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Cooking & Baking

Trueblue Texan

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16. Our family traditions have me cooking for the full week before Thanksgiving...

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Sun Nov 23, 2025, 08:41 PM

Nov 2025

In more recent years when we go to our daughter's house, she tends to order the meal in, but there is still plenty to cook to make it according to family tradition. When I make the meal at our house, it's like a damn smorgasbord. Too much food for too few people, but that's our tradition. We are getting better every year at cutting back. This year will be the smallest TG meal ever and I'm glad to have it that way. I really enjoy the leftovers, but the holiday cooking wears me out. I'd rather have a cold glass of bubbly and put my feet up than eat leftovers for a week.

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Some people hate cooking for Thanksgiving [View all] Phentex Nov 2025 OP

When I was growing up, my father had a little photo studio in Dover Walleye Nov 2025 #1

as far as I can tell Phentex Nov 2025 #7

OMG!!! I. LOOOOOOOVE fried oysters. Trueblue Texan Nov 2025 #29

Yes, you got that right, the small ones are much better and fry up a lot better. My mom was from the Eastern shore, Walleye Nov 2025 #30

I love doing it, but I always feel like I've run a marathon when it's done. Scrivener7 Nov 2025 #2

Friday is a holy day Phentex Nov 2025 #8

Absolutely, let the next generation cook, and then to come to enough Nov 2025 #3

I think they are looking for tradition Phentex Nov 2025 #9

I usually order bamagal62 Nov 2025 #4

It's one of two days I wish I had two ovens Phentex Nov 2025 #10

I used to have a warming drawer! bamagal62 Nov 2025 #15

My strategy: no_hypocrisy Nov 2025 #5

That's a plan! Phentex Nov 2025 #11

Pretty much my plan spinbaby Nov 2025 #21

My stepdaughter has taken over most of our holidays now, mwmisses4289 Nov 2025 #6

I'd love it Phentex Nov 2025 #12

This place has a catered dinner Warpy Nov 2025 #13

I used to love cooking Thanksgiving dinner... slightlv Nov 2025 #14

Sweet sweet memories! Phentex Nov 2025 #17

Our family traditions have me cooking for the full week before Thanksgiving... Trueblue Texan Nov 2025 #16

I'll take the bubbly but I want turkey for days! Phentex Nov 2025 #18

leftovers and my picky need to have MY pumpkin pie Kali Nov 2025 #19

Well, and even though we're not having turkey... Trueblue Texan Nov 2025 #20

Taking it to your grave? Phentex Nov 2025 #23

Our Family's Cornbread Dressing Trueblue Texan Nov 2025 #24

I looked up sausage-chestnut stuffing, which I would make along with Mom. usonian Nov 2025 #28

Thanks! Phentex Nov 2025 #32

That's fair! Phentex Nov 2025 #22

and speaking of leftovers... Kali Nov 2025 #25

mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm Phentex Nov 2025 #31

We love it Cirsium Nov 2025 #26

I have cooked Thanksgiving dinner for most of my 60 years of marriage. And im sick of it. Srkdqltr Nov 2025 #27