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HopeHoops

(47,675 posts)
Sat Nov 17, 2012, 04:10 PM Nov 2012

Main Dish for Thanksgiving...


3 votes, 0 passes | Time left: Unlimited
Turkey
2 (67%)
Tofurkey
0 (0%)
Ham
0 (0%)
SPAM
0 (0%)
Eggplant
0 (0%)
Squash
0 (0%)
Pie
0 (0%)
Pickled aardvark
0 (0%)
Mashed potatoes
0 (0%)
Other
1 (33%)
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Main Dish for Thanksgiving... (Original Post) HopeHoops Nov 2012 OP
What I want or what I'm getting? Scuba Nov 2012 #1
I'm not talking about the relatives - THE MEAL! HopeHoops Nov 2012 #2
Oh, that. Well I want ham, but I'm getting turkey. What button is for that? Scuba Nov 2012 #3
You'll get plenty of ham at the table - they're called "jokes". HopeHoops Nov 2012 #4
how hard is it to cook ham? Do you know how to do it? Are those spiral cuts okay? Hamlette Nov 2012 #17
Those Honey Baked Spiral cut hams OriginalGeek Nov 2012 #20
I voted for what I wish I was having- pie. Tobin S. Nov 2012 #5
(I'm hiding by the pie with you) HopeHoops Nov 2012 #25
Other yewberry Nov 2012 #6
Damn - that sounds really good! HopeHoops Nov 2012 #7
Yummy, what time should I be there? Scuba Nov 2012 #8
That's a pretty long commute for vittles! nt yewberry Nov 2012 #9
Whatever someone else cooks. LWolf Nov 2012 #10
If I go to a friend's house... turkey. If I stay home and cook for myself... probably chicken. MiddleFingerMom Nov 2012 #11
Steak. Iggo Nov 2012 #12
We just finished ours HH. My wife will be away on business over the TG holiday. It was turkey w/yams ohiosmith Nov 2012 #13
Chinese food. TeamPooka Nov 2012 #14
Stuffed acorn squash for the 3 vegetarians LiberalEsto Nov 2012 #15
I just dice up some apples & pears & then add a handful of raisins, it's ambrosia HarveyDarkey Nov 2012 #19
I'm thinking of going with acorn squash as well. My daughters love it. HopeHoops Nov 2012 #26
Football. Lady Freedom Returns Nov 2012 #16
Love me some pickled aardvark! whistler162 Nov 2012 #18
Steak :) n/t Agschmid Nov 2012 #21
Oh yes. Iggo Nov 2012 #23
Lasagne n/t MountainLaurel Nov 2012 #22
"Thanksgiving's very big in Sicily on the account of the large number of Sicilians... HopeHoops Nov 2012 #27
Turkey (nt) bigwillq Nov 2012 #24

Hamlette

(15,411 posts)
17. how hard is it to cook ham? Do you know how to do it? Are those spiral cuts okay?
Sat Nov 17, 2012, 10:50 PM
Nov 2012

I hate ham, and usually get a turducken to go with the largest turkey I can find as one turkey is not enough. But if people actually like ham, I'm thinking it would be easier. We're not doing turducken as it has not been very good the last two years.

OriginalGeek

(12,132 posts)
20. Those Honey Baked Spiral cut hams
Sun Nov 18, 2012, 12:28 AM
Nov 2012

are very popular around my family at holiday times. I don;t know if anyone else makes 'em but the Honey Baked ones are great. And easy since you just go pick it up.

Turkey is still my favorite but I love to see that ham on the table too.

Tobin S.

(10,418 posts)
5. I voted for what I wish I was having- pie.
Sat Nov 17, 2012, 04:44 PM
Nov 2012

Fuck the turkey and the dressing and just sit that pumpkin pie in front of me. I hope you guys didn't want any.

MiddleFingerMom

(25,163 posts)
11. If I go to a friend's house... turkey. If I stay home and cook for myself... probably chicken.
Sat Nov 17, 2012, 08:20 PM
Nov 2012

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Although I'm always tempted to do a turkey breast -- when invited to friends' for holiday
dinners, I always make big puppydog eyes and try to communicate by desperate telepathy
just how much I DESIRE that turkey carcass for good turkey soup for a few days. About
the only time I see any benefit in getting wide egg noodles.
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ohiosmith

(24,262 posts)
13. We just finished ours HH. My wife will be away on business over the TG holiday. It was turkey w/yams
Sat Nov 17, 2012, 08:31 PM
Nov 2012

smashed taters, green bean casserole, gravy, stuffing, cranberry sauce, and pumpkin pie later.

 

LiberalEsto

(22,845 posts)
15. Stuffed acorn squash for the 3 vegetarians
Sat Nov 17, 2012, 09:41 PM
Nov 2012

We had a test batch for dinner tonight. I sauteed diced celery, mushrooms, Granny Smith apple, sweetened dried cranberries and tempeh. Then combined it with some Trader Joe's cornbread stuffing moistened with broth. I baked them at 375 for 55 minutes. They were very good but a bit dry.

I decided they would be better if I covered them with foil for most of the baking time, then took if off for the last 5-10 minutes. I suspect they would cook a little faster, too.

And a turkey breast for the 2 carnivores.

 

HarveyDarkey

(9,077 posts)
19. I just dice up some apples & pears & then add a handful of raisins, it's ambrosia
Sun Nov 18, 2012, 12:21 AM
Nov 2012

& yes, they should be foil wrapped

 

whistler162

(11,155 posts)
18. Love me some pickled aardvark!
Sat Nov 17, 2012, 11:34 PM
Nov 2012

Probably some turkey and stuffing and ham and maybe roast bee. Whatever the buffet has at the restuarant has.

 

HopeHoops

(47,675 posts)
27. "Thanksgiving's very big in Sicily on the account of the large number of Sicilians...
Sun Nov 18, 2012, 11:45 AM
Nov 2012

... who came to America and then got thrown back out."

- Steve Martin as Vincent "Vinnie" Antonelli (a.k.a. Todd Wilkerson) in the 1990 movie "My Blue Heaven".

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