Thread: Thanksgiving - gobble gobble!

Thanks for the Thanksgiving wishes there Lee. You're a true gentleman.

Here's my day, wake up
Navigate family in order to land on the couch
TV on
Coffee
More TV
Beer
If I'm lucky I had to do zero cooking or prep. If not my entire plan has backfired and valuable TV time is lost.
More family arrives
Switch to the hard stuff (Jameson's)
Eat like there's no tomorrow
Sleep like the dead.

Hope you all score well on your wildcard.

Pumpkin Pie
Pecan Pie
Morel Mushroom Bisque
Roasted Turkey
Ham on the bone
Sweet potatoes with oatmeal crumble on the top
Homemade cranberry relish
gravy
grilled green beans
sage sausage stuffing
Biscuits
Sister Schubert's parker house rolls

And then Bourbon and Scotch and cigars by the bon fire until the wee contemplative hours in the morning and sleep fades in to my being.


my Gosh I have a lot to be thankful for already!

-Rob

Just found this classy little gem:

RecipeSource: White Castle Turkey Stuffing


Enjoy. Be sure and remove the pickles.

-Rob

jockeys' checklist of essential thanksgiving gear needed to celebrate the american way:
1. stretchy pants. think about it. we're celebrating a holiday that's based on gluttony.
2. bourbon, the most american drink of all.
3. toy guns + toy bow and arrows, so the kids can play cowboys vs. indians in a time-honored homage to our country's roots. we tell the kids that if the cowboys lose, no one gets to eat, in order to keep the homage authentic.
4. fireworks. it's not a real american holiday unless you have a chance of drunkenly burning the house down celebrating it.
5. pie. lots of pie. in every imaginable flavor and variety. unmasculine pies like lemon meringue may be brought, but must be used for comedic, rather than culinary, purposes.
6. real guns for the grown-ups to brandish during the traditional thanksgiving movie.
7. a traditional american thanksgiving movie. must contain high levels of totally unnecessary violence directed at minorities. preferably starring charles bronson, clint eastwood or chuck connors.

I'm jealous just thinking of your upcoming holiday. Wish we had something similar. St George's Day doesn't really cut it -- it doesn't even measure up to St Patrick's Day!

I'm curious -- which is considered the bigger family occasion: Christmas or Thianksgiving?

Originally Posted by majurey

I'm jealous just thinking of your upcoming holiday. Wish we had something similar. St George's Day doesn't really cut it -- it doesn't even measure up to St Patrick's Day!

I'm curious -- which is considered the bigger family occasion: Christmas or Thianksgiving?

They are both bigguns here in the States...with Thanksgiving, the focus is on the food, with Christmas, the focus is on the presents

Originally Posted by jockeys

we're celebrating a holiday that's based on gluttony.

As every holiday should be. Ahh hedonism!

This year I am stuffing the turkey with another turkey that's been deboned and then bacon.

Screw you Arteries! I want you turnin' into Candles by the time I am done!!!


-Rob

Originally Posted by sicboater

This year I am stuffing the turkey with another turkey that's been deboned and then bacon.
-Rob

damn, that's a good idea. i'm gonna have to try that.

Sadly: likely nothing will be happening. I'll be on call for the entirety of Thanksgiving, which means no alcohol, and likely no thanksgiving meal. What I do intend to do is get together with my fellow colleagues that are on call and enjoying several sagas back to back, such as the Lord of the Rings and original Star Wars.

As for the question as to which holiday is bigger, Thanksgiving or Christmas, I'd say it depends on the family. Right now, Thanksgiving doesn't mean much because my family is scattered, while Christmas will likely be the bigger event. Growing up, both were equally important. I've always seen them as a great, neutral way for everyone to get together and enjoy something we in Oklahoma love to do: eat a bunch of tasty, heart-killing food together. The family that gluttons together stays together, right?

Originally Posted by sicboater

This year I am stuffing the turkey with another turkey that's been deboned and then bacon.

Screw you Arteries! I want you turnin' into Candles by the time I am done!!!


-Rob

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I stopped doing the family Thanksgiving because I spend the day at a soup kitchen in New Haven, CT serving a proper sit down turkey dinner to the poor. Last year I was pulled out of my usual spot in the kitchen to drive the van. We were picking up and dropping off anyone who needed a ride. I drove three guys to the YMCA. As they piled out of the car, one of the guys placed his hand firmly on my shoulder. He said, "Thank you sir for a beautiful day and the wonderful dinner. God bless you for chasing away the loneliness for this one day."

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Brad