https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Wed, 20 May 2026 08:51:38 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/gobble-gobble-gobble/page/2#post-266592 Wed, 22 Aug 2012 12:39:40 +0000 littlebug 266592@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My only must-have at Thanksgiving is my aunt's sweet potato casserole. When I started going to Hubs' family's Thanksgiving, I made it myself and brought it as my contribution (they do a big potluck thing). It is not Thanksgiving without it. Other than that, I can take or leave anything else "traditional" for Thanksgiving. Oh, and when we go to my aunt's out in Michigan (every other year), we have to have Monte Cristo sandwiches the next day with left over turkey. Yummm... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/gobble-gobble-gobble/page/2#post-266496 Wed, 22 Aug 2012 11:27:29 +0000 ladyfingers 266496@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I love Thanksgiving! I always make a big turkey even though barely anybody eats it and it's my least favorite part. Then sweet potatoes, mashed potatoes, corn, broccoli casserole, stuffing, rolls, and cranberry sauce. And it's usually just me, DH, my dad, and my dad's wife! I'm ridiculous. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/gobble-gobble-gobble/page/2#post-266404 Wed, 22 Aug 2012 10:21:44 +0000 photojane 266404@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Coco Bee: i'll be pretty pregnant this year, but i am determined to go full force! i'm hoping it even gives me and advantage... people are nicer to pregnant women. :) i have friends with kids, and they will usually leave baby at home with dad until 7 or so, then stop by and get them for the rest of the day of shopping. i can't imagine bringing a baby out at 4am! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/gobble-gobble-gobble/page/2#post-266350 Wed, 22 Aug 2012 09:39:49 +0000 JerricaBenton 266350@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@regberadaisy: I've been thinking about doing a mini thanksgiving dinner first week in September to ring in the unofficial start to fall! I don't even eat the turkey - I'm mainly in it for the stuffing!</p> <p>ETA: I'm a sucker for Bell's seasoning! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/gobble-gobble-gobble#post-266345 Wed, 22 Aug 2012 09:31:59 +0000 regberadaisy 266345@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We're having Turkey on Friday! hehe </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/gobble-gobble-gobble#post-266310 Wed, 22 Aug 2012 09:08:14 +0000 Mrs. Blue 266310@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>This made me LONG for the holidays to be here!! We switch off holidays, so Thanksgiving this year is with my parents. We brine a turkey the night before and have all the traditional yumminess. Man, I could use a Thanksgiving nap today! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/gobble-gobble-gobble#post-266291 Wed, 22 Aug 2012 08:49:10 +0000 autumnlove 266291@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Mashed potatoes! Roasted asparagus! Turkey! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/gobble-gobble-gobble#post-266267 Wed, 22 Aug 2012 08:22:31 +0000 regberadaisy 266267@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@chopsuey119: YES!! Thank you Alton Brown. Our lives were changed forever.</p> <p>@Smurfette: Love me some deep fried turkey. Especially at a football game! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/gobble-gobble-gobble#post-266263 Wed, 22 Aug 2012 08:19:05 +0000 Smurfette 266263@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I love Thanksgiving! This year is the year the whole family will be there. So much fun! We have a regular turkey and a fried one. Mashed potatoes, stuffing, and Mac n cheese! Yum! We go to the in laws on Friday and then spend the weekend. Sat is the big FSU/FL game so we will be going to that on Sat! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/gobble-gobble-gobble#post-266156 Wed, 22 Aug 2012 00:49:19 +0000 Rainbow Sprinkles 266156@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Rubies: we celebrate both canadian and american thanksgiving, but have entirely different food for each one. We eat cabbage rolls at canadian thanksgiving....what about you? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/gobble-gobble-gobble#post-266148 Tue, 21 Aug 2012 23:58:03 +0000 chopsuey 266148@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I love thabksgiving! Brining the bird is a must! Sides.. Mashed potatoes, cranberry sauce, stuffing, Mac and cheese, green beans.. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/gobble-gobble-gobble#post-266138 Tue, 21 Aug 2012 23:04:01 +0000 CupQuakeWalk 266138@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I love thanksgiving so so so much! I could cry:) I want pumpkin pie now:) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/gobble-gobble-gobble#post-266060 Tue, 21 Aug 2012 20:26:46 +0000 Mrs. Pen 266060@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@photojane: I LOVE black Friday. Where we live, the outlet mall opens at midnight and I heard that they're opening at 10pm this year! So I've been up all night before lol.<br /> Last year I was pregnant though, so I only shopped for a couple hours.<br /> I'm debating about this year... I have a 6 mos old right now... so I'm not sure if I'd take him with me (during the day) or go by myself... hmm!!! I also have to save $$ lol </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/gobble-gobble-gobble#post-266058 Tue, 21 Aug 2012 20:20:23 +0000 photojane 266058@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Coco Bee: i am DYING over those hats! i can't wait until we have a little turkey to dress up for the holidays!</p> <p>i love eating, so of course i love thanksgiving. i always get up and do cinnamon rolls and watch the parade - it's my favorite part of the day! my grandma and aunt always do the cooking, so i usually just bring a dessert. i usually get a little bit of everything and eat way more than anyone ever should. this year i'll be in my third trimester, so at least i can say i'm eating for two. :)</p> <p>as much as i love thanksgiving, i love black friday even more! my mom and i always get together after thanksgiving dinner and go through the sales papers and write out a plan of attack. then we go to bed super early and get up around 4am to start the day! we're so crazy about black friday. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/gobble-gobble-gobble#post-266039 Tue, 21 Aug 2012 19:52:46 +0000 Mrs. Pen 266039@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@hilsy85: love these: </p> [attach=1597/12/m94t3y.449x600.turkey-hat.jpg] [attach=1597/12/m94t41.554x554.turkey-hat2.jpg] https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/gobble-gobble-gobble#post-266037 Tue, 21 Aug 2012 19:51:12 +0000 Mrs. Pen 266037@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday... with Christmas following closely behind!!</p> <p>Well, we usually had the norm - turkey, ham, rolls, stuffing, cranberries, and mashed potatoes, pie etc... BUT my family has totally had health reform this past year and now all of us eat crazy healthy.</p> <p>So I think there may be a few tweaks... maybe paleo pumpkin pie? Sweet potatoes, GF dinner rolls etc.</p> <p>I'm excited to see what we decide to make!</p> <p>One year my grandma wanted to have a Sopranos themed Thanksgiving and all the food was Italian - it was SO great!!</p> <p>@hilsy85: SOOOO CUTE. I think I need to DIY that. I vote YES. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/gobble-gobble-gobble#post-265967 Tue, 21 Aug 2012 18:04:59 +0000 regberadaisy 265967@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@hilsy85: hilarious! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/gobble-gobble-gobble#post-265949 Tue, 21 Aug 2012 17:41:09 +0000 MsMini 265949@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Last thanksgiving is when we announced that we were pregnant to our families, so I think thanksgiving will always have a special place in my heart! </p> <p>Another Canadian here ... so we get the early thanksgiving. My favourites are glazed carrots, turkey, stuffing and mashed potatoes! Oh and can't forget the pumpkin pie! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/gobble-gobble-gobble#post-265947 Tue, 21 Aug 2012 17:40:15 +0000 sorrycharlie 265947@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@hilsy85: hah love it!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/gobble-gobble-gobble#post-265941 Tue, 21 Aug 2012 17:29:23 +0000 JerricaBenton 265941@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We almost always travel to my husband's side of the family for Thanksgiving. We don't like their food (rude I know but it's true, my husband gets food poisoning every time we visit - plus I'm a veg and they literally have nothing I can eat even if I wanted to) so we always have our own dinner after we come back. We always have turkey - we like the free range too, homemade gravy and cranberry sauce, mashed potatoes, and a roasted vegetable dish with parsnips, carrots, onions, turnips, brussels. We always have stuffing - technically dressing 'cause we don't like to stuff the bird - and lots of desserts but there has to be pumpkin pie! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/gobble-gobble-gobble#post-265936 Tue, 21 Aug 2012 17:26:43 +0000 hilsy85 265936@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I love thanksgiving as well...have no idea what our plans will be this year, as LO will be about a month old. But wherever we are, pretty sure he'll be wearing this: </p> [attach=1319/12/m94mcj.480x320.55521007875758348_WBxhf16u_f.jpg] https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/gobble-gobble-gobble#post-265934 Tue, 21 Aug 2012 17:17:08 +0000 Mrs. Tricycle 265934@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I have no idea what Thanksgiving will bring this year -- my EDD is two days before the holiday, so we might just be dining on hospital turkey -- pretty sure it won't be organic or free range. :) </p> <p>If we're home, my MIL has promised to deliver a full meal. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/gobble-gobble-gobble#post-265930 Tue, 21 Aug 2012 17:09:27 +0000 photomommy 265930@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>we do thanksgiving in NYC - its a few years old tradition now. so much fun, but we miss out on the big homemade dinner. last year I decided to do a pre-thanksgiving dinner at home. I did a turkey breast in the crock pot and it was so yummy! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/gobble-gobble-gobble#post-265857 Tue, 21 Aug 2012 15:55:36 +0000 DillonLion 265857@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. High Heels: Oh my gah that sounds delicious! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/gobble-gobble-gobble#post-265854 Tue, 21 Aug 2012 15:53:35 +0000 Mrs. High Heels 265854@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I love love thanksgiving! I always start my day at 6am ready to prep for the feast to come. I love making free range turkey (huge difference since it's not injected with all that salt!), sweet potato casserole, crockpot mashed potatoes (using half cauliflower and greek yogurt instead of sour cream for a healthier version), creamed corn, homemade stuffing, and pumpkin pie. we also mix it up a little by making a bunch of random homemade asian dishes. it is an eclectic affair! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/gobble-gobble-gobble#post-265841 Tue, 21 Aug 2012 15:37:58 +0000 MsLipGloss 265841@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@PurrpleTulips @Bree72: HA! When I saw *wild turkey* I instantly thought of bourbon! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/gobble-gobble-gobble#post-265839 Tue, 21 Aug 2012 15:37:00 +0000 MsLipGloss 265839@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@JessieJo17: Green bean casserole is non-negotiable! A close second is sweet potato souffle! Confession: I also love canned, jellied cranberry sauce. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/gobble-gobble-gobble#post-265836 Tue, 21 Aug 2012 15:28:44 +0000 purrpletulips 265836@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@bree72: he has never shot a wild turkey before and I'm not sure if he's ever had it before; I'm not too worried he has pretty poor luck in hunting </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/gobble-gobble-gobble#post-265829 Tue, 21 Aug 2012 15:22:18 +0000 BananaPancakes 265829@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@purrpletulips: Do you usually eat wild turkey for Thanksgiving? My husband kills one most years (in Spring), but I think it tastes horrible. I've tried cooking it every way and still can't stomach it. I end up giving the other breast and legs away. It's the only wild meat I tend to find too gamey for me. What's the secret? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/gobble-gobble-gobble#post-265744 Tue, 21 Aug 2012 14:05:14 +0000 purrpletulips 265744@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DH is hopeful that he'll have shot a turkey for Thanksgiving (I'm thinking of alternate plans). </p>