Thanksgiving!!! Who's Cooking? (and what?)

[christa]

Just wondering if anyone is cooking for Thanksgiving?!?!

Hubby and I have Thanksgiving "lunch" with his family (they have to rent an elementary school cafe, there's so many people ) and then we go to my family's Thanksgiving "dinner" for "Seconds"! I usually eat more at my family's . . . because it's better and because I know who cooked what.

This year I am also going to make some things for me and him to eat here at home. Not much, just the basics.

My little menu:
Herbed Turkey Breast
Apple & Onion Stuffing
Red Potato Mashed Potatoes
and some sort of Green Beans

I was just wondering . . . do any of you cook for your entire family? What's on YOUR menu???

and anybody got any interesting green bean recipes? Looking for something different . . . not just an regular pot of green beans!

[Toby's my baby]

At school we have cheesy greenbeans. Personally i dont like them, but some kids do! Not sure how you make htem though

We arent really dont anything (taht I know of) for thanksgiving. It will just be, me, my sister, my mom and dad, and my grandpa. We'll have the usual, Turkey, potatoes, baked corn, pie, cookies, and some graveys and stuff

[petslover]

We are going to my cousin's house this year for Thanksgiving. I'm not sure what all they will be having. I know I always eat way to much for Thanksgiving! haha!

[Karen]

We go to Paul's family for Thanksgiving. I'll be bringing cookies, as requested with "please a few extra" for the hostess (Paul's sister this year) to freeze afterwards.

As for green bean recipes, there's always the green bean casserole with mushroom soup and French's onion rings - the recipe's on the can. It's such a Thanksgiving standard, at least around these parts, that there's usually an entire endcap of an aisle at the supermarket with the mushroom soup, some canned green beans (though I prefer the frozen by far) and onion rings together!

[lisalee]

My bf will be cooking for just the two of us. We'll have vegetarian stuffing, mashed potatoes and mushroom gravy, biscuits and string beans. Ahh, I'm getting hungry already!

[christa]

I'll be bringing cookies, as requested with "please a few extra" for the hostess (Paul's sister this year) to freeze afterwards.

Wow! Those must be some good cookies!!!

As for the greenbean casserole . . . the whole thing with the onion rings and mushroom soup . . . that's what I'm trying to avoid making. My hubby likes stuff plain & simple. He doesn't eat dressing or anything good

I did find a recipe for "southern green beans" that I think I might try . . . it's just greenbeans tossed with minced onion and bacon pieces. Sounds like a dish that they serve at our favorite Roadhouse.

[Jessika]

This year we have a surprise planned for my fiancée Thanksgiving also doubles as his birthday this year, but he's working and we can't make the trip north to visit our parents this year. Well the surprise is that my family and his family are coming down HERE to see him! And he has NO CLUE! Three of our good/best friends are also coming down to visit but he knows they're coming and is excited about that. Imagine when he learns EVERYONE will be down here to spend thanksgiving with him!

[christa]

Imagine when he learns EVERYONE will be down here to spend thanksgiving with him!

Oh wow! That is special! He will be thrilled! I know that guys always try to be tough about things like that, but even they appreciate family and I know he'll love your surprise!

[Karen]

If your husband likes plain and simple, there's always just green beans almondine - green beans with a little butter, tossed with toasted almond slivers. A simple classic, for those not allergic to almonds (as I sadly now am).

[kuhio98]

We're going to my sister's for Thanksgiving.
She is cooking Duck a L'Orange
My mom is cooking turkey, sage dressing, mashed potatoes, gravy, rolls
I'm in charge of the veggie platter, candied yams (yuck! but my mom and husband love them) and apple pie.
Don't think we're having green beans.

Epicurious has a lot of green bean recipies.

[Toby's my baby]

That is a great surprise Jess!!

[Jessika]

Oh wow! That is special! He will be thrilled! I know that guys always try to be tough about things like that, but even they appreciate family and I know he'll love your surprise!

Oh I know! He is a big momma's boy and misses his mom a lot though he won't let on to it of course. It's been SO HARD keeping this a secret too. I'm not the best secret-keeper (and evvveryone knows that..) and I was talking to his dad the other day and he was surprised I was able to keep quiet about it for this long. I told him I deserved a consolation prize haha.

But I'm gonna take lots of pics. Our families rented two joint cabins with full kitchen and stuff. It's going to be so fun and I'm sooo excited! Our friends are coming Tuesday and family Wednesday (but of course he doesn't know that yet )

[AllAmericanPUP]

we are going up to my uncle steve's to be with my dad's side of the family. they make the best food!! tons of stuff!
they deep fry the turkey and it is so delicous!! i cant remember all the other food we had, but there is just tons of it! plus my grandpa makes his pumpkin pie YUMM!!!

[buckner]

I'll be going to my grandmother's this year for Thanksgiving. This is a tradition, we haven't missed one yet. My mom has been at her parents' house on Thanksgiving Day every year except one, because she had to have surgery the Monday prior. So we just sucked it up and had Thanksgiving dinner the Saturday before Thanskgiving. :P

It used to be that EVERYONE and their dog came over on Thanksgiving to my grandparents' house. Literally, we'd have like 70-100 people over every year. And then my grandfather and mom finally intervened (hehe) and said "family and close friends only". Since, it's been just family basically.

My grandmother does all of the cooking (it's her passion...) now and did even when we had up to 100 people coming over. I help every year because she's trying to pass on her secrets to me, and my mom makes the deviled eggs every year and rolls out of the dumplings (because those are the two things she's not good at, lol).

It'll be "the usual" (at least, for the last 8 years or so, it's been usual..) for dinner. Turkey, dumplings, dressing, green beans, mashed potatoes, corn, cranberry sauce, LOTS of desserts, rolls, salads, relish tray, fruit tray, etc etc.

I, being the only vegetarian in the family of such meat lovers, am going to have a difficult time finding things I can eat! I did it last year, but last year I wasn't on a diet. This year, I can't eat dairy or meat PLUS low calorie foods. Hehe, my family thinks I'm the most picky eater, ever.

HAPPY THANKSGIVING, EVERYONE!!! STAY SAFE!!

[christa]

If your husband likes plain and simple, there's always just green beans almondine - green beans with a little butter, tossed with toasted almond slivers. A simple classic, for those not allergic to almonds (as I sadly now am).

That's a great one, Karen! And funny thing you mentioned it because my hubby LOVES almonds! We actually keep cans of them to snack on through the week! I might do that instead of the bacon & onions . . . sounds healthier anyway!