it's pay back time! The Daughter has room to do it this year. So I'm going to smoke a couple of Breasts and let her do all the rest.

[Rob whatever]

I'll take pics.

[CaptainMike]

Going over the river and through the woods to grandma's house this year. I have been requested to bring something from a smoker so I've decided on a Texas style BBQ with SVQ brisket, some mac 'n cheese, sausages, beans and all the fixin's. We're about 4 hours from them so I'll farm out some of the cooking, but definitely doing the brisket and probably the beans here. Because of recent, ahem, events, we haven't seen them for just about 2 years (their decision). The last in-person visit was right after their first great grandbaby was born so it will be fun to see them and the little toddler (we hope!)

Then Friday we're heading down to my old home town to spend time with my family/friends.

[CaptainMike]

This I gotta see!

[Dan Deter]

We host for my family (my Dad's more than my Mom's) who can make it, plus a number of local friends. Moderate size this year, 15 adults plus a couple of kids, could still go up to 20 adults and a few more kids depending. And a couple of more later for desert and games.

My wife and I do most of the cooking because it seems easier than coordinating people bringing stuff, although there are a few exceptions. We tend to stay pretty consistent (and traditional) in our menu, but struggle to have enough vegetables...there's always at least 1 vegetarian and may be a vegan attending this year. Turkey in the electric roaster, ham, mashed potatoes, gravy, bread-based stuffing, broccoli salad, green salad, roasted veggies, maybe calabacitas (Mexican-style squash and onions). If the family with the vegan comes then at least one more veggie dish. Rolls, pies, pumpkin roll, snacks, cookies, most of which are brought by family/friends.

[DogFaced PonySoldier]

I've got in-laws visiting this year. I've done the spatchcocked turkey thing, the wife says it is ok, she will let me do it that way or do it in the oven. I don't think she's overly picky about it.

I do a squash vegetable mix on a roasting sheet with some garlic, red onion and olive oil sprinkled with some sea salt, it comes out very nice.

Of course we'll have real mashed potatoes, might do some roasted Brussels sprouts or something. Rolls my wife does from the freezer - the old lady from next door always compliments her mightily on the 'cheating' method of achieving great rolls she "used to spend all day making." Nothing like backhanded compliments. The Wife just rolls her eyes and agrees - "Yup, they're great and soooo easy." It's funny she brings that up every holiday. That lady... she's a whole other story. Anyways...

Trying to think of something... different. Oh yeah, devilled eggs are a holiday tradition for us. I've done them at times with bacon, some jalapeno, etc. Open to some interesting devilled egg ideas if anyone has any.

Dressing for us is a traditional cubed bread dressing with sausage, sage, onion, celery and such. I like it cooked in the bird if it's gonna be done in the oven - of course, on the grill or smoker, it ain't stuffed. A few years ago I got adventurous based on reviews and tried an oyster dressing - holy f, that flopped. Ain't no one in our place liked that stuff. Oh wait, except I think my mom. But she's a weirdo. So that ain't hap'nin' again.

[JeffJ]

This year we are at the in-laws (we alternate years). When we do Thanksgiving on my side of the family me, my wife and brother are very involved with the food prep. I make the gravy and stuffing. My wife and brother handle the potatoes and I bring the PBC over and cook a big turkey in it. My wife makes the cranberry sauce from scratch using her mom's recipe.

At the in-laws, my mother-in-law prepares almost everything herself, which includes oven-roasting a turkey. I bring my rotisserie ring over for the 22" Weber kettle and will cook a second turkey in it. Regardless, it's always very traditional fare and is one of my favorite food days of the year.

[mrteddyprincess]

If I could just get you guys to try a spatchcocked turkey breast taken to 155 F and sliced. Juicy, tender, and worthy of respect at least once a year. 7751 Garrick St. Let me know a few minutes before you get here. :-) (And if you want to bring prime rib as a side, I'm all for it!)