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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, 07:41 PM

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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 Sunday OP

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

as far as I can tell Phentex Sunday #7

OMG!!! I. LOOOOOOOVE fried oysters. Trueblue Texan 9 hrs ago #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 6 hrs ago #30

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

Friday is a holy day Phentex Sunday #8

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

I think they are looking for tradition Phentex Sunday #9

I usually order bamagal62 Sunday #4

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

I used to have a warming drawer! bamagal62 Sunday #15

My strategy: no_hypocrisy Sunday #5

That's a plan! Phentex Sunday #11

Pretty much my plan spinbaby Yesterday #21

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

I'd love it Phentex Sunday #12

This place has a catered dinner Warpy Sunday #13

I used to love cooking Thanksgiving dinner... slightlv Sunday #14

Sweet sweet memories! Phentex Monday #17

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

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

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

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

Taking it to your grave? Phentex Yesterday #23

Our Family's Cornbread Dressing Trueblue Texan Yesterday #24

I looked up sausage-chestnut stuffing, which I would make along with Mom. usonian 19 hrs ago #28

That's fair! Phentex Yesterday #22

and speaking of leftovers... Kali 21 hrs ago #25

We love it Cirsium 21 hrs ago #26

I have cooked Thanksgiving dinner for most of my 60 years of marriage. And im sick of it. Srkdqltr 20 hrs ago #27

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