What did you eat for Thanksgiving?

[Mk]

Whatcha eat? I ate the pretty normal stuff - Turkey with gravy, baked potatoes, corn, croissants.

 

[TheStatutoryApe]

The usual.
My parents in their infinite desire to make food that much more fattening yet try to call it diet food did some interesting things though.
They made mashed potatoes with halfandhalf, sour cream, and cheese then baked it in a casserole dish.
They made jello salad with lots of berries.
They also made pumpkin and apple pies with splenda instead of sugar.

If you hadn't guessed they're on a low sugar/low carb diet. Not that they go in for the atkins thing so much but because my step father is diabetic. They still somehow think that less carbs will mean it's healthier even if it's chock full of fats.

 

[Mk]

They made mashed potatoes with halfandhalf, sour cream, and cheese then baked it in a casserole dish.

Sound fattening!

They made jello salad with lots of berries.

Drupes you mean.

They also made pumpkin and apple pies with splenda instead of sugar.

One time I did double blind taste tests on myself. Two or three sugar substitutes, and real sugar, and their mixtures. I found that I enjoy Sweet N' Low best! Maybe I should buy a box and snack on it. Hey, its low calorie!

They still somehow think that less carbs will mean it's healthier even if it's chock full of fats.

I think they think it is less weight-gaining.

 

[Gokul43201]

I was in the lab all day...I ate (turkey flavored) Ramen noodles !

 

[Moonbear]

The usual.
My parents in their infinite desire to make food that much more fattening yet try to call it diet food did some interesting things though.
They made mashed potatoes with halfandhalf, sour cream, and cheese then baked it in a casserole dish.

Was that one supposed to be low carb or low fat? Do they think baking food makes the fat go away?

They also made pumpkin and apple pies with splenda instead of sugar.

I've had stuff made with splenda, and it's not bad (sometimes a little too sweet though)...the real problem is if you go back for seconds. Over-consuming non-digestible anything is not a good idea unless your diet is otherwise very low fiber.

I had a very traditional Thanksgiving dinner, which I realized it's been a long time since I've had one of those (for years, I've been having Thanksgiving dinner for international students and do it somewhat potluck style...I provided turkey, stuffing and mashed potatoes, and let them bring additional side dishes)...so it was the standard turkey, mashed potatoes with gravy, stuffing, cranberry sauce, green beans, and a no-bake pumpkin pie (I made a crust yesterday for a real pie...today I'll finish making that...I like real pumpkin pie too much to be content with just the no-bake experience ).

I'll start my Christmas decorating today...as soon as I figure out how to rearrange my living room furniture to put up a tree.

 

[zoobyshoe]

I had no Thanksgiving. I spent the two and a half hours around turkey time stuck to a telephone connected halfway around the world to the Indian subcontinent. Take a guess who I was talking to.

 

[Gokul43201]

I had no Thanksgiving. I spent the two and a half hours around turkey time stuck to a telephone connected halfway around the world to the Indian subcontinent. Take a guess who I was talking to.

Duh, the yeti !

 

[zoobyshoe]

Duh, the yeti !

No, I keep in touch with them by direct long distance infrasonic grumble.

 

[Kerrie]

My husband cooked for us:
Turkey stuffed with oyster stuffing
Corn pudding
Candied yams
Spinach casserole
Topped with gravy and of course rolls with butter!

Couldn't eat dessert, too stuffed.

 

[hypatia]

Deep fryed turkey, butternut squash, black turtle beans, corn bread, apple/pear and raisen salad, cherry/blueberrycobler and pumpkin pie.

 

[Kerrie]

Deep fryed turkey, butternut squash, black turtle beans, corn bread, apple/pear and raisen salad, cherry/blueberrycobler and pumpkin pie.

YUM

 

[Smasherman]

Due to a sudden tortilla shortage, I had Chinese food for Thanksgiving. Today, however, I'm having my official "feast" (which I'm cooking right now). I'm cooking enchiladas and mashed potatoes (my recipe and my mom's, homemade).

 

[Ivan Seeking]

As I described in the Virtual Feast thread, we had a wonderful dinner with the Integrals.

Ask Integral to tell you his Thanksgiving Day joke.

 

[loseyourname]

No feast for me. My family doesn't live nearby and my roommate isn't here. I ate a regular dinner during the course of a Buffy the Vampire Slayer DVD marathon. I watched all of season seven.

 

[mugsby]

i had eggrolls, the turkey is still in the fridge.

 

[kant]

fried chicken from saveway. Damn, life suck.

 

[quantumdude]

For the first time in the history of my life, I did not go home to Chicago for Thanksgiving. I spent it with friends in Troy instead, and I was in charge of dinner. I was pretty nervous because I had never taken on a culinary engineering project of this magnitude, but I'm pleased to report that it came out perfect.

Here's what I made...

* Mushroom caps stuffed with Italian breadcrumbs and parmigiano reggiano and romano cheeses.

* Lasagne with ricotta, mozzerella, and parmigiano reggiano.

* Roasted garlic mashed potatoes.

* Yams with brown sugar (though we were too full to eat these).

* Turkey stuffed with lemon, orange, onion, and herbs and basted in an herb butter. I also made a pan gravy from the drippings, some chicken broth, flour, and butter.

* Apple walnut stuffing with sweet sausage and peppercorns.

The dessert was handled by others, and consisted of chocolate chip oatmeal raisin cookies and chocolate pudding pie. All in all, a resounding success.

 

[Moonbear]

For the first time in the history of my life, I did not go home to Chicago for Thanksgiving. I spent it with friends in Troy instead, and I was in charge of dinner. I was pretty nervous because I had never taken on a culinary engineering project of this magnitude, but I'm pleased to report that it came out perfect.
Here's what I made...
* Mushroom caps stuffed with Italian breadcrumbs and parmigiano reggiano and romano cheeses.
* Lasagne with ricotta, mozzerella, and parmigiano reggiano.
* Roasted garlic mashed potatoes.
* Yams with brown sugar (though we were too full to eat these).
* Turkey stuffed with lemon, orange, onion, and herbs and basted in an herb butter. I also made a pan gravy from the drippings, some chicken broth, flour, and butter.
* Apple walnut stuffing with sweet sausage and peppercorns.
The dessert was handled by others, and consisted of chocolate chip oatmeal raisin cookies and chocolate pudding pie. All in all, a resounding success.

*Makes note in calendar: Thanksgiving 2006 booked...go to Tom's place.* That sounds absolutely, deliciously delightful!

 

[Mk]

What? No body ate a TV dinner?