Home› All Encompassing Trip

Thanksgiving

SPEEDY MCCREADYSPEEDY MCCREADY Posts: 26,027
in All Encompassing Trip
I am in charge of the pie. 
So, I am making an apple, a pumpkin, and maybe cheery. But for sure apple and pumpkin. 
My wife is in charge of the mashed potatoes. 

We are going to my sister in laws. She always puts out a lovely spread. It's always a great time. 

So, what are your plans? Where are you going and what's on the menu? 
Take me piece by piece.....
Till there aint nothing left worth taking away from me.....
«1

Comments

  • tempo_n_groovetempo_n_groove Posts: 40,703
    Turkey and all the fixins.  We have about 30 people gathering.  I'm in charge of pies too.  The local bakery makes them so I went there.

    I look forward to the next day when I make turkey salad w leftovers on rye.

    Yummmmm.
  • SPEEDY MCCREADYSPEEDY MCCREADY Posts: 26,027
    tempo_n_groove said:
    Turkey and all the fixins.  We have about 30 people gathering.  I'm in charge of pies too.  The local bakery makes them so I went there.

    I look forward to the next day when I make turkey salad w leftovers on rye.

    Yummmmm.
    30? Thats quite the gathering!
    We have 7. So everybody has to eat half a pie! hahahahaha
    Take me piece by piece.....
    Till there aint nothing left worth taking away from me.....
  • GlowGirlGlowGirl New York, NY Posts: 11,642
    I am heading to my parent's in Maryland. We have about 11 people coming. My mom makes most of the food. She is an incredible cook. I am making a caramelized onion and gruyere cheese tart. I got the recipe from a friend who is a professional chef. I have made it before and it is delish!!
  • josevolutionjosevolution Posts: 30,728
    It’s only 4 of us so not too complicated! I’m doing the appetizer’s Filet Mignon Tartare & Rockefeller oysters and deviled eggs my wife is handling the turkey and desserts 
    jesus greets me looks just like me ....
  • SPEEDY MCCREADYSPEEDY MCCREADY Posts: 26,027
    GlowGirl said:
    I am heading to my parent's in Maryland. We have about 11 people coming. My mom makes most of the food. She is an incredible cook. I am making a caramelized onion and gruyere cheese tart. I got the recipe from a friend who is a professional chef. I have made it before and it is delish!!
    I want to see a picture of that cheese tart. Plus I want the recipe.

    Take me piece by piece.....
    Till there aint nothing left worth taking away from me.....
  • CarryTheZeroCarryTheZero Posts: 3,210
    Traditional turkey dinner and multiple sides. Heading up to the Blueridge Mountains in North Carolina. 5K on Thanksgiving morning, maybe heading over to Asheville at some point for some shopping, and hopefully sneak in some hiking!
  • F Me In The BrainF Me In The Brain this knows everybody from other commets Posts: 31,670
    Hosting some family....think it will only be 7 or 8 of us (sending plates to 2 normal participants who are unable to join due to one having surgery the day prior).
    Turkey, mashed pots, gravy, stuffing - the normal stuff.  Some veg.  I froze a pumpkin pie that I made when we picked pumpkins last month and we have another coming from the boy's school PTA drive.  A blueberry crumble.
    A few of the guests will bring something....one of them brings the worst shit every year.  Shudder to think of what she will bring this year.
    (If it is GBC, I'm chucking it, lol)
    The love he receives is the love that is saved
  • CROJAM95CROJAM95 Posts: 10,175
    My sisters as usual

    12 or so

    they do traditional turkey, ham, mashed potatoes, sweet potato casserole, stuffed mushrooms

    they do Italian pasta & meatball appetizer… it’s always fun with football on

    deserts are plentiful…. I’m in food coma from like 4pm on

    happy thanksgiving to all
  • SpunkieSpunkie i come from downtown. Posts: 6,863
    GlowGirl said:
    I am heading to my parent's in Maryland. We have about 11 people coming. My mom makes most of the food. She is an incredible cook. I am making a caramelized onion and gruyere cheese tart. I got the recipe from a friend who is a professional chef. I have made it before and it is delish!!
    dm me this recipe too, please!
    I was swimming in the Great Barrier Reef 
    Animals were hiding behind the Coral 
    Except for little Turtle
    I could swear he's trying to talk to me 
    Gurgle Gurgle
  • GlowGirlGlowGirl New York, NY Posts: 11,642
    edited November 2023
    I will post the caramelized onion tart recipe for those interested. But the recipe is at my parent’s house so when I get there tomorrow night I will post photos of the recipe, and also of the tart once I make it. 
  • tempo_n_groovetempo_n_groove Posts: 40,703
    SPEEDY MCCREADY said:
    tempo_n_groove said:
    Turkey and all the fixins.  We have about 30 people gathering.  I'm in charge of pies too.  The local bakery makes them so I went there.

    I look forward to the next day when I make turkey salad w leftovers on rye.

    Yummmmm.
    30? Thats quite the gathering!
    We have 7. So everybody has to eat half a pie! hahahahaha
    we are missing a few families. It's usually 50 of us.
  • xavier mcdanielxavier mcdaniel Somewhere in NYC Posts: 9,366
    SPEEDY MCCREADY said:
    I am in charge of the pie. 
    So, I am making an apple, a pumpkin, and maybe cheery. But for sure apple and pumpkin. 
    My wife is in charge of the mashed potatoes. 

    We are going to my sister in laws. She always puts out a lovely spread. It's always a great time. 

    So, what are your plans? Where are you going and what's on the menu? 
    usual stuff, just me and my parents. Last few years we've been getting the pre-cooked turkey with various sides from a local catering place so we're continuing that again.
    Reading 2004
    Albany 2006 Camden 2006 E. Rutherford 2, 2006 Inglewood 2006,
    Chicago 2007
    Camden 2008 MSG 2008 MSG 2008 Hartford 2008.
    Seattle 2009 Seattle 2009 Philadelphia 2009,Philadelphia 2009 Philadelphia 2009
    Hartford 2010 MSG 2010 MSG 2010
    Toronto 2011,Toronto 2011
    Wrigley Field 2013 Brooklyn 2013 Brooklyn 2013 Philadelphia 2, 2013
    Philadelphia 1, 2016 Philadelphia 2 2016 New York 2016 New York 2016 Fenway 1, 2016
    Fenway 2, 2018
    MSG 2022
    St. Paul, 1, St. Paul 2 2023
    MSG 2024, MSG 2024
    Philadelphia 2024
    "I play good, hard-nosed basketball.
    Things happen in the game. Nothing you
    can do. I don't go and say,
    "I'm gonna beat this guy up."
  • QuarterToTenQuarterToTen Cincinnati, Ohio Posts: 3,644
    Cooking for 12.  Two turkey breasts, ham, stuffing, mashed potatoes, sweet potatoes, corn pudding, 
    green beans and tomatoes, roasted brussels sprouts and a ridiculous amount of desserts. 

    Pumpkin cheesecake 
    Lemon cranberry gooey butter cake 
    Peanut butter pie 
    Pecan pie 
    Coconut cream pie 
    Various other pastries and cookies from an ancient local bakery

    And I am very grateful for all of it.  
    Hope everyone has a wonderful Thanksgiving! 

    Nice shirt.
  • PoncierPoncier Posts: 17,526
    SPEEDY MCCREADY said:
    I am in charge of the pie. 
    maybe cheery.
    A cheery pie has a smiley face baked into the crust?

    Hehehehe.

    Happy Thanksgiving.


    This weekend we rock Portland
  • GlowGirlGlowGirl New York, NY Posts: 11,642
    QuarterToTen said:
    Cooking for 12.  Two turkey breasts, ham, stuffing, mashed potatoes, sweet potatoes, corn pudding, 
    green beans and tomatoes, roasted brussels sprouts and a ridiculous amount of desserts. 

    Pumpkin cheesecake 
    Lemon cranberry gooey butter cake 
    Peanut butter pie 
    Pecan pie 
    Coconut cream pie 
    Various other pastries and cookies from an ancient local bakery

    And I am very grateful for all of it.  
    Hope everyone has a wonderful Thanksgiving! 

    I have a funny story about corn pudding. Several years ago we went to my sister's in-laws for Thanksgiving. Her sister-in-law made a corn pudding. When we went to eat it, there was something off about it. It wasn't disgusting but had this weird sweet taste to it. I could only eat a few bites. It turns out that she accidentally used banana pudding in the recipe. We all had a good laugh about - including her.

  • josevolutionjosevolution Posts: 30,728
    Ughh I’m sick got some kind of dry coughing no energy no appetite! Yes I’m testing for Covid in a bit, my wife has had it going on a week but she tested negative 
    jesus greets me looks just like me ....
  • SPEEDY MCCREADYSPEEDY MCCREADY Posts: 26,027
    Pumpkin pie is out of the oven.
    Cherry pie is in the oven. I even brushed milk on the crust and sprinkled sugar on it. Apple pie is next.

    I think im turning into a grandma in my advanced age. 
    Take me piece by piece.....
    Till there aint nothing left worth taking away from me.....
  • GlowGirlGlowGirl New York, NY Posts: 11,642

    A few of you asked for the onion tart recipe. Here it is. I hope you can read it. If not, let me know. As you can see the ingredients list store bought pie crusts. But you can certainly make your own. I am going to make this either tonight or tomorrow. I will post some photos. If any of you end up making this sometime let me know how it turned out. 

    On another note as I was posting this I thought it might be fun to start a recipe swap thread where we can post cool recipes. I have some good family recipes that others here might like. I am sure you all do as well. Should we start a recipe thread?
  • SPEEDY MCCREADYSPEEDY MCCREADY Posts: 26,027
    Thank you.
    I'm gonna wait until you post a pic or 2 of those tarts before I attempt to make it.
    I want to get an idea. Before I screw it all up!
    Take me piece by piece.....
    Till there aint nothing left worth taking away from me.....
  • SPEEDY MCCREADYSPEEDY MCCREADY Posts: 26,027
    And I am all for a recipe thread.
    Take me piece by piece.....
    Till there aint nothing left worth taking away from me.....
  • eeriepadaveeeriepadave West Chester, PA Posts: 42,653
    i usually went to my mom's house for Thanksgiving and my sister, her husband, and my uncle would visit, but my mom moved away (she lives closer to my sister now actually in upstate New York now). So I don't really have any plans. Maybe go to a restaurant that serves Thanksgiving dinner or maybe i'll just order pizza :lol: I did buy a pumpkin pie (my favorite) so definitely having some of that.
    8/28/98- Camden, NJ
    10/31/09- Philly
    5/21/10- NYC
    9/2/12- Philly, PA
    7/19/13- Wrigley
    10/19/13- Brooklyn, NY
    10/21/13- Philly, PA
    10/22/13- Philly, PA
    10/27/13- Baltimore, MD
    4/28/16- Philly, PA
    4/29/16- Philly, PA
    5/1/16- NYC
    5/2/16- NYC
    9/2/18- Boston, MA
    9/4/18- Boston, MA
    9/14/22- Camden, NJ
    9/7/24- Philly, PA
    9/9/24- Philly, PA
    Tres Mts.- 3/23/11- Philly. PA
    Eddie Vedder- 6/25/11- Philly, PA
    RNDM- 3/9/16- Philly, PA
  • LoujoeLoujoe Posts: 10,576
    ^^yep. We used to do a nice family gathering. Now....everyone is spread out. 
    Still cooking a turkey and will love it.

    Sometimes I feel holidays are a sham.
    Too many expectations...can bummmm some people out. That's what beer is for
    Love to you all.
  • Cliffy6745Cliffy6745 Posts: 33,983
    edited November 2023
    Escarole soup. The wife’s family likes to make an incredibly time consuming soup to eat while cooking an incredibly time consuming meal…so tonight prepping stuffing and all and eating soup and drinking wine. 

    I was responsible for the stock and browning the meatballs.




    As for plans, driving all fucking over…Philly to the Wilkes barre area and back for my family then to the in laws to close out the night with lots of good wine 
    Post edited by Cliffy6745 on
  • F Me In The BrainF Me In The Brain this knows everybody from other commets Posts: 31,670
    edited November 2023
    My Italian grandmother used to make a killer escarole soup.  That looks good!
    Post edited by F Me In The Brain on
    The love he receives is the love that is saved
  • GlowGirlGlowGirl New York, NY Posts: 11,642
    Finished baking my onion tart. I will heat it back up tomorrow night. 





  • LoujoeLoujoe Posts: 10,576
    Looks great^^gg!!  @Get_Right spatchcocked turkey. Thanks for suggesting. Dry brined for a couple days uncovered in fridge. Ultimately seasoned with salt pepper paprika brown sugar thyme. Softened butter smeared it all over. 4 splits of pinot grisio (sp?). A small handful of salt. 
    Mesquite chips in foil bags with holes. Got gas grill going all four burners. Chips smoking. Threw turkey on after about 20 min, turned off two middle burners. Lowered the others. Now wait, put up some decorations, drink mad amounts of coffee, and hardest part is not to peek. 

    Funny when you talk turkey everyone has a different way of cooking it. 

    Smoke smells so good.

    Happy Thanksgiving all. Lots of ❤️ 
  • WobbieWobbie Posts: 30,842
    maybe 15 or so people at my BIL’s…I love the guy and he’s maybe 1/4 mile away, which is good for the tipsy drive home.

    he’s a good cook….he’ll be baking and smoking a turkey. his wife is a terrible cook and does the same sides every year that no one eats (if they do, it’s only out of courtesy)

    this is one of the few times the BIL’s house gets cleaned….the family is a bunch of absolute slobs…we always say “it looks like a bomb went off in there”….luckily, their personal hygiene is fine.

    bloody mary’s at noon at another venue.

    and, god, let’s hope my cowboys don’t lay an egg vs. the commies.
    If I had known then what I know now...

    Vegas 93, Vegas 98, Vegas 00 (10 year show), Vegas 03, Vegas 06
    VIC 07
    EV LA1 08
    Seattle1 09, Seattle2 09, Salt Lake 09, LA4 09
    Columbus 10
    EV LA 11
    Vancouver 11
    Missoula 12
    Portland 13, Spokane 13
    St. Paul 14, Denver 14
    Philly I & II, 16
    Denver 22
  • Get_RightGet_Right Posts: 13,774
    Loujoe said:
    Looks great^^gg!!  @Get_Right spatchcocked turkey. Thanks for suggesting. Dry brined for a couple days uncovered in fridge. Ultimately seasoned with salt pepper paprika brown sugar thyme. Softened butter smeared it all over. 4 splits of pinot grisio (sp?). A small handful of salt. 
    Mesquite chips in foil bags with holes. Got gas grill going all four burners. Chips smoking. Threw turkey on after about 20 min, turned off two middle burners. Lowered the others. Now wait, put up some decorations, drink mad amounts of coffee, and hardest part is not to peek. 

    Funny when you talk turkey everyone has a different way of cooking it. 

    Smoke smells so good.

    Happy Thanksgiving all. Lots of ❤️ 

    Love it and hope you post a pic or two! My 14 lb turkey fresh from the farm is sitting in an apple sage wet brine. We will use the injector and add some broth flavored with Bell's poultry seasoning. I think I am going regular roast Turkey this year.  I will try to post some pics of the bird and all of the sides. Happy Thanksgiving Y'all!
  • LoujoeLoujoe Posts: 10,576
    yum. Looks great! Pat's self on back
  • GlowGirlGlowGirl New York, NY Posts: 11,642
    Your turkey looks great, Lou. I am sure it will be delish!!

    Happy Thanksgiving, everyone. Have a wonderful day!!!
Sign In or Register to comment.