Thanksgiving Is Fast Approaching--Look! A Turkey!
So what are YOU doing for Thanksgiving?
Are you cooking or catering? Are others helping?
Are you going somewhere? Or are you staying home?
Are you traveling far or near?
I'm invited to a Thanksgiving extravaganza with friends, B&B. He does the turkey, she does side dishes, I do my famous killer potatoes (see post below), and the other 12-18 people (couples and singles) bring desserts, salads, breads, etc. After the meal, if the "turkey enzymes" haven't put us all to sleep, we play BoulderDash and other games.
One year, right after my friends B&B got a new fancy-dancy stove, the turkey wouldn't cook through. Everytime they thought it was done they'd find an area from which blood would pour.
I'm not sure if it was that the oven door was opened too often or the new oven wasn't set to a high enough temperature, but the meal was hours late and there were 21 people wandering throughout the house discussing the possibility of ordering pizza.
Eventually we all sat down to a great meal far into the evening.
There's something about sharing a huge dinner with a roomful of long-time trusted friends--it's warm and very comforting. And Lord knows I love anything that brings comfort and good feelings ... the warm fuzzies are a GOOD thing.
Are you cooking or catering? Are others helping?
Are you going somewhere? Or are you staying home?
Are you traveling far or near?
I'm invited to a Thanksgiving extravaganza with friends, B&B. He does the turkey, she does side dishes, I do my famous killer potatoes (see post below), and the other 12-18 people (couples and singles) bring desserts, salads, breads, etc. After the meal, if the "turkey enzymes" haven't put us all to sleep, we play BoulderDash and other games.One year, right after my friends B&B got a new fancy-dancy stove, the turkey wouldn't cook through. Everytime they thought it was done they'd find an area from which blood would pour.
I'm not sure if it was that the oven door was opened too often or the new oven wasn't set to a high enough temperature, but the meal was hours late and there were 21 people wandering throughout the house discussing the possibility of ordering pizza.
Eventually we all sat down to a great meal far into the evening.
There's something about sharing a huge dinner with a roomful of long-time trusted friends--it's warm and very comforting. And Lord knows I love anything that brings comfort and good feelings ... the warm fuzzies are a GOOD thing.
posted by Zed on Monday, November 20, 2006
37 Comments:
We had lots of good family Thanksgivings, even though we didn't do turkey, we did pasta, which was so delicious because it was a family recipe.
Plus, I'm a vegetarian.
Now we live far away from family. It seems kind of quiet around here. A little strange. Plus, I can't cook like my mom at all. But we'll figure out our own traditions.
Pasta for Thanksgiving? Why not?
Since I'm a big pasta fan, believe me that sounds great to me! (How's soy turkey? Can you get it?)
Have a wonderful holiday, mom of three...
I have already divulged my plans but I am buying the already made dinner at the grocery store and hubby and I are celebrating Wendsday night. Thursday he is working and I may go to a friends house. I probably will go. My family is too far away but we would all get together, I miss that. Even though 1/2 of the poeple I only saw twice a year.
We're staying home and eating turkey.
I'm going to my friend Cindy's. she lives about 20 minutes away. It might just be her and I with a few stragglers popping in and out, including her two kids.
I'm going to my mother's
she lives about 1/2hr from me..
Small gathering...
It will just be me, my husband, my mother, brother and his girlfriend
I don't like turkey
I'll probably eat salad..
And I have to work Friday
Life is so unfair!!!!
Mel, dinner on Wednesday night with your husband is a great idea! Close enough to Thursday...and I do hope you see your friend as well on T-day.
Nobody, sure beats the hospital's green jello, doesn't it?
Teri, that's my second favorite type of T-day, small and quiet--and not having to travel too far in crazy NJ holiday traffic.
Jen, work on Friday? That stinks! Thanksgiving's supposed to be a 4-day holiday!
It's been years since I've had a nice, big Thanksgiving. The past few years it's been just me, my boyfriend and my kids.
This year we've been invited to some friends house, so there will be a few more people, but still cozy. I'm really looking forward to it, we always have fun with them!
I'll be spending T-day visiting my mom at the retirement home with a few sibs.
But I am cooking a bird for my son's class pot luck.
I love when the whole house smells like turkey!
mmmmm-mmmm!!
We did a Mondo-Meal with Superwoman's family last Saturday. Each branch of the family home-cooked and brought a piece of the meal. After the meal we played games, visited and made Christmas decorations. On my side of the Family we are going to a resturant(sp) and then playing games on the Saturday after. On Thursday I think I may be helping my cousin insulate his attic, I'll be thankful when its over.
I'm so glad everyone who stopped by is "booked" and ready for the big T-Day. It's my favorite holiday of the year.
No pressure about did I or didn't I buy the right present for everyone, and it's not my birthday so I don't have to be "on." I can just relax, get my turkey enzyme portion, and enjoy good friends.
I am the volunteer (hand) dishwasher, so by the end of the day I'm sort of drenched from dripping water on myself from the large pots that won't fit in the dishwasher. Doesn't matter--it's STILL all worth it. My favorite day of the year ...
Hugs to all! See? Now I'm getting all nostalgic... :)
Gord and his son are heading to Windsor for a couple days. They'll go to Detroit for the football game on Thanksiving Day. I'll be home enjoying my aloneness.
Teena, make a turkey with stuffing in their absence and have a piece of apple pie on the side! That'll show 'em. :)
We're piling in the mini-van and going to the spouse's side for dinner. We rotate, I hosted last year, and will host Christmas this year but I will have "off" next year.
It's an ok arrangement.
I look forward to it with a strange sense of nauseum
Dont think it has escaped my notice that you havent posted since monday.
Hehehe
Sis, did you eat too much already and are incapacitated???
where are you???
Ok where is the Wednesday party?
Hmmm.... ... .. . . .
Well lets get one started. I'll be bringing Zed's Killer mashed Potatoes (because they sounded good) and some perfectly roasted squash.
I hope Zed isn't dead.
God Teresa, I hope not. Can you imagine life without the Zed???
I'll bring the guinness and cranberry sauce to go with Sushiboy's taters
My masshed potato recipe had a virus because she sent it through the Internet... I wonder if she had those?
Could have killed her.
The Beta Blogger virus didn't get her but the coronary clogging mashed potatoes infested with viruses would!
Its turning into a nice party, I sure hope it isn't really a funeral dinner.
Didn't she mention something about going down to Aruba for a few days?
Zed??? Zed??? Where for art thou Zed?
Dont be dead Zed, I would be really mad at you if you were,
Crap, I was just kidding, but it's starting to look like she really might be dead! I sure hope not.
Umm... Christmas is fast approaching, too. Are you gonna have another damn post before than??
Man... who said you were allowed to have a life?
Her intro says she was only going to stay awhile on Earth.
Maybe she went back to the mother ship.
Hey-- I didn't know Fancy Zed was a Christian Scientist
You learn something every day!
MN, that was funny. maybe she did but I would have assumed she would tell us so that we could give her a proper going away party???
I think the turkey on this post is turning to dust.
DUCK!! I see vultures!
ZED!!!!
where are you???
come back..
I am worried about you Zed and I even used dreaded dial up to post this. Let us know you are ok, and you better be ok, ok?? ok.
Blogger all points bulletin.
Be on the lookout for one Fancy Zed.
Last seen making "killer mashed taters" somewhere in the tri-state area.
Known for throwing wild, spontaneous parties for residents of one Cul-de-Sac on Westeria Lane.
Oh, I love you all! I'm so busy with work that I'm putting in 7 days of 14- to 16- to even 18-hour days for the last two weeks. HelP!!!!
I promise to explain more tomorrow my friends--don't give up on me yet! Only one more week of intense work! Then it's back to slacking off, my favorite activity.
Big hugs! (Please note posting time est. Just finished work...)
Fancy Zed, glad you're okay, well considering you have to "Work" and all.
I was gonna start calling all the hospitals in the tri-state area, seriously!
well at least you know you can now afford Christmas this year, right?
Yay Zed!
I'm sending you some first-aid cream for the whip marks on your back.
Teri, I LOVE your new icon.
Thanks for worrying. I honestly thought by yesterday noon I was going to have a nervous breakdown. In publishing there is always the great push for "critical" deadlines, but they are just made-up dates someone decided on. And yesterday people were pushing and pushing--"are you going to have that by next Tuesday??!" "Oh, we need you to get that to us by the 5th, not the 9th!!" So much pressure.
Anyway, by today I thought, I'll do the best I can and THAT'S IT! Oh, I feel so much better now...
Thank you so much for worrying!
When I get to post in a little while, you'll see I did the calling hospitals routine myself last week, but for someone else who was missing...
Speak to you online later...
MixedNut, thanks for the cream. It hasn't "kicked in" yet, but I know it will! I promise to post later ... or Mel will come get me!
I am really behind in my readings but we went to Cracker Barrel for Thanksgiving.
I hope you had a good one!
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