This thread almost went completely off the rails, but you All Americans kept it on track in the spirit it was intended... I sincerely thank you all

GBC
Turkey
Stuffing

Can't wait!

Dried spaghetti
Acorns
Creamed corn

MMM can't wait!

Turkey
Stuffing
Scarlett Johanssen

Is she really your Hollywood Dreambomb?

I just can't even, be better o:-)

Eh, I have a couple three Hollywood actresses I used to be high on. Scarlett is top-3.

To each their own, I'm full on the Anya Taylor Joy thing these days

Ah, she's a little young (looking) for me, I guess. I kind of have stopped checking out the really young actresses recently.

My current top-3 are Charlize Theron, Salma Hayek and Scarlett.

Never watched "Under the Skin", eh?

Love that movie, extremely underrated... she wanted to be human

Sausage stuffing, apple pie, deep fried turkey

The various sauces and creams pretty much suck. My dad grows his own and his plants came from my great grandma. Basically, he chops it in a coffee grinder, adds some vinegar, and it's done. Perfect with oysters, beef, all kinds of stuff.

Ive added a bottle of Blackberry Crown to the menu on Thursday. Can't wait.

I saw that one the other day and didn't pick it up... probably for the better, because a few of the others have been addictive, heh.

I think it's pretty good but I absolutely love blackberries so I could be a bit biased. It was hard to get (I think it was a limited release) and it just came back.

Yeah, I remember people going nuts over Peach and Caramel, both were really hard to find at one point.

Do you mix it with anything?

It sounds better than it tastes. The apple and peach are much better imo

I don't drink a whole lot of soda so I usually sip it, or shoot it if I really want to get lit. Ive heard it's good with sprite or lemonade so I might give that a try this weekend. Probably shouldn't be blacking out on Thanksgiving LMAO

Sprite is my goto. I highly recommend it

Straight, I'd probably go caramel, peach, vanilla, apple.

Mixed, caramel (especially hot chocolate), vanilla (root beer), peach (Malibu)... and didn't find a great apple mixer, because seemed like it would get lost in whatever I'd mix it with.

Damn, wouldn't have thought about lemonade but that sounds delicious. And I guess maybe blackberry tea might work.

Or if you have 2nd thoughts about getting lit on Thanksgiving, guess you could always try it with limoncello or lemon vodka. LMAO

I would have made a mess of that situation. I have a no bullshit attitude and would have gone off on her.

I have before when a family member speared a piece of sausage out of biscuits and gravy held it in front of my face and said what is that! That particular family member has learned to phrase questions better now.

She now uses it with the f word doesn't she

She’s not worth the effort. Nonetheless it’s tough to keep the hole in my face shut.

Lets say we can only have two desserts I'm going Pumpkin Pie and Cheesecake.

Pumpkin pie and peach cobbler

You can always go with soda water simple syrup and either lime or lemon juice, I works with basically any liquor. I like calvados with it, basically a riff on a tom collins.

Also a Kir Royale is always a good use for fruit liqueur like cassis (black currant) or Chambord, it's just dry champagne and a bit of whatever liqueur

Also if you can find it and you really like apple, try pomme eau. It's calvados mixed with cider and then aged in I think oak. It's technically a dessert wine but it's pretty strong but very tasty.

I hate pumpkin pie. I hate pumpkin EVERYTHING. It's one of those things that I simply cannot comprehend why or how other people like it. And I really hate it when coffee shops kick normal flavors I like to the curb to offer pumpkin-flavored crap instead.

The worst part of my favorite season. :grr:

100% there with you, pumpkin is overrated AF

Coffee, pie, it doesn't matter... its all overrated

Have you thought about getting a cheap bottom round, cooking it at 165 for a couple hours, then saw it into slices and put it a the ends of the platter with the perfectly sliced rib roast?

What about pumpkin seeds?

Does that include beets? Because anyone who likes beets isn't a real human being. You're just not. I don't know what you are, but you're not a human being with human taste buds.

I'd eat a farting mouse's ass before I'd eat a beet.

Why spend money on beets when you can just go out in your backyard and get the exact same taste by eating a handful of dirt?

I love me some well done, hot apple pie. The flaky golden crust you break off and eat with a nice cup of coffee or after dinner drink is the bomb.

I had grilled beets at Ortikia in Henderson last weekend. Was fantastic.

Look at this menu.....ORTIKIA MENU

I was like you was something in pumpkin pie I despised. My Sis one year made a pumpkin pie and like me she always hated it too. She discovered it was the nutmeg. She eliminated its and cut back on some of the other spices used cream and a can of evaporated milk and it was more tolerable to me with a lot of Cool Whip. I still prefer other pies but I can eat that pie pumpkin pie she made. She has passed and I don't know the exact recipe so no more of that.

Another pie I don't like is mincemeat pie an Aunt would always make one or two for the huge family get together at TG. I tried it once and never again. The WWII generation and older cleaned it up though.

I've heard of that, but never eaten it or to my knowledge even seen one. I actually looked it up to see what was in it. Beef, apples and various other assorted fruits? Sounds vile. Hard pass on that shit.

ROFL

I like it. It may have to happen.

Turkey, Tourtiere, Pumpkin Pie

Pretty much the only time of year I'll make any of those 3. Maybe Tourtiere for Christmas.

What do you fill your Tourtiere with, beaver and muskrat? Maybe opossum?

Turkey
Ambrosia Salad
Sweet taters

Turkey, Momma’s home made Rolls, and mashed potatoes.

You are set up for turkey sliders as well.

Turkey, brined and smoked
Ham, honey/brown sugar glazed
Mushroom business (like a mushroom bread pudding sort of)

Brown sugar glazed ham, cheesy mashed taters, eggs gone to the debbil.

It's just me and that's what I have in the kitchen right now.

My great aunt used to can her own mincemeat. I used to watch my dad eat that shit out of a jar, let alone in a pie. I've never tried it. I just...can't.

I've never heard of Tourtiere, but it looks like it's a meat filled pie? Do you have a good recipe to try? Looks like something I would like

I am borderline addicted to Natchitoches meat pies, which isn't a "pie" in the traditional sense. Do not like mincemeat pie. Do not like rhubarb pie running around masquerading as a delicious fruit pie with those juicy red lips and shit.

Now I have to go look up old Weebl and Bob episodes. Thanks for that.

You don't like rhubarb pie? WTF?

It may have to do with the texture as much as the taste, to be honest. Kind of like eating fried okra and you get that stringy one and you're just done.

Okay you have to stop. Even with the woody pieces, fried okra is just untouchable.

I live in Texas and get called "Yankee" way to often, even though I grew up in the center of Bushwhacker Country. Geography/history lectures get tiresome.

At some point, you just go along with the available sides if they are breaded and fried.

ROFL

I'm not even kidding. If it's breaded and deep fried, I'll put it in my mouth at least once. I love me some deep fried food.

(Which might seem unusual coming from a 61 year old man who is 6'3" and 175 pounds.)

Yeah I had to give up fried foods unfortunately. It's a lonely, melancholy life I tell ya.

:hmmm:

beets are definitely terrible. their best application is natural food dye LMAO

Anything that I can pour our homemade gravy over!

I'm starting to get really hungry for turkey and stuffing. Can't wait.

Damn son. I love all okra. Fried, roasted, raw, pickled, in stews, you name it. I grow a shit ton of it. If it gets too old and woody then yes, I agree.

I love beets too. I think I'm human. Love the red shits for a day after eating a couple of beets.

I'm okay with beets. They're not my favorite root vegetable in a roasted medley, but in the right use they can be really good. I just had a beet salad a couple of weeks ago that was amazing. It was red and gold beets, arugula, almonds, goat cheese, and roasted shrimp. I almost ordered a second one after polishing off the first one.

I've also been drinking beet juice recently. I was wary, but it's supposed to be superhero healthy. It tastes good enough that I bought more.

Loves me some battered and fried okra, but its too slimy any other way

lol I didn't know this about beets the first time I had them which led to some frantic googling the next morning

Read that you're not excited about traditional Thanksgiving fare, what are you and the better half doing instead?

That's what she said...

Turkey
Mashed potatoes
Pumpkin Pie

Thanks for chiming in, and to each their own... but I'm blown away by how many people are saying mashed taters

Thats something I probably have at least once a week year round, but a well made stuffing with celery, onion, butter and all of the turkey drippings is a treat I only get once or twice a year

Fair question...

I guess for me, not having any family, if I'm going to go into a caloric coma, its going to be tacos and/or nachos

If you ever find yourself in a similar situation, and can make it out, I'd cook :D

I figured it'd be something Mexican, and I'd be 1000% down for that changeup with you running the kitchen

My next trip to Arizona will be my first, but never say never!

Wait, wut. :sulk:

It will be a challenge keeping my Boxer away from the dinner table.

Is his name Snot?

Just let him nose around in the garbage

Same. Mashed Taters are ok, but can have them anytime.

Dad was a Taters guy. He wouldn't eat stuffing. "Why would you eat stuffing when you can eat mashed potatoes. Stuffing has no taste!"

Uh, it's the other way around dude. And to me, why fill up on Taters when you can have stuffing?

I don't like pumpkin pie..

May God Bless You

Beets, gross.

I have to make the special mashed potatoes for thanksgiving full of extra shit.

No. lol I think Snot was a Rottweiler though.

Like loaded mash with bacon, cheese, onion, sour cream?

Thats a definite and welcome upgrade, but I still prefer stuffing once or twice a year... but you do you, there are no wrong answers in this thread

Sometimes I do this with the leftovers. In a 9x5 loaf pan I layer, turkey, gravy, stuffing, gravy, top with mashed potatoes. Wrap it in foil and throw in the freezer. Makes a nice leftover meal some cold February weekend.

Excellent, love it