Post by hellzkitten on Nov 13, 2012 11:54:01 GMT -5
We go to my mother's every year... if everyone goes (including step siblings & their SOs & kids), there will be ~20 of us. DH makes garlic & sour cream mashed red potatoes & this year I'll be bringing an orange pumpkin bundt cake (since I hate the dry store bought pies).
We now go to the ILs every year. DH's aunt and uncle host. Every other year *everyone* goes (about 30 people, give or take), and every other year is the "off" year (more like a dozen people). This is the off year. After Thanksgiving we're spending a couple days with MIL (please send wine), then we're seeing DD's birthmom on our way home (that's the one thing I'm looking forward to)
We are spending Thanksgiving with my parents in CT. It will be my mom, dad, brother, SIL, Aunt, Cousin, My parents best couple friends, FI and FI's mom. So 11 in total.
It will be the first time my FI's mom and my parents meet so will definitly be interesting. Thankfully my parents will have plenty of wine on hand.
Post by 5kcandlesinthewind on Nov 13, 2012 12:50:22 GMT -5
I vented about this in my other post, but we're hosting my mom for Thanksgiving this year. I have to re-think my menu, because she doesn't like the stuff we usually make (like sweet potatoes! or broccoli!), but I'm making this turkey breast:
We had it last year, and it was delicious. I try not to think about the fact that it's twice as much for a turkey breast as it is for a whole turkey, but at least none of it went to waste. We ordered desserts from the bakery (an apple and a pumpkin pie), since I'm making the stuffing, cranberry sauce, and whatever vegetables. That's enough cooking.
OH! I forgot to mention that my aunt said she'll bring a turducken to the feast this year! I am soooo excited about this as I've been dying to try one. I will be ecstatic if it's deep fried, but no mention of the cooking specifics so far.
Ooh, I've always been curious to try a turducken. Please report back to us on how it was!
Post by fuddyduddy on Nov 13, 2012 13:40:26 GMT -5
I'm going to a Friendsgiving dinner. I won't be able to fly home to visit my family during the holidays this year, so I'm glad I have some sort of Thanksgiving dinner to go to.
Speaking of which, a friend suggested I bring a "traditional butternut squash dish" when I asked for ideas. My family doesn't usually serve butternut squash with Thanksgiving dinner. Is this a New England thing? What would a "traditional" recipe look like for this?
Post by fuddyduddy on Nov 13, 2012 14:32:30 GMT -5
Thanks guys! I emailed her for clarification. She said it's normally served mashed with butter, brown sugar, and pepper. I'll give it a try this weekend.
hellzkitchen - I've never had turnip casserole. It sounds interesting. Any favorite recipes for it?
My parents are flying in for Thanksgiving! I had been bugging them since they never come to visit, but I didn't really think they'd come! I'm very excited. My sister's family is also coming, so 6 adults and 2 kids for dinner. I still haven't started planning.
Speaking of, anyone know if anything fun is going on for kids in area this weekend? My sister's kids will go insane if we just sit at home for 3 days (they are staying Thur to Sun). So I'm trying to think of somewhere fun we can go that won't be too expensive or crowded. The kids are 5 and 3. Any advice?
I decided I don't really want to deal with my family. I'm just going to John's and cooking for the 2 of us. I'm going all out. I've been planning my menu for days and am even going to use china and the good silverware. I bought us matching pajamas to lounge in during the day. I'm such a dork.
Post by liveintheville on Nov 14, 2012 15:31:51 GMT -5
We usually have quite a few friends over. This year there will only be 4-6 adults and 4 kids. I still need to order the turkey. We've done Savenors for the last few years but we're thinking of going with Whole Foods this year. We brine and cook the turkey and make mashed potatoes but buy the rest. After having kids, our friends and we were in agreement on not cooking for 48 hours straight and buying premade :Y:
LITV, that's totally the way to do it. If I ever had to host I would do the same. Thankfully I'm the baby of the family, so no one expects me to do anything but bring booze and set the table, lol.
Booze is the most important part :beer:
Yeah, it's nice when the only decision is what flavor pies to buy
Post by 5kcandlesinthewind on Nov 15, 2012 10:00:09 GMT -5
My mom doesn't drink, so she doesn't understand that drinking two glasses of wine with dinner doesn't mean I can't drive an hour or two later. Which means Thanksgiving is going to suck this year. :-( However, my in-law's love good wine, (and booze in general - they tend to call while they're on vacation, and are usually drunk, heh) so Christmas dinner is deeeelightful. We often have to sit around for a while so I can sober up.