what Will you be judging this thanksgiving?

[zarapipe]

I'll go first.

Pdq


Ils are hosting and mil uses paper plates. She says she got "the good heavy duty ones this year". The last 3 years I've hosted bc I cannot deal with the ils view of thanksgiving as a quick throw together blah meal but she inssited this year bc the guest list grew and she has a bigger house, whatever.

I am bringing pioneer woman's mashed potatoes so we don't have to have instant.

Eta...it's also a dry household

[sjh722]

Aside from my crazy brother and his dead yard turkey, which is his contribution to Thanksgiving dinner?

My mom's refusal to make anything but stovetop stuffing. Or to do anything that might make a mess.

[lauren170]

I'll be judging my daughter for throwing all her yummy food on the floor.

[Deleted]

Americans for having Thanksgiving 6 weeks late.

[DarcyLongfellow]

Hopefully nothing. I'm really, really hoping DH's relatives don't start going off about the riots in Ferguson. I'm considering crafting a response ahead of time so I actually say something instead of sitting there being angry.

Nov 25, 2014 21:30:28 GMT -5 sjh722 said:

Aside from my crazy brother and his dead yard turkey, which is his contribution to Thanksgiving dinner?

I'm sorry, what!?

[brooklyn]

My mom for not allowing alcohol in her house. I'm thrilled to be with my family though. At least they care about my health and happiness.

[sjh722]

Nov 25, 2014 21:40:55 GMT -5 DarcyLongfellow said:

Hopefully nothing. I'm really, really hoping DH's relatives don't start going off about the riots in Ferguson. I'm considering crafting a response ahead of time so I actually say something instead of sitting there being angry.

Nov 25, 2014 21:30:28 GMT -5 sjh722 said:

Aside from my crazy brother and his dead yard turkey, which is his contribution to Thanksgiving dinner?

I'm sorry, what!?

For background, no one can be mean to my weird brother. And he always has odd ideas.

pandce.proboards.com/thread/389198/family-weird

Apparently, he told my mom that he raised a turkey (turkeys?) in his yard, and he could butcher one and bring it to Thanksgiving. 

I do not want to eat a yard turkey that's probably going to give me food poisoning from unsanitary handling or have feathers stuck in it. 

[6fsn]

NOTHING. We'll be with my family who makes great food and drinks lots of alcohol. We'll be in the middle of nowhere with no concerns whatsoever.

[caramia17]

PDQ: My SIL for insisting that we are having a natural TG this year, as close as possible to "the original" and then in the same breath announcing that we are having salmon. I'm sorry, what? This is a double whammy as I usually host (she and her family rarely attend) and I cook everything from scratch and she insisted, "just this once, I don't want everything from a can".

SALMON, people!

Upside: I sent wine ahead of us, so cheers! And what pairs well with salmon?

[heygrey]

i'll offer up myself.

i'm making campbell's cream of crap green bean casserole with ALL the french's french fried onions. and i'm going to eat it all myself because h doesn't like it.

i think we are getting a rotisserie chicken too!

#happynotthanksgivingincanada

[Brie]

My FIL, who will undoubtedly openly burp and fart all weekend long.

[heygrey]

Nov 25, 2014 21:51:12 GMT -5 caramia17 said:

PDQ: My SIL for insisting that we are having a natural TG this year, as close as possible to "the original" and then in the same breath announcing that we are having salmon. I'm sorry, what? This is a double whammy as I usually host (she and her family rarely attend) and I cook everything from scratch and she insisted, "just this once, I don't want everything from a can".

SALMON, people!

Upside: I sent wine ahead of us, so cheers! And what pairs well with salmon?

h usually picks a white for salmon. we had a semilion last weekend with blackened salmon. amazing.

or he says pinot noir or zinfandel.

[Deleted]

We are doing Thanksgiving with friends this year. The crowd will be mostly gay men. There will be many cocktails and it will be amazing. I don't believe there will be a single thing to judge. HOORAY!

Actually I may judge myself for bringing my kids to such a shindig because chasing them down is probably going to be a total buzzkill. But whatever. Cocktails.

[sjh722]

caramia17, I have the giggles.

I see nothing about salmon in this highly accurate, peer-reviewed History Channel.com article.

www.history.com/topics/thanksgiving/first-thanksgiving-meal

Maybe you should send her a link and ask where the mussels are.

[Deleted]

On Modern Family this week, Claire made a secret turkey in the garage.

I recommend that for the occasion where someone tries to serve salmon on Thanksgiving. Just have people sneak out and eat turkey. And gravy.

[stacyb1983]

caramia17 that is some passive aggressive bull.

Salmon?


I will be judging DH and I because instead of going to friendsgiving or visiting family we rented a cabin at the lake. It will be just us and the kids. We are becoming antisocial.

[statlerwaldorf]

My in-laws are eating Thanksgiving dinner at Bob Evans.

[ssmjlm]

Well shit we use paper plates.
I don't have enough real plates for 15 people, we only have 12.

I'll be judging my BIL for all.the.things. God I hope he doesn't try and be all "uncle" with E.

[ladygrey]

My pregnant cousin who is dieting because "she doesn't want the baby to be too big."

[Deleted]

ssmjlm, we use paper plates at DH's grandma's. No one minds. If we used her real plates, she'd make us wash them.

[Deleted]

My cousin who counts her after dinner mints & announces the total OVER and OVER again ... " I am on mint 6... So naughty "
DAFQ?

[DarcyLongfellow]

Nov 25, 2014 21:49:42 GMT -5 sjh722 said:

For background, no one can be mean to my weird brother. And he always has odd ideas.

pandce.proboards.com/thread/389198/family-weird

Apparently, he told my mom that he raised a turkey (turkeys?) in his yard, and he could butcher one and bring it to Thanksgiving. 

I do not want to eat a yard turkey that's probably going to give me food poisoning from unsanitary handling or have feathers stuck in it. 

Thanks for the background -- I'm dying at the turtle shell purse!

I'm cracking up at "yard turkey," and my first instinct would be to be totally weirded out too! But surely if he's a hunter, he knows how to properly butcher an animal?? Or is he the sort to just ignore any sort of safe handling practices?

[sjh722]

Nov 25, 2014 22:14:23 GMT -5 DarcyLongfellow said:

Nov 25, 2014 21:49:42 GMT -5 sjh722 said:

For background, no one can be mean to my weird brother. And he always has odd ideas.

pandce.proboards.com/thread/389198/family-weird

Apparently, he told my mom that he raised a turkey (turkeys?) in his yard, and he could butcher one and bring it to Thanksgiving. 

I do not want to eat a yard turkey that's probably going to give me food poisoning from unsanitary handling or have feathers stuck in it. 

Thanks for the background -- I'm dying at the turtle shell purse!

I'm cracking up at "yard turkey," and my first instinct would be to be totally weirded out too! But surely if he's a hunter, he knows how to properly butcher an animal?? Or is he the sort to just ignore any sort of safe handling practices?

I would imagine he knows how to butcher, say, a deer. I can see him being the kind of person who butchers his own poultry and leaves it to age (i.e. grow salmonella) in his barn for a day or something. Or say that feathers add character. Like I said, I don't know how we are related. 

[yellowbrkrd]

My aunt, for bitching about her husband (my uncle) and talking down to him in front of his own family. It happens every single time we get together with them.

[spanikopita]

I judge anyone who judges me for drinking as much as I'm going to drink on this SIX DAY WEEKEND (that's how many days DS will be at home/no preschool, god help me).

[Willis Jackson]

Nov 25, 2014 22:08:04 GMT -5 @savestheday said:

My cousin who counts her after dinner mints & announces the total OVER and OVER again ... " I am on mint 6... So naughty "
DAFQ?

LOL. I love people. They are so weird.

[hilwithonelary]

Myself for cooking a dish that contains Cheez Whiz. And for cooking an insane amount of food for 3 adults and 2 children.

Really, though, it's just the four of us plus one of my cousins. It should be fun and drama free!

[mdana]

MIL, whose cooking blows. We're going over for dinner on Friday and she's all braggy about a pot roast she's making, except that her pot roasts are always the cheapest cut possible, with no seasoning/onions/additional ingredients, baked in the oven for hours. They are dry and tasteless.

I'm also bringing a salted caramel chocolate cake for dessert, so I'll be judging myself for eating half a damn cake in one sitting.

[sent]

Also judging myself, for insisting we go to a restaurant on Thanksgiving for the first time. And successfully winning that bid.

[lauralala]

Probably judging my SIL who has a 3 week old and is still smoking a pack a day. I am making all of the food (well, DH is smoking the turkey), so I can't judge that.

And you can judge my paper plates. I have enough dishes to do the next couple of days already. I did get really pretty ones, though.