Thanksgiving Day Menu Thread of COVID-19 Total Domination with Food Prons

[Anastasis 23475]

Good discussions going on throughout the board. We are doing a traditional menu + prime rib. Gonna be low key with just the wife and kids this year.

 

[Anastasis 23475]

Our menu.  Would love to see some non-traditional menu items from others.

Turkey

Prime Rib

Green bean casserole

Mashed taters

Hasselback potatos

Stuffing 

Cranberry sauce

yeast rolls

pumpkin pie

cherry pie

Edited November 25, 2020 by Anastasis

[South Austin 52520]

Mine’s pretty traditional/boring:

Brined and stuffed roasted turkey

Brown gravy from turkey drippings

Cranberry sauce

Mashed potatoes (no skins, fuckov)

Balsamic brussel sprouts with pancetta

Green beans

Butternut squash soufflé 

Pumpkin amd strawberry rhubarb pies

Wines: French Rosé and red Burgundy

[Anastasis 23475]

1 minute ago, South Austin said:

Balsamic brussel sprouts with pancetta

[PenelopeWitherspoon 19112]

Cocktail Hour:  

Cranberry-Range Spritz

Cider Whiskey Sour

 

Dinner:

Buttermilk brined turkey 

Brioche stuffing with chestnuts and figs

Fiery sweet potatoes (basically mashed sweet potatoes made with red curry and coconut milk)

Cider-glazed brussels

Cranberry-orange jelly (Port, Grand Marnier, and fresh cranberries molded into Darth Vader (fingers crossed it comes out))

Parker House rolls (scratch)

Galatoire's sweet potato cheesecake 

Wine (Not sure which ones yet)

 

I might be by myself with the dogs (might have a neighbor or two pop over), but I will eat well.  Fuck COVID.

[Baboontyme 2814]

I'm pretty excited. Allow me to get sentimental. I live within about a half hour of my parents and 15 minutes from my in laws. We have kids of course - 8 and 11. I'm like most guys I know in my demographic - can only stand so much family fun. I enjoy Thanksgiving and Christmas but come about 5 pm I'm ready to go home, take a nap, drink and watch football. This year I'm not taking any of that time for granted. We have not seen my parents since June. They are being ultra ULTRA cautious as my mom has COPD. I'm talking that they see no one other than my sister, who also sees no one. I don't even think they've been in a store since March. Once my in laws returned from wintering in Arizona, and we decided on a small circle for our kids to play with, my parents were not open to that level of risk. We agreed to have all parties self quarantine for 14 days so that we can get together. My parents are giddy as are the kids. We probably won't be able to see them again until the Spring or when this crap is finally over. 

I will be smoking the bird in the driveway as per usual. Also some homemade hot link. 

Mom is doing the rest - sausage stuffing, rice with lamb, fresh rolls, pasta, salad and apple pie. 

Happy Thanksgiving everyone. 

[Onboard 2.0 9083]

Food is serious bidnez........

[idigTexas 2289]

Chicken tomatillo tamales

Refried black beans

Lime cilantro rice

Grilled corn

Guac with chips

Key lime pie

[Zepol87 9188]

Turkey

Ham

Chicken Tamales

Pozole Verde

sides and shit

[DallasHorn26 586]

Had a mini Thanksgiving with my kids last night before they go back to their Mom's today. Since they already had 1 traditional meal with their grandparents, we went slightly off course with:

Ham

Roasted Potatoes

Asparagus

rolls

Cheesecake

Having a more traditional meal tomorrow with the GF(no pics) and a few friends

I'm smoking a turkey on the WSM

Dressing (using my late Grandmother & Mom's recipe similar to NMAS' recipe in the dressing thread)

Mashed Potatoes

Green Bean Casserole

Sweet Potatoes

Chess Cake (also my grand mother's recipe)

Pumpkin Pie

 

 

[futureman 22487]

35 minutes ago, PenelopeWitherspoon said:

(might have a neighbor or two pop over)

irresponsible. 

[Seasick Sailor 3747]

Nothing too unusual:

Smoked Turkey from Truth

Cornbread dressing

Green bean casserole

Mashed potatoes

Jalapeno cheese bread

Chocolate pecan pie with cinnamon whip cream

Peach pie

probably get pretty drunk too. 

[dcbc 14487]

Quite Standard, really:

Thursday

Smoked Turkey

Dressing

Mashed Potatoes

Gravy

Green Beans

Sweet Potato Casserole

Yeast Rolls

Pecan Pie

Pumpkin Pie

Roasted salted pecans (for appetizer)

Friday

Quiche

Dressing Waffles

Turkey, Sausage, & Shrimp Gumbo

All Skate Starting Tonight

Booze

 

 

Edited November 25, 2020 by dcbc

[4th&Five 41558]

Is my family the only one that has deviled eggs? 

[Al_4_ISU 12469]

Tomorrow:

Ribeyes, brussel sprouts with bacon, stuffing cooked in muffin tins, red wine

Friday:

Fish fry during the game, beer

Saturday:

Brisket, I don't give a fuck what the sides are, beer

Edited November 25, 2020 by Al_4_ISU

[4th&Five 41558]

jealous...what kind of fish?

[Al_4_ISU 12469]

21 minutes ago, 4th&Five said:

Is my family the only one that has deviled eggs? 

My aunt has a solid recipe, but we won't be getting together with that side of the family throughout the holidays (COVID).

Edited November 25, 2020 by Al_4_ISU

[Al_4_ISU 12469]

3 minutes ago, 4th&Five said:

jealous...what kind of fish?

We have a mix of shit that's been caught by the participants (blue gill, crappie, northern pike) and some cod/whitefish that was bought at the grocery store.

The bluegills especially are delicious, but it's a lot of god damn work to get the meat off those little bastards.  Thankfully I don't have to prepare it, I just have to bring beer.

I should mention that these fish were all caught and cleaned this summer and have been in the freezer since August at the earliest.

Edited November 25, 2020 by Al_4_ISU

[Zepol87 9188]

27 minutes ago, 4th&Five said:

Is my family the only one that has deviled eggs? 

I despise the damn things

[Anastasis 23475]

1 minute ago, Zepol87 said:

I despise the damn things

Negged.

[4th&Five 41558]

Just now, Zepol87 said:

I despise the damn things

Ha...I've never had one I really liked a lot that wasn't made by my grandma or mom.  Everything else we eat is traditional as hell so I figured it was a TDay staple for everyone.

Edited November 25, 2020 by 4th&Five

[Al_4_ISU 12469]

27 minutes ago, 4th&Five said:

Ha...I've never had one I really liked a lot that wasn't made by my grandma or mom.  Everything else we eat is traditional as hell so I figured it was a TDay staple for everyone.

I think of it as a "family gathering" thing, but not specific to Thanksgiving.

[Al_4_ISU 12469]

1 hour ago, idigTexas said:

Chicken tomatillo tamales

Refried black beans

Lime cilantro rice

Grilled corn

Guac with chips

Key lime pie

That sounds great.

[Armybrat 40851]

Standard stuff (smoked turkey breast, smoked ham, dressing, gb casserole, m&cheese, asparagus, rolls, deviled eggs, cherry & pecan pie. Plus a couple other sides from the DIL. The smaller pecan pie is for a neighbor.

Deviled eggs get topped with the paprika tomorrow.

 

[Anastasis 23475]

Thanks for bringing the prons armybrat. 

First pie in the oven right now, and I am getting pretty buzzed on ranch water atm. 

[Anastasis 23475]

Might add some deviled eggs to the menu if we have enough left after the baking. 

[Ghost of LL 15539]

Went to the HEB today with absolutely no plan, just looking at what was around that looked good.  But I'm definitely out on turkey, because turkey sucks.

I found a 3-lb cowboy ribeye.  That'll do.

And then there were jambalaya-stuffed chickens.  That'll cover the poultry needs of anyone in the family who favors bird.

Aside from that, we'll have bacon & balsamic brussels sprouts, mashed potatoes, mashed sweet potatoes, rosemary sausage dressing, and some apple pie for dessert.

Wine is a 2007 Michel-Schlumberger Merlot and a 2012 Stag's Leap Cabernet.  Dessert wine is a port that I still need to pick up at the liquor store.

[Underdog 28711]

TTday meal from Eatzi’s in Dallas: 

turkey breast

ham

potatoes

stuffing/dressing

greenbean casserole- DIL making

pecan pie

 

We had breakfast from there this morning, very cool place. 

Edited November 25, 2020 by Underdog

[billfromlaketravis 11519]

Lazy Thanksgiving meal: 

Goode Company Smoked Turkey, carved

Goode Company jambalaya 

Ragin’ Cajun cornbread stuffing 

Ragin’ Cajun turkey gravy

Whole Foods mashed sweet potatoes with marshmallows 

Whole Foods mashed potatoes 

Whole Foods  mac and cheese 

Whole Foods orange cranberry sauce 

Homemade green bean casserole 

Pillsbury crescents 

Pie Factory sweet potato pie 

Pie Factory pumpkin pie 

Pie Factory pecan pie

 

 

 

[South Austin 52520]

57 minutes ago, Anastasis said:

First pie in the oven right now, and I am getting pretty buzzed on ranch water atm. 

Yeah, I’m working on a nice buzz myself. 

[PenelopeWitherspoon 19112]

The grocery a tore had no Fresh Rosemary which is the garnish from my Spritz. Boooo.

[The Ace of Aces 5192]

Just the two of us, but fuck it we are going all out. And eating leftovers for days and days. 
 

Specialty cocktail:
Smoked rosemary Negroni 

Menu: 
- Oven-roasted turkey, using Alton Brown's wet brine preparation
- Savory Sweet Potato Casserole (think browned butter and sage flavor profile)
- BLT oyster stuffing
- Green beans, with a shallot/butter/white wine sauce 
- Mac n cheese, mimicking the Luby’s recipe 
- Roasted Brussels sprouts (nothing fancy - just olive oil, salt, pepper)

Dessert:
- pumpkin pie ice cream pie (made yesterday, pictured below) 
- cranberry-pomegranate mousse pie

Here is the ice cream pie

Edited November 25, 2020 by The Ace of Aces

[HouTex 1880]

Fried turkey
Jap cornbread dressing from CM
Homemade giblet gravy
Herbed Green Beans (Junior League of Houston recipe)
Cranberry sauce (homemade)
Pecan pie (homemade)
Dutch apple pie (homemade)
Bloodies
Carlyle Zin
Bel Ami CDP

[pearlandhorn 3274]

10 hours ago, Zepol87 said:

Turkey

Ham

Chicken Tamales

Pozole Verde

sides and shit

Where’s my invite? Would love some tamales.

[pearlandhorn 3274]

Smoked brisket

green bean casserole 

deviled eggs

Garlic mashed potatoes

Fruit salad (bananas, strawberries, grapes in vanilla yogurt)

Pecan pie

lemon meringue Pie

BIL is making some kind of creole Cajun dish as well.

My folks were going to bring a turkey and dressing, broccoli cheese rice and something else but they bailed due to rona.

[Mrs Whiggins 13050]

Normally we have a full house and host international students and single folks and serve a traditional meal with turkey and a lot of the dishes prepared above. Due to the plague happening, we are down to immediate family and reduced further as our Cali girl is going to stay put due to concerns about travel.

So, I asked the remaining family what they'd like and they came up with this plan:

Drinks are going to be varied but we have a full pantry so that may be determined later.

Duckling

Mashed potatoes

Dressing

Green beans, not the casserole--they hate that

Cranberries

Homemade rolls

Pumpkin pie

Day two will have the leftovers plus I will be adding sweet potatoes as the 'new dish' and probably another cream pie or lemon pie. If I have sweet potatoes left over then they will go in a pie, too. If the duck is consumed completely on day one, then we have a beef rib roast that will augment the sides.

 

[PenelopeWitherspoon 19112]

Yeah, I’m working on a nice buzz myself. 

I got shithammered last night at dinner.

But good news, the cranberry sauce came put of its mold this AM and turkey is in the oven.

[stork642 4498]

19 hours ago, 4th&Five said:

Is my family the only one that has deviled eggs? 

How can you not have deviled eggs?  I thought that was assumed in these lists.  Get your act together Surly.  

[deadshank 24653]

17 hours ago, billfromlaketravis said:

Lazy Thanksgiving meal: 

Goode Company Smoked Turkey, carved

Goode Company jambalaya 

Ragin’ Cajun cornbread stuffing 

Ragin’ Cajun turkey gravy

Whole Foods mashed sweet potatoes with marshmallows 

Whole Foods mashed potatoes 

Whole Foods  mac and cheese 

Whole Foods orange cranberry sauce 

Homemade green bean casserole 

Pillsbury crescents 

Pie Factory sweet potato pie 

Pie Factory pumpkin pie 

Pie Factory pecan pie

 

 

 

Norman Rockwell is dead. 

[Anastasis 23475]

Starting with mimosas but having regrets about not buying some bloody mary mix. 

[Armybrat 40851]

36 minutes ago, deadshank said:

Norman Rockwell is dead. 

His spirit isn’t.

[Armybrat 40851]

55 minutes ago, stork642 said:

How can you not have deviled eggs?  I thought that was assumed in these lists.  Get your act together Surly.  

Packaged as requested & ready to go in the fridge for kids to pick up. Saved 4 for us. Pie too.

(Vegan family getting Grandma’s home-baked vegan cookies &  a carton of their favorite fake “ice cream” from Whole Foods)

 

Edited November 26, 2020 by Armybrat

[Anastasis 23475]

Bret knows how to party. 

[Tailgate 3022]

Sister is doing the Turkey. I did the double-smoked ham on the BGE. Injected with maple syrup for 24 hours in fridge. Smoked for five hours at 250. Brown sugar and honey glazed for the last hour of the smoke.

Mrs. Tailgate is doing the classic green bean casserole.

Happy Turkey (and ham) day you crazy mofos.

[Anastasis 23475]

18 hours ago, The Ace of Aces said:

- BLT oyster stuffing

Go on.

[idigTexas 2289]

23 hours ago, idigTexas said:

Chicken tomatillo tamales

Refried black beans

Lime cilantro rice

Grilled corn

Guac with chips

Key lime pie

Decided to skip the corn, but here's the pron.  

[Anastasis 23475]

LFNG. 

[Anastasis 23475]

29 minutes ago, Tailgate said:

Sister is doing the Turkey. I did the double-smoked ham on the BGE. Injected with maple syrup for 24 hours in fridge. Smoked for five hours at 250. Brown sugar and honey glazed for the last hour of the smoke.

Mrs. Tailgate is doing the classic green bean casserole.

Happy Turkey (and ham) day you crazy mofos.

Jesus that looks good. 

[Bozo_Casanova 26493]

Spicy Cajun Turkey from H-E-B because no Greenberg.

Roasted Butternut Squash and Brussels Sprouts with Walnuts and Dried Apricots

Tamale Cornbread Dressing (see dressing thread)

Yeast Rolls (scratch)

Scratch Cranberry Sauce

Green Beans Almondine

Pecan Pie

Chocolate Pie

 

[SilasCoade 2622]

55 minutes ago, Tailgate said:

Sister is doing the Turkey. I did the double-smoked ham on the BGE. Injected with maple syrup for 24 hours in fridge. Smoked for five hours at 250. Brown sugar and honey glazed for the last hour of the smoke.

Mrs. Tailgate is doing the classic green bean casserole.

Happy Turkey (and ham) day you crazy mofos.

I said got damn.