https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Fri, 10 Apr 2026 13:09:18 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/whats-on-your-perfect-thanksgiving-menu#post-1872560 Mon, 22 Sep 2014 08:18:08 +0000 BKCaribBaby 1872560@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Turkey (not my fave, but I am somewhat of a traditionalist)<br /> Stuffing - box kind as well as a special made kind (my fave is<br /> Roasted fall vegetables<br /> Greens of some kind (collard especially)<br /> Sweet Potato casserole<br /> Macaroni &amp; Cheese<br /> Cranberry sauce - both fresh and canned<br /> A Caribbean dish with rice and peas to go with it</p> <p>Sweet Potato Pie<br /> My mother's pumpkin cheesecake </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/whats-on-your-perfect-thanksgiving-menu#post-1872554 Mon, 22 Sep 2014 08:13:46 +0000 Synchronicity 1872554@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Garlic mashed potatoes<br /> Rice + broccoli casserole<br /> Sweet potato pie<br /> All of the vegetables (green beans, carrots, cauliflower, etc)<br /> Fresh bread<br /> Pumpkin pie + whipped cream </p> <p>And, arguably the most important part.... bottomless wine. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/whats-on-your-perfect-thanksgiving-menu#post-1872551 Mon, 22 Sep 2014 08:13:16 +0000 Boheme 1872551@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Dressing (what stuffing is called here)<br /> My grandmother's homemade yeast rolls<br /> My sister's cranberry sauce<br /> Mashed potatoes with turkey gravy<br /> Macaroni and cheese<br /> My grandmother's chocolate meringue pie for dessert </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/whats-on-your-perfect-thanksgiving-menu#post-1872544 Mon, 22 Sep 2014 08:09:35 +0000 Anagram 1872544@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Turkey<br /> White gravy (not brown gravy)<br /> cornbread stuffing<br /> white bread rolls<br /> cranberry-orange dipping sauce (not the jellied canned stuff)<br /> green bean almondine<br /> spicy sweet potatos (I hate all candied sweet potato recipes)<br /> -mac and cheese casserole<br /> -squash casserole<br /> -corn casserole</p> <p>-pecan pie<br /> -pumpkin pie<br /> -vanilla ice cream<br /> -1 type of cake or cookies</p> <p>yup, we eat an insane feast at our house. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/whats-on-your-perfect-thanksgiving-menu#post-1872496 Mon, 22 Sep 2014 07:46:50 +0000 My Only Sunshine 1872496@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Lots of everything:<br /> Lots of Stuffing<br /> Lots of Mashed potatoes<br /> Turkey with lots of gravy<br /> Pumpkin pie with lots of whipped cream<br /> And a token vegetable to round things out</p> <p>My husband's family always has noodles with butter and had never had stuffing as part of Thanksgiving until I added it to the rotation when I married in. In my world, without stuffing it's not even Thanksgiving dinner! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/whats-on-your-perfect-thanksgiving-menu#post-1872495 Mon, 22 Sep 2014 07:46:14 +0000 Alivoo01 1872495@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Turkey with lots and lots and lots and lots of stuffing. OMG I love stuffing. ha!</p> <p>Ham and the regular ole sides are good complements. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/whats-on-your-perfect-thanksgiving-menu#post-1872444 Mon, 22 Sep 2014 06:47:34 +0000 Adira 1872444@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Turkey<br /> Stuffing<br /> Cranberry Sauce (Jelly)<br /> Potatoes<br /> Gravy<br /> Carrots<br /> Rolls/Biscuits<br /> Apple Pie </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/whats-on-your-perfect-thanksgiving-menu#post-1872438 Mon, 22 Sep 2014 06:35:47 +0000 blackbird 1872438@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Sunshine: I also think stuffing is gross. Probably because I had Stouffers growing up </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/whats-on-your-perfect-thanksgiving-menu#post-1872432 Mon, 22 Sep 2014 06:20:39 +0000 looch 1872432@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Individual roasted cornish hens<br /> my mom's stuffing<br /> oven roasted yukon gold wedges<br /> mashed sweet potatoes with bourbon<br /> cranberry sauce, the one in the can, lol<br /> ina garten's sagoponac corn pudding<br /> swiss style mac and cheese<br /> steamed string beans<br /> my aunt's apple crisp<br /> pumpkin pie </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/whats-on-your-perfect-thanksgiving-menu#post-1872388 Mon, 22 Sep 2014 00:50:48 +0000 sera_87 1872388@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Roast chicken - haaaaaate turkey.<br /> Mashed potatoes<br /> Stuffing<br /> Green beans &amp; carrots<br /> Gravy</p> <p>Apple &amp; lemon meringue pies for dessert. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/whats-on-your-perfect-thanksgiving-menu#post-1872384 Mon, 22 Sep 2014 00:21:51 +0000 mrschickpea 1872384@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Turkey and ham<br /> oyster stuffing<br /> mashed potatoes<br /> turkey gravy<br /> green bean casserole<br /> sweet potato casserole<br /> rolls<br /> canned cranberry sauce!<br /> pumpkin cheesecake </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/whats-on-your-perfect-thanksgiving-menu#post-1872232 Sun, 21 Sep 2014 19:57:38 +0000 Mrs. Sunshine 1872232@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrbee: it's something about the texture &amp; it's too seanson-y for me. But I'm someone that will snarf down completely plain rice &amp; think it's heaven in a bowl lol </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/whats-on-your-perfect-thanksgiving-menu#post-1872227 Sun, 21 Sep 2014 19:55:19 +0000 mrbee 1872227@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Sunshine: Sacrilege!! Mmm, carbs. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/whats-on-your-perfect-thanksgiving-menu#post-1872221 Sun, 21 Sep 2014 19:52:02 +0000 Mrs. Sunshine 1872221@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm just gonna say it. I despise stuffing! I have ever since I was a kid so that is not making my list!<br /> Turkey<br /> rolls<br /> Mashed potatoes<br /> Sweet potatoes with marshmallows &amp; brown sugar<br /> deviled eggs<br /> Green bean casserole<br /> Pumpkin pie with vanilla ice cream </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/whats-on-your-perfect-thanksgiving-menu#post-1872211 Sun, 21 Sep 2014 19:44:48 +0000 keepcalmcarrie 1872211@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>STUFFING. Just mountains of it.</p> <p>Turkey, mashed potatoes, gravy, homemade cranberry sauce, green beans almondine, carrots and onions with butter and brown sugar. Apple pie for dessert. </p> <p>I hate sweet potatoes and pumpkin pie though :silly: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/whats-on-your-perfect-thanksgiving-menu#post-1872133 Sun, 21 Sep 2014 18:41:12 +0000 MrsBrewer 1872133@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Anya: those sweet potatoes look amazing!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/whats-on-your-perfect-thanksgiving-menu#post-1872108 Sun, 21 Sep 2014 18:17:13 +0000 Mrs. Chocolate 1872108@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Stuffing and gravy...everything else is an afterthought :p </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/whats-on-your-perfect-thanksgiving-menu#post-1872099 Sun, 21 Sep 2014 18:07:56 +0000 Anya 1872099@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>It's actually really simple, but for whatever reason we only seem to have it once a year for thanksgiving </p> <p><a href="http://www.simplyrecipes.com/m/recipes/bourbon_mashed_sweet_potatoes/" rel="nofollow">http://www.simplyrecipes.com/m/recipes/bourbon_mashed_sweet_potatoes/</a> </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/whats-on-your-perfect-thanksgiving-menu#post-1872097 Sun, 21 Sep 2014 18:01:17 +0000 mrbee 1872097@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Anya: Mmm.... I'm intrigued! How do you make bourbon sweet potatoes? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/whats-on-your-perfect-thanksgiving-menu#post-1872096 Sun, 21 Sep 2014 18:01:00 +0000 Bao 1872096@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Turkey, stuffing, potatoes, homemade rolls, vegetable casserole and pumpkin pie. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/whats-on-your-perfect-thanksgiving-menu#post-1872095 Sun, 21 Sep 2014 17:57:34 +0000 Anya 1872095@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Bourbon sweet potatoes </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/whats-on-your-perfect-thanksgiving-menu#post-1872088 Sun, 21 Sep 2014 17:52:26 +0000 SleepyMonkey 1872088@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Turkey<br /> Gravy<br /> White rice<br /> Stuffing<br /> Chinese vegetables<br /> Sweet potato casserole<br /> Pumpkin pie<br /> Apple pie </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/whats-on-your-perfect-thanksgiving-menu#post-1872080 Sun, 21 Sep 2014 17:41:24 +0000 mrs. bird 1872080@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>turkey, mashed potatoes (the pioneer woman's recipes!), green beans (not casserole!), salad, rolls. i don't eat stuffing, or sweet potatoes, or cranberry sauce, or pumpkin or pecan pie... i'm a party pooper :D </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/whats-on-your-perfect-thanksgiving-menu#post-1872057 Sun, 21 Sep 2014 17:11:43 +0000 Mrs. Sketchbook 1872057@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Ham<br /> Cornbread Dressing<br /> Mac and cheese<br /> Green bean casserole<br /> Deviled eggs<br /> Sweet potato casserole<br /> Canned cranberry<br /> Pecan pie<br /> Pumpkin pie<br /> Crescent rolls</p> <p>Turkey I can take or leave :wink: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/whats-on-your-perfect-thanksgiving-menu#post-1872046 Sun, 21 Sep 2014 17:05:07 +0000 fairy 1872046@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We usually have turkey &amp; ham, sauerkraut w/ lil smokies, stuffing, gravy, mashed potatoes, sweet potatoes (either casserole or with brown sugar &amp; marshmallows), green bean casserole, pineapple casserole, baked beans, mac &amp; cheese, and pumpkin pie, Apple pie, cheesecake, and cookies for dessert and a fruit and veggie platter to pick at. We have a big potluck with my mom's side so always tons of food! Can't wait ;) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/whats-on-your-perfect-thanksgiving-menu#post-1872043 Sun, 21 Sep 2014 17:02:16 +0000 yoursilverlining 1872043@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I don't care for turkey; it's really only a vehicle for cranberry sauce or (and!) gravy!</p> <p>Must-have's:<br /> Gravy<br /> Cornbread stuffing (no meat)<br /> Sweet potatoes<br /> Gravy<br /> Apple pie<br /> Homemade chunky cranberry sauce<br /> All the gravy!!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/whats-on-your-perfect-thanksgiving-menu#post-1872033 Sun, 21 Sep 2014 16:48:13 +0000 Boopers 1872033@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm going to go against the grain a bit because I don't like turkey for Thanksgiving dinner!</p> <p>Ham<br /> Mashed potatoes<br /> Stuffing<br /> Green bean casserole<br /> Rolls<br /> Pumpkin cheesecake </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/whats-on-your-perfect-thanksgiving-menu#post-1872030 Sun, 21 Sep 2014 16:44:45 +0000 bhbee 1872030@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I could go with just stuffing, mashed potatoes and rolls (carbs much? yikes). I'm kind of eh about turkey but I know it's tradition. I like green beans but am flexible about what veg shows up. I'm usually too stuffed for dessert! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/whats-on-your-perfect-thanksgiving-menu#post-1872020 Sun, 21 Sep 2014 16:31:55 +0000 skibobrown 1872020@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Turkey (not my favorite, but necessary for Thanksgiving), gravy, cranberry sauce or cranberry relish, cranberry bread, Pepridge Farm stuffing, several veggie dishes (carrots, brussel sprouts, mashed potatoes, squash), green bean casserole.<br /> Yum. I'm getting hungry! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/whats-on-your-perfect-thanksgiving-menu#post-1872017 Sun, 21 Sep 2014 16:25:28 +0000 californiadreams 1872017@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>turkey (white meat), mashed potatoes, carrots, cranberry sauce, bread rolls and butter, gravy, and most important, pumpkin pie! </p>