Double Holiday Dinner

[divineorder]

One practice I've noticed over the years is that I, and other people will fix a Holiday meal even though we have plans to visit other people for the Holiday dinner. My rationale has always been that I just don't want to go home after a great dinner to look at empty refrigerator or a mundane meal right after having a festive one.

Do any of you do that? Get invited out for a holiday meal, but cook a meal of your own anyway?

[EFerrari]

1. My family has always done that. Mom did, I do.

For some reason, having leftovers in the frig is the most festive thing about the season.

[divineorder]

3. So True About the Festive Part

Eating dinner leftovers the day after has always been a fun thing to do-especially for breakfast. And between Christmas and New Years, it seems a cheap way to prolong the Holiday Season.

[grasswire]

2. I roasted a turkey tonight

...because we won't be home for Thanksgiving but I will definitely want some leftovers.

[The empressof all]

4. We're going out --- I've cooked Thanksgiving for the past 25 years

I'm already mourning the loss of the left overs. I snagged a little 10 pound Turkey (For 3 bucks :wow: How could I not) I'm not going to cook it until next week. We'll be eating far earlier than usual this year so I'm going to buy some "good" coldcuts and a few pints of real ice cream for snacking on later. It'll do...

[tigereye]

7. have a good one, empress!

:hi: Enjoy not cooking! :thumbsup:

[surrealAmerican]

9. I did the same thing (turkeywise).

The supermarket had an offer I could not refuse (14lb. turkey for $4). I'll cook it on Friday.

[japple]

5. The best part about turkey holidays: THE TURKEY CARCASS N/T

[tigereye]

6. we bought a turkey breast and fixings for our own little dinner

after my brother did the turducken thing last year- you kind of want your own, too, and more leftovers!

So it makes sense, I think.

[hippywife]

8. Since we married 12 years ago,

I have done the same at my house. I never prepared a turkey before that time. My mom always did the entire meal, I made spaghetti sauce, and one of my sisters made wedding soup. My other sisters contributed other desserts.

We usually go to the home of one of my husband's family and contibute some part of the meal and then have our own on Friday, but this year, we are staying home altogether so I am preparing only our meal. I have a local turkey from a farmer friend, fresh green beans, whole cranberries, whole sweet potatoes, and a fresh pumpkin to cook for pies. Tonight I will probably make bread dough to rise for rolls, which I will make bun size to accomodate turkey and cranberry sandwiches for leftovers.

:hi:

[Tesha]

10. oh nice...

a holiday at home. I'll bet you're going to have the best Thanksgiving ever!

:toast: prost!

[hippywife]

11. We're looking forward to it.

I've got my brine cooling in the Coleman cooler, I'm going with an hour per pound. Once the turkey is in it, I'm going to go ahead and make the cranberries and sweet potatoes tonight to save time and room in the oven tomorrow. Going to put some bread dough together, too. Will do the fresh green beans and Bill will do the pie tomorrow, just took the last batch of pureed fresh punkin outta the freezer a little while ago.

I've more energy tonight than I normally do on a work day since I know I don't have to go back for four whole days! :bounce:

We did stop for a few minutes to watch a pass of the space station with the shuttle trailing behind it. Very cool! And Bill is eating an omelet and toast I threw together really quick for his dinner.

What are your plans for tomorrow? Did I miss them here somewhere? Whatever it is, I hope you have a great day, too. :hi:

I just found them. Looks like you're having festivities with the neighbors?