Thanksgiving Menus

[Townhallsavoy]

What are you having on Thursday?  Any traditions that are unique to your house?

[Snaggletiger]

What are you having on Thursday?  Any traditions that are unique to your house?

Nothing unique.  We'll all get liquored up and pass out just like every other year.

No, the food is always pretty traditional.  Turkey, dressing, giblet gravy, turnip greens and other sides.  Must have pecan pie afterward.

[GH2001]

Nothing unique.  We'll all get liquored up and pass out just like every other year.

No, the food is always pretty traditional.  Turkey, dressing, giblet gravy, turnip greens and other sides.  Must have pecan pie afterward.

Its like we are at the same place on Thanksgiving or something.

What is your Tksgiving beverage of choice? Planning to do a Southern Comfort Eggnog type of deal this year. It'll be like Americanized Bailey's.

[AU_Tiger_2000]

What are you having on Thursday?  Any traditions that are unique to your house?

I guess tradition for us is that different people have a specialty that they are asked to bring.  Also the head of household offers the Thanksgiving blessing which is expected to be a little more in depth than "God is great, God is good".  This year it is at my house as our baby is due literally any day now so it will be my turn.

I usually get asked to fry a turkey, but this year I am firing up the smoker.

Smoked Turkey
Ham
Sage Cornbread dressing w/ giblet gravy
Green bean casserole
Sweet potato casserole (my wife's specialty, I eat it three times a day for leftovers until it is gone)
Assorted corn, peas, beans, etc. from the garden
Biscuits
Cornbread
Green Rice (rice, broccoli, and cheese cooked together; a request I make of my mother every year at Thanksgiving)
Hummingbird Cake (my mother-in-law's specialty; if you've never had one it is a cinnamon layer cake with pineapple, pecans, and banana with cream cheese icing; very healthy).

[AUTiger1]

No food traditions, but it's not a Thanksgiving without playing some Rook, Spades and Hearts after the dinner table is cleared and Maw-Maw's team waxing the table with anyone who dares challenges.


Turkey, Ham, Broccoli Casserole, Hashbrown Casserole, Mac and Cheese, Dressing, Gravy, Green Beans, Sweet Potato Casserole, 7 layer salad, Rolls, Cornbread, sweet tea, pies and cakes.  Too many desserts to list.

I love this day! Greatest day of the year!  Spend some time with the family, eat until you are miserable, watch some fooseball, nap, wake up and graze some more, get miserable, watch some more fooseball, no worries about presents.........................Thanksgiving >>>>>>> Christmas.

Sweet Tea until I get home, I would never, ever take a drink in front of Maw-Maw, I don't know that her heart could take it.   When I get home, get the kid to bed, I will start in on "Real Whiskey", you know, the stuff that comes from Kentucky and give thanks in my own little way.

[Snaggletiger]

Its like we are at the same place on Thanksgiving or something.

What is your Tksgiving beverage of choice? Planning to do a Southern Comfort Eggnog type of deal this year. It'll be like Americanized Bailey's.

Normally, a bunch of different wines but the main course is burrbinz and delicious coke product.

[GH2001]

I will start in on "Real Whiskey", you know, the stuff that comes from Kentucky and give thanks in my own little way.

Yeah, that's right, I'm gonna take the bait. Look damnit....

5 stages of grief:
Denial, Anger, Bargaining, Depression and Acceptance.

You are somewhere between 1 and 2. I am hoping to have you near 3 or 4 by winter's end and 5 by spring. If you are at 5 by Spring, maybe I will share with you some of my fine spirit collection amidst alligator shit talking.

From the innerwebbs: Between 1100 and 1300, distillation started in Ireland with monastic distilleries existing in Ireland in the 12th century. Since the islands had few grapes with which to make wine, barley beer was used instead, resulting in the development of whiskey.

Any other process that skews from the original is merely a variation of the "real whiskey". Corn is for Taco Shells and Shepherds Pie! And those 2 are Mmmmm Mmmmm good too.

BTDub - On a serious note, I did have a few glasses of Michael Collins and ice Sunday evening. Oh so good.....very hard to find. There are some American "Whiskey Products" that I do like, and SoCo is one of them. Nothing like some original fermented southern peach goodness! Makers isn't bad either. Have you tried the Jim Beam Red Stag yet? I see it advertised at the Bar and Grills around here and haven't mustered up the fortitude to try for fear of wasting my monies.

[GH2001]

Normally, a bunch of different wines but the main course is burrbinz and delicious coke product.

I was gonna go the route of teh eggs nog and SoCo in leiu of the festive season that is upon us.

[AUTiger1]

Negative Ghostrider!

Kentucky Bourbon >>>>>>>>>>> any other whiskey on earth.    You realize that is why we have our independence right?  God loved us so much b/c he knew we knew how to make the best whiskey and freed us from the ungodly heathens from overseas. 

DO NOT SEAK THE TREASURE! Jim Beam Red Stag is for those who squat to piss.  Bourbon should never taste like Black Cherry or any other weird flavors. 

I like SoCo especially when mixed with Juicy Juice....yeah, you read that right.  Last year I was cutting SoCo with coke.  It's blended already and doesn't taste that good straight to me, so what the hell.  I grew a pussy like Snaggletiger did and mixed it with coke.   I ran out of coke product, my neighbors kid drinks Juicy Juice, I ask if I can try to mix with that and it was delicious.  Weird I know.

I am a Jameson and Bushmills kind of man when it comes to the Irish stuff. I keep a bottle of Jameson on hand.  Jameson on ice with a splash of water and green food coloring on St. Patricks Day.  My grandfather would beat my ass if he knew how much more I liked Bourbon instead of Irish Whiskey. 

[GH2001]

Negative Ghostrider!

Kentucky Bourbon >>>>>>>>>>> any other whiskey on earth.    You realize that is why we have our independence right?  God loved us so much b/c he knew we knew how to make the best whiskey and freed us from the ungodly heathens from overseas. 

DO NOT SEAK THE TREASURE! Jim Beam Red Stag is for those who squat to piss.  Bourbon should never taste like Black Cherry or any other weird flavors. 

I like SoCo especially when mixed with Juicy Juice....yeah, you read that right.  Last year I was cutting SoCo with coke.  It's blended already and doesn't taste that good straight to me, so what the hell.  I grew a pussy like Snaggletiger did and mixed it with coke.   I ran out of coke product, my neighbors kid drinks Juicy Juice, I ask if I can try to mix with that and it was delicious.  Weird I know.

I am a Jameson and Bushmills kind of man when it comes to the Irish stuff. I keep a bottle of Jameson on hand.  Jameson on ice with a splash of water and green food coloring on St. Patricks Day.  My grandfather would beat my ass if he knew how much more I liked Bourbon instead of Irish Whiskey.

I figured as much on the Red Stag. Although the marketing for it and the look/feel is pretty cool.

SoCo is actually best with some kind of non-cola flavored drink. Actually Nehi Peach works well since SoCo is already peachy goodness but not much. Just enough to give it a good flavor. They actually make a SoCo eggnog. Will pick some up from the Wall Marks this evening and allow the mixing to commence.

Jameson = teh roxxors.

[djsimp]

Typical Thanksgiving foods for me as well. One of the things that I don't like is that stupid ass Fruit Salad that some dumb ass always makes and is always thrown away. I think this year we'll be having the Deep Fried Turkey. Thats some good shit. I'm loving the turnips too along with the Deviled eggs. Its my way of getting back at those little snarling or bragging comments from other family members; without even saying a word.

The whiskeys, well it all depends on which family we visit; mine or hers. My side is all about some Ir'sh whiskey in the later hours or Bourbons with dessert. I'm not really a SoC guy but Wild Turkey is the shiznit for the Holidays. It helps you express how you really feel.

[AUTiger1]

I figured as much on the Red Stag. Although the marketing for it and the look/feel is pretty cool.

SoCo is actually best with some kind of non-cola flavored drink. Actually Nehi Peach works well since SoCo is already peachy goodness but not much. Just enough to give it a good flavor. They actually make a SoCo eggnog. Will pick some up from the Wall Marks this evening and allow the mixing to commence.

Jameson = teh roxxors.

They do a good job marketing. 

I like Jameson.

I'm not really a SoC guy but Wild Turkey is the shiznit for the Holidays. It helps you express how you really feel.

"You know kids, I never really loved your damned mother!"  "You know that shit right?"  or  "I love you babe.........show me your tities!" 

[djsimp]

"You know kids, I never really loved your damned mother!"  "You know that shit right?"  or  "I love you babe.........show me your tities!"

Or, "Hey babe, your mom is a bitch. Just so you know, I dropped Visine in that wine she just finished......Sorry *(insert name of MIL), I didn't think you were listening."

[GH2001]

Or, "Hey babe, your mom is a bitch. Just so you know, I dropped Visine in that wine she just finished......Sorry *(insert name of MIL), I didn't think you were listening."

It aint WILD Turkey for nothing. Does something to the soul. And to the toliet.

[AUTiger1]

My favorites are any of those that start with "Well, your fucking mother.........." or if she is within earshot and you are talking to someone else, "My damn mother in law....."  Those always go over well with the wife and others in the room. 

[Townhallsavoy]

Anyone else sick of Thanksgiving food?

Perhaps you all are better cooks than my parents and my in-laws, but I had to put my foot down this year.  Thanksgiving is happening at my house. 

Therefore, we're having a fresh turkey from Whole Foods that will be brined before roasted.

Of course, we'll still have the typical dressing from my mother and the typical boiled green beans and ham from my mother-in-law.  And the sweet potato casserole that only has "200 calories per serving!"  Which is the annual story we get from her.

And then overcooked pumpkin pie that's had its fat content reduced with a light, olive oil pie crust.   

And my parents frown upon drinking.  They tolerate it, but they act quiet and usually go home early if liquor is involved.  They're usually cool with other people having one glass of wine with dinner. 

Oh, and my wife's brothers refuse to come home for Thanksgiving, and I'm an only child.  So it's my wife, my in-laws, and my parents.  It's like any other dinner during the year except there's a fuckton of food that I don't really care for.

But enough negativity.  This is why I'm taking over Thanksgiving, and I need ideas.  Maybe if I make all of the food, I can convince extended family to fly in.  "Want the best fucking turkey you've ever had in your life?  Come over for Thanksgiving." 

[GH2001]

My favorites are any of those that start with "Well, your fucking mother.........." or if she is within earshot and you are talking to someone else, "My damn mother in law....."  Those always go over well with the wife and others in the room.

Very funny...and true. But if you say these things, be prepared to go it nookie style for a while with the porn.

[GH2001]

Anyone else sick of Thanksgiving food?

Perhaps you all are better cooks than my parents and my in-laws, but I had to put my foot down this year.  Thanksgiving is happening at my house. 

Therefore, we having a fresh turkey from Whole Foods that will be brined before roasted.

Of course, we'll still have the typical dressing from my mother and the typical boiled green beans and ham from my mother-in-law.  And the sweet potato casserole that only has "200 calories per serving!"  Which is the annual story we get from her.

And then overcooked pumpkin pie that's had its fat content reduced with a light, olive oil pie crust.   

And my parents frown upon drinking.  They tolerate it, but they act quiet and usually go home early if liquor is involved.  They're usually cool with other people having one glass of wine with dinner. 

Oh, and my wife's brothers refuse to come home for Thanksgiving, and I'm an only child.  So it's my wife, my in-laws, and my parents.  It's like any other dinner during the year except there's a fuckton of food that I don't really care for.

But enough negativity.  This is why I'm taking over Thanksgiving, and I need ideas.  Maybe if I make all of the food, I can convince extended family to fly in.  "Want the best fucking turkey you've ever had in your life?  Come over for Thanksgiving."

Its a potato. If it has 200 calories a serving, then a serving is a bite. Otherwise, that shit is tofu.

[AUTiger1]

Anyone else sick of Thanksgiving food?

Perhaps you all are better cooks than my parents and my in-laws, but I had to put my foot down this year.  Thanksgiving is happening at my house. 

Therefore, we having a fresh turkey from Whole Foods that will be brined before roasted.

Of course, we'll still have the typical dressing from my mother and the typical boiled green beans and ham from my mother-in-law.  And the sweet potato casserole that only has "200 calories per serving!"  Which is the annual story we get from her.

And then overcooked pumpkin pie that's had its fat content reduced with a light, olive oil pie crust.   

And my parents frown upon drinking.  They tolerate it, but they act quiet and usually go home early if liquor is involved.  They're usually cool with other people having one glass of wine with dinner. 

Oh, and my wife's brothers refuse to come home for Thanksgiving, and I'm an only child.  So it's my wife, my in-laws, and my parents.  It's like any other dinner during the year except there's a fuckton of food that I don't really care for.

But enough negativity.  This is why I'm taking over Thanksgiving, and I need ideas.  Maybe if I make all of the food, I can convince extended family to fly in.  "Want the best fucking turkey you've ever had in your life?  Come over for Thanksgiving."

tl:dr.....lol, you fucked!

Just kidding.  That sucks.  If it's happening at your house, then your house, your rules.  If you don't want the 200 calorie per serving potato casserole, then tell her to leave that shit at home. 

[djsimp]

then tell her to leave that shit at home.

Yeah but dogs love Thanksgiving too.

I've always wanted to put a Turkey in a smoker; sort like making a Drunkin' Chicken. The only problem with that is how long that shit takes.