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Thanksgiving Poll
Lets get the board moving!
Are you hosting?
If yes, how many guests are you expecting and what are you serving?
If no, where are you going and are you bringing anything?
What is your favorite Thanksgiving food (just one!)?
What is your favorite Thanksgiving dessert?
Does turkey make you sleepy?
Does your family of your DH's family have any Thanksgiving traditions?
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If yes, how many guests are you expecting and what are you serving? N/A
If no, where are you going and are you bringing anything? We're going to my MIL's house. We are bringing stuffing, a dessert (but I can't decide what), and wine.
What is your favorite Thanksgiving food (just one!)? Stuffing!
What is your favorite Thanksgiving dessert? I'm not a big pie person and I don't really like pumpkin so whatever else is available. My aunt always makes some kind of cookie, lol. MIL is making carrot cake and we are bringing a desser too, but I can't decide.
Does turkey make you sleepy? Sometimes but not usually.
Does your family of your DH's family have any Thanksgiving traditions?
No, not really.
Are you hosting? Nope
If yes, how many guests are you expecting and what are you serving? N/A, but there will probs be about 15 people
If no, where are you going and are you bringing anything? My moms (and no where else for the first time in 15-20 years)! I'm bringing soup, but I can't decide what kind. Either cheddar/ ale or butternut squash & tortilla
What is your favorite Thanksgiving food (just one!)? Baked stuffed potatoes!
What is your favorite Thanksgiving dessert? Apple custard pie- my grandma used to make it for me and my mom tries to recreate her recipe
Does turkey make you sleepy? I don't know if it's the turkey or the total mass of food I have consumed...
Does your family of your DH's family have any Thanksgiving traditions? Playing Set Back
Are you hosting? No
If yes, how many guests are you expecting and what are you serving?
If no, where are you going and are you bringing anything? My parents- I'm making mashed potatoes, spinach & artichoke stuffing (side dish), an apple pie... I might be missing something...
What is your favorite Thanksgiving food (just one!)? Sweet potatoes (kinda caramelized w/walnuts)
What is your favorite Thanksgiving dessert? I
dessert... pecan pie, apple pie... I do not like pumpkin pie
Does turkey make you sleepy? Yes- and thankfully, DH agreed to sleep over that night since I have to go to work in the AM
Does your family of your DH's family have any Thanksgiving traditions? Besides eating... not really
Lets get the board moving!
Are you hosting? Yes. Oops, forgot to add what I am serving...
Turkey, gravy, stuffing, cranberry sauce, mashed potatoes, sweet potato casserole, meat stuffing (made by MIL), green bean or brocolli dish (made by SIL), apple pie, pumpkin pie. I think I will make spiced nuts and have cheese and crackers for an appetizer.
If yes, how many guests are you expecting and what are you serving? 4 adults and 2 children + DH and I.
If no, where are you going and are you bringing anything?
What is your favorite Thanksgiving food (just one!)? Stuffing!
What is your favorite Thanksgiving dessert? Pumpkin pie (my mom's secret recipe)
Does turkey make you sleepy? Yes
Does your family of your DH's family have any Thanksgiving traditions? No, not really.
Are you hosting? No.
If yes, how many guests are you expecting and what are you serving? n/a
If no, where are you going and are you bringing anything? Going to SIL's. Not sure if we're bringing anything yet, but probably not. She usually has it all planned out.
What is your favorite Thanksgiving food (just one!)? Squash. Thanksgiving and Christmas are the few times per year that we have it.
What is your favorite Thanksgiving dessert? Apple pie.
Does turkey make you sleepy? I don't know, but I definitely get sleepy after eating all of that food. Hard to just blame it on the turkey though.
Does your family of your DH's family have any Thanksgiving traditions? At my aunt's house we always play games after dinner. DH's family doesn't have any traditions. This year we are starting our own of running in a turkey trot 5k in the morning. I figure getting some exercise in the morning will make me feel a lot better about all of the food I'll be eating later!
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Are you hosting? no
If yes, how many guests are you expecting and what are you serving?
If no, where are you going and are you bringing anything? we are going to my parents' house on the Cape. We're bring twice baked potatoes (DH's favorite)
What is your favorite Thanksgiving food (just one!)? canned cranberry sauce
What is your favorite Thanksgiving dessert? pumpkin anything
Does turkey make you sleepy? not particularly
Does your family of your DH's family have any Thanksgiving traditions? not really - just spending time with familyAre you hosting? No, we're hosting Christmas though for the third year in a row.
If no, where are you going and are you bringing anything? My parents are hosting this year and we'll be bringing flank steak with chimichurri sauce, apple and maybe pumpkin pie, and a veggie side dish.
What is your favorite Thanksgiving food (just one!)? Um...don't really have one. We don't do a lot of the traditional stuff and my family is full of amazing cooks so it's hard to pick! I really like the variety.
What is your favorite Thanksgiving dessert? I love any kind of dessert
Does turkey make you sleepy? Like others have said, it's not so much the turkey as the sheer volume of food in general that I'll be consuming!
Does your family of your DH's family have any Thanksgiving traditions? Usually we pick our Secret Santa people while we're all together at Thanksgiving.
Are you hosting? No
If yes, how many guests are you expecting and what are you serving?
If no, where are you going and are you bringing anything? Dinner at DH's aunt's house - this reminds me I need to find out what I can bring! Dessert at my parents - bringing apple crisp and pumpkin spice cake balls.
What is your favorite Thanksgiving food (just one!)? I can't pick just one, sorry! I eat turkey, mashed potatoes, and corn all mixed together at once.
What is your favorite Thanksgiving dessert? I'm not a huge pie person, but I am really looking forward to the cake balls I'm making!
Does turkey make you sleepy? No
Does your family of your DH's family have any Thanksgiving traditions? Not really
Are you hosting? Yes
If yes, how many guests are you expecting and what are you serving? Just one, my SIL
What is your favorite Thanksgiving food (just one!)? Sweet potato casserole
What is your favorite Thanksgiving dessert? Pumpkin pie!
Does turkey make you sleepy? I don't eat turkey
Does your family or your DH's family have any Thanksgiving traditions? My stepmom always cuts out paper leaves and everyone writes what they are thankful for on them and she has this tree poster thing we put them on.Are you hosting? No.
If no, where are you going and are you bringing anything? Bringing food to both family dinners that we are attending. My family's and DH's are in the same town this year. I usually bring a chickpea broccoli casserole as a vegan entree, and it is generally hit with meat-eaters and veggie-lovers alike. This year I hope to try out a different vegan entree to mix it up. I'll also bring my pumpkin cranberry bread, which is always demanded.
What is your favorite Thanksgiving food (just one!)? Stuffing (depending on the recipe, though, and not if it has meat), otherwise cranberry sauce
What is your favorite Thanksgiving dessert? My cousin's apple crisp or my mom's apple cranberry pie.
Does turkey make you sleepy? I don't eat turkey, but the holiday overeating in general makes me pretty sleepy!
Does your family of your DH's family have any Thanksgiving traditions? My family usually has a bigger extended family celebration and they rotate who is hosting. After dinner, a large number of us usually go for a long walk to make room for dessert.Are you hosting? No.
If yes, how many guests are you expecting and what are you serving? N/A
If no, where are you going and are you bringing anything? We are going to DH's aunt's house. I have asked for ideas on what to bring, but so far I havent received any response.
What is your favorite Thanksgiving food (just one!)? my mom's broccoli and cheese casserole
What is your favorite Thanksgiving dessert? Pumpkin pie, of course!
Does turkey make you sleepy? Absolutely. Either that or all the fodd I consumed. A nap after dinner is always a must
Does your family of your DH's family have any Thanksgiving traditions? Not really... we switch off families every year... DH's family pulls names for our Secret Santa as Christmastime... thats about it