What's everybody doing for Thanksgiving?
I'll be attending my traditional dinner with friends. Same group for around 25 years. In addition to all the wonderful dishes, we always laugh ourselves silly with a variety of board type games.
Years ago, for around 8 years, I was a waitress at an old Denver diner called White Spot. It was a 24/7 place and we had some wonderful regulars for Thanksgiving.
Do you eat in? Eat out?
I'll be bringing:
Home made wheat thins
Sweet cranberry/walnut bread
Carrot souffle
Rugelah
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try this soon. Happy Thanksgiving. 
who needed family. This year he wants us all and a bunch of friends to party Thanksgiving style on his houseboat. I'll be bringing something unspecified and have been waiting until I knew what's needed. However, as it gets closer and thinking of previous parties, I may just choose something that can satisfy and stand on its own. He's a charming and fun man but a limited cook. Most of the friends who came to a summer potluck on the water were worse. Good booze, though, and plenty of it, and there will be children our grandson's age again, so we're set for a good evening.
I think your idea of bringing a dish that can stand on its own is a wise one.
Sounds different, but one that could be memorable. 
close around, some youngish mods from "the city," some rural folk, others from the house boat community. Most we'll have met before, an interesting range of backgrounds and ages. In the past at least, the political statements some couldn't resist when they discovered they were associating with liberals or conservatives were brief. 
Too many people to go fancy on the dish, unfortunately. We're on a budget. Unless some wonderful inspiration hits or it's too much of a duplicate, I'm thinking of maybe a wild rice, sausage and fennel dish I've made once before. Thanksgivingish, probably some currents or dried cranberries tossed in to hit the point.
It was in the produce department. I looked awful, but I sautéed it and served with a grain dish and it was pretty darn good! (It was for the vegan in the family.)
If you find any good vegan main dishes, I would appreciate a link. Thanks so much. Vegetarian was much easier.... but vegan is hard!
Many, many times. Alone. Not this year, though.
in a very long time, I will not be alone this Thursday. I have a friend I met this past spring who hasn't had a traditional holiday meal for many years so I am doing it all up for us. I love to cook so I will barbecue a turkey breast and do potatoes, green beans, dressing, gravy, biscuits, and homemade cranberry sauce. Of course a nice bottle of wine. I am looking forward to a lovely day and hope you all have the same.
and how lovely for both of you.
I'm torn. Part wants to be working my tush off. The other is perfectly happy to tend to one little dish and mostly just relax with the older folk while GenX and Millennials preside over an outstanding mess in someone else's kitchen.
Enjoy the fuss. It really sounds like just the right amount.
rice for them and who knows what. I seem to have been acculturated in between Gen-Mushroom-Soup and Gen-Tofu-Quinoa-Salad.
our DIL is heading that direction. She's always only eaten raw veggies, not cooked, but now she's cut proteins to chicken and seafood and has cut out a bunch of fatty/carb things She's not at all neurotic and cooks him and the others what they want, but he's a little unhappy that they eat together but not "together" all the way. Needy but sweet, and she and I both figure it's a lot better than not caring at all.
Same with you on meat, but my husband would never do it so I've never tried. He's been good with cutting servings way down, facilitated greatly by his doing the shopping and seeing what's been happening with prices, but meatless meals still get a little but resigned comment from him.
My your day be filled with good food and wonderful memories. 
Happy Thanksgiving.
