Hiii HSBBW ladies!

Its out with the pumpkins and up with the turkeys time!!

Just thought since we all seem to share thoughts with one another, it might be fun to have people post about their favorite Thanksgiving dish, or fond family traditons.

Will your away baseball playing boys get to come home for the feast? If not,...please insert coping skill techniques that not only allow us to get through the giblets and gravy without them, but perhaps packaging techniques on how to overnight Fed-Ex our son's favorite homemade pumkin pie!

If we were having a Ladies HSBBW feast, I'd bring my grandmothers favorite sweetpotato casserole with mounds of roasted marshmallows on top.

Anyone else?

SSMom - I was just commenting to someone this morning that I can't believe Thanksgiving is two weeks away!

My son will be coming home for thanksgiving and we're all traveling this year to my brother's in Alabama. I can't wait!!!!

On a baseball note, my son's coach is hosting the players that can't return home due to distance for a thanksgiving dinner! Isn't that awesome! I'm going to prepare a couple of deserts and take.... haven't decided what yet.

My parents are coming for Thanksgiving - I am happy. My mom will bring pecan pies (shelled by their own hands). She usually makes 10 -12 various pies for Christmas along with all other sorts of sweets. We are all near a diabetic coma by the time we leave. I asked her to bring a pot of pinto beans - something about the water they are cooked in makes them incredible. We had them every week of my life growing up. I will make Turkey and cornbread dressing - ala my grandmother. No real recipe, but you know when it is right. I have a spiral ham I will throw into the mix. A homemade chocolate sheath cake for my kids. I had better invite some more people to eat all this food!

A neighbor of ours owns a new, up-and-coming restaurant and he was interviewed in the paper today. One of their side dishes is cranberry-goat cheese-scalloped sweet potatoes. Oh, what I would do to get his recipe!

quote:

I asked her to bring a pot of pinto beans - something about the water they are cooked in makes them incredible.

There's just something about pinto beans - they just aren't as good made by folks of our generations as our grandmothers! I've never eaten pinto beans as good as my great grandmothers.... but then again, I've never eaten alot of things as good as my grandmother and greatgrandmothers!!

We have hosted all family holiday dinners since we were married 30 years ago ... except for 3 Thanksgiving dinners. Definitely NOT hosting this year and am not sure I will be up to going out for dinner.

Hubby has done a fine job preparing Thanksgiving in the past but am not sure I can handle having 5-6 people around the house all day ... just wondering who would clean the house beforehand stretches my limits these days.

Son and his wife will be in New York with her family ... her mom always wanted to see the Macy's parade so they are treating their son and daughter and AJ.

This year, however, I am willing to advertise that I am available to anyone who would like to invite an invalid to their family function ... you could consider it your charitable gift for the holiday season I clean up rather nicely and since I have never met a stranger, I promise that I would fit into family table talk easily.

All kidding aside ... I will miss the usual fun of Thanksgiving and hope to be able to do something nice in December.

quote:

A homemade chocolate sheath cake for my kids

While I know this isn't a cooking forum,...but Redhead please do tell! More info,...what are the ingredients?

This is great! Fun to hear about everyone's traditions and plans!

My oldest son will be graduating from the Air Force Police/Security Training and actually gets to come home for Thanksgiving. ( invision shortstopmom doing a herkie up in the air! ) Were going to try & squeeze a little Christmas celebration in here also for him.
How to decorate? Can't have a Christmas tree decorted with turkeys,..or can I????

Ok ok I finally figured it out,..all turkeys and Fall decor will be limited to the diningroom and the livingroom & foyer will be in full-on-blow-out-deck-the-halls Christmas decor! Decorating delima solved! Whew!!!

I will actually spend this weekend wrapping, decorating, cooking, and stuffing the freezer.
Son just called this afternoon and requested deviled eggs. Hmmm,..usually have those at Easter time,..but why not?

Pinto beans sounds good too!! Never thought of that for Thanksgiving,..yummy!!! Do you season them with saltpork? Bacon? Ham?

Geesh,..it must be time to make dinner. I'm getting hungry!

P.S.
Futureback mom,...I say you have a very well deserved " pass " this year from taking on the feast!
Perhaps a little yummy restaraunt dinner this year, delivered to your door, might be a good idea,...and eaten on TV trays, ( ok,..you can bring out the fancy napkins & maybe a candle or two )while sitting in your favorite recliner, with your feet up,...while you watch the parade,.and perhaps get a glimpse of your son and his wife's family!
You'll be toasty warm,...they might be a little chilly!

FBM - If I was close, I'd be more than happy to provide Thanksgiving for you! Thanksgiving is not only about being with family, but remembering all the blessings in our life and I know that you'll enjoy sharing those with your hubby. I'm sure lots of folks will have you on their "thankful for list" as well!

SSMom - I think it's great to celebrate Christmas as well as Thanksgiving with your son. I will actually have my tree up before then, I hope! I'm usually anxious to take it down after Christmas and get everything cleaned up, so to put it up early just allows time to enjoy it!

We will be in Palm Springs this year for a baseball tournament! That has become our end of the season event. We rented a house so FBM-your're welcome to come but I doubt you would be very relaxed with my 5, 8, 10 and 12 year old sons running around

Someone here last year posted a recipe for Kahula pumpkin pie. Yummy!!!! I made it last year for our family Christmas dinner and it was a huge hit (no pun intended).

quote:

Kahula pumpkin pie

Um,..like TOTALLY YUM!!!!!!!!!!

FBM....as I sit here with moving boxes all around me....I'm wondering how am I ever going to pull off Thanksgiving this year....and I think take out is the answer....we would be more than happy to have you join us....just pull up a moving box and have a seat!

Son is going to Atlanta again for Thanksgiving....to be spoiled by his Aunts....a chore he loves....

FBM,

I would gladly invite you to our house for Thanksgiving dinner but I'm afraid my house isn't big enough for that 50 foot hose of yours!

quote:

I would gladly invite you to our house for Thanksgiving dinner but I'm afraid my house isn't big enough for that 50 foot hose of yours!

OUBsbmom..... ...your bad! But perhaps...if she put an extension cord onto it...she could make it to Texas???? FBM...if you put about five extension cords on it, you are welcome to share Thanksgiving with me here in Pennsylvania!

By the way, how exciting for AJ and Katie to see the Macy's Parade!

quote:

Someone here last year posted a recipe for Kahula pumpkin pie. Yummy!!!! I made it last year for our family Christmas dinner and it was a huge hit (no pun intended).

That would be our very own URKillingmeblue! I made it too...and I'll second the motion that it was YUMMY!

Hey ladies..don't forget the Ocean Spray Cranberry sauce WITH RIDGES!!!!

quote:

Hey ladies..don't forget the Ocean Spray Cranberry sauce WITH RIDGES!!!!

Kathy, I actually had thoughts about our sauce with ridges when I was at the grocery this week!! Since we're traveling to my brother's, maybe I should call him and make sure they're having the right kind!!! I mean, I could always toss a can in the back of the Jeep!

Like everyone else I cannot wait untilThanksgiving break and the return of my freshman. He called his grandma last weekend and asked if he could bring some out of state baseball players for thanksgiving dinner. She was so proud of him that he thought of others. Actually so am I. Love the idea of baking and starting to set out the christmas decorations. This year I am blessed with having those few extra boys to help. How many extra you say....seven plus my 2 sons. I don't even know where to put them all to bed in my house and I am not sure I can buy an extra refrigerator to hold the required food for them before the thanksgiving break. Here are their request

1. please please all home cooked meals
2. "Can you make a pumpkin pie with my moms recipe?
3. "Can I call shotgun on one of the turkey legs now, my granma lets me do it back home"
4. "Do you have big bowls....really big bowls so I can have alot of cereal at one setting?"
5. Can your husband make pancakes? Fluffy pancakes...not like the ones at school
6. "Can we play football before dinner. Thats what we do back home (husband is excited he is setting up a neighborhood challenge. He figures we have a full team at our house and all atheletes. Of course he is the coach!)
7. From my husband and youngest son they want to know if they can put name tags on the couches for after the thanksiving meal.
This year I have so much to be thankful for. Happy thanksgiving preparation yall

Allaboutbaseball.....I think you have a lot to be thankful for this Thanksgiving....but I'm sure the Moms whose sons you are sheltering and feeding this Thanksgiving feel just as thankful.

Sounds as if you all are going to have a wonderful time.....and don't be surprised if after reading your post, FBM shows up on your doorstep....hose and all!

I think 7 extra boys sounds great because you won't have to worry about putting the leftovers away - there won't be any!! I would have them decorate the tree and get all the lights up on the house while they are there and maybe rake the leaves. With all that manpower it would only take about 30 minutes. Meanwhile, YOU can sit on the couch.

quote:

I would have them decorate the tree and get all the lights up on the house while they are there and maybe rake the leaves.

That would be an excellent plan!