Do you host Thanksgiving?

[ChicknJ]

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Make that 16! I'm on my way!!

Ok redhen, you go to Marlin's...I'm headed to speckeled hens... shhh it's a surprise, I don't mind the drive

 

[lorrir]

47 years young and I've hosted thanksgiving for at least 20 years. We usually have 25-35. I used to have the big table (2 pieces of plywood on saw horses) were we passed the food around and served family style, but last year I finally gave in went buffet. Still have the table made of two pieces of plywood and the saw horses but getting to the food is a little easier.

We do have some rules:

Men/boys have to wear a shirt with a collar (like the golf course) Thanksgiving and christmas are the only days I insist.
No cans (beer/soda) on the table. I set water glasses on the table and have a beverage station set up with matching ice tea glasses
You have to come to the table when called and you can't wash your hands in the KITCHEN sink (we have 3 bathrooms)

These rules are really geared to the men in our family. I know this is kind of picky, but you have to start children young and now that my sons are in thier early twenties, they know what fork to use , to put the napkins on their lap, and to bring a button up shirt to dinner.

This year we are eating the Turkeys I rasied from chicks.

 

[speckledhen]

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Make that 16! I'm on my way!!

Ok redhen, you go to Marlin's...I'm headed to speckeled hens... shhh it's a surprise, I don't mind the drive

 

[ChicknJ]

awwww, speckledhen, venison meatloaf, homemade bread and a stress free home......

 

[debilorrah]

Hey if I were closer I'd take the danged turkey, Ken and hide at Speckled's house too.

 

[DuckLady]

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lorrir, you ROCK!

 

[quercus21]

I'm 49 and have been cooking Thanksgiving for a little over 10 years. This year we'll be having 15 people over. Everything is made from scratch, some items will be from the garden, the canned fruit from the local orchards.

 

[19Dawn76]

I am 32 and usually end up cooking a whole meal for my mother in law and her mother and taking it to their house (they live together ) I think they eat left overs until christmas! We also have dinner at my parents and me, my sis and mother usually cook that. I love doing holidays with my family.

 

[mjdtexan]

I always host them. Smoked turkey, pineapple habenero glazed pork spare ribs, a couple briskets, jimmy dean sausage rolled in brown sugar and smoked, smoked cabbage, my special fajitas and everybody else brings the veggies and pie. And if by chance nobody manages to bring cheese cake, everybody gets run off.

I also supply the beer (Lone Star of course) and the homemade wine.

 

[lilshadow]

40-50's
Just our family and my mother-in-law. I am not cooking the traditional meal this year, I am actually burnt out on the holiday's. This year it will be just finger food and that is it.