What's For Dinner? T-Day

We are feeding about 15 this year. We always make Thanksgiving Dinner for the Officers that have to work and some people we know that are not as fortunate as us...

Here is what we are having..

Turkey done on the Rotisserie.
Dressing, with Gibblets
Mash Potatoes (Plenty of Lumps)
Gravy
Fried Oysters
String Bean Casserole
Sugar Snap Peas
Rolls
Sweet Potato Souffle' (With Maple Syrup)
Pumpkin Pie (My Wife ROCKS)
Lemon Squares

This is my FAVORITE Holiday..

Good Friends
Good times
Good food

Don't get no better than this...

(Of course with my Diabetes, I have to not eat as much, but what the hey)

So,

What is everyone else having?

Semper

Our dinner menu will be pretty simple. The best part is seeing my lovely daughter home from college and getting to hug her.

Roast Turkey w/stuffing

mashed potatoes w/sour cream and cheese

gravy

cranberries

broc/cauliflower (steamed)

pumpkin pie

cherry cheesecake

This what my lovely daugher has requested especially the cheese cake and pie. She likes to take a pumpkin pie fresh from the oven and eat the filling. I've tried putting the filling in a custard dish for her to eat; no she wants the pie. It's not the same unless the pie crust she doesn't even eat is there. Don't ask me.

My daughter owns a restaurant and this Thanksgiving we will open her doors to people that have no one to celebrate with, the homeless, the lonely, and disadvantaged.

We will have:

Fried Turkey
Cornbread Dressing
Giblet Gravy
Fresh String beans with new potatoes
Cranberry Sauce
Pear Salad
Mac-n-Cheese
Garden Salad
Peach Cobbler
Cherry Cobbler
Banana Puddin
Homemade Yeast Rolls and Biscuits

We will also decorate a Christmas Tree with homemade ornaments.

Happy Thanksgiving To All,
Dizzie

I'm having 4 days off.

Alone.

Best part about the holidays.

Regards,
Lex

Hey Lex,

Come on over to the house my friend...

Plenty of food and always room for another place setting...

Semper

Semper,

I prefer to be alone.

Where do you live ?

I might drop by and tell
horror stories from
holidays-past.

Grinning,
Lex

Dizzie Dame and SemperFortis - I applaud your big-heartedness.

I love to cook and it's the only thing I brag about. I wish I could share it with others, as you do. Lots of family in town...

Breakfast:
Cranberry and orange muffins
Spinach and red pepper quiche
Bacon
Fruit Salad

Feast:
Fried Turkey
Cornbread and oyster dressing
Giblet Gravy
Roasted Root Vegetables (sweet potatoes, idaho potatoes, carrots and turnips)
Spinach Madeleine
Pickles and Olives (I don't know, it must be southern)
Cranberry Relish
Cranberry sauce
Crescent rolls
Pumpkin Cheesecake topped with warm brandy sauce (ice cream on top!)

I LOVE Oyster Dressing!!!!

Send me some....

I have not had any really good Oyster Dressing ever since I moved away from the Eastern Shore...

Semper

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Why do people like to be alone for the Holidays? My dad is the same way, we have to drag him kicking and screaming to Thanksgiving and Christmas - fugitaboutit.

Semper - I'd happily trade some lumpy mashed potatoes for oyster dressing but my husband would be such a baby about it!

Just a small gathering this year. All my family live up north.. that and its kinda hard to get into the 'winter' season when its 80 degrees outside.. lol.. but we did have a turkey day meal but with out the bird.. my other half has a motto.."bird does not eat bird" his name is T-bird lol

So we had....

Ham
sweet potatoes
mashed potatoes and gravy
fried green beans with bacon
cranberry sauce
rolls
pumpkin pie with whipped cream.. mmmmm

so it was a little meal but still gave all my thanks.. and then read ats all afternoon..lol..I hope that everyone else enjoyed thiers also