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!

[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.

[sirrahbed]

We are having Thankdsgiving over at our oldest son's house. Chris is cooking the turkey, dressing, gravy and mashed potatoes (she makes the BEST mashed pots!!) Carol is bringing a couple of pumpkin pies, and Missy and I are bringing rolls, green beans and glazed carrots

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.

Sounds rather like our TEXAS green beans and soooo yummy! I fry up the chopped bacon until it is nice and crispy, add dried minecd onions (the flavor of the dried is so good I think) and then the SECRET ingredient is a bit of brown sugar....shhh!!

That last ingredient makes them taste wonderful and just like some I have had in southern restaurants!! YUM!

[shais_mom]

We are going to my mom's brother's house.
I am fixing Green bean casserole.
I agree Karen - I like the frozen beans with it better but I bought a case of green beans for Keegan's diet so I am using the canned!
We never used to have it at dinners and I brought it a couple years ago b/c it is so easy and yummy and it was a hit so I have brought them every time since!

[lv4dogs]

We'll have the usual, Turkey, potatoes, baked corn, pie, cookies, and some graveys and stuff

What is baked corn?

[lv4dogs]

I (well the dogs & I) will be going to my fathers house (if we don't get too much snow). I will be me, my father, his g/f & my brother. My dad's g/f is a really good cook! I am sure we will have a lot of food. I know they got a 22lb turkey (for 4 people ). We always get filled up on the appetizers as there is always shrimp, beu monday, cheese, crackers, crab dip, etc...


If we get a lot of snow I'll just stay home & cook some frozen turkey breast, potatos & a veggie.



I would LOVE to spend it with my mother though. But she's going to my brothers who has his wife's family over. Her family is at there house for EVERY holiday for the last 5 years!!!! Even mothers day & all the other "smaller" holidays. You'd think they'd alternate families for holidays. Her family is alright... or at least most of them but after spending tons of holidays with them & the like it gets on my nerves. My mom always goes to his house for the holidays so it's been years since I have had a holiday with my mom and OUR family.

[ramanth]

Everyone's lists is making me hungry.

[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!!!