What is your favorite part of the traditional Thanksgiving meal?

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	Pumpkin Pie
	1 (3%)
	Cranberries
	2 (6%)
	Rolls
	1 (3%)
	Turkey
	10 (29%)
	Sweet Potato's/Yams
	1 (3%)
	Mash potato's
	1 (3%)
	olives/pickles
	1 (3%)
	Stuffing
	11 (32%)
	vegetable dish
	2 (6%)
	other (share with us what it is)
	4 (12%)
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[bravenak]

1. Collard Greens with bacon.

I like hot sauce on them.

[Aerows]

51. Oh my YES

Collards with potlicker and tabasco vinegar sauce (little whitish peppers in vinegar labeled as "sport peppers" but they are Tabascos because they have a sudden but non lasting burn)?

Please pass the bowl ... and by the time it has gotten back around, I'll need it a second time!

[BrotherIvan]

67. One of my favorites

I make them a lot, because greens are healthy, right? But I make mine with a ham hock. And sometimes add bacon too I have never made them with a turkey wing, though I should try.

[olddots]

2. the coma like nap afterwards

really a good nap is hard tp find .

[KingCharlemagne]

36. I for one salute my Lord and Master Tryptophan! :) - nt

[Arugula Latte]

3. Hard to decide, but I voted for vegetables.

We are having a lot of them this year. Roasted veg soup, green beans & shallots, peas & mini onions in cream sauce, roasted brussel sprouts, salad. Their lightness will help balance out the stuffing and mashed potatoes.

[onehandle]

8. I made scalloped potatoes and French green beans and slathered it with mushroom sauce.

And roasted brussel sprouts.

[onehandle]

4. Tofurky!

Roast it in lots and lots and lots of white wine, miso paste, and white truffle oil.

Yum!

[Dont call me Shirley]

5. Hot bacon dressing on green beans and mashed potato stuffing

[Luminous Animal]

6. My friends and my family. They are delicious.

[pinboy3niner]

55. What temp, and how long do you cook them?

[d_r]

7. dressing nt

[Scootaloo]

9. Cooking it, whatever it is

[longship]

10. No doubt about it. The stuffing.

Smothered in gravy, accompanied by dark meat, the absolute best of the bird. Yup, sweet potatoes are great, as long as stupid marshmallows aren't involved. Rutabaga is obligatory, also smothered in gravy.

For desert, mince meat pie, preferably from scratch like my mother made it. And, of course, pumpkin pie, smothered in real whipped cream.

Tongue in cheek rant follows:
(Fuck Dream Whip, or as most people call it, Nightmare Whip. It's like mayonnaise and Miracle Whip -- the latter is a miracle if one prefers it. One might surmise that the advertisements wish us to all be whipped into submission. By that standard one should know that Scientology is Religion Whip, which it is, and for the same reasons.)

Just having some fun on Thanksgiving.

Happy day to you all.


Enjoy your day, even if it includes Miracle Whip or Dream Whip or any other kind of whips, as long as it is mutually consensual. (And as long as it does not include Scientology.)

[TM99]

11. Brussels Sprouts sauteed in

olive oil with shallots, walnuts, and dried cranberries.

I have to make that every Thanksgiving for my love.

[csziggy]

54. Now that sounds good! Do you cut up the brussel sprouts at all?

Or sautee them whole?

[TM99]

71. Sorry I missed your reply.

Yes, I cut them in half if small ones and in quarters if they are very large.

[csziggy]

75. Thanks - next time I'm in the mood for brussel sprouts I may try this!

[justiceischeap]

12. The nap afterwards! nt

[lumberjack_jeff]

47. This. n/t

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

13. Anything but that vile sweet potato-marshmallow mess.

Today, since what's left of my family is out of town, I'll just be sharing a turkey leg with my cats. I'll also have some mashed potatoes and whatever else I can rustle up around here. And a glass or two of sauvignon blanc. It's nice not to have to look at that sweet potato glop for a change.

[eridani]

44. Whip the sweet potatoes with a couple of tbs maple syrup

Leave off the stoopid marshmallows. Yum 1

[csziggy]

52. Or even that sweet potato thing with the pecans and brown sugar on top

That tastes like a dessert rather than vegetables!

Since my husband and I made our own dinner we got to pick what we wanted instead of being polite about what the rest of the family might contribute. We had turkey with mushroom dressing, mushroom turkey gravy, green beans almandine, and baked sweet potatoes. We both like the sweet potatoes simple, with just some butter and salt, not all that other crap.

I made key lime pies, but gave one away and froze the other one since I used the egg whites left from the pies to make meringue cookies. Three batches of cookies - one with chocolate mint chips, one with chocolate peanut butter chips and one with chocolate caramel chips. I used those new Nestles chips that have chocolate outer shells and peanut butter or caramel interior - they are GREAT and work really nice with the meringue cookies!

[tularetom]

14. The 2 or 3 shots of bourbon

Grandma and I are by ourselves, spending thanksgiving in our RV at the beach. So we'll avoid all the political arguments this year.

But the booze has become a ginormous part of the day. Thanks to the discussions we used to have when we had 20-25 family members over.

[TexasProgresive]

15. Other

You left out tamales. They grace a lot of tables around here at Thanksgiving and Christmas. It's Tamale season-season's greetings!!!

[freshwest]

49. Yes, that's what I want!

[aint_no_life_nowhere]

16. Gravy, gravy, gravy from the bottom of the pan where the turkey had roasted

with a little flour and maybe milk (I'm not sure how my dad prepared it, but it was good). Dumplings, cornbread, biscuits, stuffing, sweet potatoes, turkey, cranberry sauce, and pecan pie. My dad was from the south and went nuts preparing mountains of food for thanksgiving and inviting people over to share it.

[TheKentuckian]

65. The gravy is where it is at. Dumplings is such a stellar idea! Next year!

[polichick]

17. The people at the table.

[Bettie]

18. When everyone leaves

Nah, stuffing/dressing. I only make it once a year, so I enjoy it that one time a year!

[Ms. Toad]

19. baking pies the night before.

32 This year (10 of them for a work feast on Monday . . . Only 22 last night.). I don't even really like pumpkin pie, but I like making them

[Freddie]

27. Me too!

A little taste of pumpkin pie is enough for me, but it's such a ridiculously easy pie to make and you can't screw it up, plus everybody in the family (except me) likes it.

[truebluegreen]

20. Everything but the turkey...

Corn casserole, wild rice w/mixed dried berries, winter squash, cranberry relish, brussel sprouts dijon, potatoes au gratin...and rum chiffon pie!

[inanna]

28. Rum Chiffon Pie?

Hmmmm. I've never had it before but it sounds scrumptious.

[truebluegreen]

68. "Family" recipe....

formerly the signature dessert of the Montana Club in Helena MT, back in the days of the copper barons. MIL's grandmother got it from the chef who created it (nobody ever dared to ask how, or why, since it was a secret). The filling is a custard mixed with whipped cream mixed with merinque...and rum. Chill, sprinkle with nutmeg. To Die For, seriously.

[inanna]

69. Ah!

I'm curious about anything that has rum in it!

Hope you had a great holiday.

[truebluegreen]

70. Likewise!

[JaneyVee]

21. Wine and weed.

[marlakay]

43. Lol. I text both my daughters this afternoon

I am relaxing with glass of wine and the legal fun stuff...I am in WA...

[NaturalHigh]

22. Well, we call it dressing instead of stuffing.

Mo mom's is the best.

[tammywammy]

32. Clearly you're mistaken

Cause my mom makes the best cornbread dressing.

[NaturalHigh]

34. We'll just have to agree to disagree.

Seriously, though, I hope you've had a great Thanksgiving!

[tammywammy]

39. And you too.

[myrna minx]

23. Wild rice hot dish with wild mushrooms. Yum!

[inanna]

29. Sounds yummy! n/t

[JI7]

24. sides of carbs whether, potatoes , stuffing, bread etc

[frogmarch]

25. Everything but turkey.

I love mashed potatoes and white-sauce gravy any time, but on Thanksgiving all that other stuff is good too!

[HereSince1628]

26. When it's over.

I don't like the stress of putting it together and something in the kitchen always fails, usually plumbing...but this time it was the clock and timer on the oven...so it was all timed from the clock on the answering machine.

[SheilaT]

30. In no special order:

The turkey itself, dressing, gravy, mashed potatoes (I make mine with a little cream cheese and boy, are they good!), sweet potatoes (made from real yams, not canned), peas. Oh, I just named my entire menu this year. I also have a bought apple pie I'm too full to slice, but I'll get to it tomorrow.

[madokie]

31. Stuffing, mashed potatoes and GRAVY

Throw the rest away as far as I'm concerned because I can be very happy with those three ingredients

Just got back home from a thanksgiving dinner with my wifes two brothers and sister and I must say it was an awesome time, excellent food. We're all senior citizens, three of us Vets

[Brother Buzz]

33. Midnight leftovers!

I generally start with a turkey sandwich, then start grazing down the food chain.

[2theleft]

57. I had the BEST turkey sandwich last week at work.

From a boxed lunch place for meetings.

Thick sliced, light wheat bread, havarti cheese, lettuce, turkey, cranberry sauce, and slices of granny smith apples. My wonderful boyfriend bought all the ingredients yesterday and I CANNOT wait until tomorrow when I get to eat it.

[TNLiberal4]

35. Green bean casserole

I can't get enough!

Happy Thanksgiving!

[Jenoch]

37. I agree with those who choose stuffing.

I madea huge batch of bread/sage stuffing. I made enough to freeze a large casserole dish of stuffing. I like to reheat stuffing in a waffle iron. All kinds of crispy stuffing.

[Contrary1]

48. I didn't know stuffing could be frozen...

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We don't usually have Thanksgiving dinner here, and I'm the only one who likes it anyway.

So, since no one I know makes it tastier than I can (Mom's old recipe), methinks I'll make up a batch, and try freezing it.

Thanks for the idea!

[Jenoch]

53. The funny thing is that as a kid,

I did not eat stuffing or gravy. Now, they are my favorite Thanksgiving foods.

I have frozen stuffing in muffin tins. The result is a dozen crispy stuffing servings.

[bhikkhu]

38. Veggies. I make green beans and bacon, and roast carrots and peppers with the turkey

both are the best part of the meal. Turkey goes on a rack in a roasting pan, and the carrots and diced bell pepper roast underneath in the drippings, though beginning in just 1/2 inch of chicken broth. The the turkey is always good too - brined a day in advance, butterflied, and 3 hours or so at 450...

[brooklynite]

40. I'm sorry, but "vegetable dish" doesn't capture my exquisite, always in demand brussels sprouts...

[Blue_In_AK]

41. I love the cranberries.

Every year I try to make a different recipe. This year it was spiced cranberry mango chutney. So good...

[cherokeeprogressive]

42. Other: The warm feeling I get from spending time with Family and Friends.

[amandabeech]

45. This year's favorite: my friend Jeff's pumpkin cheesecake.

I don't know how I ate it, but it was too good to stop.

It's time for bed now . . .

[Aerows]

50. I love turkey

I love mashed potatoes and turkey gravy, but unless there is a heaping helping of celery inundated stuffing sitting next to both of them on the plate, it's a Thanksgiving failure. Oh, and green bean casserole. I can only remember one year, fourteen years ago when I did not have that on the table.

[Ilsa]

56. I'm fond of the fond.

Yes, I love the golden brown sticky, salty goo at the bottom of the pan that gets scraped up in making gravy.

I also like pies (chocolate, pumpkin, cherry, etc.).

[NightWatcher]

58. Starches and pie. Oh god, the pie

Potatos, dressing, bread, more bread, more potatos, and the PIE. Apple, Chocolate, something called Kentucky Derby Pie, and the backup reserve chocolate pie that was sent in late in the afternoon.

[Niceguy1]

59. stuffing

And that wonderful canned cranberry stuff

[Stellar]

60. Broccoli casserole....

It's almost a tie with stuffing/dressing. But then, the casserole has stuffing on it too, which makes it totally delicious!

[flvegan]

61. Being vegan and enjoying it as much (if not more) as everyone else.

It's getting easier, and better.

[XemaSab]

62. Cheesecake!

n/t

[helpmetohelpyou]

63. Feeding my dogs

They never beg for food but they just somehow know they are each getting a big plate of turkey when I'm done carving

[azurnoir]

64. Leftovers the whole first meal IMO exists just to get to that part n/t

[Historic NY]

66. When everyone leaves!!!!!

[mattclearing]

72. When the Cowboys lose. nt

[onecent]

73. Gravy with giblets and sliced

hard boiled eggs.

[hobbit709]

74. going home afterwards and not having to clean up.

[yeoman6987]

76. I was looking for the "all of it" choice

I just love Thanksgiving!!!!! I seriously wish it was everyday. I would be huge though.

[VanillaRhapsody]

77. Leftover....specifically Turkey sandwich with a side of cranberry sauce!

[Algernon Moncrieff]

78. The vicious family fighting and subsequent days of recriminations and counter-accusations

Just kidding - Pumpkin Pie.