Jel's play by play T-dinner. Whats for dinner?

[Showtime]

One of my favorite times of the year. THANKSGIVING!

I will be posting a detailed list of the various foods and quality of the spread at the different places I'll be eating tomorrow.
Love me some turkey dinner :munch:.
I didn't ask what's on the menu, so it'll be a suprise for all of us.

Feel free to post yours so we can compare notes. I need to find out who's pad I'm droppin by next Thanksgiving. :P

Ok got go do some running and fasting for the big day.

-jel:halo:

[eSDee]

It's 7:50 pacific, did your digicam break?

[Showtime]

Was on the road and partcipating in gluttony(sp?) most of the day.

Stayed up late last night and woke up a little sick. Was planning to go to the gym and than to my relatives for lunch. Stayed in bed a little too long and than my brother brought his PS2 and NBA game over so I gamed and ate my 1st meal at Mom's.
Mom's(1PM):
-Turkey! It was a little salty but it was good. Moist and flavorful.
15 pounds or so of schrumchousness(sp?)
-The Ham was honey roasted yummy goodness from that Honeyplace.
-Stuffin was a little too moist but very good. Bread mushrooms etc.
-Gravy meat based with mushroom :drool:
-Cranberry sauce from the can ( i like it :shrug: )
-Rice white with a slightly dry consistancy
-Orange/grapefruit juices and soda and tea.
-Ceasar Salad....didnt touch it today
-artichokes, looked like the canned stuff so i didnt indulge
-Mom's homemade cheescake with pineapple topping.
-Seafood salad was a little bland and I didnt care too much for it.
-Rolls, basic store bought.

Friends (3PM)
-Turkey! Nice 20 pound bird. Nice texture with a slight buttery taste to it.
-Mash potatoes were your basic mashed potatoes.
-Stuffing, stovetop!
-Gravy was your basic meat based brown gravy.
-Rolls, your basic store bought.
-Pies, pumpkin and chocolate soufle and apple dutch etc. :drool:
-Wine coolers, wine, beer, sodas etc.
-Fruit

Relatives (4:30PM)
-Turkey, got there too late to see the bird but there was lots of leftovers. Moist, not too much flavoring.
-Mashed pototoes, twice mashed with some butter and herbs. :drool:
-Cranberries, the real stuff!
-Gravy was a light turkey based sauce with a nice golden hue to it.
-Rolls, those little baked croisants(sp?), flaky/buttery/yummy!
-Punch with soda and strawberries and stuff..........
-Baked Alaska! Oh man what a cool little suprise. You got some kind of chocolate cake bread thingy and than there's the strawberry icecream and than theres the FLAMING merainge(sp?) on top! :drool:

I had one more stop to make but I stopped by Mom's on the way there and ended up playing video games with my family and visiting with the neighbors.

I really liked the stuff marked with the drooling guy. That dessert really took the cake! Overall, suprisingly, Mom's dinner was my fav!
Last few years she's come in 2nd or 3rd due to all the store bought junk.

-jel:halo:
Sorry but I was having a good time and didnt feel like doing the play by play this time. Maybe next year you'll get the, "and I got up for my 2nd serving of turkey, this time the white meat. It needed gravy.."

[oblongmelon]

My house-Dinner:

Turkey-Lots of it..all gone by 6pm
Ham,baked with my own special glaze of brown sugar,grand marnier,and cinnamon,
Ravioli
Meatballs
Salad
Lemon water,Wine and Soda to drink
Apple/sausage stuffing
cranberry/apple/orange relish with vodka
mashed potatoes
sweet potatoes with real maple syrup and roasted pecans
butternut soup
olive tray with 6 different kinds of olives
homemade rolls (I could have eaten just the bread all day)with butter

green beans almondine
plain green beans
corn casserole
california vegetables with swiss cheese and cream of chicken soup.


Desert:
pumpkin pie
pecan pie
plain cheesecake
chocolate almond cheesecake
apple pie


After Dinner-Later on:
coffee,tea,soda,HOMEMADE CHIANTI from my brothers vines,
date nut bread
banana nut bread
cranberry/orange nut bread (made from scratch not nasty box stuff)
boston brown bread
grapes and cheeses platters
oranges,figs,apples,
Nuts-assorted

At MY MOTHER'S HOUSE-where we all retreat about 7pm

COOKIES-TONS-ITALIAN-YOU NAME IT IT WAS THERE..
Canoli
Lemon pie-double crust
coconut creme pie
zeppoli
tiramisu
biscotti almond and chocolate
Zuccotto Ripieno (cake filled with amaretto creme)
fruit,nuts,coffee

[Kim]

We had:
turkey
ham
corn
stuffing
potatoes and gravy
homemade rolls
brussel sprouts with bacon
canned cranberries
cranberry and man. orange jello with cream cheese-yum!
sweet potatoes with apples and caramel
fruit salad
vegie tray with dip

To drink there was egg nog, wine, soda, juice, and whatever you wanted to mix with your drink ;)

For dessert there were 2 pumpkin pies, a huckleberry cream cheese pie, and a banana cream pie.


If anyone needs to work off some of their dinner, come on over and help me put in my new kitchen floor! :D

[Jihforce]

Originally posted by Kim
We had:
brussel sprouts with bacon


Oh i miss that one. :) I didn't know anyone else cooked brussel sprouts that way. YUM!

[faither]

Family spent the day at Mom & Dads"

Turkey (26 pounder)
homemade stuffing (sausage, bread, celery, onion, etc.)
mashed potatoes
green beans
corn
rice and chickpeas
yams
sweet potatoes
soda, milk, water for drink

Seemed like a lot more food)

Desert

sister's cheesecake (excellent)
chocolate chip cake (from scratch...I baked)
banana pudding (brother's GF)
chinese chocolate drop cookies
black & white cookies
mom's famous cookies (chocolate chip, butter (with m&m's in the center), oatmeal)
browines with kit-kat pieces
tea, coffee and milk to drink

[kimchicowboy]

spent it at parents' home. close to 60 people came.

rice
kimchi
turkey
ham
salmon
cranberry
some korean wrap thing
chinese chicken salad
some other korean salad thing
some other korean thing
korean side dish called "gak du gee"
some korean dish
yam dish
mashed potatos
stuffing
gravy
pie
pie
pumpkin cheesecake
an assortment of fruits and cookies

no kalbi (korean bbq ribs) this time.

[Showtime]

Originally posted by oblongmelon
My house-Dinner:

Turkey-Lots of it..all gone by 6pm
:eek: you ran out?!!?!



:P

[QUOTE]
Originally posted by faither
sister's cheesecake (excellent)
chocolate chip cake (from scratch...I baked)
banana pudding (brother's GF)
chinese chocolate drop cookies
black & white cookies
mom's famous cookies (chocolate chip, butter (with m&m's in the center), oatmeal)
browines with kit-kat pieces

:drool:

I'll be over around 3pm next year.
:munch:

Kim, i never had "sweet potatoes with apples and caramel." I love caramel apples and was wondering are the apples baked too? Is it like apple crisps and are ther small or big pieces?

:hmm: OB, This lemon double crust dessert. I must have it. Where can I find a good version of it around So. Cal?

Woke up feeling sick again. My throat is worse this time but after talkin some turkey, I'm starting to feel better. Food, it does a body good!

-jel:halo:
btw, I forgot to mention a lot of stuff. Like corn, it was at every dinner and the sweet potatoes baked with marsh mellos and the little apple pieces in the stuffin and flavored coffee at my relatives, tea at Mom's and leftovers for days at all locations, etc, etc.....

[Showtime]

kimchiCB,
Salmon- details plz.
Did you have those little crunchy spicy pickled cucumbers too?
I love those little kimchi cucumber thingies.

-jel:halo:

[Kim]

Originally posted by the jello is jigglin









:
Kim, i never had "sweet potatoes with apples and caramel." I love caramel apples and was wondering are the apples baked too? Is it like apple crisps and are ther small or big pieces?






Gramma baked the sweet potatoes pieces and apple chunks together with a sweet caramel sauce over the top...gooey and delicious!

[sleepminded]

now im hungry again...*sigh*

:drool:

[Showtime]

A little turkey a little ham. Finished the stuffin and the fried rice. Found the gravy :lick: and the cranberries. Was going to make a sammich, than i thought i'd try to make some gumbo (soup its good for the soul) :drool:, but i ended up just nuking it and grubbing.
Some mint chocolate chip ice cream and some cheese cake to top it off and I have finally hit my limit.

Well, maybe one more meal before I sleep but thats it I promise :shifty:

-jel:munch:

[oblongmelon]

Originally posted by the jello is jigglin

:eek: you ran out?!!?!

:P


Yes..it's all gone..all that was left were the bones-Tomorrow I make Turkey soup! There was ham left though...

[kimchicowboy]

Originally posted by the jello is jigglin
kimchiCB,
Salmon- details plz.
Did you have those little crunchy spicy pickled cucumbers too?
I love those little kimchi cucumber thingies.

-jel:halo:
salmon, it was some teriyaki-based salmon. heard it was real simple to make.

and no, not the kimchi cucumber thingies. but those are dang good. had it for lunch today. yay!

[speedracer120]

Dude you guys are making me drool. I didn't have Thanksgiving with family because I'm in Korea. Man... We usually have turkey, ham, beef and turkey gravy, a bunch of stuffin, mashed potatoes, pork roast, Korean ribs, Korean noodle salad, a bunch of kimchi, potato salad, tempura (mixed veggies, sweet potato, shrimp...), variety of raw sea food (oysters,mussels, salmon...), Vietnamese wraps (spring rolls?), Korean cinnamon drink, rice punch, fruit punch, a bunch of soda, cheap wine, Martinellis for the kids, pies and of course ice cream.

I can't wait till Christmas, I'll make sure I get to eat everything I've missed while I was here. I had some turkey but no gravy no taters. Man I wish I was home. Can't believe I missed Black Friday sales too.

[oblongmelon]

bye the way Jel, the double crust lemon is lemon pie with A crust on bottom as opposed to lemon merengue(sp), or lemon with whip cream on it..double crusts are hard to make, you have to bake the top crust part way in another pan, then halfway through the baking,slide it ontop of the pie with the filling-UPSIDE DOWN so it retains its' pie like shape..I'm in new york, so i dont have a clue where to find them in california-but i'm sure any reputable bakery should have them. :)

[cheapie]

oh man. this thread is getting to me. i'd have to say that of all the houses i'm gonna try and crash next thanksgiving, oblong's is on the top of my list. i mean, just read this....oblong, where do yo live????


Originally posted by oblongmelon
My house-Dinner:

Turkey-Lots of it..all gone by 6pm
Ham,baked with my own special glaze of brown sugar,grand marnier,and cinnamon,
Ravioli
Meatballs
Salad
Lemon water,Wine and Soda to drink
Apple/sausage stuffing
cranberry/apple/orange relish with vodka
mashed potatoes
sweet potatoes with real maple syrup and roasted pecans
butternut soup
olive tray with 6 different kinds of olives
homemade rolls (I could have eaten just the bread all day)with butter

green beans almondine
plain green beans
corn casserole
california vegetables with swiss cheese and cream of chicken soup.


Desert:
pumpkin pie
pecan pie
plain cheesecake
chocolate almond cheesecake
apple pie


After Dinner-Later on:
coffee,tea,soda,HOMEMADE CHIANTI from my brothers vines,
date nut bread
banana nut bread
cranberry/orange nut bread (made from scratch not nasty box stuff)
boston brown bread
grapes and cheeses platters
oranges,figs,apples,
Nuts-assorted

At MY MOTHER'S HOUSE-where we all retreat about 7pm

COOKIES-TONS-ITALIAN-YOU NAME IT IT WAS THERE..
Canoli
Lemon pie-double crust
coconut creme pie
zeppoli
tiramisu
biscotti almond and chocolate
Zuccotto Ripieno (cake filled with amaretto creme)
fruit,nuts,coffee