What do you eat for Thanksgiving dinner?
By NJ Chicaa
@NJChicaa (119514)
United States
November 21, 2020 1:57pm CST
I find it interesting to learn what other people's families have as their traditional Thanksgiving meal. There are always some surprises.
We have roast turkey breast, stuffing/dressing, mashed potatoes, roasted sweet potatoes (no marshmallows), green bean casserole, roasted carrots, rolls, gravy, and a green salad. Pumpkin pie for dessert. We have cheese and crackers and shrimp cocktail as appetizers. I don't know why my mom bothers with the salad. No one ever touches it.
What do YOU have? I know that macaroni and cheese is traditional in African-American families. Some people do ham instead of turkey. Many Southerners have collards. Share with us!
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104628)
• United States
21 Nov 20
Turkey, Ham, Dressing, Green Bean Casserole, Sweet Potato Casserole, Mashed Potatoes, Potato Salad, Pot Roast, uhm.. Regular green beans... Rolls, Cornbread...
Honestly it's differed for me. We always have Pumpkin Pie and sometimes Pecan Pie too. This year will be slightly different since I doubt I'll be celebrating it with my aunt. We're doing a freindsgiving and I'll be bringing some keto stuff.
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104628)
• United States
21 Nov 20
@NJChicaa I know, I was surprised the first time I saw it on the table at my aunts. We usually do turkey and ham because some like one and not the other.
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@Marilynda1225 (82690)
• United States
21 Nov 20
Our Thanksgiving dinner is the same as yours but we have more veggies. Broccoli bake instead of green bean casserole, turnips, carrots ( sometimes with white cream sauce) stuffed mushrooms and breaded and fried cauliflower.
Dessert is pumpkin pie, apple pie, brownies and some sort of homemade cookies. There's always whipped cream and ice cream for the pies
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@sallypup (60948)
• Centralia, Washington
21 Nov 20
@Marilynda1225 You remind me that hubby wants to stuff some mushrooms soon. We bought a tub of parmesan cheese for that reason.
@MALUSE (69373)
• Germany
21 Nov 20
@kobesbuddy Well, this is understandable. Thanksgiving has to do with the Pilgrim Fathers and the first settlers in North America.
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@paigea (36317)
• Canada
21 Nov 20
@kobesbuddy Yes, our Thanksgiving is in October.
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@kobesbuddy (78882)
• East Tawas, Michigan
21 Nov 20
Canada has a Thanksgiving family holiday, during the month of October, I think.
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@paigea (36317)
• Canada
21 Nov 20
Ours sounds pretty much like yours. Except whole turkey and cranberries. And if a big gathering also ham.
Now, I want green been casserole. I have garden beans in freezer and mushrooms. Hmmm
I made a whole turkey just for the two of us on our Thanksgiving.
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@LindaOHio (177809)
• United States
22 Nov 20
Turkey, stuffing, gravy, cranberry sauce, sweet potatoes, mashed potatoes, corn, rolls, pumpkin pie and my yummy cheesecake. I'm full just thinking about it.
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