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Competition judges are Bryan Day, III Corps representative, Cloise Graves, Fort Hood representative, and Chief Warrant Officer 3 Desma Jones, the 1st Cavalry Division food advisor. The three will visit each facility during the lunchtime meal service, awarding the top facility with a trophy.
The 3rd Cavalry Regiment’s Theodore Roosevelt Dining Facility was the 2012 winner, Washington said. Operation Iraqi Freedom Dining Facility was the runner up.
Is anyone else going non-traditional this year? What are you planning to serve?
Since the one adult child flying is very appreciative of traditions, we will be doing traditional this year. I asked this son what he would like and he requested his late grandma's sweet-potato casserole and angel biscuits, and a "fall pie", so even though we no longer serve bread with meals, we'll be making those biscuits for him (and most of them will go back with him on the plane). We do try and lighten things up a bit, so the green bean casserole will be fresh green beans topped with sauteed mushrooms, and that sweet potato dish will have a lot less sugar than the one grandma used to make.
Thanksgiving was my favorite meal growing up and I would look forward to, and splurge on, the potatoes & gravy, stuffing & gravy, cranberry sauce, and rolls, and would greatly look forward to the TV tray of leftovers that my mom would send back with me once I moved away. But that meal was also our "company meal" and was repeated at Christmas and Easter, so it got repetitive and I never enjoyed it as much on the other occasions as I did on Thanksgiving. I always felt that Thanksgiving was special.
If it were just hubby and I, I would gladly deviate from the traditional meal, but if one of my kids wants to be sentimental about traditions, I just have to do it.
We don't do Christmas dinner, though. We actually go to Vegas every year for Christmas to celebrate our anniversary (we got married in Vegas on Christmas Eve). It drives some of my family crazy, but we'd only see them for a couple of hours that day anyway, so we do what we want. We always try to see them before and after. Maybe it's why we go all out for Thanksgiving. Other than that, they can simmer in their "How do they DARE?" thoughts as much as they want.
We have a new casino here and I'm waiting to see if the buffet will be open on Christmas. Looks like the casino and resort are so I'm hoping the buffet will be open. Right now, that's my plan for Christmas dinner.....or reheated pizza. I am not making a huge meal for 2 people. I want to relax on my day off.
I usually cook a few of the traditional things for my sister and I that our Mother used to make, to have at our own homes, cause we normally go to my brother's for the day and eat what his wife cooks. Which is good too, just a diff style.
Since it's so rare to get all four of us in the same room these days I like to keep the meal traditional. Each has their favorites which will be part of the meal. It would be fun to do something different but I think people would miss having their (sometimes) once-a-year treat.
Four - that's it. Surely is different than the "old days" and a little sad for me. But we will still make a large turkey and the kids will take a generous amount home with them. Daughter will want the bones for soup.
I think you just can't make a good dressing without a nice big turkey to stuff part of it in.
Only four at the table but everyone will be there in spirit either in a recipe or the use of a favorite cooking utensil or dish.
DH will say, "Some year we should try deep-frying the turkey." Daughter will say, "Mom, why don't you try brining the turkey before roasting next year?" Son will be his usual quiet self and already be on his second helping of food by the time the conversation starts. I will say, "Keep passing. The dishes are piling up on DH's end."
I'm another who doesn't care all that much for turkey, sweet potatoes, squash or pumpkin pie. I'll take my yearly opportunity to fill up on mashed potatoes and dressing and homemade oatmeal rolls. Can't do that every day! The fun for me will be setting a pretty table and being together with the people I love.
I haven't done a Traditional anything for years. Chicken for T Giving w/ sides. Dessert will be Pound cake w/ strawberries and whip creme. I don't like Apple pie or Mince meat and he doesn't like Pumpkin.
Thanks to everyone for sharing, I've enjoyed reading about everyone's plans. Reps have been posted accordingly.
As a sandwich generation single mom and full time student, it's a juggle and a struggle to plan an event like this. I'm going to try to delegate some of the work and have the youngins do the clean up.
Someone mentioned a surf and turf - what seafood goes well with prime rib, if any?
Whichever one you like. I've done shrimp scampi, broiled scallops, crab imperial. You might consider a seafood appetizer. I've done that, too.
I've eaten Thanksgiving dinner at a military base a couple of times. It was very nice!
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Last week I had a bad, bad fall. This year I won't be cooking instead this is where I'll be .
Chicken for T Giving w/ sides. Dessert will be Pound cake w/ strawberries and whip creme. I don't like Apple pie or Mince meat and he doesn't like Pumpkin.
