Ranking the holiday fare
Yay, it's two days til Thanksgiving! Because I'm lazy as <cuss> busy as all get out today and figured you'd be, too, I figured a simple Tuesday post would be best.
My simple plan? To rank the traditional holiday fare in order of what I enjoy most, then request that you all do the same. A simple, silly diversion of sorts. Are you game?
(Oh, and just for the record: The photo above of Baby Mac has absolutely nothing to do with this post. But he's so cute hugging his Papa Smurf that I couldn't resist sharing it.)
Here goes...
Thanksgiving fare traditionally on my table and how I rank my enjoyment of each (with 1 being most favorite of all):
1. real mashed potatoes with turkey gravy
2. stuffing (or dressing, if that's what you prefer to call it)
3. cold pumpkin pie with heaps o' whipped cream
4. turkey—light and dark for the meal, plus some skin; light with lots of salt and mayo on turkey sandwiches the day after
5. cherry pie...chocolate cream pie...and (maybe, as it's a new offering this year) caramel apple pie
7. deviled eggs
9. green bean casserole
10. whole cranberry sauce
Did you notice the omission of sweet potatoes/yams? That's because I don't like them. At all.
Hungry yet? Not it's your turn...!
Today's question:
How would you rank your traditional Thanksgiving fare, in 1-10 order of what you love best?
Tuesday, November 22, 2011
Reader Comments (12)
1) Turkey
2) Real mashed potatoes
3) Real gravy
4) Dressing! with oysters (I stuff the turkey, but we eat the dressing...go figure)
5) Pecan pie (homemade by my daughter)
6) Sweet potatoes (I've learned to love them)
7) Broccoli casserole
8) Waldorf salad
9) Tons of appetizers and other side dishes
10) Trying out your cheesy corn casserole. I put this as #10 because I might mess it up. LOL.
1) Dressing
2) Pumpkin Pie
3) Sweet Potatoes (candied ;)
4) Deviled eggs
5) Green beans w/new potatoes and bacon
6) Stuffed celery (cheese)
7) Pink stuff
8) Brown sugar Ham
9) Yeast rolls (very hot)
10) Potato Salad
I did not list Turkey because it makes me shudder :) Have a WONDERFUL Thanksgiving!
1. Stuffing
2. Cranberries (we buy them in the bag and make them. It is easy and tastes so much better than canned)
3. Pecan pie
4. Garlic mashed potatoes
5. turkey
6. rolls
7. The little corns in the jar
8. Sweet potatoes
9. Green bean casserole
10. black olives
So glad you posted this because I am grocery shopping this morning and forgot to put rolls on my list.
Have a wonderful Thanksgiving.
Hi:
I have an answer to the dressing vs. stuffing question: I lived in Lancaster, PA, which is heavily Amish, Mennonite and Pennsylvania dutch. They define "dressing" as made with potatos as the starch and "stuffing" made with bread.
1. Winter squash
2. Candied sweet potatoes
3. Carrots and onions
4. Mashed potatoes with gravy
5. Turkey (light and dark meat)
6. Brussel sprouts
7, Fresh cranberry sauce
8. Pumpkin pie
9. Homemade rolls
10. Another piece of pumpkin pie
WASPy girl: That's very interesting. I've never heard of dressing (or stuffing) made with potatoes. I just might like that!
Love your list! Here's mine.
1. Stuffing (my dad's and I am still trying to make it right)
2. Pumpkin pie with whipped cream
3. Turkey (dark meat)...white meat for sandwiches the next day
4. Turkey gravy (my dad's and again still trying to get it right)
5. Sweet potatoes
6. Green bean casserole
7. Rolls
8. Real mashed potatoes
9. A glass of white wine
10. Like Olga...another piece of pumpkin pie!
My list would duplicate yours because that's where I'll be lucky enough to be for Thanksgiving; I, however, would arrange items a little differently because I love dark meat turkey with your home-made rolls as Number One. Also, I'll go along with the girls who want another piece of pie.
Here comes Granny Goodyear Blimp by Christmas!
1) Cornbread dressing
2) Dark meat turkey with giblet gravy
3) Homemade cranberry sauce
4) Pecan pie
5) Fruit salad
I'm getting very hungry!
1. Pumpkin pie and whipped cream
2. Mashed potatoes and gravy
3. Turkey
4. Stuffing
5. Cranberry sauce
6. Rolls
7. Any other pie/cake
8. Corn
9. Salad
10. Veggies and dip
(I also left out sweet potatoes....Yucky. And I don't like greenbean casserole either)
Happy Thanksgiving!
1. made from scratch coconut cream pie
2. made from scratch cranberry compote
3. yams and apples
4. mashed potatoes and gravy
5. mom's rolls (sad I'll never get to eat them again)
6. homemade strawberry or raspberry jam
7. Grandma's chicken noodle soup
8. The turkey
9. ???? I'm out of dishes
Happy Thanks giving Lisa
1. Cornbread dressing
2. Cranberry sauce (any kind, I'm not picky)
3. Turkey (white or dark, don't care)
4. Sweet potatoes (no casseroles, sugar, or marshmallows, just baked sweet potatoes with butter)
That's it for me. We make lots of other stuff, but this is all I need. My real true favorite part of Thanksgiving is the leftovers. Late in the evening or the next day, I make myself a turkey, dressing, and cranberry sauce sandwich. Delicious!