tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6073090117694936561.post1362592391767927173..comments2023-08-09T07:55:44.829-05:00Comments on The Polymath Chronicles: Thankful is the Order of the Day WITH CONTEST!Stacey Ballishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11781408142511046491noreply@blogger.comBlogger69125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6073090117694936561.post-12019600520103814772010-11-28T15:50:10.208-06:002010-11-28T15:50:10.208-06:00I read this entry last week and thought, I've ...I read this entry last week and thought, I've never had a Thanksgiving Disaster, I guess I can't enter this contest. I should have known that would be my downfall. Dinner this year was at my mother-in-laws and since my husband's family have VERY simple tastes, I didn't have to make anything crazy to bring over. I decided to something more special for the hubs and toddler so we Annanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6073090117694936561.post-45611481860802164722010-11-24T19:26:14.467-06:002010-11-24T19:26:14.467-06:00Lots of good recipes and comments, so there will b...Lots of good recipes and comments, so there will be competition.<br /><br />Thanksgiving cooking snafu - having a pan of rolls out to rise, and realize its time to put them in the oven, just popped em in the oven with plastic wrap. They came out, I was initially wondering, why are they so shiny, then I realize the palastic had melted just about perfectly on top of each roll. Went old school Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6073090117694936561.post-60405629448689779312010-11-24T14:55:54.111-06:002010-11-24T14:55:54.111-06:00Ohhhhh, yes, the best Thanksgiving disaster was br...Ohhhhh, yes, the best Thanksgiving disaster was brining the turkey in a large trash bag, and thinking, well, it's awfully cold outside- hey, lets leave it outside instead of trying to fit it back into fridgerator. <br /><br />Yep, yep, you guessed correctly. The dogs had a wonderful meal of raw turkey overnight and we, well, we had lots of side dishes and no turkey!!!karin chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15679355540316855638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6073090117694936561.post-37008553906235997642010-11-24T13:26:31.375-06:002010-11-24T13:26:31.375-06:00I love your rules so I would only add one...
Don&...I love your rules so I would only add one...<br /><br />Don't forget to enjoy the day. Do what you can ahead of time so that you can really spend time with the people you're spending the day with. If you're going to spend so much time in the kitchen once your guests arrive that you aren't able to hold a conversation you should probably rethink your menu.<br /><br />Happy Awesomerness Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00764482586033747029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6073090117694936561.post-37438737400806034942010-11-24T13:05:33.632-06:002010-11-24T13:05:33.632-06:00Our best Thanksgiving disaster had to be the year ...Our best Thanksgiving disaster had to be the year I insisted on making the turkey despite being 4 months pregnant and suffering from horrendous morning sickness. This was one of the few meals that sounded great to me and I was determined to make sure we had a good turkey. Left in the care of other relatives, it may have resulted in a dry, flavorless bird and I was not about to let that happen. Jeanniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12715377600192172517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6073090117694936561.post-37121469291081083152010-11-24T04:14:10.995-06:002010-11-24T04:14:10.995-06:00At my first Thanksgiving with my husband's fam...At my first Thanksgiving with my husband's family, Grandpa and I were in charge of making the pumpkin pie. We produced a gorgeous pie and tucked it away on the kitchen counter. After the meal while everybody was still at the table, we went to the kitchen to get the pie. When we got there, we found the cat on the counter licking the pie. Grandpa looked at me and said, "I won't Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6073090117694936561.post-20238780677682106342010-11-23T21:55:35.561-06:002010-11-23T21:55:35.561-06:00Stacey - love your books and your blog! and the re...Stacey - love your books and your blog! and the recipes, of course! will definitely try brining the turkey this year.<br /><br />My best Thanksgiving tip: 2 refrigerators! <br />Even better - a second kitchen like my mom has (extra refrigerator, upright freezer and another stove/oven). The "downstairs kitchen" is unbelievably handy for the huge meal she hosts! <br />Other hints: My mom Angelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04977621549903514863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6073090117694936561.post-30051093821544196482010-11-23T16:47:12.420-06:002010-11-23T16:47:12.420-06:00Hi! So I was just making a batch of Snickerdoodles...Hi! So I was just making a batch of Snickerdoodles to take up to my family in Yosemite this afternoon and they turned into a disaster. I thought I'd share it :) My mom asked me to make Snickerdoodles for our Thanksgiving dinner and I happily complied because I love baking. I started the cookies dough and preheated the oven and all that good stuff. I had already put my first dozen in the oven Brittany Canonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6073090117694936561.post-7594353067997328722010-11-23T12:21:22.698-06:002010-11-23T12:21:22.698-06:00Hi Stacey,
I LOVE your chronicles! I am a big fan...Hi Stacey,<br />I LOVE your chronicles! I am a big fan of Jen Lancaster's and found you through her - I know you've heard this, but you and Jen are awesome!<br /><br />My Thanksgiving disaster was years ago, my newlywed husband and I were going to my grandmother's for the holiday. I decided to make a lemon meringue pie (his favorite) to take. The pie turned out beautifully with the Theresanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6073090117694936561.post-60612332756288911812010-11-23T09:29:31.097-06:002010-11-23T09:29:31.097-06:00Love the mashed potato recipe, its almost identica...Love the mashed potato recipe, its almost identical to the one Ive tweaked over the last couple of years after I decided I needed to learn to cook. Another variation of the recipe is to leave out the cream cheese and substitute sauteed onions (I use about a half of an onion, diced, sauteed in butter) and blue cheese. YUM. Although I have to admit with a couple teenagers/ preteen boys to cook TammyBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06005403546776946687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6073090117694936561.post-56895550498827010262010-11-21T14:32:37.497-06:002010-11-21T14:32:37.497-06:00Love my in-laws although holidays aren't the s...Love my in-laws although holidays aren't the same since my parents passed away. I'm finally used to new traditions although no one "saves the potato water" for gravy now, a rallying cry from my mother, not wanting to see the flavorful, starch-laden water drained away. It was my father's one role to make the gravy, and he was without peer in this regard.<br /><br />One chrisvhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06419809718570953609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6073090117694936561.post-55767788285260654562010-11-21T13:54:19.440-06:002010-11-21T13:54:19.440-06:00Your recipes look fabulous, I love this twice bake...Your recipes look fabulous, I love this twice baked potato casserole recipe, not as crazy as trying to make a million twice baked potatoes:<br />http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/emeril-lagasse/twice-baked-potato-casserole-recipe/index.htmlNikihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07868032206898665260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6073090117694936561.post-44551949583359796712010-11-21T08:09:43.155-06:002010-11-21T08:09:43.155-06:00First time commentor long time reader, just want t...First time commentor long time reader, just want to say I love the blog and often am hungry after reading it. For my Thanksgiving story my dad loves sweet potato pie and especially the ones that his mom makes but my mom would still make them. One year my mom asked him how her sweet potato pie was and he just shrugged and said it was ok. My mom got mad and threw away all of the pie she'd made LaToyanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6073090117694936561.post-77621202537536496892010-11-20T23:31:51.740-06:002010-11-20T23:31:51.740-06:00My best Thanksgiving tip is one I love to follow. ...My best Thanksgiving tip is one I love to follow. I only invite people I like. I only make dishes I enjoy. I leave the clean-up to someone else. It works!Jules Someonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17363161091844652688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6073090117694936561.post-76721202023805448472010-11-20T17:21:14.532-06:002010-11-20T17:21:14.532-06:00Thanksgiving 1998 my husband, daughter and myself ...Thanksgiving 1998 my husband, daughter and myself were living in Texas. Because hubby was in chiropractic college and I was the only one with an income we really didn't have the money to go home for Thanksgiving so I figured I would make dinner for us. We lived in an 800 square foot apartment with a Barbie Dream house sized kitchen and I wanted to make sure we had all the Thanksgiving Sonyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09312054386589124265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6073090117694936561.post-17027316103621480082010-11-20T15:44:28.043-06:002010-11-20T15:44:28.043-06:00I love the Thanksgiving commandments! My favorite...I love the Thanksgiving commandments! My favorite/easiest cranberry sauce recipe (I used 40 pounds once for a sorority thanksgiving, it's that easy):<br /><br />1/2 C. apple juice<br />1/2 C. honey<br />zest of an orange<br />2 C. cranberries<br /><br />Simmer for 5 minutes till the berries pop! Cool and if you want some crunch in there, add 1/2 C. of chopped walnuts.Catherinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11074058888472473323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6073090117694936561.post-54778625631517782922010-11-20T10:28:00.439-06:002010-11-20T10:28:00.439-06:00Stacey, here is my Thanksgiving disaster story. Wh...Stacey, here is my Thanksgiving disaster story. When I was seven we all went to my aunt's house to celebrate. We had so many people that we had to put the leaf in the dining room table. Well my uncle who was a large guy leaned on the table to stand up. The leaf fell out and the entire meal ended up on my lap. My uncle being the jokester that he was swore that it was my fault cos my tiny sevenAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08078455745399962276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6073090117694936561.post-37065067185490186352010-11-19T23:56:08.148-06:002010-11-19T23:56:08.148-06:00My favorite Thanksgiving story took place about 6-...My favorite Thanksgiving story took place about 6-7 years ago. My family was at my Grandmother's for Thanksgiving, and after dinner, we were all gathered in the living room, talking and having a good time. A short while later, my sister, cousin and myself decided that we were ready for pumpkin pie. No one else wanted any yet, so we went out to the dining room, cut ourselves nice big slices, Andreahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14642933899395955709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6073090117694936561.post-48675288576012244682010-11-19T20:03:32.833-06:002010-11-19T20:03:32.833-06:00Stacey – your blog is great! I love all the recip...Stacey – your blog is great! I love all the recipes! I am actually doing a test run of the rice pudding this weekend in preparation for Thanksgiving, which I hope will not be quite the fiasco I experienced a couple years ago.<br /><br />My family was celebrating Thanksgiving at my parent’s house in rural Ohio in which I was responsible for bringing the dessert. I made a beautiful Bourbon Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6073090117694936561.post-68713140091211717232010-11-19T17:45:06.334-06:002010-11-19T17:45:06.334-06:00oh how i wish i had a great recipe to share or a f...oh how i wish i had a great recipe to share or a funny story to tell... everyone is either cracking me up or making my mouth water... <br /><br />although i will leave you with this...<br /><br />anyone ever have raccoon for thanksgiving? :-)<br /><br />becky at bmahov@yahoo.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6073090117694936561.post-91877058088123448072010-11-19T16:31:51.212-06:002010-11-19T16:31:51.212-06:00I was married for a few years and was always frust...I was married for a few years and was always frustrated that I never got to make the Thanksgiving dinner because my wasband decided he was a gourmet chef and didn't trust me to do anything right (JERK). <br /><br />Fast forward through the divorce and my first Thanksgiving with a new boyfriend. It was only going to be the two of us so I just got a turkey breast. I picked up a shift at the Heather Phttp://20somethingbibliophile.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6073090117694936561.post-85307541382607867772010-11-19T15:43:17.788-06:002010-11-19T15:43:17.788-06:00I'm not sure if this counts as hilarious, alth...I'm not sure if this counts as hilarious, although maybe with time it will, but it is memorable. My husband's dad pitched a fit at Christmas a few years ago when the grandkids, whom he had told to serve themselves, selected nothing but white meat. He was so nasty in his comments about my sister in law's abilities as a mother that she walked out. She returned, but only after a lot of Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6073090117694936561.post-78901325656507312932010-11-19T14:14:11.536-06:002010-11-19T14:14:11.536-06:00Stacey, I'm not much of a cook. So I don't...Stacey, I'm not much of a cook. So I don't have any recipes. I have only hosted Thanksgiving twice in my adulthood, and my mother-in-law is perfect. So I don't have any hilarious stories. But my best tip for Thanksgiving: <br /><br />If your step mom is a home economics teacher, be sure to invite her every year. And solicit her help in the kitchen! That way, things don't go wrong.Mama Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13004091971731646087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6073090117694936561.post-67143573882137937742010-11-19T12:18:06.500-06:002010-11-19T12:18:06.500-06:00I have friends who were very back to the earth, gr...I have friends who were very back to the earth, grow your own, organic kind of people before it was in. About 15 years ago when our kids were four they had a garden and chickens for eggs and a big goose. When they sat down to Thanksgiving dinner their daughter found out that they were having what she thought was her pet goose for dinner and not as a guest. When the hysteria died down they decidedSuehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06289630269247449304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6073090117694936561.post-45563299637265598032010-11-19T11:51:59.927-06:002010-11-19T11:51:59.927-06:00A Thanksgiving not soon to be forgotten....
The f...A Thanksgiving not soon to be forgotten....<br /><br />The first Thanksgiving my family had after my parents got divorced quickly went from ridiculous to completely absurd! My dad had just moved into a 2 bedroom row home in the city and was hosting Thanksgiving for a dozen people in half the space as in my old childhood home out in the 'burbs. My father is a fantastic cook and can make do Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15929632135151985348noreply@blogger.com