Thanksgiving Dinner Yes, I know we need to get past holloween first but this is going to be my first Thanksgiving to host since I can remember . . . so am pretty excited and looking forward to it. The planning and the preparation and the cooking, and best of all the appreciation for good food after all that work. :p This year, my sister and her family are coming to visit so I have decided to host it . . . we used to go my friends house and now they are coming to mine . . . I am expecting about 17-20 people total (including my family). :eek: Well, I am passionate about baking and cooking until my furbabies took over my life so now I am pretty excited on doing this. The Christmas party is always big in my house because I always host it to celebrate my mom's birthday, which falls on Christmas day . . . so now, I am excited to take on this special occassion as well this year and my daughter is looking forward to it . . .she simply loves my cooking and is one of my biggest fan Being that I am super swamped with my gofetch business, can you blame me if I start planning this way ahead. I would love to know who is hosting this year . . . . and can't wait to see what everyone is serving. |
Sounds great Des! Will be fun with such a big group. I cooked a turkey last Sunday to celebrate Canadian Thanksgiving. We might be traveling for the US Thanksgiving so figured I should do my turkey early! Fortunately it was just hubby, me and Jaxon. Not sure I'm ready to tackle a dinner for 20 people!! |
We don't have 20 but about 8 - 10 every year. I LOVE Thanksgiving. I love to cook and eat it. We Fry a turkey every year and do a ham. Yumm Yumm I"m getting hungry just thinking about it. |
Last year was my first Thanksgiving at my house. Luckily, it was only for about 8-10 people. I made a small turkey and small ham. My mother made the dressing and sweet potatoes. I also made the usual sides plus some green beans wraps (wrapped in bacon) and a few other appetizers. I hope to do it again this year! All of our families (grandparents on each side) have a big Thanksgiving meal, but most do it at different times and even a different day. Those (for each) generally have about 50 or more people. Those are more of a potluck style dinner...we all bring something (Thanksgiving related of course). |
As always, I will be hosting Thanksgiving at my house this year. There will be 13 of us there, 14 if my nephew comes in to town. I'll do the turkey and dressing as well as peas, deviled eggs, and sweet potato casserole. My younger brother will do chicken wings (my son and my nephew don't eat turkey or ham!) and corn, while my sister who lives here in town will bring her usual, rolls:rolleyes: We have it at my house cause my mom lives in an apartment and so does my sister. My older sister lives right outside Pensacola so having it her house is out..LOL! Her, my BIL, my niece, and her husband will be coming up - not sure if my nephew can get off work to make the drive up. We always have a blast - just tiring doing the majority of the cooking! But like you, I can't wait!!! |
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btw, I don't eat dessert . . . . it is not my thing :eek: |
I will be hosting it this year for the first time ever. My parents had to sell their home last January and move up by me so now I have to do Holidays here. I hate to cook very rarely do it and am stressing already. There will be 15 or so people!! Yikes! |
I will hosting as well this year. The menu will be close to the same as last year. Turkey, ham, Crock-pot dressing (best dressing I've ever tasted), mashed potatoes, 7 layer salad, broccoli salad, rolls, baked corn, noodles, stuffed mushrooms, pumpkin pie, eclair cake, deviled eggs, and sweet potatoes. It was wonderful. |
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Woohoo!! I'm hosting for the very first time too. Before, I used to go 3 different houses for holidays feast. Now that I have a house of my own, the table is turning to me. I'm excite cus I get to decorates my place, but scare at the same time cus I can't cook. Guess I need to place an order with Boston Market soon. :D |
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I felt the same exact way when I had my family over the first time for Thanksgiving - it was also my first time making cornbread dressing. I was a nervous wreck that it would not turn out but it did!!! The best compliment came from my mom (who used to make the best dressing ever!)...she said that my dressing was very good, so good that she was not making it anymore...and she hasn't! She's disabled now due to arthritis in both knees and can't stand up to cook like she used to so I guess it's a good thing I can make the dressing! Only difference between her dressing and mine: I don't cook chicken to chop up and put in there - just the cornbread and seasonings. I'm sure you'll do GREAT:) Can't wait to hear how things go afterwards. |
Yum! Hey your menu sounds yummy and different! Would you mind sharing some of your recipes. Like the crockpot dressing, 7 layer salad, broccoli salad, and stuffed mushrooms. I would love to make one of these this year!! :D Quote:
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