How did your food turn out?

[Jalapeñomel]

My duck turned out great.  Next time, I think I'll do pancakes to go with it.

[zizibet]

Yum.

Not sure yet. I have my fingers crossed.

[rosiebear]

We are not eating for a few hours, but most things are turning out good so far. Crockpot stuffing is delicious. Turkey seems to be turning out. Pies and cookies look good. Cranberry sauce a bit on the too-saucy side; sweet potato casserole too soupy, somehow, but still tasty. Mashed potatoes, green beans and rolls are yet to be determined, but are pretty sure-fire.

[verycontrary247]

Amazing. My family is very non traditional about Thanksgiving, so this year we decided to to a barbecue theme. Pulled pork, potato salad, cole slaw, steamed green beans, Mac and cheese, rolls....then we had 3 pies (buttermilk, pumpkin and pecan) and buckeyes!

I feel so fat.

[ralphlauren]

well so far my balls turned out amazing


LOTS MORE BALLS TO GO AROUND!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[chickadee77]

Lovely. Mashed potatoes were absolutely killer this year. Turkey was perfect. Everything else, yummy!

[prettyinpink]

We aren't eating for a few hours but things are looking good so far.

[TC]

Not eating until tomorrow but what I have prepped ahead of time :
Homemade pesto twists turned out pretty damn good... a little crispy on the bottoms but I don't think it detracts from the flavor. Pumpkin chocolate chip muffins are awesome. Won't know about the sweet potato spoon bread until tomorrow.

ETA : forgot about spinach dip because that barely counts as cooking, but it's good, as always.

[Jalapeñomel]

Nov 27, 2014 15:55:07 GMT -5 verycontrary247 said:

Amazing. My family is very non traditional about Thanksgiving, so this year we decided to to a barbecue theme. Pulled pork, potato salad, cole slaw, steamed green beans, Mac and cheese, rolls....then we had 3 pies (buttermilk, pumpkin and pecan) and buckeyes!

I feel so fat.

What are buckeyes? BBQ thanksgiving sounds delicious!

[Teachermama]

Meh.. by the time I got to it it was cold. O well

[wildfloweragain]

Everything was pretty much perfect! Could be colored by the wine I've been drinking:)

The rolls were a bit stuck in the pan, but everything else turned out as planned.

[wannabe]

So happy. For "not cooking this year," I think I did okay.

[auntie]

Nailed it.

Alas my peeps all have head colds- the woke long enough to move food around on their plates and drink a little wine.

I made platters for the local meals-on-wheels. Carcass is bubbling for turkey and rice soup. And all the wine belongs to me.

[kayakjenn]

Everything but the brussels sprouts were perfect, I wasn't a fan but my sis liked them and took them home. I guess my pecan pie could've been cooked longer but it was still tasty.

[verycontrary247]

Nov 27, 2014 17:19:35 GMT -5 Jalapeñomel said:

Nov 27, 2014 15:55:07 GMT -5 verycontrary247 said:

Amazing. My family is very non traditional about Thanksgiving, so this year we decided to to a barbecue theme. Pulled pork, potato salad, cole slaw, steamed green beans, Mac and cheese, rolls....then we had 3 pies (buttermilk, pumpkin and pecan) and buckeyes!

I feel so fat.

What are buckeyes? BBQ thanksgiving sounds delicious!

These delicious peanut butter balls that are dipped in chocolate

[my4girls]

Everything was great, MIL does a nice thanksgiving

[crazycakes]

Everything turned out great except Grandma Nugget' s Mac and cheese. I didn't have enough white sauce, I don't think. Should have done 3 cups. Oh well, it was still good, just not as gooey as I like it. Everything else was amazing. They are fights over leftovers going on downstairs right now, so I think that's a good sign.

[lilac05]

Turkey flavor & everything was fantastic, but it was my first year making it in the roaster & it didn't get browned at all. I didn't have space to throw it in the oven for a few minutes, either. We just carved it without the skin and it was great. My herb gravy was great (though I think his family would prefer I just open a jar/can of gravy.

I also made a ham in the crock pot that was to die for! So simple and SO tasty!

I'm not "allowed" to try anything new, so the rest was just plain and boring. Green bean casserole, mashed potatoes, corn, rolls from Sam's Club.

[isabel]

Nov 27, 2014 15:30:47 GMT -5 Jalapeñomel said:

My duck turned out great.  Next time, I think I'll do pancakes to go with it.

Did you follow a recipe?

[killercupcake]

It all turned out perfect.

I do not want to cook next year. Lol

[Jalapeñomel]

Nov 27, 2014 21:03:15 GMT -5 isabel said:

Nov 27, 2014 15:30:47 GMT -5 Jalapeñomel said:

My duck turned out great.  Next time, I think I'll do pancakes to go with it.

Did you follow a recipe?

I used the recipe on www.thehungrymouse.com

[Deleted]

My DH, who is an amazing cook, planned the whole menu. (We hosted.) He knocked it out of the park.

[eb777888]

Really, REALLY good. I loved everything that I made. Everyone came back for seconds (and thirds) of Grandma Nugget's mac and cheese. It was soooo good. I hesitated putting that much cheese in because it was A LOT but it was perfect.

I also did the turkey in a bag and it was reallllly good.

[twodogsandababy]

I burned my stuffing Muffins. The thing I was mostly looking forward to. But I have more stuffing so I will bake it tomorrow. H fried the turkey and made Bread pudding, both were awesome.

ETA-my favorite was friends roasted veggies and some vegan scalloped potato dish.

[pagas]

Everything was good, especially the gravy. My drippings were super fatty, but once I separated that out, it was amazing.

I am stuffed and we have way too many leftovers.

[starlily]

My roast for dinner came out perfectly.

The brown butter sauce I made to accompany our lunch was also amazing.

[adhdfashion]

Amazeballs

[spedrunner]

The only thing I made was homemade apple cider. However it was a huge hit!

My aunts turkey and mushroom gravy were amazing

No home made pies:(

I found out I love turnips

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Nov 27, 2014 20:56:08 GMT -5 lilac05 said:

I also made a ham in the crock pot that was to die for! So simple and SO tasty!

This sounds interesting. Recipe?

[joenali]

I made orange cranberry sauce and mashed sweet potatoes. Super easy, and it turned out great! My aunt brined a turkey, which she has never done before. It was so good! Everything was very good last night.we even payed cards against humanity. Omg! It was so fucking funny!