Just getting this off my chest: The cook would love to enjoy the holiday too ,So get off your sorry a** and offer to help cook or cleanup after or somthing. Suprise everone and bring somthing besides your appetite. I love my family i love my family no i dont hate them i love my family!!!
2007-11-19 09:20:03 · 8 answers · asked by mcdonaldsnuggetaustin 4 in Society & Culture ➔ Holidays ➔ Thanksgiving
I love doing it. They'd all better stay the blank out of my kitchen while I'm cooking. LOL
Start some of your cooking the night before. It makes it less hectic on Thursday.
2007-11-19 15:49:53 · answer #1 · answered by Little Red Hen 2.0 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hah! Second year in a row. Man, I'm a sucker. SIL keeps getting Xmas, which is hosted on an off day and can be any meal at all. I have to cook a 14 lbs bird, after painstakingly defrosting the beast and brining it. Also there are like 30 side dishes which are "classic" and make the holiday.
Too bad I couldn't get xmas, pop a pre-cooked ham in the oven, bake some yams and call it a day. Totally beat!
P.S. it should be brought to attention that each year we have split it.. neither she nor I have successfully cooked the turkey. It's always underdone and needs emergency heating. Damn..
Good luck on your holiday.
2007-11-19 17:29:16 · answer #2 · answered by Jaims 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sorry to hear tha! Our family tradition is whom ever's home we're going to provides the main course whether it's turkey or ham and then everyone else brings the side dishes. It's only fair I think because tha way everyone can enjoy the holiday and no one person has to spend all day working. We also jus do a Christmas morning brunch in the same way. But hope your day goes well and you luck out and have someone pitch in to help.
2007-11-19 18:06:49 · answer #3 · answered by lainef150 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
this is what im making!
Lasagna Recipe
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 leek, cleaned and sliced
4 cloves garlic, minced
1 medium zucchini, chopped
1/2 cup sliced fennel
1 (14-ounce) can artichoke hearts, drained
2 (14-ounce) cans crushed tomatoes
2 tablespoons fresh oregano leaves, chopped
4 whole-wheat lasagna noodles, cooked as directed on package
1 (4-ounce) package feta cheese, drained
3/4 cup shredded part-skim mozzarella
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
In a medium saucepan, heat olive oil over medium-high heat. Add leeks and garlic and saute until translucent, about 1 1/2 minutes. Add zucchini and the fennel and saute for another minute. Add artichoke hearts and crushed tomatoes. Bring to a simmer and then add oregano. Stir and remove from heat.
Cover the bottom of a 13 by 9-inch pan with 1 cup of the tomato mixture. Top with 2 lasagna noodles. Top with half of the remaining tomato mixture. Sprinkle with feta cheese. Add remaining 2 lasagna noodles and top with remaining tomato mixture.
Sprinkle with mozzarella. Bake for 35 minutes or until bubbly. Let stand for 5 minutes before serving.
2007-11-19 18:11:31 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
They way I help is to keep all the kids out of the kitchen. The cook doesn't like the kids in the kitchen when she cooking and getting things ready. I enterain them and keep them out of the kitchen..
2007-11-19 17:31:43 · answer #5 · answered by Proud mom 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I feel this way EVERY year!!!!
Although, my mother and I team up to cook so that makes it a bit easier!
But NO one ever offers to help....
The least they can do is clean up!
P.S. I love my family too!!!
Happy Thanksgiving!
2007-11-19 17:28:12 · answer #6 · answered by StarWritten 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hee hee. I love to cook, so I generally do. Mom's happy to let me. :-)
Ask for help. You're allowed.
2007-11-19 17:28:30 · answer #7 · answered by Julia S 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You could refuse!
2007-11-19 17:27:24 · answer #8 · answered by Wounded Duck 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋