they make more like barbeque food=homemade cole slaw, baked beans, etc. i want to bring some REAL thanksgiving food, like green bean casserole and maybe a pumpkin cake with icing, any suggestions (they are very country) they don't even make mashed potatoes! (my favorite)
2006-11-06 02:28:06 · 20 answers · asked by AFwife 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Holidays ➔ Thanksgiving
ANY recipe suggestions?
2006-11-06 02:31:40 · update #1
can't have it at our house, (we live in another state) and they have 10 kids (6 adopted)
2006-11-06 02:36:12 · update #2
they would probably love the contribution
2006-11-06 02:31:09 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Bringing food, I am sure, is always welcomed. Especially with such a large family. Just tell them your bringing green bean casserole, mashed potatoes and pumpkin cake, start making it your tradition of adding to the family Thanksgiving dinner. Have fun, God Bless and enjoy your Thanksgiving.
2006-11-06 11:57:41 · answer #2 · answered by HereweGO 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Now, that is a sticky wicket for sure. I have never heard of this, but thanksgiving is supposed to be a feast of what we enjoy. so I guess it isn't wrong.
I don't know how well you get along with your in-laws, but I see nothing wrong with you taking mashed potatoes and the pumpking cake to their meal. Those two food would go with anything. You could do a fruit salad also.
Ask what you can bring. Play on her sympathy about missing your traditional thanksgving meals that you miss and ask if you can bring some of the more traditional stuff. If you mother-in-law is half way decent--she'll understand. Just make sure to eat their bar-b-que food too.
2006-11-06 10:34:47 · answer #3 · answered by ? 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Tell them how much you love traditional foods and could you bring some? If they say No that is their right as the hosts. Then find somewhere else to go Thanksgiving weekend or make a mini dinner at your house.
Sometimes people are just sick of Thanksgiving food and don't want it anymore. Or maybe they dont' even like it.
I grin and bear it at my in-laws with their horrible mashed potatoes...
2006-11-06 10:33:57 · answer #4 · answered by Lily 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Bring a dish or two that you like to introduce them to some of your traditions - after all you are a part of the family too now. Just do it in a polite way. Don't ridicule their traditions. The norms for Thanksgiving dinner vary greatly depending on where you live. My in-laws live in Louisiana, so Thanksgiving always includes a big pot of gumbo. I bring the pumpkin pie. I cannot imagine Thanksgiving without pumpkin pie, and they appreciate a little more variety.
2006-11-06 10:37:42 · answer #5 · answered by FabMom 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Gosh what is a country person and not have mashed tators LOL. Well, bring your own food and own mashed tators. Country crock has those new sides now bring that with ya when you visit and tell them you rather eat the sides you brought or add your sides to them. There is no law preventing what you have on Thanksgiving.
2006-11-06 13:55:48 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Call her and ask if you can help cook. Tell her what your specialties are (for example, in this case you would say green bean casserole, stuffing, punkin pie, mashed potatoes, sweet potatoes, corn on the cob, ect.)
She will be thrilled that someone wants to help (hell- its a big meal) and she will never even suspect your alterior motive.
2006-11-06 10:37:42 · answer #7 · answered by emilystartsfires 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think you should be happy with what the in-laws make and just have your own traditional dinner on the Saturday or Sunday before or after the Thursday. Whichever does not interfere with the in-laws dinner. I am one of ten and with that many mixed in-law families and 39 nieces and nephews that have to eat and half of those have families now. We eat what we can get where we can get it. I have Thursday with one sister, Saturday with a brother for lunch and a sister for dinner, and Sunday dinner with another sister. Somewhere in all that scheduling, I will see everyone and that is the real point of what we are giving thanks for. The family does include the in-laws. Hopes this helps.
2006-11-06 10:36:13 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
Go to the store when you get there and buy stuff for the green bean casserole and mashed potatoes.
2006-11-06 16:03:33 · answer #9 · answered by DeborahDel 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Contrary to popular misconception, Thanksgiving is a day of gratitude, not food. Is a day for family. A celebration of what is good in your life. What is served shouldn't really matter so much. There's no law against having "traditional" thanksgiving food any other day of the year, so make it yourself if you feel the need to have it and just enjoy your family and its quirks. And be thankfull for their originallity.
2006-11-06 15:28:10 · answer #10 · answered by CJ 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If I were you, I'd bring some of my fave dishes and after they try yours maybe they'll even ask for the recipe. If not, at least you'll have something there to eat that you like to eat.... or could you change things around by having thanksgiving dinner at your house this year?
2006-11-06 10:31:54 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋