Always Turkey?

[Ali]

Does it HAVE to be turkey at Thanksgiving? My mum used to do a big ham alternate years and it was delish! Pretty much the same side dishes go with both, so no biggie.

So...are you brave enough to try something different at Thanskgiving or does it have to be Turkey or Bust?

 

[dominick]

Always a turkey, sometimes a ham with the turkey.

 

[dvdelf]

Turkey for Thanksgiving
Ham for Christmas

 

[Ali]

I love ham for New Year. Nice change if your turkey'd out.

 

[dominick]

Ham for Easter, too.

 

[Ali]

Ham for Easter, too.

Well duh! If you can fit some in around the chocolate. cheesy

 

[dominick]

I've never really been a big chocolate fan. Every once in awhile I'll want a Hershey bar with Almonds.

 

[Ali]

I love chocolate with nuts!

I've just had an X rated thought. *ahem*....I'll get me coat. Again.

 

[dominick]

Coat or jacket? I'm thinking straight jacket.

 

[Ali]

Sorry. I'll be good.

 

[dominick]

You're lucky "good" is on a curve here.

 

[e_xander]

We usually make 2 turkeys for Thanksgiving (we have both sides of the family over). We grill a regular turkey and then cook a smoked turkey in the oven. When it comes to Christmas eve, we started making lasagna for the dinner and then it's usually ham for Christmas day. I'm pretty much hammed out (fire away with the jokes, boys!), so I would rather have turkey.

Sean

 

[dominick]

Lasagna? That's something I would expect over at my house, but I don't think we've ever done it.

 

[Ali]

I think lasagna is a fine idea! With a big side salad and a jug of wine!

But turkey for Christmas! I can substitute for Thanksgiving, not for Christmas. A nice pork roast is good at New Year too. Makes a nice change.

 

[e_xander]

We were skeptical at first, but then everyone loved it. I guess they were getting turkeyed out also, plus the fact that cooking all that food was taxing on my wife, (I don't dare help, unless you want to kill someone with the rock hard food) so it was nice for her to. She's able to enjoy herself more now.

Sean

 

[Ali]

You mention "cooking all that food", could you not do potluck? Everyone brings something? Takes a load off the Host and Hostess.

 

[e_xander]

That's actually a good idea, and we do have some people bring a little something, but we rotate houses on Christmas Eve (between ours, my MIL and my SIL) so it tends to even out with all the cooking. The last 3 years have been at our house because my MIL has a small house now and my SIL opted out last year. It doesn't matter to us, we like having Christmas Eve at our house.

Sean

 

[Minta]

Has to be Turkey with all the trimmings for Thanksgiving. Can't forget the homemade pies too!
Christmas we do Turkey and trimmings, stuffed shells, sometimes a ham too depends on how many people come to dinner.
New Years day we do Chicken Pot Pie or Chicken Dumplings.

 

[Ali]

Has to be Turkey with all the trimmings for Thanksgiving. Can't forget the homemade pies too!
Christmas we do Turkey and trimmings, stuffed shells, sometimes a ham too depends on how many people come to dinner.
New Years day we do Chicken Pot Pie or Chicken Dumplings.

May I get your chicken dumpling recipe please?

 

[Minta]

May I get your chicken dumpling recipe please?

It's at home and I am at work right now. I will try to post it tonight.