https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Fri, 24 Apr 2026 11:10:08 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-kind-of-thanksgiving-turkey-are-you-getting/page/2#post-363567 Fri, 26 Oct 2012 20:00:38 +0000 allison 363567@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MsMini: The freezer idea is genius! Thanks! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-kind-of-thanksgiving-turkey-are-you-getting#post-363556 Fri, 26 Oct 2012 19:53:27 +0000 MsMini 363556@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@allison: We have done turkey dinner for 2, I just go hunting for the smallest young turkey I can get my hands on, and do small versions of our favourite sides (like yam casserole made with 1 yam etc) - You could call it "freezer cooking" as well and freeze the leftovers in 2 person portions to reheat once baby has arrived! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-kind-of-thanksgiving-turkey-are-you-getting#post-363548 Fri, 26 Oct 2012 19:45:40 +0000 regberadaisy 363548@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@allison: there was a year where it was just the two of us and we still made a big turkey dinner! :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-kind-of-thanksgiving-turkey-are-you-getting#post-363489 Fri, 26 Oct 2012 18:59:01 +0000 Arden 363489@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@travelingbrit: I think it's WAY better than the tofurkey. To me the tofurkey is rubbery... but I just realized the dinner roast is Worthington, not Morningstar. </p> <p><a href="http://www.worthingtonfoods.com/product-detail.aspx?product=372" rel="nofollow">http://www.worthingtonfoods.com/product-detail.aspx?product=372</a></p> <p>Just a warning - it doesn't LOOK that good. But it tastes great. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-kind-of-thanksgiving-turkey-are-you-getting#post-363465 Fri, 26 Oct 2012 18:12:50 +0000 regberadaisy 363465@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Honeybee: haha - ok! It's a lot more affordable bc we dry age our own. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-kind-of-thanksgiving-turkey-are-you-getting#post-363459 Fri, 26 Oct 2012 18:06:07 +0000 Mrs. High Heels 363459@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Free range from Whole foods. I don't like how they inject so much salt in the frozen ones found in regular supermarkets! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-kind-of-thanksgiving-turkey-are-you-getting#post-363339 Fri, 26 Oct 2012 15:43:26 +0000 allison 363339@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We live too far away from our families to drive home this year -- I'll be 32 weeks pregnant so I don't want to risk it. /driving 10 hours that pregnant sounds miserable. I don't know what we'll do! Go out to eat? Y'all are making me jealous, talking about your organic, free-range turkeys. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-kind-of-thanksgiving-turkey-are-you-getting#post-363210 Fri, 26 Oct 2012 14:46:02 +0000 ladyfingers 363210@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We just buy a turkey at Publix. But the turkey is by far my least favorite part of the meal. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-kind-of-thanksgiving-turkey-are-you-getting#post-363168 Fri, 26 Oct 2012 14:22:06 +0000 wheres_c 363168@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Vegetarian here too! I usually buy a tofurkey.<br /> @Arden: I didn't realize morningstar had a version of this. Is theirs better than the tofurkey one, or have you not tried the tofurkey one?</p> <p>I don't love the tofurkey but I get it just to have it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-kind-of-thanksgiving-turkey-are-you-getting#post-363105 Fri, 26 Oct 2012 13:51:25 +0000 MediaNaranja 363105@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I am a Thanksgiving orphan, so I usually go to a different house each year. I obviously just eat whatever they have. Last year I was at my cousin's house and they brined the turkey and oh man, was that good. Been to houses where they've deep fried as well, which is also tasty!</p> <p>Not sure what will happen this year though. If it winds up just being DH and I we will probably just get some turkey legs and roast those. Or just eat turkey sandwiches, ha. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-kind-of-thanksgiving-turkey-are-you-getting#post-363097 Fri, 26 Oct 2012 13:48:57 +0000 chopsuey 363097@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Honeybee: eeeee I can't eat lamb! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-kind-of-thanksgiving-turkey-are-you-getting#post-363094 Fri, 26 Oct 2012 13:46:11 +0000 regberadaisy 363094@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@HeatherlovesKenny: I love deep fried turkey too! Gosh, I guess I just love turkey in all it's form! Hahha </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-kind-of-thanksgiving-turkey-are-you-getting#post-363038 Fri, 26 Oct 2012 13:12:25 +0000 pinkcupcake 363038@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@regberadaisy: that's true! your reply reminded me of that Friends episode when Ross goes berserk b/c someone ate his special turkey sandwich ... i think the secret was that it had a gravy soaked piece of bread inside? haha </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-kind-of-thanksgiving-turkey-are-you-getting#post-362969 Fri, 26 Oct 2012 12:31:54 +0000 MrsBrewer 362969@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>whatever our families have! Normally my mom will get the biggest one she can find from the grocery store....normally 25+ lbs. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-kind-of-thanksgiving-turkey-are-you-getting#post-362954 Fri, 26 Oct 2012 12:25:50 +0000 HLK208 362954@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Not sure yet! DH wants to FRY the turkey...ewww. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-kind-of-thanksgiving-turkey-are-you-getting#post-362952 Fri, 26 Oct 2012 12:25:30 +0000 birdofafeather 362952@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>we are getting a small heritage free-range turkey from a local farm. we try to get one around 10 lbs, even for 10+ people because we have so many sides! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-kind-of-thanksgiving-turkey-are-you-getting#post-362944 Fri, 26 Oct 2012 12:22:16 +0000 Honeybee 362944@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@regberadaisy: Oooohhhh! I want to come to your Christmas dinner! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-kind-of-thanksgiving-turkey-are-you-getting#post-362940 Fri, 26 Oct 2012 12:20:16 +0000 Arden 362940@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Vegetarian here. </p> <p>I get the Morningstar Dinner Roast from a local health food store, and this reminds me that I need to pre-order two of them because they always sell out and I need one for Thanksgiving and one for Christmas. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-kind-of-thanksgiving-turkey-are-you-getting#post-362938 Fri, 26 Oct 2012 12:19:32 +0000 Smurfette 362938@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Whatever kind of grandma buys and cooks and the kind my uncle buys and fries :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-kind-of-thanksgiving-turkey-are-you-getting#post-362928 Fri, 26 Oct 2012 12:14:40 +0000 mediagirl 362928@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We're going to buy the one that's on sale. :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-kind-of-thanksgiving-turkey-are-you-getting#post-362902 Fri, 26 Oct 2012 12:05:22 +0000 regberadaisy 362902@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Honeybee: what?! we always do ham for easter and Christmas is a dry aged prime rib </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-kind-of-thanksgiving-turkey-are-you-getting#post-362896 Fri, 26 Oct 2012 12:02:55 +0000 regberadaisy 362896@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MungBean: leftovers are the best for turkey clubs the next day! Or that evening after a nap :P </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-kind-of-thanksgiving-turkey-are-you-getting#post-362885 Fri, 26 Oct 2012 11:59:18 +0000 pinkcupcake 362885@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We usually get a large organic, free range turkey (about 20 lbs), but I think this year we'll go a little smaller - had so many leftovers last year! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-kind-of-thanksgiving-turkey-are-you-getting#post-362850 Fri, 26 Oct 2012 11:50:13 +0000 MrsCastro 362850@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>we are having ham...no one in my family cares for turkey... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-kind-of-thanksgiving-turkey-are-you-getting#post-362828 Fri, 26 Oct 2012 11:40:03 +0000 Bookish 362828@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>A free one! My DH's company gives every employee a turkey the week before, so we will be using that! I have 12 people coming to thanksgiving (MY FIRST ONE AT MY HOUSE OMG WHAT AM I THINKING) soo I hope it's big enough! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-kind-of-thanksgiving-turkey-are-you-getting#post-362827 Fri, 26 Oct 2012 11:37:56 +0000 Honeybee 362827@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@chopsuey119: No, no, ham is for Christmas; lamb is for Easter!</p> <p>I don't know what we're doing. We're going to my parents' house this year, but I was thinking about splitting the dishes with my mom, so she doesn't have to do all the cooking. Maybe I'll offer to do the turkey... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-kind-of-thanksgiving-turkey-are-you-getting#post-362792 Fri, 26 Oct 2012 11:16:35 +0000 mrsmenow 362792@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I will do a whole turkey from the grocery store. I have made the turkey for a lot of years now and have pretty much perfected my recipe- never have had a dry turkey yet.</p> <p>I am planning on getting some smaller turkeys or just the breast when they are on sale to stock the freezer up. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-kind-of-thanksgiving-turkey-are-you-getting#post-362786 Fri, 26 Oct 2012 11:14:52 +0000 chopsuey 362786@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Andrea: yeah. HBH is nasty in comparison! :) I love Thanksgiving. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-kind-of-thanksgiving-turkey-are-you-getting#post-362780 Fri, 26 Oct 2012 11:13:04 +0000 Andrea 362780@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@chopsuey119: oh for real? maybe I'll do that! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-kind-of-thanksgiving-turkey-are-you-getting#post-362779 Fri, 26 Oct 2012 11:12:21 +0000 chopsuey 362779@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Andrea: HAHA I love trader joe's ham. I picked one up for Easter this past year. So much better than honey baked ham. </p>