Favorite Thanksgiving side dish?

[Zomby Woof]

[machI]

1. I didn't see Egg Nog with 100 proof Wild Turkey on the list

[Zomby Woof]

7. Good call!

You can never go wrong with this kind of turkey on the table.

[machI]

74. Excuse me

I said 100 proof Wild Turkey. I stand corrected; it is 101 proof Wild Turkey

[SeattleGirl]

2. Mashed potatoes and gravy. BUT,

stuffing is a very close second.

MrSG makes a wild rice and sausage stuffing that is DELICIOUS!!

[Zomby Woof]

8. mmmmmm

We'll be right over. :D

[SeattleGirl]

29. Believe me, there will be plenty!

:hi:

[HillbillyBob]

54. Gravy IS a veggie side dish...

nt

[Callalily]

3. Oh definitely stuffing.

I'm downright giddy in anticipation! :rofl:

[Zomby Woof]

9. I inhale it

[BOSSHOG]

4. Brocolli and Cheese Casserole

[Zomby Woof]

10. That sounds damn good

:9

[texas1928]

5. Festive Sweet Potatos.

Them things are good :9

[Zomby Woof]

11. I bet!

I like the 'festive' part. Are those the marshmallows? Or is there a recipe you need to share? :-)

[texas1928]

17. I would have to go home and get it.

these do not have marshmallows on top, it is a mixture of sugar, some butter, and pecans on top. Makes a nutty candy top on it. It is good.

[Debi]

21. Hey Tex! I'm adding pecans this year to my sweet potaotes

But I'm thinking of making a base or crust of pecans/butter then putting my sweet potatoes (whipped w/brown sugar & vanilla & butter) in the middle w/marshmallows on top. What'd you think? :shrug:

[texas1928]

25. That will be very very very sweet.

better have seatbelts to keep every body tied down.

[Debi]

26. I'm the only SP eater...the men just don't appreciate.

So sweet it is.. and sweet is me! :hi:

[Zomby Woof]

41. I'm sold

It is wonderful with pecans. :9

[rcrush]

6. Tequila.

[Zomby Woof]

12. I brought my favorite

[machI]

75. You mean 'ToKillYa'

That stuff will rot your teeth out



Bartcop's favorite:



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I think we can go a shot of Chinaco for that...

[RoyGBiv]

13. Deviled Eggs

Everyone else in the family hates them, so I get them all to myself.

And, afterward, no one really wants to be around me for awhile.

It's a win/win situation.

:bounce:

[Zomby Woof]

14. We love 'em!

My mother-in-law always makes them for big family gatherings, and they never last long. :D

:rofl: on the after-effects!

[RoyGBiv]

15. They say I use too much mustard ...

That doesn't even sound like English to me. Too much? Whaaa ... :wow:

Happy Thanksgiving, ZombyWoof. :hi:

[Zomby Woof]

16. Plenty of paprika too!

Happy Thanksgiving to you as well! :toast:

[HillbillyBob]

60. I use a bit of Miracle Whip + spicy mustard or if out of that

I use yellow then ad some hot paprika.
That reminds my, years ago a neighbor was getting married and my then partner was a florist doing the flowers, the caterer took ill and we ended up doing the food too and the bride wanted deviled eggs. We were up till almost 3 am, made 48 dozen! sliced green and black olives on top, and minced very very fine onion in the yolks..they were good and pretty. I like deviled eggs, but after that I did not touch any for almost a year.

[RoyGBiv]

67. 48 Dozen!

Yeah ... that'd about do it. :)

My family is very odd. The matriarch, my grandma, made the deviled eggs for all occasions ... lots of spicy mustard and a whips of Miracle Whip with paprika liberally sprinkled on top was the base. She'd make a couple kinds always, one with a little more mustard and some chopped green onions and another with a little less mustard, a lot of Miracle Whip, and no paprika.

She did this because most of her kids didn't like the paprika and for some reason thought the Miracle Whip should be dominant.

Since then, either me or Mom have always been the ones who made the eggs, and we both do it the first way, never having bothered with the second way since it just makes no sense to us.

I have given in a bit in the last few years and not put the paprika on them. I just walk around with my own shaker of it. :)

They still don't eat 'em mostly.

More for me.

[shanti]

18. gotta have my (wet) stuffing

i don't care what they say about the "dangers" of it either. hmmmph.

[Zomby Woof]

30. I ate it once without any ill effects

Between the proper internal cooking temperature and the copiuos amounts of white wine, no ill effects at all!

[nini]

48. Shanti!!!!

How about them Lakers!!! :D :bounce:

:hi:

[shanti]

53. hey nini!!

:hi: yep, they are doing AWESOME!! i knew it would just take some time to pull it all together again. hopefully, kobe won't leave and join one of the european leagues...

have a great thanksgiving!:)

[nini]

55. Kobe isn't going anywhere

he's going to love winning 4 out of the next 5 titles :D

Have a great turkey day too.

[QueenOfCalifornia]

19. I haven't seen you

around here in ages.

Nice to see you... :hi:

I am making creamed carrots with pearl onions as a side dish - it's delicious - but my favorite side dish is the mashed potatoes - I make mine with sour cream. I also love the dressing. Gots to have it.

[Zomby Woof]

31. No coconut cream pie from Mary Ann?

x(

:hi: Sounds good to me!

[AlCzervik]

20. it's a tie between mashed potato's and stuffing.

i do love stuffing so much, i make it at least twice a month from scratch.

[Zomby Woof]

33. I would weigh 500 pounds by June

If I were a regular guest at your table, lol.

[LadyoftheRabbits]

22. It's a toss up between three

I love stuffing, but mashed potatoes can have rolls dipped in them. :9 I just did my shopping, and got all three. :P

[Zomby Woof]

34. Now you're talking!

Rolls dipped into MP&G! mmmmmmMMMMMMM :9

[Zuni]

23. I'll rock the stuffing and mashed cauliflower

but I dig me some biscuits, gravy and sauerkraut

[Zomby Woof]

35. Never had sauerkraut for Thanksgiving

A friend of mine from Baltimore said his family always had sauerkraut as a side dish while growing up, but I never heard of that. Is it popular in your neck of the woods? :D

[ValhallaChaser]

24. I really like...

Watergate Salad.

[Bertha Venation]

27. You're begging the question. Okay, I'll bite:

What is Watergate Salad?

[TZ]

28. It looks yucky but tastes good..

And I don't generally like pistachio..
http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Watergate-Salad/Detail.aspx

[Zomby Woof]

39. I've had that!

I never heard it called by that name. My mom used to include it with our Thanksgiving meals throughout most of the 70's and 80's. I liked it.

[Bertha Venation]

76. Sorry, bud, but

:puke: looks gross, sounds gross! :shudder:

:hi:

[Zomby Woof]

36. 18 minutes prep time?

:hide:

[nini]

49. my grandma used to make that

and I love it :9

[Xipe Totec]

32. Homemade cranberry sauce

made from fresh picked Cape Cod cranberries.

[Zomby Woof]

37. I bet after that

You could never go back to canned.

[Xipe Totec]

42. You can tell from the spelling fixup that I'm half way to Mars already

But to answer your question, there's no comparison with the canned stuff

Mind you, the canned sauce is good, but the fresh stuff.... wow!


Gotta go, I'm surrounded by UFOs again!

[peruban]

38. My ex-wife didn't like stuffing

so I went without it for a few years but it's back on the menu for me now.

[Zomby Woof]

40. Never go without again

:toast:

[Xipe Totec]

43. I miss the stuffing

With Cajun fried turkey, there is no stuffing:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p6kluQggyf8

But I do miss my mother's stuffing recipe (ground beef, rasins, pecans, and prunes).

[huskerlaw]

44. Smashed potatoes & gravy...all the way

:9

[Zomby Woof]

45. Mmmmmmmmmm

Yeah. :D

:hi: Hey Lisa! Happy L.A. Turkey Day!

[huskerlaw]

46. Hey, ZW!

I hope you and nini are doing well...have a great T'day! :hi:

[Zomby Woof]

51. We're READY!

We'll be going over to her sister and family's tomorrow. I made the pie I mentioned in the other thread, and we're also the Beer & Wine Committee, lol.

:hi:

[harmonicon]

47. I voted "stuffing", but I consider it more of a main course than a side dish

[Zomby Woof]

50. I couldn't pass up an excuse to mention it

That, and going by the definition of "side dish" as being anything but the turkey. :-)

[GOPisEvil]

52. My mom's stuffing with the crunchy bits on top being most tasty.

I don't get to have it this year. :(

But, I get to start new traditions with my best friend in the world. :)

[Zomby Woof]

56. You and Mr. Pookie?

Ooooh! You mean your OTHER best friend! ;-) :evilgrin:

I know it's a big adjustment - I remember the first Thanksgiving after my parents left WA. But you don't have to worry about which friend will invite you in this situation. :D

Your first Thanksgiving in the Northwest! :toast:

[GOPisEvil]

57. Also my first vegetarian Thanksgiving.

A whole year of firsts! :thumbsup:

[Zomby Woof]

58. One downside to that scenario

No wishbone! x( :P

[GOPisEvil]

59. D'oh!!!

x(

[Zavulon]

61. Spuds and gravy, by miles and miles over everything else. (NT)

[Zomby Woof]

64. When you get the gravy right

It's hard to beat.

[SalmonChantedEvening]

62. Stuffing. Oh hellyeah.

It takes up 1/4 of the plate, and the cold leftovers are mandatory late-night kitchen raid material.

:9

[Zomby Woof]

65. If you eat early enough

You can raid the fridge 2 or 3 times later. :D

[pokerfan]

63. Green bean casserole and cornbread stuffing

Pretty much a toss-up.

[Zomby Woof]

66. I love green bean casserole

It seems to fall in the love-it-or-hate-it category. :D

[pokerfan]

70. Local radio personality was railing against green bean casserole

but for me, it reminds me of my mother. I can only assume that perhaps he has never enjoyed it properly prepared as he went on to say how much he loves green beans by themselves. All well, more for me then.

[ashling]

68. Cornbread Dressing

and anything with cranberry sauce

[Zomby Woof]

69. I'm with you

[RFKHumphreyObama]

71. Don't celebrate Thanksgiving here in Australia

But I must concede that I absolutely love stuffing. It is one of my weaknesses

[Zomby Woof]

78. Wherever DUers are

We in the U.S. are thankful for our international friends. You encouraged us along during a rough 8 years. And now you get to celebrate with us the new era! :toast:

[RFKHumphreyObama]

83. And a belated Happy Thanksgiving to my friends in the US

May you enjoy good times and may you have cherished memories of your Thanksgiving this year as you come together with your family, friends and loved ones. Congratulations on electing a President who will make America and the world a better place

DU was the place that restored my soul when I had lost all hope that progressive politics was still alive in the US after 9/11. So thank you Zomby and all the other DU'ers who gave me faith and hope durig what will be remembered as eight dark years in world history. You've all earne a very special Thanksgiving this year:toast:

[WildEyedLiberal]

72. Stuffing with green bean casserole a close second

My aunt makes the best stuffing in the world. I can't wait!

[Zomby Woof]

79. Happy Thanksgiving to you and your family

:toast: Hope it's the best stuffing ever this year!

[ulysses]

73. oyster stuffing.

Mmmm. Happy Thanksgiving, ZW!

[Zomby Woof]

80. Happy Thanksgiving to you and your family, Uly!

:toast:

[iamincali83]

77. My uncle's stuffing!

[Zomby Woof]

81. Sounds good to me

Nothing beats a good stuffing. :9

Happy Thanksgiving!

[fortyfeetunder]

82. Specific cornbread recipe

My favorite cornbread is made from stone-ground cornmeal, drenched in veggy or chicken broth, with the addition of sauteed celery, parsley, onions, garlic and mushrooms, and seasoned generously with Bell's seasoning. I make it mushy enough it has a bread pudding texture after it's baked.

However, since the spouse is cooking today, my baked cornbread stash is resting safely in the freezer....