I am making a full sized feast that usually feeds 20 for three people

[LSFL]

I bought freezer safe sealed and sectioned plates for the leftovers. Ready made microwavable Turkey dinners all December!


I tried to scale it back for 3, but it was
goddamned depressing .

I am going to retreat into an illusory reality tomorrow., you guys have a great Thanksgiving. Always be the most thankful for the things that you miss the most.

[TomDaisy]

1. I have a 13 pound turkey for 3 people!

[WhiteTara]

3. Just as foolishly, my 20 pounder is only for 2

but I see sandwiches, soup, later turkey dinners and so much turkey tomorrow that I need a nap.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

2. Happy Thanksgiving to you and your guests, my dear LSFL!

There will be only 2 at our Thanksgiving dinner: me and my beloved husband.

I'm scaling it back a little, but I do love turkey leftovers, and gravy and mashed potatoes and pumpkin pie make great eating after Thanksgiving!

My thoughts will be with our families and friends who are far away.

[getagrip_already]

4. I have an 18 pound turkey and a 6 pound ham for 6 people....

Plus sides, fresh baked bread, and dessert.

It's just 4 from my household and our son and his so. Not a huge gathering, and we will socially distance.

But we will be sending lots of leftovers out the door and into the freeer.........

I grew up in an ethnic household. The call at every gathering was "EAT!!!!".

Oh well. It will get eaten.

Our cats don't like people food. They won't touch fresh cooked turkey. Go figure.

Our dogs ashes are turning over in his box on the mantle........

[Kaleva]

5. I'm brining a 6 1/2 pound turkey breast for tomorrow.

The 18 lb. bird I bought this summer for $0.99 a pound gets to stay in the freezer for the time being.

Instead of cooking for 17 people, ages from toddler to over 90, my wife and I are cooking for 3. Her, me and her father.

[MOMFUDSKI]

6. 12 pounder for 3 of us

Got the smallest we could find. Cooking the whole shebang for husband and me. My daughter is working so will stop by at 9 pm to pick up a LOT of leftovers so she can eat for the next 3 days or so. I may do up some TV dinners also. And then lots of sandwiches, which we love. So football, turkey, Macy's parade. All good. Kinda glad I didn't have to have my usual guests and have to set the fancy table, dress up, etc. It is just different this year and that is OK. Goofy repub friend is actually going to a buffet at a restaurant up in Wisconsin (too cold to eat outside, of course) and thinks that is perfectly fine. YIKES. One of her daughters/sons-in-law currently HAS Covid because of this very behavior. What does it take to get these people's attention anyway? So HAPPY THANKSGIVING to all.

[Arkansas Granny]

7. This is the second time in over 50 years that I haven't been involved

in cooking Thanksgiving dinner. I made pies and dressing which my daughter picked up yesterday. She and her husband are are doing turkey and sides at her house. My youngest son is bringing more sides and desserts. They are going fix dinner boxes to be picked up or delivered to the rest of the family. My granddaughter will pick my dinner up along with hers and leave it on my porch.

So, it's going to be a strange, long distance holiday. I look forward to the vaccine being available so we can start getting back to normal.

[TomSlick]

14. That's what we're doing.

I'm smoking the turkey tonight. My wife and her sister are cooking everything else. Individual meals will be prepared and delivered to the family to eat at home.

We will be thankful for being healthy and everyone doing their best to stay that way.

[MuseRider]

8. Same here.

I used to cook for around 20 people but the kids friends have moved on and their parents and my relatives are all gone. There were to be 4 of us but now it is just 3. I have cooked everything I can early so I can get my chores done and get a meal on the table in the afternoon. China and crystal but not silver. Still at 2:00 even though we are all here together already. A 20 pound turkey. Stuffing made from 6 loaves of homemade baked bread, we will be eating this forever and I have the same set up for Christmas dinner. Nuts, just nuts. I do love the leftovers though. I too have bags ready to store so I will be able to do my concerts and work and not worry about them not eating well.

I refuse to cut back but I am afraid I am really the only person who actually cares about this and I will never be able to give it all up. I really miss having a room full of people to feed.

Actually, I will be 67 in a few weeks. By the time my Mother was my age, oh wait she died in her early 60's, by the time she was 52 I was doing it all. I had hoped that I would have had relief by this time but not because everyone was gone!

Happy Thanksgiving to all. The meaning of the holiday has changed since I was a little one. I am grateful for much.

[questionseverything]

9. Yesterday we had the thanksgiving lasagna I always make for my vegitarian

Today we had the ham and cheesey potatoes I make for the no turkey crowd and tomorrow will be turkey breast, mashed potato,gravy and green bean casserole plus desserts


I just took my one day feast and spread it out to three days


When this is over I want a big dinner to catch up for the holidays and birthdays we have missed

[MissB]

10. 8 lb turkey here

I’ve cut all the other recipes in half.

Except the Pumpkin pie. Did you know that pumpkin pie is pretty much a quiche and therefore can be eaten for any meal.

[LSFL]

12. I didn't know that!

As a real man, I must eat my quiche in shameful secrecy.

[Arkansas Granny]

13. Pumpkin pie is quiche? I'm definitely using that one!

[woodsprite]

11. I'm doing the same thing, but not cooking it until Sunday.

I waited a bit long for the turkey to thaw so my son will be with his GF and her family tomorrow, while hubby, daughter, and I have veal marsala for dinner. Hopefully it turns out

[dhill926]

15. just the two of us....

no turkey since we're long time vegetarians. But enough wine for 20 people...

[mnhtnbb]

16. I made my pumpkin pie yesterday.

Will roast a 3 lb turkey breast today. Make stuffing, mashed potatoes and gravy to go with the turkey. Salad. All for one. My oldest son sent me a box of pumpkin Truffles yesterday and I had one last night.

That's it, this year.