What is your favorite dish served at Thanksgiving?  I am hosting and could use some great suggestions! THANKS!
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I'm hosting too.  Here's a list of what will be on the menu:\n\nTurkey\nStuffing\nMashed Potatoes\nGravy\nRolls\nCorn\nMy wife's famous baked broccoli/cauliflower casserole\nCandied yams (sweet potatoes)\nCranberry sauce\nPumpkin pie\nApple pie\n\nOK, so it's very traditional and pretty boring, but hey...it only comes once a year and my family likes the traditional dinner, so it works for us
676406
First you need to figure out what your budget is for this.  I don't think you need to go full-out 5 course meal for your guests.  A nice dinner dish with a salad or side dish would be fine.  Whatever you do, I would recommend having at least two choices for people so everyone can find something they like.  I went to a wedding that served a salad, then a grilled chicken breast with veggies.  It was great, without be over-filling.  Remember, they will need to have room to have the cake! :)
868794
A big Turkey...some candied yams...home-made mac-n- cheese...collard greens...yellow rice...fried pollo...baked pollo...corn bread...gravy...stuffng...salad...empanadas...potato salad... sweet potato pie...and of course liquor. HAPPY THANKSGIVING TO EVERYONE!!!
778305
I like Thanksgiving.  I have lots of family over and I love to cook.  However, I must say Christmas is my favorite.  I love the season.  I love the carols, both religious and secular, the movies, from A Charlie Brown Christmas to Its a Wonderful Life, the window shopping (I never actually buy much; its the Lord's birthday, not anyone else's!) and the intimate time I have with just my own small family on the actual day.  \nHappy Holidays to you!
914636
Eating.  It seems to always taste better when someone else has cooked it!  : )
953141
I am in my early 40's and have been cooking Thanksgiving (and dinner every Sunday) for my family since I was 32.  I have 3 brothers and all there children plus 6 kids of my own, grandchildren, plus my father.   My mother passed away several yrs ago and the duty fell upon me. I have tried to keep the tradition of family dinners every sundy,  plus holidays going the way my mother did for us.
738720
Thanksgiving for me is a 2-3 day marathon of cooking and baking for my friends and family(my door is open to everyone on Thanksgiving ,I tell every one to bring their Appite) It is a time for rembering those long ago Thanksgivings when me and my father would kick Mom out of the kitchen and cook up a feast, just the two of us.....now that he has passed on I carry on our tradition by making Feast for all who come to my door\nIt's a time of rembering with great fondness my grandfather who loved this time of year, with all the leaves showing their color...it's a reminder to take an extra moment to be Thankful (and be aware) of the beauty of Nature around us.\nIt's a time to enjoy and re-connect /catch up with  with family and friends, some who we haven't seen in a while.\n....and the left overs Wow...sometimes I have a lot!...I make up dinner plates and freeze some of them for quick microwave dinners  and I give some  to neighbors (or co-workers) who may not have anyone... and were too shy to come over to my house.....and of course all who come get something to take home even if it's only a pie or some baked goods.
807527
Pecan Pie is always good (and a winner too)!\n\nHave a lovely rest of the day.  Happy Early Thanksgiving.
1094328
Pick 2 out of the 3 from Panera bread--sandwich, soup, salad.  Any combination would be yummy! :-)
771473
Last year I didn't celebrate with anyone. It was fantastic. I put a small turkey in the crock pot and went to the movies. Came home, whipped up some mashed potatoes and stuffing, opened a bottle of wine, and watched the CSI marathon without anyone complaining. I wish I could do it again this year.
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It was good.  We went to my sisters house and had the whole family together.  Our Thanksgivings where my mother and father, both in their 80's, is numbered.\n\nThe little children are always the most fun. Newborns, toddlers and first graders. \n\nI made a seafood platter with big boiled shrimp, crap claws and oysters on the half shell for before dinner.  Drawn butter, fresh lemon and a hot horseradish cocktail sauce.\n\nWith all the traditional fitings we also had a "savory bread pudding" and oven roasted parsnips.  Here the recipe.\n\nIngredients\n4 Large eggs\n2 cups 1% milk\n1/2 tsp Hot sauce, such as Tabasco\n3/4 tsp Salt, divided\n1/4 tsp Freshly ground pepper, divided\n3 1/2 cups Cubed stale whole-wheat country or sandwich bread\n1 10-ounce Package frozen spinach\n1 tbsp Extra-virgin olive oil\n1 cup Chopped onion (1 medium)\n1 cup Chopped red bell pepper (1 small)\n4 cups Sliced mushrooms (12 ounces)\n1 clove Garlic, minced\n1 cup Grated Gruyere, Emmentaler or Manchego cheese (3 ounces), divided\nPreparation\n\n1. Whisk eggs in a large bowl. Add milk, hot sauce, 1/2 teaspoon salt and 1/8 teaspoon pepper; whisk until blended. Add bread and stir to coat well. Cover and refrigerate for 30 minutes.\n\n\n2. Meanwhile, preheat oven to 350 degrees. Coat an 8-by-8-inch (or similar 8-cup) ceramic or glass baking dish with cooking spray. Put a kettle of water on to boil for the water bath.\n\n\n3. Cook spinach according to package directions. Drain, refresh with cold water and squeeze out excess moisture. Set aside.\n\n\n4. Heat oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium heat. Add onion and red pepper; cook, stirring often, until tender and golden, 4 to 5 minutes. Add mushrooms and garlic; stir to blend. Reduce heat to medium-low, cover and cook until tender, about 5 minutes. Uncover and increase heat to medium. Cook, stirring, until any excess moisture from the mushrooms has evaporated and mushrooms begin to brown, about 5 minutes. Add spinach, remaining 1/4 teaspoon salt and 1/8 teaspoon pepper; cook, stirring, 2 minutes.\n\n\n5. Add the mushroom mixture and 1/2 cup cheese to the egg mixture; stir until blended. Scrape into the prepared baking dish; sprinkle the remaining 1/2 cup cheese evenly over the top. Place the baking dish in a larger pan, put in the oven and pour boiling water into the larger pan to about halfway up the sides of the baking dish. Bake until the pudding is set in the center, 50 to 60 minutes. Let cool slightly; serve hot or warm.
929693
Going to a football game. Detroit vs. Miami\n\nNo cooking this year, but I will miss the leftovers!
397052
My family spent the morning in church, now Im fixing an Easter dinner for them. Ham, scalloped potatoes, steam veggies, corn on cob, and homeade bisquits with peach cobbler for dessert. Then Im hoping to catch a nap (haha, I wish).
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that around early 1600s, in the fall, the pilgrims and natives had the thanksgiving.\n\ntheir menus were :\nWild Deer\nTurkey\nDuck Goose\nRabbit\nClams\nLobster\nSquash\nOnions\nBaked Pumpkin\nDried Berries\nCornbread\nCheese\nPudding (Pumpkin or Cornmeal)\n\nmay that help.-
908779
Sweet potatoes are a must have on Thanksgiving, I usally do both, sweet potatoes baked, and regular potatoes mashed.\ngood luck and enjoy.\nCowgirl In Need~\nP.S\nmake sure you put lots of butter on both!
950108
This was the first year that I did not fly out of state to visit friends and family for the week of Thanksgiving.  Instead, I stayed home, cleaned house, slept, worked, and went Christmas Shopping at 5am on Friday.\n\nI really enjoyed myself by myself.\n\nP.S.  Did not cook one things on Thanksgiving !  However, it was very pleasing.
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Try getting a sampler plate of traditional greek and turkish food (both are fairly similar with key differences)  Ask the resteraunt if you can order a little of everything.  They should be able to cut you a deal.  Particularly cool if you want to do it in traditional greek style and rather then have it plated for you you have it all laid in serving dishes on the table and pass it around thanksgiving style.  This encourages communication and socialization in a time that, in American tradition, is normally kinda quiet.