Thanksgiving is tomorrow - who and what is your favorite company and dish?

[Aerows]

I am spending it with family and friends, even though some of them drive me up the wall.

I know there is a lot of hostility directly related to the decision by the Grand Jury to not indict Wilson.

We are DU, though, and we come together as friends.



I love all of you, and wish the best during the holiday.

[NYC_SKP]

1. Backatcha!

Breath deeply and remember that time is short, make the most of it.

Happy Thanksgiving, Aerows!

[Aerows]

3. Best wishes, Eugene :) n/t

[Texasgal]

2. I agree Aerows.

I am need to stay away from the news and focus. I've got 12 friends and family coming tomorrow. I need to get out of this FUNK!

Turning off the TV.

Happy Thanksgiving to you and yours.

[Aerows]

8. It sounds like you have a great day ahead of you :)

Nothing better than a get-together with fantastic food and excellent company

[MrMickeysMom]

4. Agreed, Aerows...

This life is too short.

Let's make the most of it.

[Aerows]

5. OT but that kitten

flexing it's toes is so adorable, I can't stand it. And the owlet.

[Cleita]

6. Thank you Aerows and I expect you will have a nice

holiday. My family just informed me they are doing BB Q this year because of the unseasonal warmth. I'm okay with it, shorts, thongs and casual.

[Aerows]

7. Holidays are what we make of them :)

Yours sounds like a blast!

It is about coming together and loving each other.

For me, I like cooking and eating fantastic dishes - I try to make something a little different every year along with the staples of turkey, dressing and mashed potatoes.

[Aerows]

9. I'm making green bean casserole tomorrow

It isn't Thanksgiving without it.

What isn't Thanksgiving without in your household, food wise?

[yellowdogintexas]

19. turkey. mac and cheese. hot rolls.

too many desserts..

when I was growing up it was my mother's amazing corn bread dressing

[Aerows]

26. I'm anathema

I don't care for cornbread dressing, complete with the eggs and roasted giblets.

It's not a Southern household without it, though. I don't cook it, I don't eat it, and I just evade it "Don't you want to try it?" every year.

Oyster dressing is a different story.

[lpbk2713]

42. "Gotta Have" list ...

Turkey
Ham
Mashed Potatoes
Cranberry Sauce
Pumpkin Pie
Apple Cider


There will be more to enjoy but those are the mandatory items.

Have a wonderful day.

[Aerows]

10. My what as I mentioned

Is green bean casserole. My who is my aunt because she is an absolute hoot when she gets a couple of glasses of wine in her, and then we sneak around out back to gossip and have a smoke.

Nobody is supposed to smoke, my aunt least of, but we still steal around the corner and do it anyway

[kwassa]

11. White potato pie.

Eastern shore of Maryland. A regional specialty. Aunt Cissie's.

Then there is Uncle Melvin's fried chicken.

My wife's people. A vast extended-family potluck. Last year was a small turnout, only 75 people came. The year before was 94, I was the official counter.

maybe some home-made corn liquor, too.

[Aerows]

14. Now I must know what

is white potato pie. If it is as delicious and savory (not sweet) as what I am thinking of, it will likely be standing room only and the potato pie gone in seconds!

[Aerows]

18. OMG I read the recipe for that

That sounds like heavenly potatoes and I'd probably just lurk by the bowl of it like a vagrant potato lover.

[kwassa]

20. well, I'm talking Aunt Cissie's secret recipe here ..

and she isn't talking.

[Aerows]

28. I read the recipe

and it sounds like a heavenly side dish and a leftover that there isn't much left of because it was that darn good!

[kwassa]

34. There are never left-overs.

when it is gone, it is gone.

[LawDeeDah]

36. White potato pie sounds delish!

Can I be silly and ask if it's a dessert or for the main? A fair amount of sugar in it looks like.

Anyway, I am going to try it out soon. !

[Aerows]

37. It sounds like sin

in a dish! I've never had it, either, but it sounds wonderful.

[LawDeeDah]

39. I love potatoes in all possible forms.

nom nom

[Aerows]

62. I LOVE potatoes

[Rex]

12. Family and it is the stuffing and gravy. =}

Have a great Thanksgiving!

[Aerows]

15. Oyster dressing here

Turkey, green bean casserole, oyster dressing and mashed potatoes with glorious turkey gravy.

Good conversation with loved ones (even though they irritate you during the rest of the year), great food, and a whole lot of hugs.



Here's a hug for you, too, Rex. I hope you have a wonderful dinner and day tomorrow!

[Hell Hath No Fury]

13. With my Mom --

She always makes a turkey leg for herself and I eat enchiladas. Must eat foods are old family favorites -- Stilton stuffed celery, home marinated olives, chips & dip, crescent rolls, mashed potatoes, canned cranberry sauce -- very mid-western, very old school.

Enjoy your feast tomorrow!

[Aerows]

25. Stilton?

Are you referring to the phenomenal, most delicious cheese in the world Stilton? Or something else? It all sounds delicious and I love celery, but I'm not clear on what Stilton stuffing is comprised.

[Hell Hath No Fury]

57. We mash Stilton cheese --

with mayo until it is creamy then "stuff" a stalk of celery with the mixture. Our family loves it but it tends to disgust people who weren't raised eating it.

[Aerows]

63. I don't know about the mayo

but if it was mashed up with sour cream and put on a celery stick, you couldn't keep me out of it!

[yellowdogintexas]

16. going to the nephew's with the rest of my husband's family

I am required to bring the hot rolls and a chocolate pound cake. My husband is making his legendary Pina Colada Ice Cream

After we eat the ice cream nobody will care if the Cowboys win or lose

[Aerows]

21. LOL

The Cowboys are doing better than the Saints this season. Pretty much the entire NFC South has laid an egg.

Pina Colada ice cream sounds delicious!

[ChazII]

17. Spending it with my dad

and son. Favorite dish - chips and salsa, along with black olives.

Happy Thanksgiving everyone.

[Aerows]

22. That sounds lovely!

I hope you have a fantastic day with both of your guys

[Jenoch]

23. We are hosting for the first time in many years.

My father, brother and his family will be over including a new baby, my dad's 5th great-granddaughter.

Although the food will be traditional, I will also roast some shallots and as a surprise, I am going to have pork chile verde as well.

[Aerows]

31. Wow, Jenoch!

It sounds like you will have an exciting holiday!

Best wishes to you, and pork chile verde? Save me some!

[Jenoch]

40. I have a cousin

who with his wife graciously hosted a huge, extended family Thanksgiving. The biggest group had 63 people and I made 35 lbs. of mashed potatoes. The average settled down to about 20 to 25 lbs. of potatoes. Since the cousin has decided to host every other year, I'm down to about 5 lbs. of mashed potatoes. I might do more fir leftovers.

Here is a tip about leftover sage/bread cube stuffing. Last year I reheated the leftover stuffing in a waffle iron. Gravy on top is better than any waffle inthe morning with syrup.

[Aerows]

59. That sounds YUMMY!

I'm not a big fan of sweets anyway, and that sounds heavenly!

[Luminous Animal]

24. And a big hug to you Aerows!

Gravy day dinner is my favorite dinner to cook and I posted some of my best recipes in Cooking and Baking here: http://www.democraticunderground.com/115748110

I am a remarkable cook and I love feeding my family and friends.

[Aerows]

30. I almost couldn't reply

due to the copious amounts of drool imagining the finished product of that recipe.

I need a towel.

[Nay]

48. Luminous, my hat is off to you. I can't imagine spending that much time on

gravy, though I love a good gravy. I'm gonna find out where you live so I can beg to lick the pans.

[Aerows]

64. Not if I get there first!

Okay, it's thanksgiving, I'll share the pans to lick

[B Calm]

27. Family just left, we celebrated this evening.

[Aerows]

29. I hope it was delicious

and all had a great time, B Calm

Happy Thanksgiving!

[B Calm]

49. Oh it was good. I blew my diet all to hell,

but I already put one mile on the treadmill this morning.

[Retrograde]

32. Good friends, and cornbread stuffing!

We're moving Thanksgiving to December because of family conflicts among friends, but we'll have a smaller dinner tomorrow. My Alabamian husband insists on cornbread stuffing, a week-long process (well, I make the cornbread a week in advance so it has time to get stale), and USDA be damned, I cook it in the turkey.

My runner-up favorites are sweet potatoes and leftovers.

[Aerows]

33. Left over turkey

sandwiches with a side of stuffing and mashed potatoes is pretty much the lunch of the gods.

[nashville_brook]

35. cherry pie, stuffing (hard to say which) and fun people (family or otherwise)

it can be different people at different times! this is the only time of year you get cherry pie and stuffing…yum!

[Aerows]

38. I'm a major stuffing fan

put it together with some mashed potatoes and gravy coating them both, and it's pretty much paradise on a plate!

[nashville_brook]

61. yes! that's the way i roll too!

[cyberswede]

41. I have 3 law enforcement officers in my immediate family...

I'm hoping the subject doesn't come up.

(not that any of them would condone shooting an unarmed teenager...)

[Aerows]

45. I hope you and yours

have a marvelous Thanksgiving. I didn't mean that as a dig at LEO's, I just meant that there are also positive things (namely, eating some awesome dinner) to enjoy besides dwelling on the bad .

[herding cats]

43. I wish you a happy holiday, too.

Luckily my family who are RW know they're out numbered and keep their mouths shut. None of the the majority of my family speak of political things (or religion) on the holidays, so no rightist get upset either. That's what I love about my leftist family members, they're kind and don't do the ganging up thing. There are 363 (adding in Christmas) other days of the year to show your ass, why choose to do it on the one when your great grandmother/father/aunt/uncle/yourself may be experiencing their last holiday? That's just too nasty for words!

For those not so fortunate, my love and wishes for peace tomorrow. I've been there before and I won't go there again. Personally, I'd just stay home and beg off I had the flu or something if I thought it was going to devolve into a crapfest, even when I'm not actively involved. Who has time in their lives for that kind of mess? The family members who pull that crap should just not be invited for the peace of the majority of the family.

[Aerows]

44. Let's face it

even seeing relatives you don't agree with can be overcome with generous helpings of turkey, dressing, mashed potatoes and all the other trimmings.

I LOVE Thanksgiving dinner enough that I turn a blind eye and develop hearing problems in the presence of all the goodness .

[MoonchildCA]

46. My husband, daughter, and I are spending it at my late fiance's ex-wife's house.

Seriously.

Our children are siblings, and we've always spent holidays together. Sounds strange, I know, but it works. We're family.

I'm bringing vegan duplicates of dishes that will probably already be there: mashed potatoes, green bean casserole, gravy, plus lentil loaf, herbed brussel sprouts and a wild rice pilaf. My daughter is baking a couple of desserts. My husband and I are vegetarian and my daughter, her boyfriend, and another friend coming, are all vegan.

So we are untraditional on all counts. Can't wait!

[Liberal_in_LA]

65. "late fiances ex-wife", i had to mull that over

[Nay]

47. Well, we'll have Sonny Nay, his wife, and Grandchild Nay here for

Thanksgiving dinner at 4. They live a few blocks away so it'll be easy for them to get here!

On the menu:
Turkey with bread-apple-celery dressing
Sweet potato casserole w marshmallows
Mac n cheese
Corn
Cheesy broccoli casserole
Banana bread
White rolls
Homemade pumpkin pie
Homemade sour cream mince pie (Mr Nay's favorite)
Eggnog

[LWolf]

50. I'm spending it with the family that is local.

I can't have just one favorite, ever, so I'll offer up two: my mom's stuffing, and pumpkin pie.

[aikoaiko]

51. Actual stuffing. The kind stuffed in the bird.

A happy turkey day to all.

[jwirr]

52. I am in an awful mood today and if I had my choice I would have the whole turkey and the outdoor

cats as company. My grandson and his wife would be put out in the cold without food.

[spanone]

53. K&R....happy thanksgiving Aerows

[Aerows]

60. Happy Thanksgiving

to you, too spanone

[yuiyoshida]

54. PEKING DUCK from Emmy's

http://emmyschinese.net/


Happy Thanksgiving from San Francisco and me.

[JimDandy]

55. Looks so delish! Drooling here. n/t

[Stellar]

56. Aah, to be with my family on Thanksgiving....

even though some drove me crazy, what I wouldn't give to spend another one with them. The last of my mothers siblings (six months older than I) died in May of this year, and now they are all gone.

Remembering the fight I had with my mothers brother...yes my uncle. He kept teasing her about what ever it was that made her cry, I don't remember what it was. So I went over there to punch him and I got one in. He held onto both my wrist and wouldn't let go and he started laughing at me. My mother started crying again and saying why couldn't we be a nice normal happy family like others. My mother was the matriarch of the family for at least 60 years, after her mother passed at an early age.

The stupid arguments we would have. *smh* I miss all of them.

[shanti]

58. just me and youngest son

turkey, dressing, mash/gravy, asparagus, fresh whole cranberry sauce. no dessert, as i'm diabetic. lots of carbs still there, but ya gotta draw the line somewhere once a year, lol.

happy thanksgiving!