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CTyankee

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19. My daughter and son in law hosting. They are food snobs in a good way.

Tue Nov 18, 2025, 01:19 PM

21 hrs ago

They wouldn't have a jello mold anywhere in their house. They love to get in the kitchen together to make dishes. Everything is the best and the freshest.

It makes me tired just thinking about their effort.

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What food side dish will not be on your plate this Thanksgiving? Mine is that jello mold with fruit cocktail in it. How [View all] debm55 Yesterday OP

Turnips and I agree with that jello fruit salad mess TommieMommy Yesterday #1

Thank you very much, TommieMommy , I agree. I don't think I have ever eaten a turnip nor do I want to. debm55 Yesterday #3

No, no, 🫜 turnips are good and so are rutabagas and kohlrabi. Polly Hennessey Yesterday #7

Thank you, Polly Hennessey. I have eaten kohlrabi , which I liked. But never turnips. Never had creamed onions. debm55 Yesterday #11

Polly Hennessey. I set up a thread for you on your 22 anniversary. I don;t want to answer the posts as It is not my debm55 22 hrs ago #15

Thanks! 😊 It was a happy day twenty-two years sgo when I discovered DU. Polly Hennessey 18 hrs ago #29

There's a turnip cake dim dum. Often has little bits of ham in it. Tasty! electric_blue68 11 hrs ago #60

Green bean and onion casserole displacedvermoter Yesterday #2

Thank you very much, displacedadvermoter, for sharing. However I do like the breaded onions on top. debm55 Yesterday #4

Idk if they'll have it this year, but Trader Joe's has had a containe of dried fried onions around Holiday time. Yummy! electric_blue68 10 hrs ago #63

Thank you electric_blue68, I enjoy eating them debm55 2 hrs ago #65

Agreed RainCaster Yesterday #5

None of it, since I won't be going to a TD dinner. Ocelot II Yesterday #6

HAHAHAHHHAHAHAHAH, I agree. Thank you very much, Ocelot II debm55 Yesterday #9

A person after my own heart MustLoveBeagles 18 hrs ago #25

One the rare occasion of having it I've scooped out the marshmallow parts! 😄 electric_blue68 11 hrs ago #61

mom always had oyster dressing, baked macaroni and the green bean casserole rampartd Yesterday #8

HAHAHAHAHH. Thank you very much, rampartd. debm55 Yesterday #10

If I provide the oysters EYESORE 9001 23 hrs ago #12

not his year rampartd 23 hrs ago #13

Green bean casserole SheltieLover 23 hrs ago #14

Thank you very much, SheltieLover. But the fried onions on top are good. debm55 22 hrs ago #16

Oh I'd eat fried onions & love green beans, too, but not in mush soup. SheltieLover 22 hrs ago #17

Thank you , SheltieLover, Yes, the Cream of Mushroom soup is a nasty. debm55 22 hrs ago #18

In my humble opinion, Green Bean Casserole rocks, but... dwp6577 18 hrs ago #27

Thank you very much dwp6577, I will go to the link you gave. debm55 18 hrs ago #31

Use cream of celery. Much better Freddie 18 hrs ago #34

Thank you very much, Freddie. I will switch to Cream of Celery. debm55 17 hrs ago #37

My daughter and son in law hosting. They are food snobs in a good way. CTyankee 21 hrs ago #19

Thank you very much, CTyankee. I hope you are enjoying your new home. debm55 21 hrs ago #20

Turkey ProfessorGAC 19 hrs ago #21

We're doing salmon this year MustLoveBeagles 18 hrs ago #23

If We Lived Somewhere... ProfessorGAC 17 hrs ago #36

Wow, that sounds terrific. Thank you very much, MustLoveBeagles. debm55 17 hrs ago #38

WOW , that sounds great, ProfessorGAC. I was waiting to see what you were going to make. debm55 18 hrs ago #32

Thanks ProfessorGAC 15 hrs ago #49

Excellent. debm55 13 hrs ago #50

Sweet potatos MustLoveBeagles 18 hrs ago #22

I hear you, Thank you very much MustLoveBeagles. debm55 17 hrs ago #39

By the time I load my plate with turkey, dressing, taters, and gravy, there won't be room for anything else. Dorothy V 18 hrs ago #24

HAHAHAHAHAHHA. Thank you very much, Dorothy V. I am so glad to be reading your posts again. debm55 17 hrs ago #40

OH GEE, FEEL like fruit! elleng 18 hrs ago #26

Thank you very much, elleng. debm55 17 hrs ago #41

This message was self-deleted by its author wcmagumba 18 hrs ago #28

You already know the answer to this one Bluestocking 18 hrs ago #30

Sure do, Bluestocking. Thank you for sharing. debm55 17 hrs ago #42

Cranberry sauce. MIButterfly 18 hrs ago #33

Thank you very much, MIButterfly, I hate the yams with the syrup and marshmallows. debm55 17 hrs ago #43

That doesn't even sound good. MIButterfly 16 hrs ago #47

It's not. Thank you MIButterfly. debm55 16 hrs ago #48

Just back from Morocco so Tagine Lemon Chicken Onthefly 17 hrs ago #35

Oh thank you very much, Onthefly. I have bookmarked the link. debm55 17 hrs ago #44

My mom would cut up apples, leave the skin on applegrove 16 hrs ago #45

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHA. Thank you very much, applegrove. debm55 16 hrs ago #46

Ohhhh, boy! 😑😄 electric_blue68 10 hrs ago #62

Turkey Hassler 13 hrs ago #51

Thank you very much, Hassler. debm55 13 hrs ago #53

We're eating at my mother's so it's the same cuisine for the last 70 some Thankdgiving: dry turkey, sloppy spuds. marble falls 13 hrs ago #52

HAHAHHHAHa. Oh you. Thank you marble falls. debm55 1 hr ago #67

One that I want, being from Massachusetts JPK 13 hrs ago #54

My husband is from Quincy, MA His mother taught me a recipe for corn pudding. I haven't made in a while. It might be debm55 13 hrs ago #55

Brussels sprouts or broccoli. boonecreek 11 hrs ago #56

Thank you very much, boonecreek. You are very sweet to Mrs. boonecreek debm55 1 hr ago #68

Another vote against the sweet potato-marshmallow yuck. 3catwoman3 11 hrs ago #57

I agree with you, Thank you for sharing 3catwoman3. debm55 1 hr ago #66

Another vote against the sweet potato-marshmallow yuck. 3catwoman3 11 hrs ago #58

Baaahahahaaaa! During a Summer extended family get togther, one of my aunt brought one of those jello-mold fruit things! electric_blue68 11 hrs ago #59

On, did anyone eat some of that????Thank you electic_blue68 debm55 1 hr ago #69

No to the cranberries! electric_blue68 10 hrs ago #64