I don't live in the states, and I don't know what food is served for Thanksgiving, but I have American friends coming to stay with me. What am I supposed to serve?
2006-10-02 19:58:26 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Holidays ➔ Thanksgiving
Roast turkey with dressing, mashed potatoes, gravy, creamed peas, candied sweet potatoes, cranberry sauce, warm rolls or bread, pumpkin pie with whipped cream! Yummy! Oh - some people also serve ham with their meal if they are having a large crowd.
2006-10-03 10:28:26 · answer #1 · answered by sherirenee1954 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I think it would be a great idea to serve some traditional Thanksgiving dishes, ie turkey, stuffing, cranberry sauce or relish, pumpkin pie, etc. BUT I think it should be sitting on the table right along with some of your favorite dishes from the country that you live in. That way you are making your guests feel more at home with the traditional dishes yet letting them experience other dishes that maybe otherwise they may not get a chance to try.
2006-10-03 16:20:38 · answer #2 · answered by cookiefactory4 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Either a Traditional turkey or a spiral sliced ham (both if yuo have a lot of guests!)
Stuffing or dressing (or both)
Cranberry Sauce
Baked Mac& Cheese
Green Bean Casserole
Glazed baked Yams (sweet potatoes with marshmallow topping)
Pumpkin Pie (w/ ice cream or whipped cream)
Pecan Pie (w/ ice cream)
Wassail Bowl
Egg Nog
These should give you all the basics, you can add different things, like sugar cookies, different veggies or side dishes. The whole point is to have lots of food around and plenty of family and friends to share it with. It is a time to be thankful for your friends/family, blessings, and that your house didn't burn down in the making of the meal!
2006-10-05 22:14:27 · answer #3 · answered by jhvnmt 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
you can make these for thanksgiving
Cheesecake
Pies & Cobblers
Turkey Recipes
ill give you one of them
cheese cake
Crust
1 1/4 cups chocolate graham cracker crumbs
2 tablespoons granulated sugar
3 tablespoons of butter or margarine, melted
Filling:
11 ounces cream cheese, at room temperature
1 cup of granulated sugar
1/4 cup of cocoa powder
2 teaspoons of coffee liqueur ( optional)
3 large eggs
What you do:
Position a rack in the center of the oven and preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Lightly grease a 9-inch springform pan.
To make the crust, in a large bowl, combine the crumbs and sugar. Mix in the melted butter. Press the mixture evenly onto the bottom of the prepared pan.
Bake for 10 minutes. Cool on a wire rack. reduce the oven temperature to 300 degrees.
To make the filling, in a large bowl, using an electric mixer on medium speed, beat the cream cheese and sugar until smooth. beat in the cocoa powder until blended. Beat in the coffee liqueur. beat in the eggs. Pour over the crust and bake for 1 hour, or until firm. Cool slightly. Cover with waxed paper and chill for at least 3 hours. Remove the side of the pan before serving.
Baking notes: This cheesecake can be prepared and refrigerated up to 48 hours in advance of serving.
2006-10-03 03:04:23 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Roast turkey, (or ham) or both! cranberry sauce, mashed potatoes and/or sweet potato casserole, green beans or peas, corn, stuffing (dressing), rolls/bread, pumpkin pie, pecan pie, (whipped cream), sweet potatoe pie, mincemeat pie, etc. etc. etc. This is why we call it a FEAST! Pig out til we throw up...and laugh about it...How thoughtful of you to want to do this for your American friends. Any and all recipes can be found on the web...but the SOUTHERN ones are BEST! :D
2006-10-04 07:21:40 · answer #5 · answered by Jan O 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
There are lots of traditional foods served at Thanksgiving:Roasted turkey-gravy-mashedpotatoes-stuffing-sauerkraut-sweet potatoes w/ brown sugar glaze-green beans w/ onions,butter,& a chunk of ham cooked in with them,cranberry sauce, homemade macaroni & cheese, baked corn, a variety of salads, homemade bread or hot rolls, and for dessert--pumpkin, apple and/or pecan pie. (Above should read sweet potatoes...)
2006-10-03 15:09:25 · answer #6 · answered by beano™ 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It's really up to you, however, most Americans would eat Turkey, Mashed potato, cranberry for thanksgiving
2006-10-03 04:50:56 · answer #7 · answered by ceces_3 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
TURKEY AND CRANBERRY SAUCE. BE SURE THE TURKEY IS FULL OF STUFFING. Where are you from? Why not serve your type of food, it would be a nice treat. I imagine this person has eaten a lot of turkey to last a life time.
2006-10-04 13:53:06 · answer #8 · answered by nv 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Turkey, Ham, mashed potatoes, corn, green bean casserole, sweet potatoes, cooked apples, carrots, pies for dessert " pumpkin, apple, pecan" rolls, stuffing, Gravy, mac n' cheese, and pretty much anything else you can think of.
2006-10-05 04:24:42 · answer #9 · answered by rochelle s 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Roast a turkey with stuffing. Have cranberry sauce too. Pumpkin pies would be nice too.
Have a great day!
2006-10-03 03:06:36 · answer #10 · answered by Uncle Alf 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋