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We're having chicken for Thanksgiving, probably stuffing, twice baked potatoes, salad, rolls, etc., but no turkey, yams, mashed potatoes, cranberry sauce...Not sure about the desert, maybe blueberry pie? Anyone do this or do you stick with the regular Thanksgiving foods?
We're having chicken for Thanksgiving, probably stuffing, twice baked potatoes, salad, rolls, etc., but no turkey, yams, mashed potatoes, cranberry sauce...Not sure about the desert, maybe blueberry pie? Anyone do this or do you stick with the regular Thanksgiving foods?
I did a little research on this and found that over 20% of americans dont eat turkeys on thanksgiving, and 16 million go out to eat...
not everybody likes turkey, so they buy hams or chicken, or beef roast..
If I had my choice, Id have prime rib and lobsters-
one reason the turkey is so popular is that the stores sell them below cost...its cheap...some stores are selling them at 49 or 69 lb, and they cost well over a dollar(per lb) to the stores...
(I use to be a meat manager at a chain store- saw this firsthand)
Personally, I like the traditional Thanksgiving meal.
If the meal is not for many people, a turkey breast can be substituted for a whole turkey. A canned ham can be served instead of baking a whole ham. Lots of places sell already-cooked spiral cut hams.
Sides can be bought at delis, though some might not want to go that far from making a meal. Point is, there are ways to have the traditional foods withouth breaking your neck to prepare a Norman Rockwell dinner, if you know what I mean.
Also, some families have different traditions or supplement the traditions with, say, a pan of homemade lasagna or other foods, whether it's from their own ethnic tradition or just something they like.
I always prepare a traditional holiday meal, but some of our friends do not eat turkey and I really don't care for ham. Depending on who is coming to dinner, I might also have salmon or some other type of fish and usually some type of pasta dishes. That seems to please everyone.
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Everyone in my husband's family likes the traditional turkey, cranberry, sweet potato, etc, etc.. thing. I don't. At all. My mother-in-law always makes me fish and roasted potatoes because she thinks that I'll starve. (I could make a meal out of stuffing, though.)
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I prefer to have the traditional Holiday meal, even though I am not that fond of turkey, but I do enjoy the many other passing dishes being passed around the dinner table, & the desserts too. One of the fine meals you can walk away satisfied & full. This year my passing dish will be a jello dessert.
I am NOT opposed to scrapping the traditional Thanksgiving meal as I would do so in a minute. However, if you are feeding a crowd and THEY are all expecting turkey, you can really upset some people.
When it is my call, I start off with seafood appetizers and do a standing rib beef roast.
When I was single I just ate whatever or a couple of times I went out to eat with an elderly friend. Now that I have children we have turkey for Thanksgiving, ham for Christmas, and prime rib for New Years day. All of those meats go on sale during this time of year, so that helps.
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