Originally Posted By amazedncal2 Seriously, boiled eggs in gravy? Hard boiled eggs? I can't even imagine why. Nothing weird that I can think of other than an uncle who made mincemeat pie with "real suet" one year Christmas we have a Danish meal with red cabbage and sausages (used to be pork roast with the crackling fat as a whoo hoo part of the meal) and pickled cucumbers so as each family member has brought a boyfriend/girlfriend to the meal there's a lot of explaining to do before hand. Mainly "you don't have to eat the red cabbage and yes it does stink" Just found out yesterday that 5 more people are coming to Thanksgiving so we are for sure having sweet potatoes
Originally Posted By Stacers76 Something I always found weird that appeared on holiday tables when we used to have more family and all got together...vegetables in a jello mold. Usually carrots in orange jello and I honestly don't remember what veg was in the lime jello..I want to say celery. Both make me gag.
Originally Posted By csgoofygirl My mom has made jello with carrots, celery AND chopped cabbage. I know.
Originally Posted By iamsally People always act weird when they see we have mashed potatoes and rice. But after living in Hawaii; I just cannot put out a spread without a pot of rice. Here's our Thanksgiving dinner. We don't even have to stuff him; he's not empty. <a href="http://www2.snapfish.com/snapfish/slideshow/AlbumID=5215443007/PictureID=261899685007/a=79203744_79203744/" target="_blank">http://www2.snapfish.com/snapf...9203744/</a>
Originally Posted By iamsally Okay, that looks a little weird. Mashed potatoes and rice. Like it is all one dish or something. They are two separate dishes. Silly me=oD
Originally Posted By mele Mashed potatoes and rice. Hey, maybe you could add a few cubes of bread and some polenta. Carb heaven! ;-)
Originally Posted By mele Mashed potatoes and rice. Hey, maybe you could add a few cubes of bread and some polenta. Carb heaven! ;-)
Originally Posted By amazedncal2 mele is excited! How about a leftover rice and mashed potato sandwich for Fridays lunch I'm glad you guys are enjoying my HDO's abbreviation Sisters and I have used it ever since email existed
Originally Posted By Labuda "The biggest thing is they put boiled eggs in the gravy. Talk about ruining something wonderful. WTH??? Does anyone else do this? I don't know if it is a Southern thing or if my family is just weird." They're weird. Never heard of that, and every Thanksgiving of my life (this week will be the 38th), I've been in Texas. "They also have cornbread dressing which I know is a Southern tradition. It would probably be okay if I had decent gravy to put on it, but I don't. Please give me just good ole plain bread dressing. " Yeah, cornbread dressing is icky! Give me stovetop normal stuff! lol
Originally Posted By TXDISNEYNERD I knew my family was weird. lol I did ask another girl at w*rk and she was actually shocked that I don't put hard boiled eggs in my gravy so there are other weird ones out there.
Originally Posted By Labuda Wow. How very odd! maybe it's a thing normal just for your part of the state?
Originally Posted By mele I've never seen a recipe for gravy that included hardboiled eggs...and I've got a TON of cookbooks (some of them are even Thanksgiving themed!) How odd. LOL This year I'm using ciabatta bread cubes and cornbread. I usually mix bread cubes and cornbread cubes (Mrs. Cubbisons - or whatever it's called). I decided to buy ciabatta and make my own cubes this year. We'll see...I'm monkeying up tradition here; it could lead to disaster! ;-) We bought an apple pie from Costco last night, so precious Dave will have dessert, too.
Originally Posted By ophellia well I've caved in to haousemates preference for Turkey(over the hens I prefer, they're buying)...and when I told my Texas born DH about the boiled egg thing? he says his Texan Mother always put chopped hard boiled eggs in the giblet gravy...HHHmmm..I had her gravy and never noticed...
Originally Posted By TXDISNEYNERD So where is your DH from? I wonder if Labuda's theory about it being just this are is true.
Originally Posted By TXDISNEYNERD Of course, maybe your DH is just related to my crazy family some way.
Originally Posted By mele I usually feed the giblets to the animals, not make gravy with them. I make a huge pot of chicken stock to use for the gravy and stuffing. (Plus, we eat the chicken and veggies for dinner!) I'm just about to start making it right now. Got the yams roasting in the oven, along with the garlic for the mashed potatoes. Am about to cook the sausage for the stuffing. I sliced up all of the veggies yesterday and will cook them in butter today. (Oh, it smells so lovely!) Not sure when I'll get to the pies. My daughter said she wanted to help me but she is out sledding with her buddies. I just pulled out our gi-normous mixing bowl. We only use it once a year...for stuffing. I swear, it's the size of a tire. How many people are coming over? SIX! And we're making enough food for an army. LOL
Originally Posted By amazedncal2 I think it's great that when you go to all the work of cooking a Thanksgiving meal you may as well have LOTS of leftovers I have the table(s) set, the glassware organized, drinks in the fridge,veggies chopped, fruit washed, HDO table set up with notes on what goes where, spinach dip made, coffee makers at the ready, house clean enough beds ready for kids who are sleeping over.....I'd better stop or I'll never get the rest done Last year was the first year I tossed the giblets I felt so free neck water, celery and carrots are boiled for the gravy stock.
