Thanksgiving menu?

[al2n]

What are you guys doing for turkey day this year?

We are going to commit the gravest of sins and will order one of those heat and eat meals this year. I am working till 3am Wednesday night/Thursday morning and will have to be back at work at 3am on Friday morning.

Given the need to sleep we decided to forgo the customary family pig out and have a quiet day by ourselves. Going to order a turkey dinner from Safeway. $45 for a bird, stuffing, mashed taters, gravy, cranberry sauce, rolls and a pie. All cooked and ready to go.

We will add sweet taters, salad, and the infamous green bean casserole to round out the feast.

[kd8dey]

canceled....

[NA4BH]

Heading to the in-laws for the feast. I love turkey (the bird, not so much the country), anything that died for me and had bread stuffed up it's ass has to be good.

[NQ6U]

I'm tellin' yah, I wish I could order one of those heat and eat meals. Unfortunately, we care for the mother-in-law who, for health reasons, has to keep to a pretty strict diet regimen--no sodium, limited refined sugars, minimum fat. Also, she grew up during the Great Depression on a farm in Mississippi eating mostly bland stuff that her father could grow and so doesn't much care for highly-seasoned foods. That gives you an idea of what the food is like here most of the time. Feh. The XYL and I sometimes fantasize about a meal of brown sugar glazed salt pork with habañero chiles...

[KG4CGC]

I suggested that this year, we stuff the bird with rolled grape leaves. The grape leaves are rolled (or stuffed) with you choice of slightly fatty meat and rice.

[WØTKX]

With a turmeric and curry rub?

(dolmades very tasty)

[KA5PIU]

I'm tellin' yah, I wish I could order one of those heat and eat meals. Unfortunately, we care for the mother-in-law who, for health reasons, has to keep to a pretty strict diet regimen--no sodium, limited refined sugars, minimum fat. Also, she grew up during the Great Depression on a farm in Mississippi eating mostly bland stuff that her father could grow and so doesn't much care for highly-seasoned foods. That gives you an idea of what the food is like here most of the time. Feh. The XYL and I sometimes fantasize about a meal of brown sugar glazed salt pork with habañero chiles...

Hello.

If she were here she would be dead in a week!
I had somebody explain that they and their kid needed this special diet or they would die, screaming at me!.
This was when Orange Texas was hit Katrina and I was working to help rebuild.
I would spend the night in the sleeper of the semi tractor at the job site.
The rest, including little mess screech, were temps and pretty much had no place to go but the tents.
Since they had little in the way of food I would bring food from Houston as I made that trip every night to bring supplies and take salvage.
I would bring stuff that was easy and cheap, like a case of saltines and graham crackers and a can of instant coffee.
If I made 2 runs I would bring baloney and bread and a jar of mayo, just enough for a quick snack for 30 people.
I finally said the hell with it and kept away from the temps altogether.

[KG4CGC]

With a turmeric and curry rub?

(dolmades very tasty)

Turmeric maybe but not with the grape leaves. Curry? There is a place here called The Pita House that made pretty decent Middle Eastern food. They are located close to the community college and over the years, more people from India and Pakistan went to school there and came to The Pit House for lunch. The Pita House changed the menu to suit their tastes. In other words, they added curry and ruined everything. Who the h3II eats curry on spinach?
The style of grape leaves I am familiar with are closer to Greek I guess.

[kc7jty]

It's in the Salvation Army's hands, and they DEFINITELY frown on bringing your own wine, even if it's (white wine) camo'ed in a (plastic) bottled water bottle.

[WØTKX]

A little curry goes a long way, I like it best when it's subtle.

This year, I might get some fancy seafood for thanksgiving. King Crab would make for a fine feast to give thanks for.
Maybe have a live lobster shipped overnight, as I've done that for New Years festivities. But crab is tastier, IMHO.