Home > Feeding Frenzy > Archives > 2008 > November > 25 > Entry
DEL.ICIO.USWhat’s on your ideal Thanksgiving table?
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
We have learned a few things about your Thanksgiving druthers. It’s Dressing, cooked outside the bird. And there’s a strong contingent clamoring for Sweet Potato Pie, followed by Pecan (pee-CAN!) rather than Pumpkin.
But Jeanne Besser’s pie debate provoked a few readers to offer their ideal menu for Thanksgiving Dinner. Take a look at these excerpts and then offer your own menu below.
And exactly how many of you serve Macaroni and Cheese on Thanksgiving? For me, speaking selfishly, the most important dishes after the turkey are the cranberries (i prefer the jelled kind, but my better half prefers whole cranberries) and bread-crumb dressing. But that’s just me. What dishes are must-haves on YOUR Thanksgiving plate?
Happy Thanksgiving!
By brittany: it’s just not a real thanksgiving with out a southern spread: collards, black eye peas, baked mac and cheese, yams(don’t ruin them w/marshmallows!)turkey, cranberry sauce,mashed potatos, corn bread, corn bread DRESSING. and SWEET POTATO PIE. Pumpkin is not terrible, but it’s not as homey and yummy :)
By Jeffrey of Nashville: So let’s not get this confused. On Thanksgiving Day the Southern table will look like this: Turkey, Dressing, Mac & Cheese, Turnip or Collard Greens, Yellow or White Squash,Green or Blackeye or Field Peas, Green Beans, Potato Salad, and Cranberry Sauce. All of this will be complimented by: Sweet Tea and a deep dish slice of SWEET POTATO PIE!
By Nicole: I lived in New Jersey till I was 10 Florida till I was 15, and Ga since. I am now 28. I lived more of my life in the south, and more of my life in Georgia at that. However, growing up with family from the north: Its stuffing all the way baby! which means…stove top, chicken flavored stove top to be exact, and nothing else will do. When it comes to pie…Pumpkin! Sweet potatos (potatoes?) anyway… are our side dish at Thanskgiving, smashed and mixed with brown sugar, butter, and cinnamon and nutmeg, then covered with mini marshmallows, baked till golden brown. But its pumpking pie on the table for dessert, along with Pecan, and a moist delicious chocolate swiss cake roll, that we apparently didn’t have enough of, because it was what everyone wanted..they totally skipped over the pumpking and pecan and went straight for the swiss roll, there were no left overs much to my regret..so next year, I think we will have two of those and one pumpkin pie. We don’t use cool whip..we use whipped cream.
Permalink | Comments (4) | Post your comment | Categories: Favorite recipes, Holidays
Services »
Comments
By Cristian
November 26, 2008 9:19 AM | Link to this
I’m all about that Jersey Thanksgiving. I live in PA and we have Thanksgiving with Turkey, Corn or Green been casserole, cranberry sauce, mashed potatoes, some sort of bread, pumpkin pie and chocolate pots of cream. (special recipe) :-) MMMM MMMM Good!
By Cristian
November 26, 2008 9:24 AM | Link to this
bean*. And don’t forget the gravy…home made gravy.
By Stacey
November 26, 2008 3:14 PM | Link to this
We aren’t turkey fans (my family nor the in-laws) so we usually have chicken and dressing with giblet gravy, ham, macaroni & cheese, collard greens, field peas, potato salad, sweet potato souffle, green bean casserole, deviled eggs, rolls, cornbread, pecan pie, sweet potato pie, coconut cake, sour cream pound cake and sweet tea. Let’s eat y’all!
By Erin
November 27, 2008 1:29 PM | Link to this
I live in Massachusettes and have for all of my life. Our traditional thanksgiving and what I will be having with my family is a Roasted Butter and Lemon turkey; Pork and sage homemade stuffing; mashed potatoes; smashed sweet potatoes; greenbean casserole; creamed onions; fresh baked dinner roles; homemade cranberry sauce. And for Desert, Pumpkin Creme pie; Baileys Irish Chocolate Cheesecake; Cranberry Coffee Cake and Cappuccino.. Dont forget the 4 glasses of pinot noir we will drink with some Christmas Punch.