Thanksgiving thread? Tips, cooking, stories?

[Cataholic]

Had a 'date' over for some pumpkin pie...made some coffee, had the ice cream out to soften a little bit...and, then, the great unveiling of the pumpkin pie...MOLD! Gross. How embarrassing.

Who knew that pumpkin pie had to be refridgerated?

[RICHARD]

Thanksgiving box?

For the last three or four years I started a little tradition that has served us well leading up to Thanksgiving.

The TG box.

In the months leading up to the holiday I purchase odd and ends for the meal.

A few cans of cranberries, boxes of stuffing, pineapple, olives, pickles, broth and other stuff that I'll use for TG.

Another thing you can do is to take a marker or paste a page to the box with what is inside it. That way you can make a listing of what you need on your last shopping trips.

The only things that I usually need, and can shop for easily for are the perishables like veggies, fruit and dairy-

You also spread the cost and hassle of planning the meal across a few months, instead of panicking and doing a last minute and costly shopping trip.

[Nomilynn]

Had a 'date' over for some pumpkin pie...made some coffee, had the ice cream out to soften a little bit...and, then, the great unveiling of the pumpkin pie...MOLD! Gross. How embarrassing.

Who knew that pumpkin pie had to be refridgerated?

Hilarious!!


I also use Stove Top - always chicken flavour though. I don't like the turkey flavour. I also take some pork sausage (the big log roll) and tear it up in the stuffing after I've prepared it on the stove, and stuff the bird with that. If I have more stuffing than room in the bird (which usually happens) I put it in a casserole dish and bake it along with the bird in the oven. It's very unhealthy (fatty) but SOOOO good and spicy, and very flavourful!!