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RE: Thanksgiving dinner...let's get it on! - 11/7/2008 10:28:37 AM
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zoebob
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I don't think making Thanksgiving dinner is very hard...there's a lot of cleanup but most of it you can get done ahead of time so there's not much prep work all day. Get the turkey in the oven in the AM. You can peel potatoes in put them in water early in the day. If you make green bean casserole that goes quickly. Have any other veggies in the pan or however you cook them.
PIes can be assembled early and even baked in the morning. If you make rolls from scratch they can be made ahead of time and frozen raw. Then just set them out to thaw/rise and bake when it's time.
Then, when it's almost time to eat you can turn on the potatoes and veggies. You can probably bake rolls when you take the turkey out to carve it.
Set the table (or at least set out the dishes) in the AM. Then you can enjoy your company until maybe 45 minutes before
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RE: Thanksgiving dinner...let's get it on! - 11/7/2008 11:24:39 AM
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doinkdom
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Just be sure to remove the lil wax paper filled with giblets BEFORE you bake the turkey.
don't ask 
My mom is the baker of all desserts and I do the rest now. I just don't have the patience for pie crusts and such.
I like sweet tater casserole and butternut squash - can't decide whether we'll have both the squash and mashed taters or just the squash.
And I can make several things the day before like the pea salad and any fruit we may have as well.
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RE: Thanksgiving dinner...let's get it on! - 11/7/2008 3:26:16 PM
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doinkdom
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I usually put a turkey breast in the crockpot the night before for extra white meat at dinner...put it in the pot frozen at about 11 pm, smack some butter over it, cover it and if the lid doesn't go down all the way I put a dishtowel over it till it cooks enough to seal the lid then cook it till about noonish.
For the main turkey, we have a friend who fries them for us...yummy yummy
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RE: Thanksgiving dinner...let's get it on! - 11/7/2008 3:50:41 PM
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Kat_D
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Thanks for the tips so far. And doink I love butternut squash!
Ok, so I think what I will do with this thread is divide it into sub-sections. First things first...
The Turkey
How are you making your turkey this year? I'm thinking of brining mine. I would imagine that you don't need much else for it if it's brined...maybe a little butter.
Do you have Whole Foods there, Above All? I get a fresh Brined Kosher Turkey there nearly every year. They are extraordinary...a little pricey, but delicious!!!
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RE: Thanksgiving dinner...let's get it on! - 11/7/2008 8:18:34 PM
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Liveloved
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How about squash or pumpkin soup? That's one of our favorites.
And, of course, escalloped oysters.
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RE: Thanksgiving dinner...let's get it on! - 11/8/2008 12:48:58 PM
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Thanksgiving this year is going to be a difficult adjustment. Traditionally it's a gorging feast. This will be my first turkey day with diabetes. Portion control and carb counting will be strictly observed. I refuse put myself in a situation where I have to use insulin again. 
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RE: Thanksgiving dinner...let's get it on! - 11/8/2008 1:27:49 PM
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doinkdom
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Thanksgiving this year is going to be a difficult adjustment. Traditionally it's a gorging feast. This will be my first turkey day with diabetes. Portion control and carb counting will be strictly observed. I refuse put myself in a situation where I have to use insulin again.
same here 'cept it was last year...I ate turkey, a small spoonful of stuffing (cornbread variety), small spoon of butternut squash and lots of green beans and other veggies.
I definitely had my fill and it was really good. However, I was probably the only one NOT taking a nap that afternoon. 
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RE: Thanksgiving dinner...let's get it on! - 11/8/2008 9:57:23 PM
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escalloped oysters
No offense, but Patoooey! 
Really? That surprises me. Are you not an oyster fan? Anyway, I'd be curious to know more specifically.
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RE: Thanksgiving dinner...let's get it on! - 11/9/2008 12:26:36 PM
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doinkdom
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stuffing with smoked oysters
mm..mm..mmmmm
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RE: Thanksgiving dinner...let's get it on! - 11/10/2008 10:27:56 AM
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Just be sure to remove the lil wax paper filled with giblets BEFORE you bake the turkey.
don't ask
And don't fall asleep while they're boiling on the stove, either.
Don't ask. 
yep...don't ask
never tell
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RE: Thanksgiving dinner...let's get it on! - 11/10/2008 10:30:36 AM
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doinkdom
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side dishes...
cold pea salad
blueberry goop
butternut squash
green beans
corn medley
stuffing - 2 kinds
cranberry relish/sauce
and it just depends on what else we get requests for...
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RE: Thanksgiving dinner...let's get it on! - 11/10/2008 10:44:55 AM
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doinkdom
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I forgot the sweet potatoes!
Can't have Thanksgiving without 'em...
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RE: Thanksgiving dinner...let's get it on! - 11/10/2008 2:55:37 PM
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doinkdom
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hmmm...
let's see
10 adults
9 kids
and a partridge in a pear tree...
there might be more, but we won't know till closer to time
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RE: Thanksgiving dinner...let's get it on! - 11/10/2008 3:22:10 PM
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Kat_D
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It's not to late to get a fresh brined turkey turkey at Whole Foods, Above All. Just go over there and pick one up.
For Thanksgiving this year, I am serving:
Hors Devours:
Caviar served on Blinis with Chopped Egg, Chives, Shallots, and Sour Cream
Dinner:
Turkey with Savory Dressing
Mashed Potatoes
Turkey Gravy
Sweet Potato Casserole (made with pineapple, mini marshmellows and pecans)
Green Beans with Toasted Almonds
Fresh Corn
Homemade Cranberry Sauce
Relish Tray
Dessert:
Bread Pudding
Pumpkin and Apple Pie
My two daughters and my son-in-law are coming, along with my sister and her son from San Francisco. My brother and his wife may be coming for dessert and I also invited the 3 bachelors next door if they have no where to go.
Can't wait!!!!
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