Thanksgiving Dinner

On Sat 29 Oct 2005 08:21:23a, Michael "Dog3" Lonergan wrote in
rec.food.cooking:

Quoted message said:

Got the final head count last night. There will only be 18 instead of
22 people. I've finally decided on a partial menu and other family
members will insist on bringing something. I would prefer they didn't
but ya' know how the relatives are. Here is a partial list:

For nibbles:
Bloody marys and cocktails
Cream cheese stuffed black olives
Tapenade and crostini
Peanut butter stuffed celery sticks (for Gillian, she loves them)
Assorted nuts
Deviled eggs (for Lindsay, we fight over them)

Beforehand:
Punkin' soup

The main event:
Roast turkey - turkey gravy
Brisket with onion gravy
Mashed 'taters
Peas
This excellent sweet potato dish, recipe ripped off from my SIL
1 other undecided side dish probably something with corn
Brussel sprouts
Carrots, undecided how to serve yet, may do zippy carrots, dilled or
something with ginger
Stuffing - regular and a sausage stuffing
Cranberry relish
Dinner rolls
Wine

Dessert:
Pumpkin Walnut Cheesecake (depending on how the trial run turns out)
Pumpkin pies w/whipped cream
Cranberry Muffins a la Wayne 😉
Cinnamon Hazlenut coffee

Relatives are bringing other desserts and some are bringing big salads.

It's not going to be fancy but I'll bet I take the usual snooze
afterwards.

Michael

Sounds like a wonderful T-day meal, Michael! I love everything you're
making. I'll only be cooking for the two of us, so the menu will be
decidedly pared down. :-(

--
Wayne Boatwright *¿*
_____________________________

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Meet Mr. Bailey

In article <[email hidden]>,

Michael \'Dog3\' Lonergan said:

Cream cheese stuffed black olives

A black olive coated cheese ball would be a LOT easier and less
complicated to make. :-)

I've posted my recipe for these a couple of times. Have you seen it?

Your menu looks wonderful!!!!!
--
Om.

"My mother never saw the irony in calling me a son-of-a-[censored]." -Jack Nicholson

On Sat, 29 Oct 2005 15:21:23 GMT, in rec.food.cooking, "Michael
\"Dog3\" Lonergan" <[email hidden]> banged up four bags of smack and
drooled:

Quoted message said:

Got the final head count last night. There will only be 18 instead of 22
people. I've finally decided on a partial menu and other family members
will insist on bringing something. I would prefer they didn't but ya' know
how the relatives are. Here is a partial list:

For nibbles:
Bloody marys and cocktails
Cream cheese stuffed black olives
Tapenade and crostini
Peanut butter stuffed celery sticks (for Gillian, she loves them)
Assorted nuts
Deviled eggs (for Lindsay, we fight over them)

Beforehand:
Punkin' soup

The main event:
Roast turkey - turkey gravy
Brisket with onion gravy
Mashed 'taters
Peas
This excellent sweet potato dish, recipe ripped off from my SIL
1 other undecided side dish probably something with corn
Brussel sprouts
Carrots, undecided how to serve yet, may do zippy carrots, dilled or
something with ginger
Stuffing - regular and a sausage stuffing
Cranberry relish
Dinner rolls
Wine

Dessert:
Pumpkin Walnut Cheesecake (depending on how the trial run turns out)
Pumpkin pies w/whipped cream
Cranberry Muffins a la Wayne 😉
Cinnamon Hazlenut coffee

Relatives are bringing other desserts and some are bringing big salads.

It's not going to be fancy but I'll bet I take the usual snooze afterwards.

Blimey you'd better include the jaws of life to wedge yer bloated [censored]
out of the [censored] after such a gluttonous display.

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Quoted message said:

In article <[email hidden]>,

Michael \'Dog3\' Lonergan said:

Cream cheese stuffed black olives

A black olive coated cheese ball would be a LOT easier and less
complicated to make. :-)

I've posted my recipe for these a couple of times. Have you seen it?

Your menu looks wonderful!!!!!

No! I haven't seen your recipe. Please repost or email it to me. I'm only
stuffing them because the niece in law and I fight over them. We're the
only ones that eat them anyway. The cheese ball sounds good.

Michael

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Wayne Boatwright said:

On Sat 29 Oct 2005 10:59:19a, projectile vomit chick wrote in
rec.food.cooking:

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

Blimey you'd better include the jaws of life to wedge yer bloated [censored]
out of the [censored] after such a gluttonous display.

Most folks have a special holiday toilet for such events.

--
Wayne Boatwright *¿*

Why Wayne, your family builds a special,holiday themed 3 seater also?
Wow, I thought that was just my family!

Lisa Ann

On Sat 29 Oct 2005 10:33:03a, OmManiPadmeOmelet wrote in rec.food.cooking:

Quoted message said:

In article <[email hidden]>,

Michael \'Dog3\' Lonergan said:

Cream cheese stuffed black olives

A black olive coated cheese ball would be a LOT easier and less
complicated to make. :-)

I used to make a black olive and cream cheese ball where the chopped olives
were mixed with the cheese, then the ball rolled in roasted pecans.

Quoted message said:

I've posted my recipe for these a couple of times. Have you seen it?

Your menu looks wonderful!!!!!

--
Wayne Boatwright *¿*
_____________________________

http://tinypic.com/eikz78.jpg

Meet Mr. Bailey

On Sat 29 Oct 2005 10:59:19a, projectile vomit chick wrote in
rec.food.cooking:

Quoted message said:

On Sat, 29 Oct 2005 15:21:23 GMT, in rec.food.cooking, "Michael
\"Dog3\" Lonergan" <[email hidden]> banged up four bags of smack and
drooled:

Quoted message said:

Got the final head count last night. There will only be 18 instead of
22 people. I've finally decided on a partial menu and other family
members will insist on bringing something. I would prefer they didn't
but ya' know how the relatives are. Here is a partial list:

For nibbles:
Bloody marys and cocktails
Cream cheese stuffed black olives
Tapenade and crostini
Peanut butter stuffed celery sticks (for Gillian, she loves them)
Assorted nuts
Deviled eggs (for Lindsay, we fight over them)

Beforehand:
Punkin' soup

The main event:
Roast turkey - turkey gravy
Brisket with onion gravy
Mashed 'taters
Peas
This excellent sweet potato dish, recipe ripped off from my SIL
1 other undecided side dish probably something with corn
Brussel sprouts
Carrots, undecided how to serve yet, may do zippy carrots, dilled or
something with ginger
Stuffing - regular and a sausage stuffing
Cranberry relish
Dinner rolls
Wine

Dessert:
Pumpkin Walnut Cheesecake (depending on how the trial run turns out)
Pumpkin pies w/whipped cream
Cranberry Muffins a la Wayne 😉
Cinnamon Hazlenut coffee

Relatives are bringing other desserts and some are bringing big salads.

It's not going to be fancy but I'll bet I take the usual snooze
afterwards.

Blimey you'd better include the jaws of life to wedge yer bloated [censored]
out of the [censored] after such a gluttonous display.

Most folks have a special holiday toilet for such events.

--
Wayne Boatwright *¿*
_____________________________

http://tinypic.com/eikz78.jpg

Meet Mr. Bailey

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Michael \'Dog3\' Lonergan said:

OmManiPadmeOmelet <[email hidden]> looking for trouble wrote in
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Quoted message said:

In article <[email hidden]>,

Michael \'Dog3\' Lonergan said:

Cream cheese stuffed black olives

A black olive coated cheese ball would be a LOT easier and less
complicated to make. :-)

I've posted my recipe for these a couple of times. Have you seen it?

Your menu looks wonderful!!!!!

No! I haven't seen your recipe. Please repost or email it to me. I'm only
stuffing them because the niece in law and I fight over them. We're the
only ones that eat them anyway. The cheese ball sounds good.

Michael

Okay. :-) Here it is again:

2 8 oz. packages of cream cheese
1 lb. of shredded cheese of your choice

(I recommend jack personally, but Havarti makes a fantastic cheese ball
if you want to grate it yourself) but mozarella will work too. Get the
really fine shredded cheese. I just generally buy the pre-shredded bags
of it.

2 small cans of minced black olives.

Allow the cream cheese to come to room temp. and get soft. Mix the
shredded cheese with it and form into a log or 1/2 ball on a foil
covered piece of cardboard, or a plate.

You can make two separate 1 lb. balls or logs instead of 1 2 lb. ball or
log.

Place into refrigerator to harden.

Take the minced black olives and "pat" them into place to cover the ball
over.

Minced green olives, pimentos or chopped nuts can also be used in place
of black olives, but I personally prefer them. :-)

This is easy and delicious, and should be made a couple of days in
advance as it comes out better if it sits a bit. I just cover it with
plastic wrap. It keeps for days!

It's also easy to decorate it with a bit of parsley or endive arranged
around the base, and maybe a few whole black or green olives.

Cheers!!!
--
Om.

"My mother never saw the irony in calling me a son-of-a-[censored]." -Jack Nicholson

In article <[email hidden]>,

Wayne Boatwright said:

On Sat 29 Oct 2005 10:33:03a, OmManiPadmeOmelet wrote in rec.food.cooking:

Quoted message said:

In article <[email hidden]>,

Michael \'Dog3\' Lonergan said:

Cream cheese stuffed black olives

A black olive coated cheese ball would be a LOT easier and less
complicated to make. :-)

I used to make a black olive and cream cheese ball where the chopped olives
were mixed with the cheese, then the ball rolled in roasted pecans.

Quoted message said:

I've posted my recipe for these a couple of times. Have you seen it?

Your menu looks wonderful!!!!!

I just make it with plain cream cheese and shredded cheese, then coat
it, but you CAN mix herbs or chives with it. I'd not mix the olives _in_
the ball as that would tend to make it too wet IMHO.
--
Om.

"My mother never saw the irony in calling me a son-of-a-[censored]." -Jack Nicholson

"Michael "Dog3" Lonergan" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

Got the final head count last night. There will only be 18 instead of 22
people. I've finally decided on a partial menu and other family members
will insist on bringing something. I would prefer they didn't but ya'
know
how the relatives are. Here is a partial list:

(Amazing feast details snipped for brevity)

Wow, soup *and* two meats *and* all those yummy sides *and* all those
desserts?

Quoted message said:

Relatives are bringing other desserts and some are bringing big salads.

What, they're afraid there won't be enough???

Quoted message said:

It's not going to be fancy but I'll bet I take the usual snooze
afterwards.

Have the relatives do the dishes. Those who haven't exploded from all that
food, that is.

I'd be in trouble at your house, Michael. I have to try everything, and I
think that meal might just do me in!

Chris

Back to Chris said:

"Michael "Dog3" Lonergan" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

Got the final head count last night. There will only be 18 instead of 22
people. I've finally decided on a partial menu and other family members
will insist on bringing something. I would prefer they didn't but ya'
know
how the relatives are. Here is a partial list:

(Amazing feast details snipped for brevity)

Wow, soup *and* two meats *and* all those yummy sides *and* all those
desserts?

Quoted message said:

Relatives are bringing other desserts and some are bringing big salads.

What, they're afraid there won't be enough???

Quoted message said:

It's not going to be fancy but I'll bet I take the usual snooze
afterwards.

Have the relatives do the dishes. Those who haven't exploded from all that
food, that is.

I'd be in trouble at your house, Michael. I have to try everything, and I
think that meal might just do me in!

Chris

It's a true "groaning board"! I guess no one will need to cook for
days afterward.

On Sat 29 Oct 2005 11:28:19a, Lisa Ann wrote in rec.food.cooking:

Quoted message said:

Wayne Boatwright said:

On Sat 29 Oct 2005 10:59:19a, projectile vomit chick wrote in
rec.food.cooking:

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

Blimey you'd better include the jaws of life to wedge yer bloated [censored]
out of the [censored] after such a gluttonous display.

Most folks have a special holiday toilet for such events.

--
Wayne Boatwright *¿*

Why Wayne, your family builds a special,holiday themed 3 seater also?
Wow, I thought that was just my family!

Lisa Ann

ROTFLMAO!

--
Wayne Boatwright *¿*
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Meet Mr. Bailey

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Quoted message said:

"Michael "Dog3" Lonergan" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

Got the final head count last night. There will only be 18 instead
of 22 people. I've finally decided on a partial menu and other
family members will insist on bringing something. I would prefer
they didn't but ya' know
how the relatives are. Here is a partial list:

(Amazing feast details snipped for brevity)

Wow, soup *and* two meats *and* all those yummy sides *and* all those
desserts?

There is a reason for the 2 meats. We've had a lot of turkey lately and I'm
burned out on it. So... I wanted to do a whole ham. The S.O. wanted a
brisket, he too being burnt on turkey. Well... I compromised.

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

Relatives are bringing other desserts and some are bringing big
salads.

What, they're afraid there won't be enough???

One will bring the green bean casserole I'm sure. There will be a couple
of large lettuce salads brought also. Not everyone coming eats meat so the
other sides will have justine done to them also 😉

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

It's not going to be fancy but I'll bet I take the usual snooze
afterwards.

Have the relatives do the dishes. Those who haven't exploded from all
that food, that is.

Now that's an idea😉

Quoted message said:

I'd be in trouble at your house, Michael. I have to try everything,
and I think that meal might just do me in!

Chris

Come on over, I'm sure I'll have leftovers for a week.

Michael

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Michael \'Dog3\' Lonergan said:

Your menu looks wonderful!!!!!

No! I haven't seen your recipe. Please repost or email it to me. I'm only
stuffing them because the niece in law and I fight over them. We're the
only ones that eat them anyway. The cheese ball sounds good.

Michael - I tried this (easy) recipe for the first time tonight and
the fans went wild:

Now You're Cooking!

Title: Parmesan-Stuffed Dates Wrapped In Bacon

Categories: appetizers

Yield: 18

1/2 lb manchego cheese; cut in 1 x
-1/4 inch sticks
18 pitted dates (preferably
-medjool)
6 bacon slices, cut crosswise
-into thirds

Put oven rack in middle position and preheat oven to 450°F.

Stuff 1 piece of cheese into each date, then wrap 1 piece of bacon
around each date, securing it with a pick. Arrange dates 1 inch apart
in a shallow baking pan.

Bake 5 minutes, then turn dates over with tongs and bake until bacon
is crisp, 5 to 6 minutes more. Drain on a paper bag or parchment.
Serve immediately.

Cooks' note:

Dates can be stuffed and wrapped in bacon 1 day ahead and chilled,
covered.

Bring to room temperature before baking.

Contributor: Gourmet

Terry "Squeaks" Pulliam Burd
AAC(F)BV66.0748.CA

"If the soup had been as hot as the claret, if the claret had been as
old as the bird, and if the bird's breasts had been as full as the
waitress's, it would have been a very good dinner."

-- Duncan Hines

To reply, replace "spaminator" with "cox"

Michael \'Dog3\' Lonergan said:

Got the final head count last night. There will only be 18 instead of 22
people. I've finally decided on a partial menu and other family members
will insist on bringing something. I would prefer they didn't but ya' know
how the relatives are. Here is a partial list:

For nibbles:
Bloody marys and cocktails
Cream cheese stuffed black olives
Tapenade and crostini
Peanut butter stuffed celery sticks (for Gillian, she loves them)
Assorted nuts
Deviled eggs (for Lindsay, we fight over them)

Beforehand:
Punkin' soup

The main event:
Roast turkey - turkey gravy
Brisket with onion gravy
Mashed 'taters
Peas
This excellent sweet potato dish, recipe ripped off from my SIL
1 other undecided side dish probably something with corn
Brussel sprouts
Carrots, undecided how to serve yet, may do zippy carrots, dilled or
something with ginger

A wonderful menu and your family is lucky in having you.

A suggestion for the carrots:

GLAZED CARROTS
(serves 4, adjust for number of people)

1 lb carrots
1 oz butter
1/4 cup sugar
3 tbsp orange juice
1 tsp grated orange rind
1/2 tsp lemon juice
1/4 tsp gound ginger.

Cook carrots in boiling, salted water till tender.
In saucepan, melt butter, add sugar and remaining ingredients. Add
well drained carrots and shake gently to cover carrots with mixture.
Heat a little and serve hot.

GRATIS DICTUM
----------------------

So it's come to this! I used to complain when the Xmas advertising
began before Thanksgiving (U.S) now were talking about "Thanksgiving"
(U.S.) before Halloween. Oy!
---
JL

p.s. i'm slightly jealous🙁

Michael 'Dog3' Lonergan said:

Got the final head count last night. There will only be 18 instead of
22
people. I've finally decided on a partial menu and other family
members
will insist on bringing something. I would prefer they didn't but ya'
know
how the relatives are. Here is a partial list:

For nibbles:
Bloody marys and cocktails
Cream cheese stuffed black olives
Tapenade and crostini
Peanut butter stuffed celery sticks (for Gillian, she loves them)
Assorted nuts
Deviled eggs (for Lindsay, we fight over them)

Beforehand:
Punkin' soup

The main event:
Roast turkey - turkey gravy
Brisket with onion gravy
Mashed 'taters
Peas
This excellent sweet potato dish, recipe ripped off from my SIL
1 other undecided side dish probably something with corn
Brussel sprouts
Carrots, undecided how to serve yet, may do zippy carrots, dilled or
something with ginger
Stuffing - regular and a sausage stuffing
Cranberry relish
Dinner rolls
Wine

Dessert:
Pumpkin Walnut Cheesecake (depending on how the trial run turns out)
Pumpkin pies w/whipped cream
Cranberry Muffins a la Wayne 😉
Cinnamon Hazlenut coffee

Relatives are bringing other desserts and some are bringing big
salads.

It's not going to be fancy but I'll bet I take the usual snooze
afterwards.

Michael

--
Send email to dog30 at charter dot net

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"Back to Chris" <[email hidden]> looking for trouble wrote in
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"Michael "Dog3" Lonergan" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

Got the final head count last night. There will only be 18 instead
of 22 people. I've finally decided on a partial menu and other
family members will insist on bringing something. I would prefer
they didn't but ya' know
how the relatives are. Here is a partial list:

(Amazing feast details snipped for brevity)

Wow, soup *and* two meats *and* all those yummy sides *and* all those
desserts?

There is a reason for the 2 meats. We've had a lot of turkey lately and

I'm

Quoted message said:

burned out on it. So... I wanted to do a whole ham. The S.O. wanted a
brisket, he too being burnt on turkey. Well... I compromised.

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

Relatives are bringing other desserts and some are bringing big
salads.

What, they're afraid there won't be enough???

One will bring the green bean casserole I'm sure. There will be a couple
of large lettuce salads brought also. Not everyone coming eats meat so

the

Quoted message said:

other sides will have justine done to them also 😉

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

It's not going to be fancy but I'll bet I take the usual snooze
afterwards.

Have the relatives do the dishes. Those who haven't exploded from all
that food, that is.

Now that's an idea😉

Quoted message said:

I'd be in trouble at your house, Michael. I have to try everything,
and I think that meal might just do me in!

Chris

Come on over, I'm sure I'll have leftovers for a week.

Michael

I'll most likely be working, so can you e-mail or ABF your food to me? TIA!

kili

Terry Pulliam Burd <[email hidden]> looking for trouble wrote
in news:[email hidden]:

Quoted message said:

Michael \'Dog3\' Lonergan said:

Your menu looks wonderful!!!!!

No! I haven't seen your recipe. Please repost or email it to me. I'm
only stuffing them because the niece in law and I fight over them.
We're the only ones that eat them anyway. The cheese ball sounds
good.

Michael - I tried this (easy) recipe for the first time tonight and
the fans went wild:

Now You're Cooking!

Title: Parmesan-Stuffed Dates Wrapped In Bacon

Categories: appetizers

Yield: 18

1/2 lb manchego cheese; cut in 1 x
-1/4 inch sticks
18 pitted dates (preferably
-medjool)
6 bacon slices, cut crosswise
-into thirds

Put oven rack in middle position and preheat oven to 450°F.

Stuff 1 piece of cheese into each date, then wrap 1 piece of bacon
around each date, securing it with a pick. Arrange dates 1 inch apart
in a shallow baking pan.

Bake 5 minutes, then turn dates over with tongs and bake until bacon
is crisp, 5 to 6 minutes more. Drain on a paper bag or parchment.
Serve immediately.

Cooks' note:

Dates can be stuffed and wrapped in bacon 1 day ahead and chilled,
covered.

Bring to room temperature before baking.

Contributor: Gourmet

Terry "Squeaks" Pulliam Burd

These sound fantastic and really easy to make. I will probably not make
them for Thanksgiving but I will most definitely give them a try for Xmas.
I'll be at my mother's for Xmas and I'll have the whole kitchen to myself
to play in. She has lots and lots of gadgets to play with too. Thanks for
the recipe. I'll make them in the next few weeks as a trial run.

Michael

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Joseph Littleshoes said:

GRATIS DICTUM
----------------------

So it's come to this! I used to complain when the Xmas advertising
began before Thanksgiving (U.S) now were talking about "Thanksgiving"
(U.S.) before Halloween. Oy!
---
JL

p.s. i'm slightly jealous🙁

Doesn't everyone start talking about Thanksgiving, and planning for it
long before Halloween? 😉

I think I started before Labor Day....

Christine