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[Lilith]

degrees.....It's going to be too hot to roast a turkey without roasting ourselves. I am actually going to have to turn the AC on :hot:

Do you think it's ok to just have salad and fruit for Thanksgiving?:D

[osuche]

Bring your family over to my house, Lil. They're predicting rain turning to snow. :)

If you could come, you'd be welcome. What's 6 more when I already have 17 coming??? And I bought a 30 lb turkey...... :) Then you wouldn't need to cook! ;)

[Lilith]

Osuche...you've never met my mom :p There is a reason I turned out this way :spin:

But TYSM for being a sweetie :p

[cherrypie7788]

Wow, 17...There's going to be 12 at my moms house. I don't see how you all do it.

[PantyFanatic]

Bonnie, mosquitoes all year, Charley, hotter in your kitchen than in your oven at Thanksgiving, Frances, alligators that eat your dog, Ivan, Christmas carolers in bathing suites, Karl………………..:confused:

Guess my ancestors weren’t so stupid after all. :rolleyes:

[LixyChick]

Deep fry the bird...outside in the big roaster/fryer thingy Lil! I know you don't usually fry things, but they say it's real good that way...and it's just once a year!

Oh...and TY for rubbing it in about the heat hun...*raspberries*

Happy Bird Day everyone!

[cherrypie7788]

I've always heard of deep frying the turkey, but I'm not sure how I could handle that...If my mom ever deep fried the turkey I'd skip it lol

Wonder who came up with that idea in the first place???? It's definately creative because I never would have dreamed it up!

[Lilith]

I've had it and it's delish!!!!! I even have the big outdoor fryer thingy but we use it to boil crabs :p

[Navarre]

I've had it and it's delish!!!!! I even have the big outdoor fryer thingy but we use it to boil crabs :p

Then give it a try Lil.

Around here you get arrested if you do anything BUT deep fry your turkey.



BTW..............it's going to be freezing here on Thanksgiving. Only 58 degrees.

[Scarecrow]

Lilith it will only be 40 here so no need for AC :shock:

[Sharni]

26.1C (79F) Thats a gorgeous day Lil....could do with that myself...tis bloody 16 or some such rude thing here today.

[nikki1979]

crap right now its 49 and its sposed to be colder for turkey day , we are deep frying 2 birds, expecting close to 20 ppl if not more and thats not counting rugrats :O its a normal thing for us tho, we are always the ppl who have every one over, i dont know how i got elected to buy the turkeys tho, we gotta buy fresh ones for the fryer and they are 2 pounds a pound :O:O:O can u say OMFG im payin near 90 bucks for 22 pounds of bird when i found tha tout i deided were charginf admission!!!! u get to bring a side, appatiser or money LMAO

~nikki

[osuche]

<blinks>

Anyone else find it funny that Nikki in the UK is celebrating American Thanksgiving? What's next??? Building a celebratory momument...in Trafalgar Square...for the Boston Tea Party? LMAO

OK....Nikki...I hope you have a wonderful time!! ((((nikki))))

[cherrypie7788]

That's a lot of people to cook for Nikki (BTW, the brit celebrating TG didn't even hit me until you said something osuche LOL)

I always try to bring stuff with me when I go to moms, last year I took a pumpkin pie, some dressing and some crackling bread. This year I think I'm going to take a pumpkin pie, some of wyndhy's crab dip and a mac and cheese casserole. I can deal with that, but 20 people, whew. Once mom decides she doesn't want to cook anymore I'm going to fiance's sister's house I guess LOL

When you go to someone elses house (or when other people come over) do they bring dishes with them?

[Lilith]

Nikki is a US millitary spouse :D She is cooking for her US peeps there I am sure. But I do see the irony. Best Thanksgiving I ever had was when Mr. Lil first was in Tech school in the Air Force. There were a few of us all first year married, all living in squalor, all scared and away from home. We had the best meal together because while none of us could afford the whole meal we could all afford to bring something. I made my first turkey that year. I remember the guy and his wife across the hall had us all shake cream into butter like we were Kindergarteners.

Nikki enjoy!

[Teddy Bear]

Our weather has been on a roller coaster........ we had apx 5" of snow on the 14th!! It only lasted a few days cause on the 18th we had temp of 58f and everything melted.

PF -- LOL!! I guess thats why my ancestors have remained New Englanders for the most part.

My family will be going to my sister-in-laws, about a 2 hour drive. Probably be 14 people there. She has the turkey, stuffing and mashed potatoes. Everybody brings something...... Mom-in-law always brings a jello mold and rolls, I'm bringing creamed onions and turnip. I've been craving a chocolate cream pie lately and so may bring that to.

What ever you do, where ever you are.... Have a Happy & Safe Thanksgiving!!!

[cowgirltease]

Rub it in why don't ya! :p It's been raining here for 2 solid weeks. :(

[sodaklostsoul]

We got 34F right now and no clue what will really happen on Thanksgiving. I gave up trusting the weather peeps.

I know a guy who would wrap the bird w/stuffing inside in tin foil and put it in the BBQ outside for our 4th of July campouts. 3-4 hours I think it took, but don't quote me on that.

[wyndhy]

salad and fruit and sliced turkey sandwiches, this way you at least still get the triptophan (sp???) sleepy buzz. :D i hate cooking with the oven in the heat. if you can't indirect grill it how about a hole in your lawn, do it like a pig roast sans the gross looking apple stuffed in it's itty-bitty beak. :D actually sans the whole frikking head i guess.

[Pita]

I'm in the same boat as you Lilith. I will be running my air that day too. :rolleyes:

[imaginewithme]

yep Lilith it was 82 degrees here today.....and on the phone to a friend in WA where it was in the 30's just seemed unreal, but more holidayish.

[Cheyanne]

On Turkey Day the high temp is going to be 35 after a low of 17 overnight...

I like to cook the Turkey in a 225 degree oven overnight...that way the house smells soooooooo good when we wake up in the morning. We usually eat around 1:00 and the Turkey is soooooo moist and tender by then.

[WildIrish]

After much deliberation, we've decided to stay home and cook for ourselves this holiday instead of dragging the kids to Boston for a gathering with the relatives. We'd just end up overeating, drinking too much and getting into an arguement over a football game and having to settle it outside...playing street football. And I'm getting too old for that crap.

So I'll overeat at home instead. :D

[nikki1979]

ARGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH ME BRIT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! LMAO!!!!!!!!!!! seriously got rolling on that one , i sometimes forget ppl dont always know about me hehhehehehehehe!!! tho one of my friends is a brit and she will be here lol has been to the last 2 i belive heheh and last year we had our danish friend here to bad she had to go home and wont be here for this one.

~nikki

[Scarecrow]

Now they are calling for 2" of snow,

Over the hills and threw the snow ....

[imaginewithme]

It ended up being 40 degrees here yesterday and cool again tonight. Felt like holiday time!

[Cheyanne]

It was cool and cloudy yesterday...perfect weather for a family gathering - lit the fireplace and we all could eat in the kitchen without overheating outselves. It started raining last night and this morning we woke up with about an inch of snow!!!

Thinking about getting the Christmas stuff out!! :D

[Lilith]

It's fecking freezing here...I'm going to have to get out of these shorts and into long pants :p

[imaginewithme]

It's fecking freezing here...I'm going to have to get out of these shorts and into long pants :p

yep, I had to break down and do it too Lilith..... :(