What are you making today for dinner tomorrow?

[spinbaby]

Today I'm making two sugar-free pumpkin pies, one regular pumpkin pie, one pecan pie, and refrigerator dough for the rolls that will be baked in the morning. I may make the dressing and park it in the refrigerator until tomorrow.

[rocktivity]

1. Making my first sweet potato pie today

I guess I'll have to buy the pie shell unless I can make one with wheat flour. And my turkey thighs are thawing.

Side dishes -- mashed potatoes and broccoli with homemade cheddar cheese sauce.


rocktivity

[spinbaby]

3. Don't buy a pie crust

Try this recipe for a pat-in-the-pan crust from King Arthur. I make it with whole wheat and it's very decent. Not as good as a butter crust, but decent:

http://www.kingarthurflour.com/recipes/oil-pie-crust-recipe

[sinkingfeeling]

2. Coffee. I'm dining at a restaurant.

[Fortinbras Armstrong]

4. Today, I am making some focaccia

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For the turkey dressing.

I will probably make something for dessert, I don't know what -- it will NOT be pumpkin pie, since pumpkin pie is a sign that Satan is working to bring the world to perdition.

Since it will be only my wife, one of our sons and me for Thanksgiving, I an cooking just a turkey breast. Mashed potatoes, gravy, the dressing, cranberry sauce and glazed carrots.

[spinbaby]

8. Pumpkin pie is good

My family would never put up with no pumpkin pie. It's one of those traditions like canned cranberry sauce that you can never ever deviate from.

[Fortinbras Armstrong]

9. There are those who love pumpkin pie, there are those who hate it

The first group is wrong; the second group has a functioning sense of taste.

Garrison Keillor said, ""Pumpkin pie is the epitome of mediocrity. The best pumpkin pie you've ever had isn't that much different than the worst pumpkin pie you've ever had." Admittedly, I have had some pumpkin pie that was completely inedible, but I basically agree with him. Pumpkin pie is no more than a delivery vehicle for nutmeg and cinnamon.

I once tried using butternut squash in a pumpkin pie recipe. It tasted just as nasty as if I had used pumpkin.

[spinbaby]

13. My family would refuse to show up

Pumpkin pie is a favorite here and Thanksgiving is unthinkable without it. We don't go all fancy with squash--we make pumpkin pie the traditional way from a can like the Pilgrims intended

[pscot]

19. I can't give it away around here

Any suggestion of pumpkin pie and everyone gets really quiet until the subject goes away.

[hobbit709]

5. Blackberry cobbler, raspberry cobbler, and dewberry cobbler.

Just finished the chocolate covered raspberries and blackberries.

[Freddie]

6. Two pumpkin pies

Apple crisp, cutting up veggies for relish tray, making filling up ahead if I have enough energy after cleaning. I play in a community concert band and we have a concert tonite so I always take this day off work to get a jump on things. Happy Thanksgiving!

[MyNameGoesHere]

7. Hm

My turkey day started a couple days ago. Turkey is being prepped. Desserts mostly today. Breads. Just looking forward to getting up a 4 am and starting the real work...

[eShirl]

10. the turkey, baked potatoes, apple pie & pumpkin pie

tomorrow a huge halved butternut squash will be baking in the oven, along with twice-baked potatoes, sweet potatoes, and the stuffing made with turkey pan drippings ... corn, green beans, carrots, peas on stove top

already made raw cranberry-tangerine relish a couple days ago

[littlewolf]

11. dessert will be deep dish apple pie with crumb topping

and of course pumpkin pie

will have turkey (20 lb.. hey it was free ... work gave everyone
a 20 lb. turkey )

dressing .... garlic mashed potatoes and gravy ....
broccoli casserole, baked sweet potato ...

[northoftheborder]

12. I've been assigned 4 things for Thanksgiving which we are celebrating on Friday.

Apple pie, cherry pie, cornbread dressing, and corn on the cob. I'm also making an apple spice cake, extra.

My holiday catastrophe: (not really a catastrophe but very annoying) an invasion of ants in my kitchen. I'm attacking them with vinegar-water spray. They've already gotten into everything in my pantry which was opened, cereal, crackers, etc... I'm just going to have to let them play until after Thanksgiving, then completely clean out the pantry and spray. I'll let them have that area so perhaps they will not find the baking products stored in a different location!!

Is there a nontoxic spray I can use in the pantry after I remove and throw stuff away?

[locks]

15. If you can find where the ants enter

use Raid Ant Gel; comes in a tube. Use a small amount directly on ants, door jambs etc. They love it and carry it back to the nest outside. It works well but don't use it any place family or pets will touch it.

[canoeist52]

14. Just started making potato 'n cheese pierogis...

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and of course, pumpkin pie.

[locks]

16. Mashed sweet potatoes

with eggs, cream, oj, topped with crushed nuts, brown sugar, cinnamon, ginger and baked.

Dates stuffed with cream cheese and nuts

Stuffing made with onions, celery, granny smith apple, parsley, sage, thyme, chicken broth

Cranberry relish: Cooked cranberries, blueberries, oranges, brown sugar, and nuts.

[NRaleighLiberal]

17. I've been cooking all day - and am finally done. Here is what I made...

Roasted the turkey
made the stuffing (bread with turkey sausage and sauteed celery, peppers and onions - Bells seasoning)
made the gravy
made a spiced cranberry sauce
made a Pecan pie
made a cornbread - nearly ready to leave the oven
roasted coffee, picked out the wines

Leaves mashed potatoes, peas and carrots vichy for tomorrow (and lots of reheating)

Happy Thanksgiving!

[spinbaby]

22. Dang!

That sounds good. I was looking around for the "like" button.

[pscot]

18. Red cabbage

Turkey to the smoker for a couple of hours, for flavor. Brioche dough to rise in the fridge overnight.

[fizzgig]

20. plenty

pecan pie, cranberry sauce, assembling the green bean casserole, assembling the stuffing, onion dip, gravy and getting the carrots/celery/onions prepped.

[pinto]

21. Black bean and corn salad -

http://www.democraticunderground.com/115734439

Have a good one all!

[surrealAmerican]

23. pumpkin pie, apple pie ...

... and latkes! I've already made the cranberry sauce, the hot sauce for the latkes, and some pralines. Other relatives will be making the rest.

[spinbaby]

24. I was going to make latkes tonight

But my husband fell asleep and I can't really eat them, so it didn't seem worth the effort.

[The empressof all]

25. I've done quite a bit already

I've made two dressings

The regular sausage/apple and a new one this year artichoke/mushroom/ham/parm


I have done the sweet potato apple casserole with the candied pecans

Roasted a beet for the salad


I have made the Italian Cream/raspberry trifle


And I have pitted a dozen dates to fill with goat cheese and wrap with prosciutto in the am

Tomorrow I throw the turkey in, make the gravy and mashed potatoes and warm a challah in the oven. I'll make a small composed salad with some arugala, pomegranates, golden beets and a smidge of fresh farmers cheese with a white balsamic vinaigrette


I made some chopped liver two days ago but I doubt there will be any left before we sit down to eat.

[BlueStreak]

26. Reservations.

[pengillian101]

27. Good for you and yours!

Enjoy