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Who's cooking what for Thanks Giving??

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Lionheart

SOH-CM-2014
Hey guys,


Just curious what everyone has going for Thanks Giving day dinner. :d

Regular Turkey here.

My family in the South (Louisianna) love to cook the turkey in a giant deep frier, powered by Butane! Sounds pretty wild, but its actually quite good. Cooks in like 20 or 30 min's as well. Problem though is what to do with all that oil when you are done.

Any one breaking away from tradition and making something new??

:ernae:



Bill

(Curious to know what Tom Constantine is making... He is the chef guru....)
 
I have had Thanksgiving dinner twice already this month. On the 1st, the family got together for the big feast while my nephew was home from Iraq on leave...he is now back in Baghdad. Last Thursday, the Rehab Center had Thanksgiving dinner so that family members could come in and eat with their loved ones....6 of us ate with my wife. Come Thanksgiving Day, a few of us are going to grab a big, cheesey, topping heavy pizza and take it in to the Rehab Center and have a laid back Thanksgiving Day celebration with my wife.

With luck Deb will be home for Christmas....which will make the holiday bright in deed.

OBIO
 
Well, there'll be bird, but in my parts, Thanksgiving means ham, which will be served also. Pecan and brown sugar pie (for those that can't eat pecans, me). Stuffing, mashed 'taters, green beans (snaps), homemade biscuits (not those frozen or refrigerated kind), cornbread, and BEER! :d

We usually have Thanksgiving dinner at my brother's house and Christmas dinner at my house. Christmas has about the same menu, save more sweets, which I avoid. Except pie, Cazzie loves pie! :d

Caz
 
I always do the turkey. Inject it 24 hours before and then roast it. On Saturday, it becomes turkey and andouille gumbo.

Lionheart, I didn't know you were from Louisiana. :jump:
 
DUDE!!!!!!!! deep fried turkey is the best!!!!!!!!!! also the fastest :d

i wish i could do that here, but it's not doable in a high rise apt. :banghead:

we did canadian thanksgiving already, last month. we usually do american thanksgiving as well, but not this year. we are having pepper steak.
 
I'm going with something truly unique this year.

I'm going to have a couple grilled balony sandwiches, a handful of chips and a beer or two. :d


<edit> OH! It's turkey balony!! </edit>
 
Thanksgiving Dinner

Pheasant with wild rice and giblets, sweet potatoes, cranberry sauce, cranberry bread and whatever else the girls prepare in the kitchen. The bird dog and I bagged the pheasants a few days ago and all that's left to do is to pick up the accouterments. I'll probably open up a bottle of Spaetlesung Riesling Wine to go with the dinner and finish it off with a good coffee and perhaps a wee dram of Scotch.
 
Turkey what else would there be? Also stuffing, mash potatoes and gravy, sweet potatoes, green been casserole, cucumbers and onions, home made cranberry sauces, hot rolls and the list goes on and on. :jump:
 
Jagdflieger said:
Pheasant with wild rice and giblets, sweet potatoes, cranberry sauce, cranberry bread and whatever else the girls prepare in the kitchen. The bird dog and I bagged the pheasants a few days ago and all that's left to do is to pick up the accouterments. I'll probably open up a bottle of Spaetlesung Riesling Wine to go with the dinner and finish it off with a good coffee and perhaps a wee dram of Scotch.
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I'm with Jagd...pheasant.
Since I'll be at work on T-Day and the plant is shut down for the holiday, the skeleton maintenance crew on night shift is gonna be doing a potluck type of thing. I'm gonna cook up a couple roosters and the other guys are bringing the rest.
 
Well Linda got the dirty deed on Thursday:costumes: Looks like we got stuck with 23 family members....lol. Diner will be servered at 4:00....I'll be headed down to the homeless shelter and donate some serving and cooking time for a bit...Mike
 
hey_moe said:
Well Linda got the dirty deed on Thursday:costumes: Looks like we got stuck with 23 family members....lol. Diner will be servered at 4:00....I'll be headed down to the homeless shelter and donate some serving and cooking time for a bit...Mike
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Thats awesome Mike. Inspiring that you do that every year. I need to figure out something to do here to help out.



Pheasant with wild rice and giblets, sweet potatoes, cranberry sauce, cranberry bread and whatever else the girls prepare in the kitchen. The bird dog and I bagged the pheasants a few days ago and all that's left to do is to pick up the accouterments. I'll probably open up a bottle of Spaetlesung Riesling Wine to go with the dinner and finish it off with a good coffee and perhaps a wee dram of Scotch.

Jagdflieger
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Goodness! Sounds like something out of a Hemmingway novel! Sounds good!


Brad Kaste,

What is in those Onion Pies? Got my curiosity going. Cajuns live on spices and 'oane - yee-ohns..' (as the great Cajun chef Justin Wilson used to say).

:d
 
It'll be a bit different this year... already did bird for Thanksgiving here in Canada but my wifes American so we get a second chance. Might be Turkey Enchiladas though as we'll be 'down Mexico way' come Wednesday.
Actually the place we're staying will probably have the regular turkey/ham dinner so all's safe.
 
Srgalahad, nothing is safe in Mexico.... you should know that. ;) :costumes:

Deep fried turkey here this year.
 
RE: Onion pie

What is in those Onion Pies? Got my curiosity going. Cajuns live on spices and 'oane - yee-ohns..' (as the great Cajun chef Justin Wilson used to say).

Hi Bill,
Onion pie. Yeah,....I know it sounds strange but it works. Especially if you like onions. Some years ago I came across reading about onion pies. My first reaction was like so many other persons,.........hmmmm,.....interesting. (Not wanting to say or think it sounds bizarre or awful:d)
So I 'Googled' onion pies. Bango! There's page after page on different types of onion pies one can make. Much like chili or spaghetti sauce,....it can be messed and played with to suit one's own taste.
I wasn't pleased with my concoction from last year so I'm usin' this one. It calls for Vandalia onions. Costco sells sweet onions from Peru which I'll substitute instead.
http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Vidalia-Onion-Pie/Detail.aspx
No,...I don't make the dough for the pie crust. Pillsbury does that. What I'll add that's not called for are some pine nuts and walnuts AND bacon bits. The only thing I wouldn't do is put a complete crust covering over the top of pie. It'll keep too much moisture in. Dough strips will work though.
Trust me,....you'll wow family and friends if you serve it. But be prepared some may not want to take even a bite.
(If you fix it,...be sure to serve it with the meal,....not as dessert afterwards)
 
Jagdflieger said:
Pheasant with wild rice and giblets...
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i remember my first pheasant to this very day. i was 14 when i got my first one. i knocked it down and it hit the ground runnin, through what seemed like a mile of stickers. once i retrieved it, i proudly took it home and cleaned it and my buddies mom cooked it. she had never cooked one before. it was like chewing on the inside of a golf ball. :costumes:
 
Traditional Turkey-in-the-oven
chicken-n-dressing
home-made gravy
english sweet peas
niblet corn
stringbean casserole
rolls
cranberry sauce
cheesecake
 
Having a big to do next door at Mrs Willy's folks. Brother in law is going to deep fry a turkey, Mrs Willy is baking a ham, I'm going to cook up some venison tenderloin and bake a couple of pecan pies. Other than that, there should be the usual trimmings of dressing, cranberry sauce, corn, etc.
 
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