Thanksgiving (U.S.) 2025

[BeeZee]

Anyone done some planning or prep yet for Thanksgiving? At this point, I've got a loaf of (stale) bread in the freezer for stuffing/dressing, but nothing else done. Probably will have 10 people.

Since I do a "make ahead" turkey gravy, I'll probably buy turkey wings this weekend and contemplate doing that to get it out of the way.

Hardly anyone in my family will eat homemade cranberry relish, so I'll just throw in the towel and buy the cans.

I think I'll start dinner with a salad that includes butter lettuce, citrus, and nuts (maybe pomegranate seeds if I get a good one, which hasn't happened yet). I always make too many vegetables (I'm the primarily the one who wants them) but I'll probably keep it simple and just make roasted green beans with lemon zest, and maybe some roasted delicata squash with a maple drizzle (leftovers freeze well).

Mom will bring her reliable "twice baked" potatoes, stepson's wife will bring desserts (she's a baker, thank goodness). Sister will be requested to bring wine since I never know if/when she and her husband will show up, I can't put any critical tasks on her.😉

[gfweb]

Menu is pretty much fixed by popular demand.  Turkey (prob sous vide), dressing, yams, au gratin potatoes, maybe braised red cabbage.

[dans]

I couldn’t wait for Thanksgiving so I cooked a turkey a couple of weeks ago. I bought a few backs and made stock for the gravy. I’ve got a couple of pints for the real day. 

[Maison Rustique]

We've decided we will go out again this year. Last year was wonderful though not a single one of us ordered the traditional turkey dinner.