How did you do Thanksgiving?

[George K]

We were at D4's house yesterday.

I made turkey and gravy - carved it at home, and drove it to her.
SIL made a turkey breast in his smoker, also mashed potatoes and a salad.
His mom (who always makes too much food) made stuffing balls, beans, and a casserole with sweet potatoes, onions and something else.
Cream cheese pumpkin pie and cookies for dessert.

[Jolly]

@bachophile said in How did you do Thanksgiving?:

Yes even the expats do TG

We made most of everything. Turkey. Stuffing. Gravy. Yams. Salad. Daughter brought a pie.

All on table but we set up a little poker service table next to the dining room table where we can deposit stuff that doesn’t need to be immediately close at hand, to make more room and less clutter at the table.

We had lovely evening. Nailed the turkey just right, and the gravy was not too thick, not too thin, little bear just right.

drinks were two types of beer, a double bock and a wheat, sparkling brut for the obligatory toast to everyone’s continued health and happiness, and a red Zinfandel to match the bird.

Unfortunately no football on Israeli tv. Just a few NBA games.

No football? Not popular enough to program?

[Optimistic]

@jon-nyc Oh so jealous! Which neighborhood are you in?

We did our meal around 1, buffet style (but there are just 2 of us). My family always did the traditional dinner time, but I hate the waiting around all day trying not to eat anything and then going into the meal starving. I like the early afternoon meal so much better. Similarly, drinking started early, but was spread out throughout the day so that it never felt like too much.

[bachophile]

@jolly we do get football but for some reason they didn’t air the TG games.

I guess I could stream directly NFL if I bothered to subscribe to the NFL channel.

[Jolly]

@optimistic said in How did you do Thanksgiving?:

@jon-nyc Oh so jealous! Which neighborhood are you in?

We did our meal around 1, buffet style (but there are just 2 of us). My family always did the traditional dinner time, but I hate the waiting around all day trying not to eat anything and then going into the meal starving. I like the early afternoon meal so much better. Similarly, drinking started early, but was spread out throughout the day so that it never felt like too much.

We never ate late. Dinner (that's mid-day for us) is between noon and one.

[George K]

@jolly said in How did you do Thanksgiving?:

We never ate late. Dinner (that's mid-day for us) is between noon and one.

Interesting.

When I was growing up, the large meal of the day was always after mom and dad came home from work - somewhere around 6 PM.

But, on weekends and holidays, when they were home, it was mid-day, around 1 PM.

[89th]

At in-laws, and passed it all around the table. Buffet style makes WAY more sense.

[Jolly]

@89th said in How did you do Thanksgiving?:

At in-laws, and passed it all around the table. Buffet style makes WAY more sense.

Compromise and buy MIL a Lazy-Susan table.

[89th]

@jolly Good thing that isn't her name, too

[taiwan_girl]

@jon-nyc said in How did you do Thanksgiving?:

No tg dinner this year, we’re in Paris

Very cool! Did not know you were there. Hope you are enjoying!!