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For Thanksgiving Dinner, I was assigned...
cole slaw.
What? I can't decide if someone really loves cole slaw, or doesn't like what I've brought (unassigned dishes), or was just trying to make it easy and cheap for the folks travelling. But, really?
Cole slaw? Who eats that on Thanksgiving?
Related... anyone have a good cole slaw recipe?
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Re: For Thanksgiving Dinner, I was assigned...
Boooo. And no, I don't, sorry.
Just wanted to chime in and commiserate; I got "bread for J and a dessert he can have" (he's gluten-free). Though if I openly label anything "gluten free" nobody else will touch it.
I'm bringing deviled eggs, GF pumpkin bread, and blackened green beans with shallots.
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Oh, actually, there's one in my blog I've made before, but it's very...springlike.
http://cleaneatingmachine.blogspot.com/2010/03/taste-of-spring.html
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Uhhh......cole slaw? Now I love cole slaw but at Thanksgiving? That's a new one.
And unfortunately I don't really have a good cole slaw recipe. I usually just buy shredded cabbage or broccoli slaw & top it with slaw dressing. LOL!
That's a strange request. I've never heard of coleslaw with Thanksgiving!
I've made this recipe before and it's good. You might want to cut back on the sugar a bit though. I think the recipe calls for a bit much.
http://allrecipes.com/recipe/sweet-restaurant-slaw/detail.aspx
Ha ha...that reminds me getting assigned olives and pickles last year for Brian's family holiday. I was a teeny bit offended because we had been bringing appetizars like beer bread and dip or shrimp for years (at least we knew there would be somethig we liked)
If they were trying to make it easier for people traveling, why didn't they have you bring rolls or bread or a dessert that doesn't have to be kept cold
Now that I'm thinking about it, I think my mom serves cole slaw for dinner, but we also have the most plain, bland dinner ever.
Weird.
I've made coleslaw a few times, but never save the recipe.
However, this is SUPER good and though not any more appropriate for Thanksgiving it might be a good way to kinda make what you were assigned while still sticking it to the man lol.
http://allrecipes.com/recipe/broccoli-and-ramen-noodle-salad/detail.aspx
Thanks, guys, for both the recipe and the validation that it's a weird request.
I don't think we've ever had cole slaw at Thanksgiving before. And I probably wouldn't remember because I don't eat it (except maybe once in August). My mom was lisitng off who was coming (this is at my Aunt's house) and we came up with a number of 30. I'm not going to make 30 servings worth. I don't expect it to be a hot item on the buffet line.
I think Jim and I are going to do Friday's breakfast at my parents' house (where we're staying). That'll give us the chance to cook.
I'm guessing as more "adults" (e.g. cousins growing up) get added to the group, they are having a hard time coming up with enough stuff for people to bring. I can see the conversation now..."Ok, so we still have three more peopel that need to bring something, what is another side dish...cole slaw?? Ok"
Also, I think aunts have it in their heads that they have to be responsible for the 'important things."
I think you're right, Maribeth.
I've made apple cranberry pie and spinach balls in the past for this group. I know I should just take my marching orders and do it.
That makes sense. Where we're going, the turkey potatoes/sweet potatoes, corn casserole, stuffing, and major desserts are already "taken care of."
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actually, when I saw cabbage on the list of gleanable items at Trillium last week, it did occur to me that cole slaw would be seasonal so I wondered why it wasn't common at Thanksgiving.
There are lots of yummy slaw recipes. Let us know which one you end up making, and how it turns out!
I was assigned green bean casserole and pumpkin pie this year. I was going to try to foodie it up but then I realized that I would miss it if I didn't have the uber processed green bean casserole and traditional pumpkin pie.
Isn't that funny? I feel the same away about gb casserole too. One year I decided to make pumpkin pie completely from scratch. Like, start with a pumpkin fresh. It took hours and hours, and wasn't at all worth it.
So someone please tell me that I wasn't the only one who thought "just go to KFC on Wednesday and buy several cartons of slaw."
To me slaw isn't even worth making..there are basically two kinds..a sweet kind and a vinegary kind. I haven't tasted any that have been amazing.
HA! GVSU, I considered a Gordon's run.
I'm considering an apple pear cranberry slaw. Maybe with some cheese?
I could see my sister clutching her pearls because gasp....I did something different. hee hee.
Forget Gordon's! Make that and post the recipe.
I also think you should put it on a pedestal in the buffet. Maybe in some sort of extravagant dish. With sparklers. They'll be begging for your cole slaw next year.
Yup, I think my mom might roll her eyes, but whatever...
I think I might use this as a base: http://allrecipes.com/recipe/cranberry-coleslaw/detail.aspx but add shredded carrots, and use Arnie's poppy seed dressing instead of mayo. What do you guys think?
I totally thought KFC too! LOL! I would probably just do a GFS run but I'm lazy this week.LOL!
That recipe looks amazing and would be even better with your changes! If you make it be sure to report back how it was. Also, let us know how everyone like the sparklers. LOL!
Oh, so not to hijack the post, we were requested to not make any "FOO FOO" food by DH's dad. I think that means anything other than the basic meat and potatoes type food. I can't think anything over the top we've ever made for his parents and by most standards, our food is not eccentric- it's off of allrecipes. What ever happened to if I make you food, you eat it, be thankful you didn't have to do any work and STFU? At least that's how I was taught. Eat what was put in front of you and be polite to the host. Hey, I learned to like more than just meat and potatoes by doing that. I hate closed minds. Just a minor complaint about ILs?
Wow, that's an interesting request! I think my inlaws would probably consider my food "foo foo" although they've never said it quite like that. They just think my cooking is very elaborate because it's more than hunk of meat + buttered potatoes.
Sparklers! Awesome! I might get a marching band to do circles around the dish too. And maybe Nickleback (after the Lions game, of course).
What's up with the older generation stomping down culinary creativity this year? Dudes, eat hunks of meat and buttered potatoes on your own time. This is a big cookin' holiday.
Speaking of buttered potatoes . . . my FIL makes dinner for his kids every year on Christmas Eve and I swear uses 4 pounds of butter. The mashed potatoes are usually soupy and buttery colored, and you have to fish the green beans out of a sea of butter with a slotted spoon
I'm making corn casserole for both places we are going.
I like having the traditional staples at Thanksgiving, but creative preparation suits some dishes really well (cranberry relish/sauce, method of preparation for the requisite sweet potatoes, endless varieties of pies and pumpkin-y desserts).
Thanksgiving is the one holiday where I don't really want to get my foodie on--I really prefer my mom's amazing mashed potatoes and turkey. I'll happily go on a culinary adventure any other day of the year.