What Are Your Thanksgiving Plans?
 

What are you and your family's Thanksgiving Plans?

Mr. GoTravel and I are going camping by ourselves.

I'm going to France for 10 days.

Can't wait!

I will be spending Thanksgiving in Dusseldorf, then catching an early morning flight on Friday to Chicago (to attend a medical convention). I'll be eating Thanksgiving dinner alone at the Schlosser Alt brewery/restaurant near Dusseldorf's old town and maybe taking in the Christmas market.

Annual reunion of extended family at my house has been traditional for about the last 15 years. I love to cook, love the crowd- and enjoy it all tremendously. I've got it down to a science and did cook for about 20 on a weekly basis for years.

This year there will be about 45 to 55 attending, but possibly not all at the same time. I have two seatings and the first is around 1pm. I have lots of room for entertaining- wish I had more time to do so. We play team trivia and word games until late that night. This year, the person coming the farthest is from Ohio. Lots of the younger generations are back in Illinois now, so I think I will not have as many people staying overnight as in past years. Happy Thanksgiving to all!

Best thanks this year is that both my parents are once again with us. At 86 and 84- I do know how lucky I am. And Thanksgiving day is my mom's birthday too.

The week after Thanksgiving I may take some time off and shop/ stay downtown Chicago. Marshall Field's State Street windows/motif is Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs this year, and I heard it is the most superlative ever. Also will probably hit Machu Picchu at the Field Museum. I saw Jackie in the originals so I don't need to seem them again without her.

Indy, will you be going to Lyon? If so, please have a salad lyonnaise for me! I can't find a decent one anywhere in the US.

Thanksgiving at my s-i-l's and then off to NYC with my sister, niece and daughters for a girls weekend.

Wont know exactly until this weekend.BUT, hopefully heading to Texas to spend some quality bonding time with our "adopted" soldier who fought bravely albeit savagely in Fallujah.He is scheduled to arrive Saturday for 2 week RR.

Our family will come here since I have the biggest house this year :)
GoTravel, if you get rained out or the turkey is stolen by a bear, you can come here :D

I'm cooking the turkey!!! Brown paper bag, 20 min per pound. Nice & brown with no basting.

Last year I tried popcorn stuffing but was told NO! for this year. It was a real mess when the a$$ end of the turkey blew open the stove door. ((a)) ((b))

This is my first Thanksgiving holiday without my Mom. (Thanksgiving was always huge at my house.) In fact, a year ago on Friday was my Mom's 70th birthday. We threw a huge party for her, she grinned all day. Sigh. After a valiant struggle with recurrent breast cancer, Mom lost her battle last January 16th. So, we are traveling this year. We are leaving this Sunday for a weeks cruise around the Caribbean. My first cruise! There will be eight of us and we are all looking forward to some R&R.

Budman......How many Buds per pound!!!

off to rochester, ny to see the in-laws. haven't been in a year, so it's time.

Paris! Thanksgiving Day lunch at Taillevent!

Everyone in the family will be around this year as parents will be celebrating their 50th anniversary on Sat. Parents have rented a house nearby to accomodate visitors. We'll get to stay in our own home and not have half the visitors staying with us. Thanksgiving dinner will be a group effort with 14 adults (one grandchild is almost 23 so you really can't include her with the kids)and 11 kids age 6 to 14. Yeow, it's gonna be loud.

I also plan to be jealous of the fodorites partying in nearby Yountville at their GTG. Grrrrr.

jersey, sorry to hear about your Mom. The holidays can be a little tough when you've recently lost a loved one.

Hope everyone stays safe and you have a great cruise!! ((b))

Sorry about your loss too jersey. It's never easy at the holidays.

Hi Grasshopper. No Lyon for me this time. I'll try to find a reasonable facsimile of a salade lyonnaise in Bordeaux. :-)

We are hosting some family and friends at our house this year.

Having dinner with mom and dad who are visiting from Madrid. Haven't had Thanksgiving with them since they moved back to Spain 8 years ago! Very excited to have mom cook!!

Looking forward to our first trip to Hawaii..10days on Big Is. The best thing is that there's no turkey to cook but hey maybe next year I just need Budman's recipe for popcorn stuffing (plenty of bang for your buck? )...hilarious story I hope it's true!
Happy Holidays!

Cooking Thanksgiving dinner for eight at my sister's place in the mountains, since she is still recovering from knee replacement. Traditional roast turkey with oyster stuffing, fresh cranberry-orange relish, giblet gravy, sweet potato casserole with Bourbon and raisins, sauerkrat, mashed potatoes, pumpkin and pecan pies, with lots of good Riesling!!! Yum-yum, can hardly wait! :-) Be there for three nights, also take goodies to Mom's nursing home......