tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8884914321755768425.post239546649048561304..comments2024-03-08T11:06:05.030-05:00Comments on Little Red House: The Other Other White MeatMaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11799729997229744515noreply@blogger.comBlogger32125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8884914321755768425.post-7463880463498133002008-11-29T21:43:00.000-05:002008-11-29T21:43:00.000-05:00Much to my surprise I found out last year that no ...Much to my surprise I found out last year that no one in my family really likes all the Thanksgiving day trimmings. They don't like the turkey, gravy, stuffing, none of it. I don't think it is my cooking as they eat everything else. So, we all decided we would start a new tradition. Because we live in Florida we just pack a big picnic and go to the beach. After all, the idea is to be with your family and be thankful, right??? As for me, I still miss it all so will try to sneak it in some time soon for dinner on a smaller scale.<BR/><BR/>I enjoyed your blog and will drop in from now on. Beautiful photos!<BR/><BR/>BonnieAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8884914321755768425.post-1717426088546547492008-11-28T14:27:00.000-05:002008-11-28T14:27:00.000-05:00I don't think you have to have a "traditi...I don't think you have to have a "traditional" meal... I was granted my request for chicken enchildadas until my son-in-law said ENOUGH- we are having turkey for Thanksgiving. <BR/><BR/>So the deal is the "kids" make the food & I am the guest.<BR/><BR/>... and today I am having enchildadas/tamales/rice & black beans! yum!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8884914321755768425.post-57632817141046378042008-11-26T03:49:00.000-05:002008-11-26T03:49:00.000-05:00Okay, so you made me laugh again. You have that kn...Okay, so you made me laugh again. You have that knack. : )<BR/>I to am a big fan of the sides...could just eat that. I will admit that a turley sandwich, with lots of bitter, the next day is pretty good though. : )<BR/><BR/>Wishing you and your family a sweet Thanksgiving day...anbd lots of delicious side dishes!<BR/><BR/>Love,<BR/>SueSusie Qhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14878113034866113803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8884914321755768425.post-81216021318326808102008-11-25T19:13:00.000-05:002008-11-25T19:13:00.000-05:00I don't like turkey either! I prefer ham on Thanks...I don't like turkey either! I prefer ham on Thanksgiving. :-)Melaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08659968511488397366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8884914321755768425.post-1603500279838568592008-11-25T14:00:00.000-05:002008-11-25T14:00:00.000-05:00OK People - You would love turkey if you'd order o...OK People - You would love turkey if you'd order one from Greenburg Smoked Turkeys in Tyler, Texas. Even Oprah had Greenburg's on her Christmas show a couple of years ago. We always have their smoked turkey every single year as we live near Tyler. Baked turkey I do not like at all. Have a Greenburg delivered for Christmas and see what I mean! We have ham, too, and all the trimmings. We've had BBQ Brisket, Ribs, etc., and also we've had a couple of Mexican food Thanksgivings and/or Christmas's.Vickiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07741431727993692456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8884914321755768425.post-16410834416852390822008-11-25T10:29:00.000-05:002008-11-25T10:29:00.000-05:00Just thinking about what lies ahead of me this wee...Just thinking about what lies ahead of me this week has me wishing I could feed mine Swansen meals in pretty silver trays...I loved this post Mary! Congrats to your daughter too!<BR/><BR/>Hugs,<BR/>DenaDenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17243018375995706680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8884914321755768425.post-34100355258966059022008-11-25T09:48:00.000-05:002008-11-25T09:48:00.000-05:00I agree. We've done it different a few times. My h...I agree. We've done it different a few times. My husband loves the traditional meal, but he has been a trooper on the few years we've done it different. The worst year? We decided to go out to eat. I didn't know most places were closed. My Dad had just died a few weeks before. Not thinking clearly. We ended up in a horrible buffet place, nasty gross food..I cried, but we do laugh about it now...in that 'remember that year we ate at that horrible place way'.becky up the hillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07285976186390362549noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8884914321755768425.post-27131263473945937822008-11-25T07:34:00.000-05:002008-11-25T07:34:00.000-05:00Hahahahahahaha! Well, I love the side dishes, but...Hahahahahahaha! Well, I love the side dishes, but I also love the turkey. And I only cook 2 per year, so I guess I can deal with it. We actually love the turkey leftovers more than anything else. I make several dishes with the leftovers that my family tell me they must have in the days that follow Thanksgiving. LOL! So I guess it is worth it to us.<BR/><BR/>Hope you have a great holiday!carolyn@simple~primitive~devotionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16701665118653168627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8884914321755768425.post-50286414257225320362008-11-24T18:32:00.000-05:002008-11-24T18:32:00.000-05:00Oh such a clever title to go with your beautiful l...Oh such a clever title to go with your beautiful little (other white meat).<BR/><BR/>I like turkey. I like stuffin'. And nothin' says Tanksgivin' like lovin' from the oven.<BR/><BR/>I don't know where that came from. Sorry.Country Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14432335393660130255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8884914321755768425.post-61924875476818474072008-11-24T17:06:00.000-05:002008-11-24T17:06:00.000-05:00I never liked turkey much until my husband startin...I never liked turkey much until my husband starting frying them. Oh. My. Gosh. So good. In peanut oil. I'm sure the whole think is very bad for you. But so moist and delicious. That, and my mom's dressing and I am in heaven!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8884914321755768425.post-46142217970928271342008-11-24T16:57:00.000-05:002008-11-24T16:57:00.000-05:00We're the odd couple out...We love turkey, wasn't ...We're the odd couple out...We love turkey, wasn't going to make one this year because it's just the two of us but if Ina and Jeffrey can be a "party of two" so can Sue and John....I love the infamous Rutabaga and the husbands side of choice is my mushroom stuffing....I'm really odd that my favorite holiday treat is.......Fruitcake!!! I love the fruitcake....Have a very Happy Thanksgiving....Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00074713188145597455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8884914321755768425.post-85838277345944097852008-11-24T15:54:00.000-05:002008-11-24T15:54:00.000-05:00We will be having turkey and all the trimmings on ...We will be having turkey and all the trimmings on Thanksgiving. What I don't like is the football games. It is my hubby's favorite holiday of course! I told them a few yrs ago, if they don't help, I'm not doing it anymore. Now they help, and it's not too bad anymore. I eat turkey sandwiches all the time when I go for lunch.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8884914321755768425.post-58775658228365397082008-11-24T15:21:00.000-05:002008-11-24T15:21:00.000-05:00I am JUST like you, Mary. I don't care a freakin' ...I am JUST like you, Mary. I don't care a freakin' thing about turkey. Not the lunch meat or anything else made with turkey. But, oh, I do love all the sides...dressing gravy potatoes green beans fruit salad cranberry sauce...yep..i love it all...<BR/>and, yes, we will have a small turkey but I also slide in a small ham to go with those luscious sweet potatoes...bjhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04432398383127199206noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8884914321755768425.post-22048810541406360362008-11-24T15:11:00.000-05:002008-11-24T15:11:00.000-05:00Well, I'm a little embarrassed to reveal this, but...Well, I'm a little embarrassed to reveal this, but my husband hunts squirrels ---and they are very tasty fried like chicken!! We are going to Alabama for the holiday, and my sister who doesn't particulary love turkey like I do is ordering a smoked one. I DO love them smoked, but I'll miss the aroma in the house!<BR/><BR/>I luuuuv your dining room, Mary! I hope you take a picture of your Thanksgiving laden table for us all to enjoy!Stickhorsecowgirlshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04167094045033324094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8884914321755768425.post-92038830915785296352008-11-24T14:44:00.000-05:002008-11-24T14:44:00.000-05:00I like turkey for Thanksgiving ... and I even like...I like turkey for Thanksgiving ... and I even like cooking it. But only on Thanksgiving. I want that meat to be drippingly moist or I want no part of it however.<BR/><BR/>This year ... due to the fact that our kitchen is covered in dust from tile removal ... we are going out for Mexican food.<BR/><BR/>How fun is THAT?!?Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06467436061207705787noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8884914321755768425.post-58275504503640800962008-11-24T13:23:00.000-05:002008-11-24T13:23:00.000-05:00Hi Mary, Oh I love turkey, this is the first tim...Hi Mary,<BR/><BR/> Oh I love turkey, this is the first time in a long time that I hve not bought a little turkey breast a couple of weeks before Thanksgiving because I can't wait. (Yeah I'm one of those, the whole family hides Christmas presents on me too, because I've been known to peek ahead of time LOL I like to say I'm young at heart !!)<BR/><BR/>I have my fresh turkey on order from Whole Foods, Tommy is just waiting for me to pick him up Weds. YUM<BR/><BR/>Having an Italian Mother I also love that food too.<BR/><BR/>Christmas we do a Roast and sauce.<BR/><BR/>Have a great day,<BR/>Kathy :)<BR/><BR/>ps your pic looks like what went on on my front porch, I heard to spray the pumpkins with hairspray and they'll back off...going to try that next year !!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8884914321755768425.post-60536225919537368942008-11-24T10:58:00.000-05:002008-11-24T10:58:00.000-05:00Funny, Mary! Now carbonara, the real thing, I cou...Funny, Mary! Now carbonara, the real thing, I could go for. Love that stuff! Of course, we too will be having turkey (and probably beef, I think). Enjoy!Rhoda @ Southern Hospitalityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16741881774379561710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8884914321755768425.post-63602443263540204432008-11-24T10:53:00.000-05:002008-11-24T10:53:00.000-05:00I am going to have to stop reading people's blogs ...I am going to have to stop reading people's blogs when I have a tankard of coffee. I end up wiping the screen every time! The other white meat!!!! You are sick, Mary. I really LOVE that in a person!<BR/><BR/>We have a really good recipe for turkey, we brine it, stuff it full of celery, apples, oranges with garlic stuck in strategic places in the meat. And it's delectable. Moist, tasty. But me? Not so much. Thankfully HE who must have giblet gravy and turkey takes care of it as do our guests.<BR/><BR/>One year, we went to honeybaked and got a delicious spiral cut turkey breast. It was so tasty. But there was something missing. No one said anything, but it was like someone exchanged the Dressing with Stovetop Stuffing. <BR/><BR/>Half of Thanksgiving is the bounty, I think and the having of favorites on the table. I bet half of America feels that way.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8884914321755768425.post-35764380446269767482008-11-24T10:34:00.000-05:002008-11-24T10:34:00.000-05:00I'm dreaming right along with you! I could do wit...I'm dreaming right along with you! I could do without the turkey, but the family would balk. Have a great day. SallySalmagundihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00698059457806433623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8884914321755768425.post-40914591850046679892008-11-24T09:42:00.000-05:002008-11-24T09:42:00.000-05:00How did you know? We are having Squirrel Potpie he...How did you know? We are having Squirrel Potpie here PA...!<BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/>LOL, just kidding!! Here at my house, we adore a good Turkey feast with all the trimmings! My hubby makes the turkey. I work on the house and make everything all company ready. (that takes a while!) We have mashed potatoes, sweet potatoes (oh, my the carbs) baked corn, green beans, gravy and Red Stuff...a cranberry and orange jello relish-it's delish! I help with the sides, haha! And pumpkin pie. mmmmmmm I set the table and make it all pretty. My mother in law brings the pies. Oh, yeah, we're big turkey people!<BR/><BR/>Whatever you're having...<BR/>Happy Thanksgiving! Enjoy your family. I can't wait to see my college-boy!<BR/><BR/>Love your blog so much!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8884914321755768425.post-14933696114439499332008-11-24T09:27:00.000-05:002008-11-24T09:27:00.000-05:00Love the squirrel. I've never eaten one but I know...Love the squirrel. I've never eaten one but I know people who have and they say it "tastes like chicken". Yeah, right. <BR/><BR/>After thinking about it I agree. Turkey is not my favorite meat but it's just an excuse to make all those terrific side dishes. My family would be happy just to have the stuffing, make with cubed bread, crumbled Italian sausage, walnuts and fresh cranberries. The only problem is that they don't like it baked in a casserole, it MUST be cooked inside the bird. <BR/><BR/>Oh well, it's just once a year.<BR/><BR/>- Suzanne, the Farmer's WifeSuzannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06475380451527801666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8884914321755768425.post-87343316401133840282008-11-24T09:12:00.000-05:002008-11-24T09:12:00.000-05:00I'm with you! I could do without the turkey. ...I'm with you! I could do without the turkey. But then, I honestly feel that way about most meat. I love the mashed potatoes. No gravy. <BR/><BR/>I've already started our own holiday pasta triditions. Giada's Fusilli with sausage, artichoke & sun-dried tomatoes for New Year's. Penne with asparagus & prosciutto for Easter. mmmm.Sharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00295897699747916640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8884914321755768425.post-1003827004692078162008-11-24T08:59:00.000-05:002008-11-24T08:59:00.000-05:00I'm with you 100%! I can take it or leave it..the...I'm with you 100%! I can take it or leave it..the whole thing. This year I'm getting off easy..I'm working! No cooking, no dishes, no left over bloated feeling!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8884914321755768425.post-19682544504692802632008-11-24T08:00:00.000-05:002008-11-24T08:00:00.000-05:00cute!!..I love it all!!!...even the turkey~!!..I l...cute!!..I love it all!!!...even the turkey~!!..I love getting up @ 4am & putting the huge turkey in the oven...I love mashing the potatoes...making the gravy..the relishes..the pies...the smells!!!...(the leftovers)...I LOVE setting the table..(I can just imagine what YOUR table will look like!!)...it's a BIG family time for us...it's a celebration...we read the little story 'The Day the Pilgrims thanked the Indians'...my son brought this 'story' home years ago when he was in preschool...he's now 30 years old!!..but we still read it!!..I can't wait until my 4 Grandsons are old enough to read the story!!..anyway...it's a big deal at our house...you don't have a choice!!.it's tradition!...have a great one!!!..LacyLacyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00281110800693177436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8884914321755768425.post-33735263431700415072008-11-24T07:59:00.001-05:002008-11-24T07:59:00.001-05:00We have two diferent meats. My hubby is not that c...We have two diferent meats. My hubby is not that crazy about turkey either so we have roast beef and a turkey. (did I say he also LOVES leftovers?) Which is a very good thing with so much meat on the table. <BR/><BR/>I am a side lady too. Love stuffing, veggies, potatoes but the meat I can do without. Oh, dinner rolls. Let's not forgot soft warm dinner rolls! <BR/><BR/>We have 13 dishes on our menu this year. ???? Luckily I only have to make 5 of them. <BR/><BR/>I hope you have a lovely dinner, not matter what you eat. Remember, it's all about the dishes and serving pieces anyway!<BR/>:) AbbieAbbiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07389665568781422147noreply@blogger.com