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[Food] Thanksgiving day menu!

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Just me, my son and daughter and a friend getting together at my house this year. We're all watching our weight, splurging a little for this meal, but trying not to overdo it or to have much left over so we're not tempted to go off plan too much. Three of us are low carbers and the other one is just happy for a home cooked meal.

Roast (a nice beef or pork roast depending on what looks best when I shop on Tuesday)
deviled eggs
cauliflower w/cheese sauce
green bean casserole
green salad
colored pepper salad w/onion, avocado, flavored with salt, pepper, Key lime juice, no sugar sweetener (I love the contrast between sweet and sour flavor.)

We're going to do a jigsaw puzzle together instead of watching a movie this year. There will be deviled eggs and a veggie tray on hand if anyone is still hungry.

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reply to rusdi
No rest for the wicked. I have to work on Thanksgiving Day form 11 AM to 8 PM.

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I am eating whatever my sisters cook, God save me. JUST KIDDING, they are great cooks!

But there will probably be a roast turkey (maybe next year I'll have a smoker so I can be the one to cook it), maybe a ham, dressing (bread type, at the Inn I worked at as a kid they always made sausage and rice dressing, I like that), my sister's well loved mac and cheese (if I eat any dairy, I'm gonna be sick, I recently found out I am allergic to dairy), we don't make that green bean casserole (maybe we should!), Crut du tait (however it is spelled, doh!), maybe some salad (I love salad, any day, ALL day), and what not.

I want to cook something for the mix, but I don't know if I have the budget left so I might not do it. What I really really miss is the hickory nut pie we had as kids, something you just can't get anywheres.

I think I will make my roast pepper humus as that is always a hit with people. I might even roast my own peppers since we have a gas stove.
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reply to rusdi
I have to work, too. But then again, we've already had our Thanksgiving holiday here.

We did something a little bit different this year. Turkey breasts done in a slow cooker with veggies and lentils and I forget what else.
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reply to rusdi
That comes to mind, maybe I should post my humus recipe here, it is a simple thing to make, but you need a processor, food mill, or blender:

3 cans chick peas, save the water from 2 of them.
4 or 5 tablespoons Sesame Tahini (can be bought at many grocery stores, it's basically peanut butter, but rather than peanuts, it's made of sesame seeds, very tasty)
Virgin olive oil, a drizzle
1 tsp+ powdered cayenne pepper
1 small jar roasted sweet or mild peppers, drained
3 to 5 medium cloves garlic, mashed
1/2 bunch parsley, the curly kind processes better, stems removed
juice of 1 or 2 lemons if small
2 tsp cumin/comino powder
2 tsp salt
some of the liquid from the garbanzos/chick peas

prep:

Coarsely chop Parsley, remove stems, and place in blender or food processor and process.

Drain and reserve 1 or 2 cans' liquid, and pour chick peas in food processor, mill, or blender and blend with parsley until has smooth as possible. Add enough reserved liquid to help the blending, but keep it on the thick side.

Add remaining ingredients and process some more until roasted peppers are dissolved. salt to taste. Juice lemon but don't let seeds get into humus because it will make it very bitter.

Serve with added drizzle of good olive oil. Cold or room temperature. Great with toasted pita, pita chips, or fritos.
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Found this recipe for green bean casserole, from Alton Brown of course.
»www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/alto···dex.html

Looks easy enough. Think I'm gonna try this.
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reply to signmeuptoo
The wife is a big hummus fan and she is impressed by your recipe.

reply to rusdi
I forgot to mention, for me the most important part of this day is remembering to be thankful. It should be the most important part of every day for me.

A friend said this the other day, "Imagine awakening one morning to find we only had left in our lives those people and things for which we had given thanks."

Ummmmm ...
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reply to rusdi
Here's our general menu(going to sister-in-laws-tradition)

1 oven roasted, stuffed turkey
1 deep fried turkey
Cornbread and bread stuffing
Cranberry sauce
Green bean casserole
Broccoli/cheese casserole
Various salads
Fruit ambrosia
corn
Grilled or roasted fresh kielbasa(polish ethnicity) depending on weather.
mashed spuds(not purple)
gravy w/ drippings
rolls
probably some more stuff I can't think of.

Big crowd, large family. Everybody contributes and as usual we bring the green bean casserole and the turkey for the deep fryer. I do the fried turkey and grill the sausage, weather permitting.

Forgot the pies-Pumpkin and Chocolate.

reply to rusdi
Smoked Turkey
Ham (some don't like bird, go figure)
Cornbread dressing and cranberry sauce
Mashed potatoes and giblet gravy
Green bean casserole
Sweet potato casserole
Macaroni & cheese
Asparagus & sweet pea casserole
Rolls
Fruits Salad
Pumpkin , pecan, and butterfinger pies
Tea, Water, and punch

Lots of family and each brings there own special dish

May you all have a blessed & safe holiday with your family and friends.

Smoked turkeys are the BEST! Next year I hope to do one!

reply to rusdi
Turkey
Ham
dressing
gravy
twice baked taters
broccoli rice and cheese casserole
green bean casserole
some nasty looking pitaschio stuff
pumpkin pie
peach pie
apple pie
pecan pie
hummingbird cake
carrot cake

and I probably missed something...
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reply to rusdi
Just made an apple pie with sour cream on top tonight. Starting at 5 AM gots work to do!!!

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reply to rusdi
That looks kinda good to me.....but Ill eat just about anything!