Favorite Thanksgiving Food?

[animeotaku99]

So since Thanksgiving is approaching I was wondering what everybodies favorite dish is that they have during their feast.
I love sweet potatoes with brown sugar and left-over Turkey sandwiches

[kenshinbebop]

Yams, mainly for the marshmellows

And pie, every kind of pie.

[animeotaku99]

some times we have Ribs instead of Turkey, My step dad really knows how to make 'em just right

[GreatNekoKoneko]

...candied yams for the win. y'all can keep your turkey.

[Leader Desslock]

Banana bread. It's gotta be on the table, or it's not Thanksgiving for me. Anything else is optional.

[animeotaku99]

I could say I love almost all of the dishees (except crannberries) I've loved so much foods since I was in cooking school. I rememebr deboning about 15 Turkeys wiht my group around thanksgiving

[GreatNekoKoneko]

Banana bread. It's gotta be on the table, or it's not Thanksgiving for me. Anything else is optional.

...such an everyday staple - or maybe it's because i can make banana bread, like, everyday.

i'm still curiously suspicious of those green bean casseroles that i see that everyone's bringing...

[Tidusauron12]

Hm... Chinese food. *Is serious.*

I never really enjoyed 'Thanksgiving food'.

[Vaikyuko]

Without well prepared turkey, Thanksgiving it is not.

As for my favorite Thanksgiving foods...eh, probably the same as Christmas foods (that is, both of these are staples, on my table at least): cranberry sauce and sweet gherkins (pickles).

[Emi]

Stuffing made my grandmother's way. Dessert is always good even though no one ever makes rhubarb pie.

[GreatNekoKoneko]

Hm... Chinese food. *Is serious.*

I never really enjoyed 'Thanksgiving food'.

...i actually celebrated Tnxgiving last year with chicken wings. TONS of 'em - in different flavors i.e. barbecue, hot wings, buffalo, etc...

best tnxgiving ever. topped it off with 2 kegs. AMEN.

[Evil_Koala]

Crawfish Pie, of course.

[TwiztidKlownzTX]

smoked turkey

[Leader Desslock]

...such an everyday staple - or maybe it's because i can make banana bread, like, everyday.
In Maine, back when I was growing up, it was very difficult to get fresh produce once winter hit. There were a lot of canned goods or the hardier root-type vegetables (potato, onion, squash, carrot), but very few of the less durable fruits. You might get some apples, but fresh berries were unheard of and tropical fruits were pretty scarce. When you combine that with typical bland New England cuisine (overcooked and unseasoned), you can see why banana bread was one of those things we didn't have very often, and why it was a treat.

Now, of course, you can get bananas pretty much year round anywhere in the country. But back then, things were different.

...i'm still curiously suspicious of those green bean casseroles that i see that everyone's bringing...
I've always hated those casseroles, and I can't fathom why they became popular.

[GreatNekoKoneko]

...geez LD. you make it sound like Almanzo has to give you grain for the Long Winter (ref. to that damn Laura Ingalls book)

anyway, i didn't know that it was so hard to obtain said items during the winter. still, you could have made, you know, Lobster bread - something indigenous to the area...

[Gibb]

I like turkey, tho I hate how drowsy it makes me feel.

My mom always makes Graham Cracker Vanilla Pies for me because my birthday is usually on or a couple days around Thanksgiving, and it's my favorite type of pie. ^__^

[GreatNekoKoneko]

I like turkey, tho I hate how drowsy it makes me feel.

My mom always makes Graham Cracker Vanilla Pies for me because my birthday is usually on or a couple days around Thanksgiving, and it's my favorite type of pie. ^__^

...what the- graham cracker vanilla pie? please, do tell. what's in it?

[Leader Desslock]

...geez LD. you make it sound like Almanzo has to give you grain for the Long Winter (ref. to that damn Laura Ingalls book)
Nah, Dad always managed to bag a deer to get us through the winter. Which was a shame, 'cause I've never liked venison at all. Mémé was a hell of a poacher, too. Nobody went hungry, but Maine cuisine is very simple fare. Any seasoning beyond Salt and Pepper is considered haute cuisine.

anyway, i didn't know that it was so hard to obtain said items during the winter.
Well, it isn't NOW. But back in the day... yeah. I find it amusing to see the size of the produce sections in local supermarkets. If a supermarket doesn't devote a whole section of the store to being some sort of vast, water-sprinkled, air-conditioned cornucopia, people think it's hardly even a grocery store. But I remember growing up, you only saw that much fresh produce at a local farm stall or a farmer's market, and only in season. And even then, you could only get what was growing.

Nowadays, I can go to any grocery store and get five kinds of fresh tomatoes, at any time of the year. That's great for me, because I love to cook, but... part of me still finds that kinda weird.

...what the- graham cracker vanilla pie? please, do tell. what's in it?
It's a vanilla pie (probably with a vanilla pudding filling) with a graham-cracker based crust. We usually had the chocolate equivalent for Christmas. For Thanksgiving, it's always a pumpkin pie, but with a standard flaky crust, rather than a graham cracker crust.

I made both last year (along with my banana bread) and they came out great.

[Gibb]

...what the- graham cracker vanilla pie? please, do tell. what's in it?

This looks pretty close to what my mom makes:
http://food.realsimple.com/realsimple/recipefinder.dyn?action=displayRecipe&recipe_id=780330

I think she got the original recipe from a 1970's Betty Crocker cookbook. She's been making it for me for the last 20 years or so (i'm going to be 27 in a week).

[Sendo Takeshi]

I'm gonna be stuffing my own turkey this week(i.e. my girlfriend).

Anyway, I like stuffing. Without it, turkey is incomplete. I don't really get too elaborate with food on Thanksgiving.

[GreatNekoKoneko]

...oh, THAT pie. i get it Gibb. though i might make some merigue pies this time.

as for Sendo - what a classy line.

[Kyuu Dan]

...geez LD. you make it sound like Almanzo has to give you grain for the Long Winter (ref. to that damn Laura Ingalls book)


You read Laura Ingalls (and spelled it right)... wow.

I'd say turkey, but it makes me sleep, so... I'll just say my Dad/Mom's Macaroni. Screw those blue paper boxes, the real stuff is much better.

And to copy Treize, the lil gherkins. ^_^

[GreatNekoKoneko]

You read Laura Ingalls (and spelled it right)... wow.

I'd say turkey, but it makes me sleep, so... I'll just say my Dad/Mom's Macaroni. Screw those blue paper boxes, the real stuff is much better.

And to copy Treize, the lil gherkins. ^_^

...yes, i've read Little House on the Prairie. it's good to read stuff about the old days in America, where a silver dollar could buy you 2 Pink Lemonades, or a small suckling pig. your choice.

of course, i read them as a kid. and yes, i would buy the pig.

[Tuna]

I really REALLY love pretty much all "T-Day Food"...

A fave, though?

I guess a huuuuuuuge pile of homemade mashed potatoes...the kind that's a bit lumpy, maybe with the skins in there...and a little roasted garlic...

MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM
^_^

[Kyuu Dan]

...yes, i've read Little House on the Prairie. it's good to read stuff about the old days in America, where a silver dollar could buy you 2 Pink Lemonades, or a small suckling pig. your choice.

of course, i read them as a kid. and yes, i would buy the pig.

For some reason I can't picture you reading American Literature... unless forced. I've read most of them... It was some of the later ones I never read, like the one you mentioned and one or two around there.

And don't forget, a nickel could get you a carnival game. ^-^

[Ariel Tsuki]

My fave is a tie between the Mac and Cheese, Stuffing and my family's famous Sweet Potato Pie. This year I have to really have to learn to make the dinner so I can exactly do it for myself (the cooking is going to skip a generation, don't ask). I can only make Mac and Cheese properly (and pretty damn good too).

[germanturkey]

stuffing. i eat stuffing at about a 15:1 ratio with turkey

[DazzleKitty]

Definitely sweet potatos. It's the only time of year when my mom will make them, and thankfully she makes them in great quantities. I love them with lots of brown sugar on them....they're amazing. Perhaps one of my most favorite foods ever.
Turkey of course is good too. It's the only time if year I get that as well.

[hiei_kurama27]

My mom makes the best homemade rolls. I love those, and the deviled eggs. :D

[drgenestarwind]

Butternut squash pie and turkey sandwiches. can't forget cranberry orange bread though.

[Tonyx35]

Turkey, stuffing and gravy (if possible) Backup Plan is usually ribs. For Dessert it's Apple Pie and Brownies. This thread is making me hungry

*walks off toward the kitchen*

[Magami No ER]

DRY turkey, mashed carrots, corn, rolls, pie. While I try to avoid it, mash potatoes usually find their way onto my plate too....gahhungar.

[The Million Dollar Prons]

Puffed rice and soy milk.

Christmas in Vietnam sure is.

[Yukito Kunisaki]

Artichokes.

http://www.cookingforengineers.com/pics/640/DSC_4612_crop.jpg

Oh, so delicious....those and lasagna.

[Alice Catherine]

I like all the pies my grandpa gets.

They're nice. Gah, I'm going to gain like 10 pounds and then not only will I be an ugly *****, I'll be a FAT ugly *****...

[Onigiri]

I usually only eat deviled eggs and mashed potatoes on Thanksgiving.
Though, I don't know about this year, since I'm eating mostly raw foods now.

[Suiko Eiji]

I can't say there is any one thing I like about Thanksgiving that I don't eat the rest of the year but what's most appealing to me is the quantity and selection. I mean, I get to load a plate with turkey, ham, sweet potatos and tons of veggies, smother it all in gravy - then go back for more?

This year will be interesting as my mom, my girlfriend's mom, aunt, and one of her mom's friend will be doing most of the cooking so it'll be interesting to see Midwestern American and Spanish-influence Thanksgiving.

[Old Ape Face]

Duck! Honestly turkey's too white for me. I like the dark meat. Roast Duck FTW. Unfortunately to find it in a grocery store is extremely rare, and there's a lot less meat on it too. I'm also a big fan of stuffing, and half cut roasted potatoes.

but this holiday is nothing like Easter and the polish holidays, SO MUCH FOOD!!! at least for my family.

[Ken-Ohki]

Baby vomit. Mmmmmmmj baby vomit. Can't wait for my Thanksgiving serving of baby vomit.

[Midoriko87]

Traditional Cornbread Stuffing! :thumbsup: I have very simple tastes, and we only eat it twice a year. 'Course, it has to be served with that delicious cranberry blob and potato salad. Oh yea, keep your F'ing "real" cranberries to yourself, darn it! I'll never eat that crap again in my Life! :angry:

As far as Turkey goes, I only eat it on sandwiches smothered in deadly, deadly Mayonnaise. My dad can dry the HECK out of a Bird. Hours of boiling followed by hours of roasting (oftentimes, the bird is stuffed, which only further dries it). Well, on the Plus Side, at least we know it's cooked to a safe temperature... probably 'round 221 Degrees! :lol: God Bless his Turkey-Butchering soul!

[Caster13]

mmmmmmm....Cranberry Sauce:w00t:

[Trefellin]

Mainly lost souls and despair. Sometimes I prefer jello.

[GreatNekoKoneko]

Mainly lost souls and despair. Sometimes I prefer jello.

... that sounds sickeningly emo. go back to Alice Catherine's house.

Pudding > Jello

[Bernard_Monsha]

... that sounds sickeningly emo. go back to Alice Catherine's house.

Pudding > Jello

And here I thought you would put Halo-Halo > every other desserts.


I myself like stuffing and turkey drippings.

[Alice Catherine]

I also like bread stuffing. God. When I go to the doctor and she condemns me for gaining 5 pounds...I'll say the voices said to do it. And I can't go against the voices.

[Nano]

This thread is making me hungry! As a non American I've never had a Thanksgiving, but it sounds nice enough. Turkey and stuffing sandwiches! mmmmm =D

[Old Ape Face]

I also like bread stuffing. God. When I go to the doctor and she condemns me for gaining 5 pounds...I'll say the voices said to do it. And I can't go against the voices.

Tell them Thanksgiving is a mandatory holiday, whether the turkey died in honor of this celebration of the first meal pilgrims had or not, does not exclude you from stuffing your face and gaining a few pounds from the only turkey eating contest America has to offer.

[GreatNekoKoneko]

...since when did Doctors condemn people for gaining 5-10 lbs? and AC, mind you, you're still a growing girl. you NEED to eat.

what are you, 14?

[Alice Catherine]

...since when did Doctors condemn people for gaining 5-10 lbs? and AC, mind you, you're still a growing girl. you NEED to eat.

what are you, 14?

See, my doctor has, what, A-cups at the most?

She hates girls like me.

And I FEEL fat.

[Old Ape Face]

See, my doctor has, what, A-cups at the most?

She hates girls like me.

And I FEEL fat.

then eat tofu for thanksgiving. or like my mom and sister are having, crab cakes. <_<

[Suiko Eiji]

then eat tofu for thanksgiving. or like my mom and sister are having, crab cakes. <_<

Oh Shi- crabcakes?! :w00t: Rock on!

Anybody frying their turkeys this year?

[Sendo Takeshi]

This thread is making me hungry! As a non American I've never had a Thanksgiving, but it sounds nice enough. Turkey and stuffing sandwiches! mmmmm =D

TAKE THAT, communist scum! =p

[Tidusauron12]

See, my doctor has, what, A-cups at the most?

She hates girls like me.

And I FEEL fat.

:lol:

You make me lol.

[Alice Catherine]

:lol:

You make me lol.

I make EVERYONE LOL.

[GreatNekoKoneko]

...your doctor has... A-cups... i don't get it.

[Bernard_Monsha]

Oh Shi- crabcakes?! :w00t: Rock on!

Anybody frying their turkeys this year?

I don't like fried turkeys because you don't get the yummy pan drippings from it. You do however get 50 gallons of grease you have to dump, which is fun especially if you hate your neighbor. I once took my time and spelled ***** in my neighbors yard. The grass did not grow back for months.

I am cooking a goose this year. Goose fat is the closest food to an orgasm in history.

[Little Relly]

its a tie between stuffing and mashed potatoes for me, with apple and pumpkin pie coming in second ^-^

[Trefellin]

... that sounds sickeningly emo. go back to Alice Catherine's house.

Pudding > Jello

1.Who the hell is Alice Catherine?

2.I just remembered that I stopped eating jello a couple years ago. I realized how weird and gross it is. I don't like pudding.

[GreatNekoKoneko]

I am cooking a goose this year. Goose fat is the closest food to an orgasm in history.

...*writes down quote for future references*

so. is that a Filipino thing?

[sasami-riyo]

Just the traditional American heartattack meal. I usually do things this way:
1: Start the base of mashed taters
2: Pile on sweet corn
3: Top with glazed ham:wub:
Then I proceed to mix it all together and usually a little cranberry sauce joins the fun.

Of course, then there's...THE PIE. Oh, the glorious pie. This is one of the few days of the year where I don't monitor my eating habits. With good reason, heh.

[Kyuu Dan]

1.Who the hell is Alice Catherine?

. . .

An's resident psychopath. EVERYBODY knows that....

[goddessofanime]

Turkey
Cranberry Sauce
Pumpkin Pie...*drools*

[ecchi]

The turkey of course! It's the main course for Thanksgiving dinner. Every Thanksgiving I hotpot though so there's a lot of yummy food waiting for me :D.

[Caster13]

...your doctor has... A-cups... i don't get it.

she's a super skinny opinionated *****. thats what Alice is saying.

Oh Shi- crabcakes?! :w00t: Rock on!

Anybody frying their turkeys this year?

i love crabcakes.:P

[Meganly-chan]

Stuffing
Mashed potatoes with chicken gravy

[gh0zt]

um the turkey

[Reidar]

I don't do anything for Thanksgiving, but since I feast everyday, I would say turkey stuffed with beef.

[Caifane]

The Mashed Potatoes, the Mac and Cheese, and the Stuffing all which i make from scratch.

[Alice Catherine]

...your doctor has... A-cups... i don't get it.

SHE'S A SKINNY *** ***** WITH NO BOOBS.

I want to bash the woman's head in sometimes.

[Rurouni Saiyan]

Sweet potato pie.

[Onigiri]

I just found out that we are having honey baked ham this year.

DAMN!

[GreatNekoKoneko]

I just found out that we are having honey baked ham this year.

DAMN!

...oh yeah. that IS the SH|T. Ham is always good, especially if its glazed...

[Caster13]

SHE'S A SKINNY *** ***** WITH NO BOOBS.

I want to bash the woman's head in sometimes.

yea, i knew that and i said that earlier. super skinny isnt always good. a women needs SOME curves.

however i cant stand when a perfectly good looking woman says theyre overweight and needs to lose like THREE POUNDS.

[GreatNekoKoneko]

yea, i knew that and i said that earlier. super skinny isnt always good. a women needs SOME curves.

however i cant stand when a perfectly good looking woman says theyre overweight and needs to lose like THREE POUNDS.

...psh. screw them curves. I WANT ME SOME MEAT. like, PACK IT IN.

but not, like, whale-meat.

[sasami-riyo]

lol i like how you had to clarify that one GNK. AC I bet your doctor is just jealous of you.