tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2119996845182958780.post3123321177974215449..comments2024-03-26T04:27:54.485-06:00Comments on Du Wax Loolu: Turkey?Jesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15942269316108576622noreply@blogger.comBlogger44125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2119996845182958780.post-28420932553402514662009-11-04T08:50:56.983-07:002009-11-04T08:50:56.983-07:00Our very 1st Thanksgiving together (10 years ago!!...Our very 1st Thanksgiving together (10 years ago!!) We went to my parents house on the actual day and it was just him, me, my brother and my parents(there was a much larger, extended-family dinner at my grandma's house 2 days later). We had lasagna and I guess I forgot to give him the heads up. The looked so baffled and confused the entire dinner and finally spoke up around dessert. He thought we were crazy, while in reality my mom thought 2 big traditional turkey dinners so close together would be too much. To this day he still brings up that Thanksgiving lasagna every year.kakatyhttp://www.kakakakaty.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2119996845182958780.post-72849847282700882072009-11-02T22:51:39.293-07:002009-11-02T22:51:39.293-07:00I love Turkey. However, my mom always stuffed a ch...I love Turkey. However, my mom always stuffed a chikcen...yeap, chicken. We were 3, so no matter how small the turkey it would have always been too much. Someone would always bring left over turkey anyway..:*aMbAr*:.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14163925947797253348noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2119996845182958780.post-51257818709208012362009-11-01T15:39:55.452-07:002009-11-01T15:39:55.452-07:00I recommend deep-frying your turkey. Still traditi...I recommend deep-frying your turkey. Still traditional but a little different. And honestly? IT'S SO MUCH BETTER!Jen's Farmilyhttp://www.jandjacres.com/farmblognoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2119996845182958780.post-42987718472403931012009-11-01T12:09:50.413-07:002009-11-01T12:09:50.413-07:00I just had to laugh... I am with you - I could ca...I just had to laugh... I am with you - I could care less if I eat turkey on Thanksgiving. I have celebrated with my family by going out to eat (@ a greek restaurant) so NO one would have to cook (because cooking a big dinner is a lot of work).<br /><br />But I have noticed that my German friends (who married Americans) tend to *love* tradition more than I do! <br /><br />Have a wonderful holiday (no matter what you eat)!Amandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05190791604641117356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2119996845182958780.post-30524953521721959132009-10-31T20:27:13.495-06:002009-10-31T20:27:13.495-06:00For Thanksgiving it's turkey all the way. Tur...For Thanksgiving it's turkey all the way. Turkey, mashed potatoes, green bean casserole, stuffing, yams or sweet potatotes...but we do something different for Christmas every year. Last year we had Khalua Pork, the year before that it was Italian, sometimes we'll do prime rib, sometimes lamb...Steviehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12153149217472000710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2119996845182958780.post-72690055921034268942009-10-31T08:17:50.689-06:002009-10-31T08:17:50.689-06:00Turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes, and angel salad...Turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes, and angel salad. Otherwise it's not Thanksgiving for me.<br /><br />Also: mashed white potatoes, not sweet potatoes or yams or anything else. I love cider to drink with it, but it's not a deal-breaker. And when I have Thanksgiving with friends who cook their turkey the day before (to make room in the oven for everything else the day of), and the whole house doesn't smell like turkey cooking, I feel cheated. I am very stubborn and immature about The Way It Should Be Done. Not that I say anything to them! But it's just ... wrong. The house needs to smell like turkey.ccr in MAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16938353645353176255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2119996845182958780.post-90251168317176090342009-10-30T22:34:21.335-06:002009-10-30T22:34:21.335-06:00Turkey for lunch and lobster for dinner? LOL.
( T...Turkey for lunch and lobster for dinner? LOL.<br /><br />( That's so my family to have so many stuff left uneaten and finally give it away :p )<br /><br />Anyhoo, we don't really celebrate thanksgiving in my family but a lot of my friends families do. And I love to hang out, visit and eat a lot of stuff my tummy could handle. I always love turkey!:)Andharihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08341293139717998410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2119996845182958780.post-36602589835567049452009-10-30T19:01:37.847-06:002009-10-30T19:01:37.847-06:00Our thanksgiving dinners always include traditiona...Our thanksgiving dinners always include traditional dishes including turkey with a flair of Greek side dishes added in. Also a ham is always cooked too. Food is the key focus of thanksgiving and the tradition is turkey regardless of what the original thanksgiving meal consisted of lol.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2119996845182958780.post-54577599412702986552009-10-30T17:34:34.539-06:002009-10-30T17:34:34.539-06:00I'm on board with Torsten, Thanksgiving food i...I'm on board with Torsten, Thanksgiving food is such a fun food tradition that even those of us who aren't american enjoy it. We've held a Turkey day celebration here for the last few years and we're doing it again... we'll go to any length to get turkey, mashed potatoes and gravy :)Emblitahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17536633790763026037noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2119996845182958780.post-17233442546101666482009-10-30T17:20:47.332-06:002009-10-30T17:20:47.332-06:00You could always invite friends over to Thanksgivi...You could always invite friends over to Thanksgiving to have a few more people over. You never know- Denver could get hit with another blizzard right before Turkey Day! ;-) I'm with Torsten though, turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes, etc. are all necessary, whether you have 4 or 30 people there. Make a small turkey and then be ready for leftovers!Non Sequitur Chicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07268138421234170972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2119996845182958780.post-40404252895663434582009-10-30T16:06:46.649-06:002009-10-30T16:06:46.649-06:00It's not so much that I love the food at Thank...It's not so much that I love the food at Thanksgiving but I like the whole idea of coming together. Turkey is okay and gravy too. I won't be eating stuffing this year and am looking forward to thinking up alternatives to things I CAN eat. If we don't do the traditional meal we usually eat it at Christmas to make up for it.Sizzlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00182860438430294750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2119996845182958780.post-25373181669812900702009-10-30T15:52:47.864-06:002009-10-30T15:52:47.864-06:00I haven't read all of the comments, so this ma...I haven't read all of the comments, so this may have been said, but there quite likely wasn't any turkey at the first Thanksgiving. There was, however, lobster, duck, clams, oysters and corn as they were bountiful in coastal Massachusetts. At least that's how I reasoned with everyone three years ago when I made lobsters (it was mostly because I was tired of back breaking labour). It takes minutes.Charlottenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2119996845182958780.post-69659146145718999322009-10-30T15:29:22.091-06:002009-10-30T15:29:22.091-06:00We always have turkey and etc., and since we don&#...We always have turkey and etc., and since we don't have any OTHER Thanksgiving traditions, I don't think it would feel like Thanksgiving if we ate something else. Christmas dinner I'm totally flexible about, because there are other parts of Christmas that mean Christmas.Swistlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13126937282657655091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2119996845182958780.post-57740576446822058672009-10-30T14:59:51.194-06:002009-10-30T14:59:51.194-06:00I don’t think I could do Thanksgiving without the ...I don’t think I could do Thanksgiving without the turkey. Thanksgiving to me <i>is</i> turkey with all the fixins! We usually go someplace on Thanksgiving, and I always cook our big meal on the day after. Green bean casserole and cornbread dressing are a must. My mother’s creamed cucumbers are required. And PIE! Don’t forget the PIE!<br /><br />I think my favorite FAVORITE thing about Thanksgiving though is leftovers, specifically, cold turkey sandwiches. When Hub and I were first living together, he turned me on to turkey, mayo and green olives on white bread. What once horrified me is now something I look forward to all year.Salyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13792107257082868851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2119996845182958780.post-32954250410182116902009-10-30T13:25:25.145-06:002009-10-30T13:25:25.145-06:00Well, as another German who has celebrated Thanksg...Well, as another German who has celebrated Thanksgiving only twice, I can understand Torsten. If I got a chance to live in the States again and celebrate Thanksgiving, I would be looking forward to turkey, trimmings and all from the beginning of December until Thanksgiving. So if you went and told me, well this year we're having lobster (I actually don't like lobster but if you told me we'd have steak you'd get the same reaction), I would be pretty disappointed. Not so much about tradition for me but about the fact that I love Thanksgiving food and haven't gotten too many chances at actually eating it while you on the other hand have had it every single day of your life. Maybe that plays a part in it as well for Torsten?Vivhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16571250715197636482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2119996845182958780.post-77991399351691741462009-10-30T12:26:44.807-06:002009-10-30T12:26:44.807-06:00I find it TOTALLY ENDEARING that Torsten feels so ...I find it TOTALLY ENDEARING that Torsten feels so strongly about the turkey. It's adorable.<br /><br />We always have turkey. (Except for one exceptionally bad holiday where we ended up at Taco Bell, but we don't like to talk about that.) Our gathering is gargantuan. TONS OF PEOPLE. It's actually almost too much of a good thing.Erinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05170500094049647497noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2119996845182958780.post-76929725881215476712009-10-30T12:25:28.464-06:002009-10-30T12:25:28.464-06:00One year my mom made an "italian thanksgiving...One year my mom made an "italian thanksgiving" with baked ziti. I was not happy. I wait all year for stuffing. I was deprived of stuffing. I feel Torsten's pain, and I'm 100% American!Jerseyhttp://www.bridgeandtunnel.typepad.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2119996845182958780.post-76004629191360195232009-10-30T11:51:32.729-06:002009-10-30T11:51:32.729-06:00NOO!! there would be a riot / protest at my house ...NOO!! there would be a riot / protest at my house if my mom said she wasn't making a traditional thanksgiving meal for us... :-)Alicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15287792370490363047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2119996845182958780.post-72136651743958495752009-10-30T11:24:15.565-06:002009-10-30T11:24:15.565-06:00This is an annual (playful) family fight as only m...This is an annual (playful) family fight as only my mom likes turkey. I'd rather have all the trimmings with lasagna.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2119996845182958780.post-57660691207062558402009-10-30T11:22:06.374-06:002009-10-30T11:22:06.374-06:00I would totally vote for lobster too. Maybe turkey...I would totally vote for lobster too. Maybe turkey AND lobster? Or would that be too much? <br /><br />This year we'll be in FL with my parents and I have no idea if turkey is even on the radar.Pennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02864909952004392637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2119996845182958780.post-3302117218829648102009-10-30T10:50:54.754-06:002009-10-30T10:50:54.754-06:00Ha, I love Torsten's response! I suppose thoug...Ha, I love Torsten's response! I suppose though, I'd feel strange eating something other than turkey. I am going to my boyfriend's parents for the holiday and his mother asked me to make something, so I am excited about that. I'm thinking deviled eggs, and these pumpkin cheesecake muffins that I saw a recipe for...Lexilooohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06789424491788958854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2119996845182958780.post-68000146775786057312009-10-30T10:17:21.305-06:002009-10-30T10:17:21.305-06:00I would absolutely be open to a non-traditional Tu...I would absolutely be open to a non-traditional Turkey Day dinner. But, I like to experiment in the kitchen, so...<br /><br />I love that Torsten was so shocked and horrified. Hee!artemisiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12048259618106957687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2119996845182958780.post-31394235756459591202009-10-30T10:09:42.777-06:002009-10-30T10:09:42.777-06:00Generally traditional, but TOTALLY open to non. O...Generally traditional, but TOTALLY open to non. One year we had steaks and loaded baked potatoes. Another year we ordered Chinese take-out. But usually it's turkey.Fiona Picklebottomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01506170190612993100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2119996845182958780.post-66377706846619820622009-10-30T09:41:13.842-06:002009-10-30T09:41:13.842-06:00Oh man I would love to have a non-traditional Than...Oh man I would love to have a non-traditional Thanksgiving. I think sometimes everyone gets so caught up in making all of the food they forget to have fun. Plus, it takes FOREVER to make a turkey. Forever. I'm making a vegetarian main dish this year - we'll see how that goes over with my family. LOL.Future Mehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09159116814887852763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2119996845182958780.post-74006318082781397712009-10-30T09:36:44.389-06:002009-10-30T09:36:44.389-06:00When we're with my parents, Thanksgiving is al...When we're with my parents, Thanksgiving is always small and we always do turkey. The funny thing is, turkey isn't particularly hard to make, but it's not something that I find myself making any other time of the year and I would feel royally screwed if my parents decided to deviate from the norm. Everything else is pretty traditional: mashed potatoes, stuffing, cranberry sauce, creamed corn.<br /><br />Crap, now I'm HUNGRY!Mama Bubhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04521543145593543128noreply@blogger.com