Always Turkey?

[Merry Sage]

Does it HAVE to be turkey at Thanksgiving? My mum used to do a big ham alternate years and it was delish! Pretty much the same side dishes go with both, so no biggie.

So...are you brave enough to try something different at Thanskgiving or does it have to be Turkey or Bust?

[dominick]

Always a turkey, sometimes a ham with the turkey.

[dvdguy]

Turkey for Thanksgiving
Ham for Christmas

[Merry Sage]

I love ham for New Year. Nice change if your turkey'd out.

[dominick]

Ham for Easter, too.

[Merry Sage]

Ham for Easter, too.

Well duh! If you can fit some in around the chocolate. cheesy

[dominick]

I've never really been a big chocolate fan. Every once in awhile I'll want a Hershey bar with Almonds.

[Merry Sage]

I love chocolate with nuts!

I've just had an X rated thought. *ahem*....I'll get me coat. Again.

[dominick]

Coat or jacket? I'm thinking straight jacket.

[Merry Sage]

Sorry. I'll be good.

[dominick]

You're lucky "good" is on a curve here.

8-)

[e_xander]

We usually make 2 turkeys for Thanksgiving (we have both sides of the family over). We grill a regular turkey and then cook a smoked turkey in the oven. When it comes to Christmas eve, we started making lasagna for the dinner and then it's usually ham for Christmas day. I'm pretty much hammed out (fire away with the jokes, boys!), so I would rather have turkey.

Sean

[dominick]

Lasagna? That's something I would expect over at my house, but I don't think we've ever done it.

[Merry Sage]

I think lasagna is a fine idea! With a big side salad and a jug of wine!

But turkey for Christmas! I can substitute for Thanksgiving, not for Christmas. A nice pork roast is good at New Year too. Makes a nice change.

[e_xander]

We were skeptical at first, but then everyone loved it. I guess they were getting turkeyed out also, plus the fact that cooking all that food was taxing on my wife, (I don't dare help, unless you want to kill someone with the rock hard food) so it was nice for her to. She's able to enjoy herself more now.

Sean

[Merry Sage]

You mention "cooking all that food", could you not do potluck? Everyone brings something? Takes a load off the Host and Hostess.

[e_xander]

That's actually a good idea, and we do have some people bring a little something, but we rotate houses on Christmas Eve (between ours, my MIL and my SIL) so it tends to even out with all the cooking. The last 3 years have been at our house because my MIL has a small house now and my SIL opted out last year. It doesn't matter to us, we like having Christmas Eve at our house.

Sean

[Minta]

Has to be Turkey with all the trimmings for Thanksgiving. Can't forget the homemade pies too!
Christmas we do Turkey and trimmings, stuffed shells, sometimes a ham too depends on how many people come to dinner.
New Years day we do Chicken Pot Pie or Chicken Dumplings.

[Merry Sage]

Has to be Turkey with all the trimmings for Thanksgiving. Can't forget the homemade pies too!
Christmas we do Turkey and trimmings, stuffed shells, sometimes a ham too depends on how many people come to dinner.
New Years day we do Chicken Pot Pie or Chicken Dumplings.

May I get your chicken dumpling recipe please?

[Minta]

May I get your chicken dumpling recipe please?

It's at home and I am at work right now. I will try to post it tonight.

[Merry Sage]

It's at home and I am at work right now. I will try to post it tonight.

At your convenience. Many thanks!

[sarahelizabeth]

Turkey for Thanksgiving
Ham for Christmas

Agreed!

[Kristmas Kate]

My grandpa on my mom's side usually does a roast beef & SOMETIMES turkey.
Might be a Puerto Rican thing? haha, my dad always does a turkey, and my grandma on my dad's side in Chicago does some kind of arabic feast (or so I'm told haven't been there in a while)

Depending on where I go every year is something different.

[Jeff Westover]

I spent some time in PR and I saw a lot of turkey there at Thanksgiving. That, and tamales and, of course, platanos. I even saw turkey with rice and beans once. Cracked me up.

[dvdguy]

Mom made prime rib for Christmas once & a while, but always turkey on thanksgiving

[dominick]

You know, I just remembered that I didn't have turkey on Thanksgiving two years ago. I was living in Houston, and my girlfriend had to work all night. I wound up eating egg rolls from Jack in the Box as I recall.

[dvdguy]

thats kinda sad

[dominick]

It was different. I was really thankful that Jack in the Box was open, I'll tell you that much! :D

[Merry Sage]

Prime rib! Mmmmmmmmmmmmmm!

[dvdguy]

yes & the missus isnt a big fan so i dont eat it often

[dominick]

How can you not be a fan of prime rib??

[dvdguy]

dont ask me I love MEAT!
she doesnt hate it, shes just not that big a fan

[dominick]

Of meat or just prime rib in particular?

[dvdguy]

prime rib, she likes steak, & burgers & dogs etc

[dominick]

Tell her to try it cold. It takes on a whole different flavor profile.

[Billy Battles]

I do not eat much red meat (only ground beef) and the only pork I eat is bacon(rarely). On Thanksgiving its Turkey of course. On Christmas my Family usually makes Ham which I do not like so I just eat the sides

[sugarplum fairy]

I have always had turkey for Thanksgiving and ham for Christmas. That is just the tradition at Mom's.

[kgstyles]

My family always has a turkey and a ham for Thanksgiving and Christmas.

[Head Elf]

Seeing as my birthday is around Thanksgiving, my mom would do Roast Beef for me and a Turkey for all those die hards. At Christmas we would have Ham and Turkey with all the fixings.

[Head Elf]

I tried cooking prime rib a couple of Christmases ago. Prime Rib would be my choice over Ham or Turkey. But I'm going to try Merry Sage's turkey recipe to see how that is.cheesy

[Sunshine73]

Turkey...always turkey. http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j245/rscjsc/eat.gif

I'm not a huge fan of ham but we usually have that at Easter but Thanksgiving and Christmas are all about the Turkey!!!

[Head Elf]

I want Roast Beef or Prime Rib instead of Turkey

[JanaBanana]

Always Turkey for Thanksgiving....always my special glazed ham on Christmas :)

[SC]

Well, I am Italian. Growing up we had lasagna, sausage and peppers, meatballs, usually one or two few fish dishes, AND turkey!

Now on Christmas Eve we would always have the Feast of the Seven Fishes!

cheesy

[Chillywilly]

Our tradition always includes and Ham and turkey for both Christmas and Thanksgiving. We were thinking of trying a pasta dish with crab this year. Still not sure if that will happen.

[dvdguy]

Well, I am Italian. Growing up we had lasagna, sausage and peppers, meatballs, usually one or two few fish dishes, AND turkey!

Now on Christmas Eve we would always have the Feast of the Seven Fishes!

cheesy

really? thats not that much food for italianscheesy

[Rennabelle]

We alwas have ham and turkey also for Christmas and Thanksgiving. Along with all the other dishes.

[Jack Frost]

Try a Turducken one year! That should be a change.