\
  The most prestigious law school admissions discussion board in the world.
BackRefresh Options Favorite

What are the must-have Thanksgiving dishes? What the should-have dishes?

Must-have: Turkey (+ gravy) Cranberry Sauce Stuffin...
adventurous jet messiness
  11/21/16
i'd move mashed potatoes to must-have, shitlib.
hyperactive plum location
  11/21/16
I fight with my gf about this. I think sweet potatoes are...
adventurous jet messiness
  11/21/16
i think mashed is the workhorse, you need it to make 180 bit...
hyperactive plum location
  11/21/16
interesting. see, i see the stuffing as the workhorse. i...
adventurous jet messiness
  11/21/16
Now THAT's what I call festive holiday meal scholarship, tyv...
ethereal \\(> ' v ' <)// tp
  11/25/25
ty
Sienna glittery stage
  11/21/16
Cr Gravy must have but no mashed potatoes ?
Angry comical fanboi
  11/21/16
...
coral jewess stead
  11/22/16
...
cocky affirmative action set
  11/20/17
Need green bean casserole Cream onions Cherry Pie or Shoe ...
bat-shit-crazy laughsome quadroon pocket flask
  11/21/16
I'm including green bean casserole in the vegetable section ...
adventurous jet messiness
  11/21/16
Nigga, no offense, but that is a MUST have
bat-shit-crazy laughsome quadroon pocket flask
  11/21/16
I love pecan pie, but i include that with shoo-fly pie as a ...
adventurous jet messiness
  11/21/16
You are a faggot yankee. HTH.
opaque fortuitous meteor church building
  11/14/17
fwiw, i would never have Thanksgiving without pecan pie, but...
adventurous jet messiness
  11/14/17
It's at least a should-have and any competently executed Pec...
opaque fortuitous meteor church building
  11/14/17
selfishly i like including pecan pie in part because it does...
adventurous jet messiness
  11/14/17
Dude if people aren't orgasming about how good the Pecan Pie...
opaque fortuitous meteor church building
  11/14/17
...
ethereal \\(> ' v ' <)// tp
  11/26/25
Loling at this pickaninny shit
Red Gay Wizard
  11/22/16
What about chitlins and grape kool-aid?
stubborn office international law enforcement agency
  11/14/17
CR on the bean
Passionate stain den
  11/21/18
...
Impertinent Crackhouse Love Of Her Life
  11/21/16
Only 2 I really look forward to every year are the stuffing ...
Claret immigrant
  11/21/16
this, turkey is "healthy at any size" flame, shitl...
diverse sepia theater
  11/21/16
...
Claret immigrant
  11/21/16
BTW, bald eagle is delicious
stubborn office international law enforcement agency
  11/22/16
must have: ham to eat; garbage can to throw the turkey in an...
diverse sepia theater
  11/21/16
i find ham to be grossly overrated. i'd rather roast a su...
adventurous jet messiness
  11/21/16
Unghhhh just thinking about da pig
Yellow party of the first part
  11/14/17
Suckling pig is 180 billion, but hard to do except on rare o...
adventurous jet messiness
  11/14/17
SHOULD-HAVE: candied yams
hyperactive plum location
  11/21/16
I'm including that in the "sweet potatoes" categor...
adventurous jet messiness
  11/21/16
i dont get this obsession with sweet potato corn seems t...
Sienna glittery stage
  11/21/16
sweet potatoes with brown sugar and marshmallows (wtf?) is a...
diverse sepia theater
  11/21/16
I guess I've just been a yankee my whole life. Even when I w...
Sienna glittery stage
  11/21/16
corn bread is included breh
adventurous jet messiness
  11/21/16
I think this year I will make cornbread with cranberries. Tw...
Sienna glittery stage
  11/21/16
Cranberry sauce is a must-have, end of discussion
adventurous jet messiness
  11/21/16
even if no one eats it?
Sienna glittery stage
  11/22/16
Again, you are a faggot yankee. HTH.
opaque fortuitous meteor church building
  11/14/17
Yankee here: Never had sweet potatoes/candied yams at a Than...
Cobalt confused market
  11/14/17
If you’re an Indian, maybe, but then so do venison, fish, lo...
Startling chest-beating ticket booth
  11/14/17
For me its roast bird (chicken/duck/cornish hens ok), mashed...
Sienna glittery stage
  11/21/16
anyone tried deep frying the turkey? i want to do this, but ...
overrated gaping tattoo
  11/21/16
I hate gravy but it is a classic. You can buy it separately,...
Sienna glittery stage
  11/21/16
i always make gravy from the turkey drippings from the oven....
overrated gaping tattoo
  11/21/16
...
adventurous jet messiness
  11/21/16
yes, i do this most years with my wife's family. the no-grav...
coral jewess stead
  11/22/16
Beat me to it. Just boil that shit up with some carrots, cel...
stubborn office international law enforcement agency
  11/22/16
This is some credited Southern Thanksgiving scholarship. LO...
opaque fortuitous meteor church building
  11/14/17
here is a no-drippings recipe: https://www.bonappetit.com/r...
Bull headed maroon tank
  11/14/17
Sweet potatoes / yams are 180, but any preparation of them t...
Effete Primrose Pit Puppy
  11/21/16
Lol at this faggot op, lost all credibility by not includin...
Gay Mind-boggling Police Squad Center
  11/22/16
...
coral jewess stead
  11/22/16
Note that I think all the items in the should-have column sh...
adventurous jet messiness
  11/22/16
I actually think squash is the traditional MUST have pur&eac...
Startling chest-beating ticket booth
  11/14/17
Must have: Faygo
Spectacular wagecucks step-uncle's house
  11/22/16
...
rambunctious temple mexican
  11/20/17
https://c1.staticflickr.com/9/8068/8210012954_0be50a3e99_o.j...
out-of-control gas station queen of the night
  11/22/16
Cornbread is massive flame, just an awful shitty food that n...
Very tactful indian lodge
  11/22/16
lol, kill yourself
thirsty splenetic becky
  11/14/17
...
adventurous jet messiness
  11/14/17
sorry your mom didn't know how to make it from scratch.
Bull headed maroon tank
  11/14/17
tiNOTtcr
violent thriller spot gunner
  11/20/18
...
ethereal \\(> ' v ' <)// tp
  11/25/25
Egg foo young
ivory histrionic orchestra pit
  11/22/16
There will be no mashed potatoes and no sweet potatoes/yams ...
Trip Irate National Weed Whacker
  11/22/16
roasted squash is 180, and personally i prefer it to the pot...
adventurous jet messiness
  11/22/16
Gravy is normally used to cover up/compensate for dry turkey...
Trip Irate National Weed Whacker
  11/23/16
That's interesting. I don't even put gravy on the turkey - ...
thirsty splenetic becky
  11/14/17
i especially love the gravy on the stuffing.
adventurous jet messiness
  11/14/17
Oh yeah, that too.
thirsty splenetic becky
  11/14/17
180 my fellow gravy hater, we do not stand alone
Sienna glittery stage
  11/22/16
...
adventurous jet messiness
  11/14/17
i think a lot of must- and should-haves are not that great o...
Bull headed maroon tank
  11/14/17
i don't disagree with you, and i like your menu a lot. bu...
adventurous jet messiness
  11/14/17
I was a little conflicted about omitting it because it's suc...
Bull headed maroon tank
  11/14/17
Pumpkin pie is just GROTH! Here, have thome kale thalad!
thirsty splenetic becky
  11/14/17
Pumpkin pie IS gross. You need to have one fresh dish to ba...
Bull headed maroon tank
  11/14/17
I'd move mashed potatoes and veggies to must-have otherwise...
Autistic Juggernaut
  11/14/17
the mashed/sweet potatoes distinction is controversial here....
adventurous jet messiness
  11/14/17
Yeah but if you look at it that way, then the only true must...
Bull headed maroon tank
  11/14/17
mashed potatoes on the must-have cranberries on the should-...
overrated gaping tattoo
  11/14/17
Cornbread andouille dressing.
bespoke elite school cafeteria
  11/14/17
CR, but full credit for *jalapeno* cornbread andouille dress...
opaque fortuitous meteor church building
  11/20/17
Must have—— Turkey Stuffing Squash Gravy Cranberry sauc...
Startling chest-beating ticket booth
  11/14/17
...
Lascivious Haunted Graveyard Cuckoldry
  11/22/18
...
adventurous jet messiness
  11/20/17
...
harsh headpube
  11/20/17
Awesome. That is a lot of work -- are you only responsible f...
stubborn office international law enforcement agency
  11/20/17
sounds good
adventurous jet messiness
  11/20/17
How has no one ITT said biscuits? Biscuits go better w gravy...
Sooty Motley Heaven Giraffe
  11/20/17
The gravy is not supposed to go with the cornbread wtf?
adventurous jet messiness
  11/20/17
Right but you want to serve things that compliment each othe...
Sooty Motley Heaven Giraffe
  11/20/17
I would add mac n cheese to the "should have" list...
Insecure Sanctuary
  11/20/17
An xo Thanksgiving classic
adventurous jet messiness
  11/14/18
...
Ruby 180 Doctorate Theater Stage
  11/20/18
...
ethereal \\(> ' v ' <)// tp
  11/25/25
Must: Turkey Gravy Mashed potatoes Potatoes au gratin...
Razzle church
  11/14/18
...
adventurous jet messiness
  11/20/18
Must have: Roast bird (I will defend duck/chicken but I r...
Sienna glittery stage
  11/20/18
This is pretty good, though I don't think salad is really a ...
adventurous jet messiness
  11/21/18
Wtf I've never had Thanksgiving with no salad. Would rather ...
Sienna glittery stage
  11/21/18
Again, salad is not what people think of as a must-have dish...
adventurous jet messiness
  11/21/18
duck/hens are viable for an occasional year with no guests
Lascivious Haunted Graveyard Cuckoldry
  11/22/18
CANBERRY sauce (from the can)
vivacious fiercely-loyal regret home
  11/21/18
Nothing on Thanksgiving should ever come from a can.
Sienna glittery stage
  11/21/18
I'm making hot apple cider and adding alcohol gonna be 180.
Sienna glittery stage
  11/21/18
Maple glazed root vegetables, turnips, carrots, parsnips etc...
big scourge upon the earth mad cow disease
  11/21/18
must: salmon, cheese, vegan gluten-free pumpkin pie entir...
Cheese-eating charcoal hall
  11/21/18
lol, damn you are more bitter than when Rafael Nadal achieve...
adventurous jet messiness
  11/21/18
ljl nah, pddj are going to have a fantastic dinner ourselves...
Cheese-eating charcoal hall
  11/21/18
Ironside is a surprisingly versatile and credited poaster.
godawful persian indirect expression
  11/22/18
...
ethereal \\(> ' v ' <)// tp
  11/25/25
Czech dood here. Must have sauerkraut
Cerebral resort clown
  11/22/18
...
.,,,.,,,.,:,..::,,...,:,...,:,,..:,.:.::,.
  11/25/25
a nice red burgundy
UhOh
  11/25/25
roasted brussels sprouts with sea salt and evoo
Brussels Sprout: Brussels,Helsinki,Stockholm,Kyiv
  11/26/25


Poast new message in this thread



Reply Favorite

Date: November 21st, 2016 3:24 PM
Author: adventurous jet messiness

Must-have:

Turkey (+ gravy)

Cranberry Sauce

Stuffing/Dressing

Pumpkin Pie

Sweet Potatoes

------------------------------------------------

Should-have:

Mashed Potatoes

Vegetable (green beans, brussels sprouts, etc)

Corn Bread

Autumn Squash (i.e., Acorn or Butternut)

Apple Pie

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3436637&forum_id=2"#31962698)



Reply Favorite

Date: November 21st, 2016 3:25 PM
Author: hyperactive plum location

i'd move mashed potatoes to must-have, shitlib.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3436637&forum_id=2"#31962703)



Reply Favorite

Date: November 21st, 2016 3:29 PM
Author: adventurous jet messiness

I fight with my gf about this.

I think sweet potatoes are the must-have, she prefers the mashed

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3436637&forum_id=2"#31962742)



Reply Favorite

Date: November 21st, 2016 3:32 PM
Author: hyperactive plum location

i think mashed is the workhorse, you need it to make 180 bites with turkey

although i love the yams, i think they're too sweet to enjoy in larger quantities. ideally you'd have both.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3436637&forum_id=2"#31962767)



Reply Favorite

Date: November 21st, 2016 3:34 PM
Author: adventurous jet messiness

interesting.

see, i see the stuffing as the workhorse. i have some stuffing with a bite of turkey and lots of gravy. then the tartness of the cranberry sauce to cleanse the palate. followed by a bite of side dish.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3436637&forum_id=2"#31962783)



Reply Favorite

Date: November 25th, 2025 6:49 PM
Author: ethereal \\(> ' v ' <)// tp

Now THAT's what I call festive holiday meal scholarship, tyvmft

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3436637&forum_id=2"#49460710)



Reply Favorite

Date: November 21st, 2016 3:35 PM
Author: Sienna glittery stage

ty

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3436637&forum_id=2"#31962789)



Reply Favorite

Date: November 21st, 2016 3:38 PM
Author: Angry comical fanboi

Cr

Gravy must have but no mashed potatoes ?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3436637&forum_id=2"#31962824)



Reply Favorite

Date: November 22nd, 2016 7:45 AM
Author: coral jewess stead



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3436637&forum_id=2"#31967394)



Reply Favorite

Date: November 20th, 2017 10:45 AM
Author: cocky affirmative action set



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3436637&forum_id=2"#34730329)



Reply Favorite

Date: November 21st, 2016 3:25 PM
Author: bat-shit-crazy laughsome quadroon pocket flask

Need green bean casserole

Cream onions

Cherry Pie or Shoe Fly pie

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3436637&forum_id=2"#31962705)



Reply Favorite

Date: November 21st, 2016 3:26 PM
Author: adventurous jet messiness

I'm including green bean casserole in the vegetable section as a should-have

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3436637&forum_id=2"#31962709)



Reply Favorite

Date: November 21st, 2016 3:26 PM
Author: bat-shit-crazy laughsome quadroon pocket flask

Nigga, no offense, but that is a MUST have

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3436637&forum_id=2"#31962714)



Reply Favorite

Date: November 21st, 2016 3:27 PM
Author: adventurous jet messiness

I love pecan pie, but i include that with shoo-fly pie as a "nice to have" item

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3436637&forum_id=2"#31962727)



Reply Favorite

Date: November 14th, 2017 11:32 AM
Author: opaque fortuitous meteor church building

You are a faggot yankee. HTH.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3436637&forum_id=2"#34684325)



Reply Favorite

Date: November 14th, 2017 11:36 AM
Author: adventurous jet messiness

fwiw, i would never have Thanksgiving without pecan pie, but i'm trying not to make this about my personal wish list.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3436637&forum_id=2"#34684366)



Reply Favorite

Date: November 14th, 2017 11:41 AM
Author: opaque fortuitous meteor church building

It's at least a should-have and any competently executed Pecan Pie outshines any available pumpkin or sweet potato pie and is like a peak Ginobili 6th man that's the under-the-radar MVP of the whole meal.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3436637&forum_id=2"#34684427)



Reply Favorite

Date: November 14th, 2017 11:45 AM
Author: adventurous jet messiness

selfishly i like including pecan pie in part because it doesn't get eaten as fast as pumpkin/apple, so inevitable some hangs around for a few days afterwards, and there is NOTHING like having a warm slice of pecan pie covered in whipped cream two days after Thanksgiving.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3436637&forum_id=2"#34684464)



Reply Favorite

Date: November 14th, 2017 11:49 AM
Author: opaque fortuitous meteor church building

Dude if people aren't orgasming about how good the Pecan Pie is your chef did something wrong. It's not the easiest pie to make. Getting all the lumps of flour to blend takes time, but it's worth it.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3436637&forum_id=2"#34684499)



Reply Favorite

Date: November 26th, 2025 8:20 AM
Author: ethereal \\(> ' v ' <)// tp



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3436637&forum_id=2"#49461950)



Reply Favorite

Date: November 22nd, 2016 7:24 AM
Author: Red Gay Wizard

Loling at this pickaninny shit

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3436637&forum_id=2"#31967339)



Reply Favorite

Date: November 14th, 2017 10:56 AM
Author: stubborn office international law enforcement agency

What about chitlins and grape kool-aid?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3436637&forum_id=2"#34684085)



Reply Favorite

Date: November 21st, 2018 2:43 PM
Author: Passionate stain den

CR on the bean

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3436637&forum_id=2"#37277960)



Reply Favorite

Date: November 21st, 2016 3:25 PM
Author: Impertinent Crackhouse Love Of Her Life



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3436637&forum_id=2"#31962706)



Reply Favorite

Date: November 21st, 2016 3:25 PM
Author: Claret immigrant

Only 2 I really look forward to every year are the stuffing and pumpkin pie. The rest is shitlib flame

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3436637&forum_id=2"#31962707)



Reply Favorite

Date: November 21st, 2016 3:26 PM
Author: diverse sepia theater

this, turkey is "healthy at any size" flame, shitlibs pushing an ugly beta bird on us as if it were as 180 as the chadly bald eagle

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3436637&forum_id=2"#31962715)



Reply Favorite

Date: November 21st, 2016 3:55 PM
Author: Claret immigrant



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3436637&forum_id=2"#31962995)



Reply Favorite

Date: November 22nd, 2016 2:41 PM
Author: stubborn office international law enforcement agency

BTW, bald eagle is delicious

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3436637&forum_id=2"#31970000)



Reply Favorite

Date: November 21st, 2016 3:26 PM
Author: diverse sepia theater

must have: ham to eat; garbage can to throw the turkey in and eat the ham instead

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3436637&forum_id=2"#31962710)



Reply Favorite

Date: November 21st, 2016 3:32 PM
Author: adventurous jet messiness

i find ham to be grossly overrated.

i'd rather roast a suckling pig than have a ham

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3436637&forum_id=2"#31962769)



Reply Favorite

Date: November 14th, 2017 11:52 AM
Author: Yellow party of the first part

Unghhhh just thinking about da pig

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3436637&forum_id=2"#34684520)



Reply Favorite

Date: November 14th, 2017 11:54 AM
Author: adventurous jet messiness

Suckling pig is 180 billion, but hard to do except on rare occasion.

Schweinshaxe is good to make on a more regular basis.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3436637&forum_id=2"#34684537)



Reply Favorite

Date: November 21st, 2016 3:26 PM
Author: hyperactive plum location

SHOULD-HAVE:

candied yams

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3436637&forum_id=2"#31962713)



Reply Favorite

Date: November 21st, 2016 3:27 PM
Author: adventurous jet messiness

I'm including that in the "sweet potatoes" category

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3436637&forum_id=2"#31962719)



Reply Favorite

Date: November 21st, 2016 3:27 PM
Author: Sienna glittery stage

i dont get this obsession with sweet potato

corn seems thanksgivingy - no?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3436637&forum_id=2"#31962722)



Reply Favorite

Date: November 21st, 2016 3:30 PM
Author: diverse sepia theater

sweet potatoes with brown sugar and marshmallows (wtf?) is a very southern thanksgiving thing

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3436637&forum_id=2"#31962750)



Reply Favorite

Date: November 21st, 2016 3:32 PM
Author: Sienna glittery stage

I guess I've just been a yankee my whole life. Even when I went to real Americans' house for thanksgiving, which I've done a few times - no sweet potatoes.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3436637&forum_id=2"#31962764)



Reply Favorite

Date: November 21st, 2016 3:31 PM
Author: adventurous jet messiness

corn bread is included breh

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3436637&forum_id=2"#31962758)



Reply Favorite

Date: November 21st, 2016 3:36 PM
Author: Sienna glittery stage

I think this year I will make cornbread with cranberries. Two birds with one stone, breh. Never been a big fan of cranberry sauce.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3436637&forum_id=2"#31962798)



Reply Favorite

Date: November 21st, 2016 3:37 PM
Author: adventurous jet messiness

Cranberry sauce is a must-have, end of discussion

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3436637&forum_id=2"#31962812)



Reply Favorite

Date: November 22nd, 2016 3:00 PM
Author: Sienna glittery stage

even if no one eats it?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3436637&forum_id=2"#31970149)



Reply Favorite

Date: November 14th, 2017 11:40 AM
Author: opaque fortuitous meteor church building

Again, you are a faggot yankee. HTH.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3436637&forum_id=2"#34684406)



Reply Favorite

Date: November 14th, 2017 11:00 AM
Author: Cobalt confused market

Yankee here: Never had sweet potatoes/candied yams at a Thanksgiving table.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3436637&forum_id=2"#34684115)



Reply Favorite

Date: November 14th, 2017 11:59 AM
Author: Startling chest-beating ticket booth

If you’re an Indian, maybe, but then so do venison, fish, lobster, etc.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3436637&forum_id=2"#34684582)



Reply Favorite

Date: November 21st, 2016 3:31 PM
Author: Sienna glittery stage

For me its roast bird (chicken/duck/cornish hens ok), mashed potatoes, stuffing, something with fresh cranberries. Last year I just made cranberry bread pudding. Apple cider.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3436637&forum_id=2"#31962755)



Reply Favorite

Date: November 21st, 2016 3:32 PM
Author: overrated gaping tattoo

anyone tried deep frying the turkey? i want to do this, but the only thing holding me back is no gravy

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3436637&forum_id=2"#31962759)



Reply Favorite

Date: November 21st, 2016 3:33 PM
Author: Sienna glittery stage

I hate gravy but it is a classic. You can buy it separately, whole foods sells it. It looks no less gross than other gravy.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3436637&forum_id=2"#31962773)



Reply Favorite

Date: November 21st, 2016 3:34 PM
Author: overrated gaping tattoo

i always make gravy from the turkey drippings from the oven. it's so much better than those you can buy at the store.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3436637&forum_id=2"#31962786)



Reply Favorite

Date: November 21st, 2016 3:34 PM
Author: adventurous jet messiness



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3436637&forum_id=2"#31962787)



Reply Favorite

Date: November 22nd, 2016 7:48 AM
Author: coral jewess stead

yes, i do this most years with my wife's family. the no-gravy narrative is mostly shitlib flame: neck and gizzards + butter = can't discern the difference gravy

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3436637&forum_id=2"#31967400)



Reply Favorite

Date: November 22nd, 2016 2:42 PM
Author: stubborn office international law enforcement agency

Beat me to it. Just boil that shit up with some carrots, celery and onion -- you got yourself a nice stock to make a gravy out of. Found this out because I BBQ my turkey, which makes traditional gravy difficult.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3436637&forum_id=2"#31970017)



Reply Favorite

Date: November 14th, 2017 11:44 AM
Author: opaque fortuitous meteor church building

This is some credited Southern Thanksgiving scholarship. LOL at faggot yankee roastmos. It's Fried >> Smoked >>>>GARGANTUAN CHASM LARGER THAN THE EVER EXPANDING UNIVERSE>>> Roast.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3436637&forum_id=2"#34684451)



Reply Favorite

Date: November 14th, 2017 11:58 AM
Author: Bull headed maroon tank

here is a no-drippings recipe:

https://www.bonappetit.com/recipe/make-ahead-gravy

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3436637&forum_id=2"#34684563)



Reply Favorite

Date: November 21st, 2016 4:20 PM
Author: Effete Primrose Pit Puppy

Sweet potatoes / yams are 180, but any preparation of them that includes marshmallows or glaze is fucking TTT

Try roasting them like this instead:

http://www.seriouseats.com/2010/11/the-best-roasted-sweet-potatoes-thanksgiving-sides-the-food-lab.html

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3436637&forum_id=2"#31963255)



Reply Favorite

Date: November 22nd, 2016 7:42 AM
Author: Gay Mind-boggling Police Squad Center

Lol at this faggot op, lost all credibility by not including MASHED POTATOES in the MUST HAVE column

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3436637&forum_id=2"#31967383)



Reply Favorite

Date: November 22nd, 2016 7:48 AM
Author: coral jewess stead



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3436637&forum_id=2"#31967401)



Reply Favorite

Date: November 22nd, 2016 7:51 AM
Author: adventurous jet messiness

Note that I think all the items in the should-have column should be on the Thanksgiving table, and that something would be missing if they weren't there. I just think that dishes like mashed potatoes and apple pie aren't in that echelon of dishes that we specifically tie to the holiday in the way roast turkey, cranberry sauce and pumpkin pie are. It's okay if we disagree on the point -- I'm just explaining my rationale.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3436637&forum_id=2"#31967408)



Reply Favorite

Date: November 14th, 2017 11:58 AM
Author: Startling chest-beating ticket booth

I actually think squash is the traditional MUST have puréed goop

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3436637&forum_id=2"#34684566)



Reply Favorite

Date: November 22nd, 2016 7:45 AM
Author: Spectacular wagecucks step-uncle's house

Must have: Faygo

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3436637&forum_id=2"#31967393)



Reply Favorite

Date: November 20th, 2017 10:47 AM
Author: rambunctious temple mexican



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3436637&forum_id=2"#34730340)



Reply Favorite

Date: November 22nd, 2016 2:36 PM
Author: out-of-control gas station queen of the night

https://c1.staticflickr.com/9/8068/8210012954_0be50a3e99_o.jpg

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3436637&forum_id=2"#31969952)



Reply Favorite

Date: November 22nd, 2016 2:47 PM
Author: Very tactful indian lodge

Cornbread is massive flame, just an awful shitty food that no one who isn't a sharecropper should be eating

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3436637&forum_id=2"#31970049)



Reply Favorite

Date: November 14th, 2017 10:25 AM
Author: thirsty splenetic becky

lol, kill yourself

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3436637&forum_id=2"#34683819)



Reply Favorite

Date: November 14th, 2017 10:26 AM
Author: adventurous jet messiness



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3436637&forum_id=2"#34683823)



Reply Favorite

Date: November 14th, 2017 10:35 AM
Author: Bull headed maroon tank

sorry your mom didn't know how to make it from scratch.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3436637&forum_id=2"#34683887)



Reply Favorite

Date: November 20th, 2018 2:15 PM
Author: violent thriller spot gunner

tiNOTtcr

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3436637&forum_id=2"#37271096)



Reply Favorite

Date: November 25th, 2025 10:05 PM
Author: ethereal \\(> ' v ' <)// tp



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3436637&forum_id=2"#49461273)



Reply Favorite

Date: November 22nd, 2016 2:47 PM
Author: ivory histrionic orchestra pit

Egg foo young

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3436637&forum_id=2"#31970051)



Reply Favorite

Date: November 22nd, 2016 2:50 PM
Author: Trip Irate National Weed Whacker

There will be no mashed potatoes and no sweet potatoes/yams at my thanksgiving, but there will be roasted small potatoes and roasted butternut squash.

Also, there will be roasted Brussel sprouts with garlic - the garlic caramelizes and tastes like candy.

Cranberry bread made using a recipe from a Children's book about Thanksgiving is our family tradition and I must have it every year at both Thanksgiving and Christmas. This might be a New England thing.

I refuse to make gravy because gravy is for people who don't know how to properly roast a Turkey.



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3436637&forum_id=2"#31970069)



Reply Favorite

Date: November 22nd, 2016 2:59 PM
Author: adventurous jet messiness

roasted squash is 180, and personally i prefer it to the potato dishes.

i don't understand your point about the gravy. explain.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3436637&forum_id=2"#31970142)



Reply Favorite

Date: November 23rd, 2016 2:45 AM
Author: Trip Irate National Weed Whacker

Gravy is normally used to cover up/compensate for dry turkey, but if the turkey is roasted properly, it will be juicy, making the gravy not necessary.

Also, I don't like gravy so I don't serve it when I cook Thanksgiving. The in-laws get a little pissy about it, but my side of the family takes it in stride.

I do serve home-made cranberry sauce.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3436637&forum_id=2"#31974866)



Reply Favorite

Date: November 14th, 2017 10:26 AM
Author: thirsty splenetic becky

That's interesting. I don't even put gravy on the turkey - I just put it on the mashed potatoes to give them some flavor.

I eat the turkey with the cranberry sauce.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3436637&forum_id=2"#34683827)



Reply Favorite

Date: November 14th, 2017 10:28 AM
Author: adventurous jet messiness

i especially love the gravy on the stuffing.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3436637&forum_id=2"#34683839)



Reply Favorite

Date: November 14th, 2017 10:28 AM
Author: thirsty splenetic becky

Oh yeah, that too.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3436637&forum_id=2"#34683842)



Reply Favorite

Date: November 22nd, 2016 3:01 PM
Author: Sienna glittery stage

180 my fellow gravy hater, we do not stand alone

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3436637&forum_id=2"#31970159)



Reply Favorite

Date: November 14th, 2017 10:06 AM
Author: adventurous jet messiness



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3436637&forum_id=2"#34683720)



Reply Favorite

Date: November 14th, 2017 10:34 AM
Author: Bull headed maroon tank

i think a lot of must- and should-haves are not that great of dishes, e.g., pumpkin pie is just gross and there are so many better alternatives, so you gotta pick the best of the bunch and then supplement with seasonally appropriate dishes that actually taste good.

Here is my menu for this year:

Drink: Apple cider and rum punch

__

Appetizers

Fruit and cheese; goat cheese with caramelized onions & water crackers; chips & guac

__

Meat: Turkey and Ham

__

Sides and bread:

Pull-apart rolls and corn muffins with honey brown butter

Gravy

Cranberry and walnut relish

Stuffing

Kale and brussels sprout salad

Varenyky w/ground beef & potatoes and caramelized onions & potatoes

Scalloped potatoes

Roasted tomatoes with thyme and mozzarella

Roasted beets with grapefruit and rosemary

Roasted sweet potatoes with chickpeas, chile, yogurt and mint

__

Dessert:

Apple pie

Kentucky derby chocolate walnut pie

Carrot cake cupcakes with toasted marshmallow frosting

Confetti cookies

Ice cream (vanilla) (for pies)



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3436637&forum_id=2"#34683878)



Reply Favorite

Date: November 14th, 2017 10:39 AM
Author: adventurous jet messiness

i don't disagree with you, and i like your menu a lot.

but your menu pretty much has all my must-haves, sometimes with a few twists, which is totally cool.

i disagree on your hate for pumpkin pie though. i personally love pumpkin pie, especially with a huge dollop of whipped cream on top. and i do think it's a pretty important dish at the Thanksgiving table.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3436637&forum_id=2"#34683924)



Reply Favorite

Date: November 14th, 2017 10:46 AM
Author: Bull headed maroon tank

I was a little conflicted about omitting it because it's such a staple, but I honestly don't think it tastes good, and there are so many things I would rather prepare and eat instead that in the end, I left it off.

Was also little conflicted about leaving off mashed potatoes and roasted brussels sprouts, but I think the other dishes make up for it.

I don't like green bean casserole and creamed onions at all and don't think anyone should ever make them.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3436637&forum_id=2"#34683994)



Reply Favorite

Date: November 14th, 2017 10:43 AM
Author: thirsty splenetic becky

Pumpkin pie is just GROTH! Here, have thome kale thalad!

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3436637&forum_id=2"#34683967)



Reply Favorite

Date: November 14th, 2017 10:47 AM
Author: Bull headed maroon tank

Pumpkin pie IS gross. You need to have one fresh dish to balance out all of the cooked stuff, and this particular kale salad is actually good - and I generally dislike kale.

I am using this recipe

https://www.bonappetit.com/recipe/kale-and-brussels-sprout-salad

but with this dressing

½ cup peanut oil

2 Tablespoons toasted sesame oil

2 Tablespoons seasoned rice wine vinegar (or apple cider vinegar)

1 Tablespoon soy sauce

1-½ Tablespoons honey

Dash of cayenne pepper

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3436637&forum_id=2"#34684007)



Reply Favorite

Date: November 14th, 2017 10:45 AM
Author: Autistic Juggernaut

I'd move mashed potatoes and veggies to must-have

otherwise solid list

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3436637&forum_id=2"#34683985)



Reply Favorite

Date: November 14th, 2017 10:50 AM
Author: adventurous jet messiness

the mashed/sweet potatoes distinction is controversial here.

truthfully, i could be convinced to just make the must-have list include "potatoes".

re the veggies, here's how i analyze it. i think anyone who hosts thanksgiving will probably include some sort of veggie dish, and as i note in my OP a veggie dish is one you SHOULD HAVE on the table.

but if you took 100 people and had them look at a Thanksgiving table, i'd bet way fewer would crow about the lack of a veggie dish than they would if, say, you excluded turkey/stuffing/cranberry/potatoes/pumpkin pie.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3436637&forum_id=2"#34684026)



Reply Favorite

Date: November 14th, 2017 10:54 AM
Author: Bull headed maroon tank

Yeah but if you look at it that way, then the only true must-have is turkey. there is room for a veggie dish on that must-haves list.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3436637&forum_id=2"#34684074)



Reply Favorite

Date: November 14th, 2017 10:48 AM
Author: overrated gaping tattoo

mashed potatoes on the must-have

cranberries on the should-have

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3436637&forum_id=2"#34684015)



Reply Favorite

Date: November 14th, 2017 11:43 AM
Author: bespoke elite school cafeteria

Cornbread andouille dressing.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3436637&forum_id=2"#34684438)



Reply Favorite

Date: November 20th, 2017 10:39 AM
Author: opaque fortuitous meteor church building

CR, but full credit for *jalapeno* cornbread andouille dressing and fried or smoked turkey. Thanksgiving is basically an annual culinary Civil War battle and the North gets fucking pwn3d every year.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3436637&forum_id=2"#34730301)



Reply Favorite

Date: November 14th, 2017 11:56 AM
Author: Startling chest-beating ticket booth

Must have——

Turkey

Stuffing

Squash

Gravy

Cranberry sauce

Pumpkin pie

Should have——

Mashed potatoes

Candied yams and/or sweet potatoes with marshmallows

Apple pie

Green bean casserole or some kind of green bean dish

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3436637&forum_id=2"#34684547)



Reply Favorite

Date: November 22nd, 2018 12:15 AM
Author: Lascivious Haunted Graveyard Cuckoldry



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3436637&forum_id=2"#37281565)



Reply Favorite

Date: November 20th, 2017 10:04 AM
Author: adventurous jet messiness



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3436637&forum_id=2"#34730025)



Reply Favorite

Date: November 20th, 2017 10:07 AM
Author: harsh headpube



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3436637&forum_id=2"#34730054)



Reply Favorite

Date: November 20th, 2017 10:53 AM
Author: stubborn office international law enforcement agency

Awesome. That is a lot of work -- are you only responsible for potatoes and pierogi? My wife made pierogi for Christmas one year. 180, but a lot of work and she hasn't done it since.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3436637&forum_id=2"#34730379)



Reply Favorite

Date: November 20th, 2017 10:56 AM
Author: adventurous jet messiness

sounds good

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3436637&forum_id=2"#34730403)



Reply Favorite

Date: November 20th, 2017 10:59 AM
Author: Sooty Motley Heaven Giraffe

How has no one ITT said biscuits? Biscuits go better w gravy than cornbread.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3436637&forum_id=2"#34730415)



Reply Favorite

Date: November 20th, 2017 11:00 AM
Author: adventurous jet messiness

The gravy is not supposed to go with the cornbread wtf?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3436637&forum_id=2"#34730425)



Reply Favorite

Date: November 20th, 2017 11:02 AM
Author: Sooty Motley Heaven Giraffe

Right but you want to serve things that compliment each other. Biscuits go well with gravy or cranberry sauce. Cornbread goes with chili, bbq, and honey, none of which being served.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3436637&forum_id=2"#34730439)



Reply Favorite

Date: November 20th, 2017 11:04 AM
Author: Insecure Sanctuary

I would add mac n cheese to the "should have" list.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3436637&forum_id=2"#34730450)



Reply Favorite

Date: November 14th, 2018 1:05 PM
Author: adventurous jet messiness

An xo Thanksgiving classic

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3436637&forum_id=2"#37231131)



Reply Favorite

Date: November 20th, 2018 1:50 PM
Author: Ruby 180 Doctorate Theater Stage



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3436637&forum_id=2"#37270934)



Reply Favorite

Date: November 25th, 2025 6:26 PM
Author: ethereal \\(> ' v ' <)// tp



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3436637&forum_id=2"#49460611)



Reply Favorite

Date: November 14th, 2018 1:08 PM
Author: Razzle church

Must:

Turkey

Gravy

Mashed potatoes

Potatoes au gratin

Green beans

Stuffing

Should:

Meat lasagna

Okra

Brussels sprouts

Mac n cheese

Pheromone rich pussy

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3436637&forum_id=2"#37231157)



Reply Favorite

Date: November 20th, 2018 1:48 PM
Author: adventurous jet messiness



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3436637&forum_id=2"#37270920)



Reply Favorite

Date: November 20th, 2018 2:28 PM
Author: Sienna glittery stage

Must have:

Roast bird (I will defend duck/chicken but I realise this is weak)

Stuffing

Mashed potatoes

Roast vegetables of some sort

Salad of some sort

Bread of some sort (cornbread, biscuits, fresh baked bread all ok)

Something with cranberries. No one really likes cranberry sauce I usually put them in q desert like cranberry muffins or apple cranberry pie.

Pumpkin pie with whipped cream

Alcohol

Good to have:

Apple pie and/or cherry pie

More salad

Fruit and cheese plate



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3436637&forum_id=2"#37271185)



Reply Favorite

Date: November 21st, 2018 12:09 PM
Author: adventurous jet messiness

This is pretty good, though I don't think salad is really a MUST-have. people don't really associate salad with Thanksgiving.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3436637&forum_id=2"#37277005)



Reply Favorite

Date: November 21st, 2018 2:39 PM
Author: Sienna glittery stage

Wtf I've never had Thanksgiving with no salad. Would rather give up the roast veggies.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3436637&forum_id=2"#37277937)



Reply Favorite

Date: November 21st, 2018 2:55 PM
Author: adventurous jet messiness

Again, salad is not what people think of as a must-have dish for Thanksgiving

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3436637&forum_id=2"#37278037)



Reply Favorite

Date: November 22nd, 2018 12:17 AM
Author: Lascivious Haunted Graveyard Cuckoldry

duck/hens are viable for an occasional year with no guests

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3436637&forum_id=2"#37281587)



Reply Favorite

Date: November 21st, 2018 2:39 PM
Author: vivacious fiercely-loyal regret home

CANBERRY sauce (from the can)

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3436637&forum_id=2"#37277939)



Reply Favorite

Date: November 21st, 2018 2:41 PM
Author: Sienna glittery stage

Nothing on Thanksgiving should ever come from a can.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3436637&forum_id=2"#37277949)



Reply Favorite

Date: November 21st, 2018 2:39 PM
Author: Sienna glittery stage

I'm making hot apple cider and adding alcohol gonna be 180.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3436637&forum_id=2"#37277942)



Reply Favorite

Date: November 21st, 2018 2:44 PM
Author: big scourge upon the earth mad cow disease

Maple glazed root vegetables, turnips, carrots, parsnips etc

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3436637&forum_id=2"#37277965)



Reply Favorite

Date: November 21st, 2018 3:33 PM
Author: Cheese-eating charcoal hall

must: salmon, cheese, vegan gluten-free pumpkin pie

entirely unnecessary: turkey, cranberries, stuffing, sweet potatoes

(my mom)

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3436637&forum_id=2"#37278285)



Reply Favorite

Date: November 21st, 2018 3:47 PM
Author: adventurous jet messiness

lol, damn you are more bitter than when Rafael Nadal achieved Toro X

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3436637&forum_id=2"#37278373)



Reply Favorite

Date: November 21st, 2018 3:51 PM
Author: Cheese-eating charcoal hall

ljl nah, pddj are going to have a fantastic dinner ourselves.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3436637&forum_id=2"#37278410)



Reply Favorite

Date: November 22nd, 2018 12:16 AM
Author: godawful persian indirect expression

Ironside is a surprisingly versatile and credited poaster.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3436637&forum_id=2"#37281573)



Reply Favorite

Date: November 25th, 2025 2:00 PM
Author: ethereal \\(> ' v ' <)// tp



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3436637&forum_id=2"#49459728)



Reply Favorite

Date: November 22nd, 2018 1:05 AM
Author: Cerebral resort clown

Czech dood here. Must have sauerkraut

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3436637&forum_id=2"#37281814)



Reply Favorite

Date: November 25th, 2025 1:41 PM
Author: .,,,.,,,.,:,..::,,...,:,...,:,,..:,.:.::,.




(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3436637&forum_id=2"#49459684)



Reply Favorite

Date: November 25th, 2025 1:41 PM
Author: UhOh

a nice red burgundy

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3436637&forum_id=2"#49459690)



Reply Favorite

Date: November 26th, 2025 8:51 AM
Author: Brussels Sprout: Brussels,Helsinki,Stockholm,Kyiv


roasted brussels sprouts with sea salt and evoo



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3436637&forum_id=2"#49462011)