so what is everyone doing Thanksgiving?

[lisacsco]

are you traveling?

staying home?

having family over?

Everyone be safe and enjoy the day!!

 

[hawgheaven]

Well Lisa, mine's gonna be busy. We're going to my step daughter's sister-in-laws on T-day, where I'll be deep frying a turkey. Friday, me and the missus are heading out to Michigan to see my siblings, attend my niece's wedding, and have another T-day, where I'll be deep frying another turkey... We will return on Tuesday.

 

[flagriller]

Nothing, the family is split up for the first time ever on a holiday.

 

[fatback joe]

Hauling the smoker up to Nicholson, Georgia to smoke a bunch of butts for my mom to put in her freezer and what ever else looks like it needs smoking while I am there..........but not the turkey this year, going traditional.

Everytime I go there, her hickory trees seem to lose some branches.......can't figure it out. LOL Always nice to visit my mom........but it is even nicer when I come back with hickory.

What are you doing, Lisa?

 

[lisacsco]

well, since you asked :) and since I am one arm down, I will direct my Husband and my friend on what to do, and we are eating at home, deep fried turkey, sage dressing, mashed potatoes, (and some sweet ones also

) green beans, deviled eggs (Husbands idea, but thats OK) rolls, pumpkin, apple and cherry pie.
You know, one of those Southern dinners we Southern girls like to cook

P.S.
my arm izzzzz doing alot better, but I am still milking it for all it is worth

 

[hawgheaven]

You go girl!!

 

[jdmc0]

Me the wife and the three kids will be leaving tulsa oklahoma sometime after i get off of work wednesday and heading to colorado springs, actually fountain, to spend the t-day with my grandparents, aunts, uncles, cousins. My mom and sister and her kids leave tonight. We've been going every year for the past 5. My grandparents own a small meat processing company and this year we will be bringing home a half a beef and a whole hog. Normally bring home a hog but this time had a little extra cash for a beef also....i'm sure it will save us money in the long run

 

[richp692]

Golf outing in the morning then meeting out better halfs at my buds house for dinner. We are smoking a bird Wednesday night and the ladies are roasting one and making all the sides while we are play.

 

[sharpi]

OK so I am going to jump out there and smoke this 8 pound honeysuckle white turkey tit. I am making a shopping list and want to make sure i dont forget anything...i have a brining recipe for the most part off of this site. I am using charcoal and wood (not sure what I will find yet) and I think ima make some ABTS too. Any suggestions on anything I should NOT forget? And Debby...thanks for the post last night...I will be picking your brain later I am sure!

 

[gramason]

Staying home. and smoking my first turkey, also some beef ribs.

 

[cajun_1]

Staying home ... 12 lb gobbler, (did 1 today for my brother) kids and Grandaughter's will show up sooner or later, ( they've got other places to go also). Gonna be a Great Day.

 

[vlap]

Relaxing I hope! Making a pumpkin bread pudding sometime between now and then though.

 

[dingle]

I'll be hunting for a couple hours in the morning. For some reason(most likely because im addicted to cooking and seeing people enjoy the food) I decided to have t-day dinner at my house. I had a 21.5 lb bird given to me and there is only my parents and my wife and daughter and I eating! I expect a lot of leftovers. Turkey soup, hot and cold turkey sandwiches and so on....oh yeah....beer and football.

 

[bigarm's smokin]

Hey Lisa, my sons are going to their moms for a few days, so me and the two lickin pot hounds will BBQ a turkey for them to have a "GOOD" turkey when they get home.

Lets see, BBQ, Gunsmoke, rum and coke, lordy girl, I think I done died and went to heaven.

You let Doug do all the cookin, and save your arm.

You can do like I do, and be, "stupervisor".

 

[shellbellc]

Grandparents, my brother and his family, only 9 total...going tonight to pick up our bird, which was gobbling this morning. Hubby, brother and the kids set off rockets before dinner (around 2). Dinner one 24/25# maple glazed/injected turkey w/apple sausage stuffing, potato filling, candied sweets, green bean bundles, corn, salad w/hot bacon dressing, cranberry sauce, pumpkin bread, cherry & pumpkin pie. If I'm lucky, a lemon sponge also. Not smoking the turkey, can't spoil everybody, they'll want it all the time!!

Happy Thanksgiving to everyone!!

 

[wilson]

The Wife and I are going over to our Youngest Son's house in NJ. Everybody is cooking : His future in-laws are doing the turkey, stuffing, and turnips. We are making a ham, sweet potatoes, and 3 types of Cranberry sauce, and mashed potatoes, His fiance is making all the rest of the veggies, and taking care of the appetizers. Good Fun! Lots of time spent in the kitchen together sharing and caring!

As a surprise I am bringing him some Buckboard Bacon and I have some Canadian Bacon curing, that I will smoke tomorrow for him too.
I can't wait we always have a good time when we get together. He is Great Son!, when he got his own place he told us that Tradition was starting, we would now be going to his place for the Holidays.
Happy Thanksgiving to all my New Friends here !

 

[rip]

I got talked into smoking a turkey for the wifes family.

Going to be alot of people, hope nobody gets sick.

Going to make some other stuff to take , just don't know what yet.

 

[lisacsco]

Thats just down the road from me, and bring warm clothes, high tomorrow of only 27, and in the 30's all week.

add some Lemongrass to that Turkey soup, it is the BEST!!

I think I want to go to your house :)

 

[lisacsco]

thats an idea!!

 

[rodbuilder]

Family and friends are coming over and I will be smoking my first turkey...

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But first I need to find him... LOL Believe me, he and all the other wild turkeys that we feed are safe... My back yard is a hunters paradise.

Anyway, just a normal Thanksgiving day here...

Here's wishing all the folks on the forum a safe and happy Thanksgiving...