Canadians do, but it was last month.
Thanksgiving 2024
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Herbaceous
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Yep - I was just about to say we celebrate it, but it was over a month ago! Canadians also have turkey as the main dish, but we generally don’t have dishes like green bean casserole or sweet potatoes with marshmallows.
My family’s Thanksgiving dinner consists of turkey, stuffing, gravy, cranberry sauce (whole berry, not the jellied kind), mashed potatoes, rutabaga, peas, carrots. Choice of apple or pumpkin pie for dessert.
I will admit that I have booked this upcoming Thursday off work, and will head over to my parents’ place for foorball-watching purposes.
Oh gosh. I am sorry we never acknowledged Canadian thanksgiving. Your version sounds good and I think more to my taste.
SandwichShortOfAPicnic
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I can’t get my head around sweet potato and marshmallows.
That’s because you’re not considering all the maple syrup, brown sugar, and orange juice that goes in there with it.
SandwichShortOfAPicnic
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That’s because you’re not considering all the maple syrup, brown sugar, and orange juice that goes in there with it.
Herbaceous
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See this sounds to me like it should be the dessert!That’s because you’re not considering all the maple syrup, brown sugar, and orange juice that goes in there with it.
Many good foody things have come from the USA to the UK but this (thankfully) isn't one if them.
Yet...
And even if it was it would be too sweet for me, at least.
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Sweet Potato Casserole with mini Marshmallows melted on top, YUM!
DH & I are going to my Mother's Senior Living Community, where they will be hosting Thanksgiving lunch, at a price mind you, but still, an extremely reasonable BUFFET!!!!
The spread will include:
Prime Rib Roast
Ham
Turkey
Seafood Stuffed Salmon
Assorted Salads (several!)
Cold Shrimp Cocktail
What they call Seafood Salad aka Tako (Octopus) Poke, no for real! The Ex-Chef is from Hawaii!!!!
I think 4 different hot Vegetable dishes
Cheese Blintz with Raspberry Sauce
Cheese Platter (very nice every time)
Several different desserts, and I mean several - I hit that table first!
AND
Mimosa, one per guest - DH does imbibe so his cocktail becomes my second thank you very much!
We are going to be a table of 6, as my Neighborhood Gal Pal and her husband will be there along with her Mom, who moved there because of my Mom.
The two Moms, the two Girls and their Hubbies, as we call ourselves.
DH & I are going to my Mother's Senior Living Community, where they will be hosting Thanksgiving lunch, at a price mind you, but still, an extremely reasonable BUFFET!!!!
The spread will include:
Prime Rib Roast
Ham
Turkey
Seafood Stuffed Salmon
Assorted Salads (several!)
Cold Shrimp Cocktail
What they call Seafood Salad aka Tako (Octopus) Poke, no for real! The Ex-Chef is from Hawaii!!!!
I think 4 different hot Vegetable dishes
Cheese Blintz with Raspberry Sauce
Cheese Platter (very nice every time)
Several different desserts, and I mean several - I hit that table first!
AND
Mimosa, one per guest - DH does imbibe so his cocktail becomes my second thank you very much!
We are going to be a table of 6, as my Neighborhood Gal Pal and her husband will be there along with her Mom, who moved there because of my Mom.
The two Moms, the two Girls and their Hubbies, as we call ourselves.
JAS_OH1
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Me neither! I hate that crap.
JAS_OH1
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Just the sweet potatoes alone are horrible to me. I know a lot of people like them, but those and yams (and cooked carrots with honey, any sweet squashes, etc.) are just disgusting to me.
No, we don't do Thanksgiving. My son will, however, I'm sure.
As for the sweet potatoes/yams, yep, I can eat them,mashed up with butter.
Marshmallows on top? Nope, absolutely not - vile!
Marshmallows on top? Nope, absolutely not - vile!
badjak
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I use sweet potatoes in a Thai red curry. Half normal potatoes though as otherwise it's too sweet.
It works very well
But that sweet version with marshmellows
It works very well
But that sweet version with marshmellows
SandwichShortOfAPicnic
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Large roast sweet potatoes done like a Jacket potato with big fat orbs of good buffalo mozzarella, basil and a squeeze of lemon is lovely.
Sweet and hot with cool salty and sour. Yum yum.
Sweet and hot with cool salty and sour. Yum yum.