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re: Anyone else dread Thanksgiving because of bad cooks in the family?
Posted on 11/19/14 at 6:32 pm to StringedInstruments
Posted on 11/19/14 at 6:32 pm to StringedInstruments
Nope. We are all decent cooks, I'm the best by a wide margin. We have some great family recipes that are always great. Thanks to my grandmother(RIP)and our maid who was a fantastic creole cook.
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Posted on 11/19/14 at 6:50 pm to TH03
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and there's gravy for days
Never enough gravy for me, so I'm making some extra. I'm going to roast a bunch of turkey wings with veggies to get it going.
Posted on 11/19/14 at 7:13 pm to StringedInstruments
Sorry for you OP. Our spread will be top notch.
Posted on 11/19/14 at 7:23 pm to OTIS2
Ill admit that thansgiving food as a kid was better than what we have now. Our spread was always..... pot fried ducks, roast, turkey, gumbo, green beans, fields peas, potato salad.
This year we having ham, turkey, yams, petit pois, rice dressing, carrot sufflet and brown n serves.
This year we having ham, turkey, yams, petit pois, rice dressing, carrot sufflet and brown n serves.
Posted on 11/19/14 at 7:39 pm to CHEDBALLZ
Checking in. My mom's side of the family does a fantastic traditional Thanksgiving meal, and I look forward to it starting in about February. But this Thanksgiving I'll be with my dad's family and that's just a shitshow. Typically it's a dry fried turkey, dressing that's loaded down with sage (hate it so, so much), canned yams, and similar bullshite.
What they do have going for them is they kill a hog and that is awesome. I'll probably just load my plate with pork.
What they do have going for them is they kill a hog and that is awesome. I'll probably just load my plate with pork.
Posted on 11/19/14 at 7:43 pm to Gris Gris
I load everything with gravy and my plate still ends up dry. my dad had to start making extra just for me when I was in middle school
Posted on 11/19/14 at 7:58 pm to StringedInstruments
There was a year or two when my grandmother had lost her since of taste with old age and refused to give up the dressing. Once my mom took over 5 years ago no worries since. My wife and mom are fantastic cooks so it's all good now.
This post was edited on 11/19/14 at 8:05 pm
Posted on 11/19/14 at 8:25 pm to Matisyeezy
My biggest pet peeve is people who take shortcuts & try to pass them off as just as good as homemade. For Thanksgiving I make a point of trying to make as much as I can from scratch. If you can't do it, fine, but step aside and let someone else attempt it.
But nothing is really inedible, and being with family is always good even if a couple of the dishes suck.
But nothing is really inedible, and being with family is always good even if a couple of the dishes suck.
This post was edited on 11/20/14 at 9:34 am
Posted on 11/19/14 at 8:57 pm to StringedInstruments
My family is blessed with wonderful southern cooks.
At end of meal, my belly will be full, my tryptophan level will be maxed out and I will be ready an hour or two later for a turkey and cranberry sauce sammich.
At end of meal, my belly will be full, my tryptophan level will be maxed out and I will be ready an hour or two later for a turkey and cranberry sauce sammich.
Posted on 11/19/14 at 9:11 pm to Dorothy
We switched to standing rib roast years ago both for Christmas and thanksgiving with my mother handling a five or six rib roast perfectly medium rare and me carving. The rest of my siblings are outstanding cooks and we all contribute whatever we please with the traditional and always a couple new different dishes. Mainly we are with them Christmas though because my wife and I decided to travel on Thanksgiving in order for our kids to be home for Christmas which we like. My mother lives across town so it works well. But hell with all the snacks, nuts, cheese plates etc...I'm normally full by the time we sit to eat.
But the one thing missing in this thread is the wine. We all bring several bottles of wine and not one goes unopened. This is how we tolerate each other for a few hours under the same roof. Good vintages. Someone always makes a good aperitif for early or just a nice pitcher or two of martinis to start.
You do that and you can get any dried turkey and box Mac and cheese they throw at you down pretty easy.
But the one thing missing in this thread is the wine. We all bring several bottles of wine and not one goes unopened. This is how we tolerate each other for a few hours under the same roof. Good vintages. Someone always makes a good aperitif for early or just a nice pitcher or two of martinis to start.
You do that and you can get any dried turkey and box Mac and cheese they throw at you down pretty easy.
Posted on 11/20/14 at 2:03 am to StringedInstruments
There's a reason that taverns on Thanksgiving evening have one of the largest grossing nights of the year.
Posted on 11/20/14 at 2:13 am to OTIS2
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Our spread will be top notch.
"I'd like to compliment you gentlemen on a classy spread of baller-arse cheeses i've never seen befoe"
Posted on 11/20/14 at 7:43 am to Dorothy
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My biggest pet peeve is people who take shortcuts & try to pass them off as just as good as homemade. For Thanksgiving I make a point of trying to make as much as I can from scratch. If you can't do it, fine, but step aside and let someone else attempt it.
That darn green bean casserole with cream of ___ and canned beans... :shudder:
I signed up for the green bean casserole as soon as our list was posted at work just to avoid that.
I have pounds over pounds of green beans from my dad's garden, and I wasn't about to let them go to waste so someone can make the canned/cream of soup version.
Posted on 11/20/14 at 7:50 am to Martini
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But the one thing missing in this thread is the wine. We all bring several bottles of wine and not one goes unopened. This is how we tolerate each other for a few hours under the same roof. Good vintages. Someone always makes a good aperitif for early or just a nice pitcher or two of martinis to start.
This is right up my alley, but my parents aren't big drinkers. They'll have a glass or two if I bring something, but they couldn't tell you the difference between something good vs. a bottle of Barefoot
And they don't drink enough to warrant it. Plus, I've caught Cab in my mom's fridge too many times.
Jones' family, while not huge drinkers either, will call him for recs and pick up a few bottles. Since it's pretty much just his dad and I that drink it, I ended up a little tipsy last year. Haha.
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There's a reason that taverns on Thanksgiving evening have one of the largest grossing nights of the year.
I can't tell you the last time I didn't go out on Thanksgiving night. After spending a huge chunk of the day with family and being lazy, I get a bad itch.
Got myself a hotel this year, so I don't even have to drive home. Just eat, visit, head to the bar
Night before Thanksgiving is the REALLY huge one, though. High school reunions galore.
This post was edited on 11/20/14 at 7:52 am
Posted on 11/20/14 at 8:09 am to LouisianaLady
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That darn green bean casserole with cream of ___ and canned beans... :shudder:
That's the one dish on Thanksgiving that I prefer the canned stuff.
I got a gag reflex when it comes to fresh green beans. If they aren't canned, I can't eat it for some reason, and I've tried hundreds of times. Just can't stomach it
This post was edited on 11/20/14 at 8:11 am
Posted on 11/20/14 at 8:25 am to Stogie
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I got a gag reflex when it comes to fresh green beans. If they aren't canned, I can't eat it for some reason, and I've tried hundreds of times. Just can't stomach it
That might be the weirdest thing I've ever heard.
I feel bad for those people that have to drink their way through Thanksgiving or the holidays. My family drinks, but we drink because we like to drink, not because we dislike one another. We typically have a great time, even if one side of the family could use a cooking clinic on traditional holiday dishes.
Posted on 11/20/14 at 8:37 am to Matisyeezy
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My family drinks, but we drink because we like to drink,
the only part of the holidays I don't like is that my family doesn't drink
Posted on 11/20/14 at 8:39 am to LoneStarTiger
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the only part of the holidays I don't like is that my family doesn't drink
same here
the only time I'll be able to drink is after everyone has left and/or asleep at my wife's family Thanksgiving when her uncle will bust out the good scotch
Posted on 11/20/14 at 8:40 am to LSUBoo
we have awesome cooks on both sides of the family. BIL could be a freaking chef if he wanted to.
Posted on 11/20/14 at 8:43 am to Matisyeezy
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That might be the weirdest thing I've ever heard.
Years and years of being forced to eat them at a young age I guess
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