Canadian Thanksgiving

[CLOE 0]

I want to hear what everybodys plans are for this weekend. Where are you going? who's cooking? but mostly, what are we eating?

[TommyO 5]

This Sunday I will be heading to my Sisters in Toronto for a traditional Thanksgiving Turkey dinner. I will eat Turky and salad and Mashed pototoes all with gravy and maybe a little stuffing but I tend to get blocked if I eat bread so not a lot of stuffing. Oh ya, I will aslo pick up some wine likely a couple of bottles of Pinot Noir (Goes great with Turkey) and a couple of bottles of Gewurztraminer. I don't often drink Gewurztraminer but it goes exceptionaly well with Turkey.

On Saturday I will be heading up to Collingwood, my cousin is an artist and his show is starting this weekend so I plan to go and purchase a painting of his to put in my house. I do not have enough original art on my walls so I thought I would be nice to put up a piece from a relative.

Other than that I plan to spend as much time relaxing as possible.

Happy Thanksgiving to all my fellow Canucks Eh!!

TommyO

[Yoda 0]

I want to hear what everybodys plans are for this weekend. Where are you going? who's cooking? but mostly, what are we eating?

Good thread.

Off to the mother-in-laws house. also there will be the step-dad-in-law and the actual father-in-law and step-mom-in-law. Whew. And the brother-in-law and his wife and child. All one big happy family (?). This happy (?) event will occur in Burlington....so we will be arriving Sat and leaving Sun. The M-I-L will do the cooking but will likely nab Mr Yoda to help (the curse of being a chef). What am I eating? Very little!!! It will be tricky ...none of them know about the surgery (nor will they ever know!)....so I will have to do the "move the food around the plate" bit. When I throw some out they will hopefully just think that perhaps that was my second helping and I merely didn't eat it all!!

I'm curious to see is they notice any weight loss.

What about you Cloe? You never said.

[Yoda 0]

Tommy....ur trek to Collingwood will bring you near my place....I'd say wave but we'll be down Burlington way! LOL

[TommyO 5]

Yoda, I live in Oakville so we may be ships that pass in the night (or on the road) on your journey to Burlington

TommyO

[Irishmist 0]

Going to my daughter Karen's for traditional Thanksgiving Turkey dinner,:hungry: Yum,Yum,Yum. Her Mother & Father-in-law will be there as well.

Maria.

[Woodys 0]

Tommy....I live in Fenelon Falls but my "Family" cottage is in the Collingwood area...just 6 miles down 26 towards Thornbury....right across from Georgian Peaks Ski hills.

Yoda: I can totally sympathize with your husband....that is why this year hubby and I are doing the Thanksgiving thing at the Delta Pinestone in Haliburton...going to have a quick over-nighter.

Usually we go to the in-laws but my M-I-L and S-I-L do not cook, their idea of dinner at any time is putting on the buffet pants and making a quick trip to the Chinese buffet.......YUK!!!! We have nothing against Chinese buffet...but not for TG!

So, if we want a traditional Thanksgiving, Easter, or Christmas dinner we have to shop for, transport, cook, serve, and clean up after the dinner....which means...since we own a restaurant and Al is the Chef...WE NEVER GET A F****** BREAK!

The past few months have been so stressful for us, I moved the gym to a better location but the new unit took a lot of physical work to get it ready for the move....and at the same time we attempted to keep the restaurant up and running. I put my foot down this year and I said NO WAY to travelling to TO to have TG with the in-laws......so we are treating ourselves to this little getaway.

Carol

[neenagh 0]

Hi I cookin':( as usual. Traditional turkey dinner, plus Pasta, antipasto, etc. my mom is making a trifle Yum!!! Most of my family is coming, plus my sister's in laws. probably about 18 to 20 pple. have i ever mentioned that i own 4 high chairs and they all get used every friday night when they all come home for dinner?

[Yoda 0]

Every Fri night Neenagh??!! eeep!

Woodys: that's terrible!!! Well...hey...you guys enjoy yourselves (& each other!!) with your lil' getaway; you both deserve it! But...ummm....just make sure it ain't an actual "quickie"!!! *winka winka*

[Woodys 0]

LOL @ Yoda......I'll take what I can get....quickie, nooner, whatever!

Carol

[argon 3]

Whoops, how did I miss this? I was looking for somewhere to brag about my Thanksgiving.

Originally, Dan and I just planned to make ourselves a little dinner..... but that friend of ours doesn't have anyone here, and I didn't think it would be right, leaving her alone for Thanksgiving. So we invited her.

I got a little ham, just enough for the 3 of us. I made my favorites: stove top stuffing, green bean casserole, mashed potatoes and gravy. She brought over caesar salad and garlic bread. I made a concious effort to drink HOT tea just before... and even a couple sips DURING, cause I wanted to make damn sure I could eat my stuff! Well... I ate ALMOST all of what I took. I didn't get to eat more than 2 bites of my ham, just because everything else was too good, and I left it for last. I was very proud of my ham... it turned out reeeally good. I thought it would be really dry, being in the oven for 3 hours, but it wasn't! WOO! Yay for me, cooking my first real 'dinner'. Well... Thanksgiving dinner.< /p>

Then.... maybe an hour minutes later, I even had a small piece of pumpkin pie with whipped cream! Yummy!

A turkey would have been nice... but waaay too much work for me, and probably way too much food. Oh well...

[neenagh 0]

Well i officially ate too much! i had a pain like a cement block in my chest but i still havent slimed. I'm terrified to go to fitday and assess the damage!

[Irishmist 0]

Nice to hear your Thanksgiving went really well Mandi, that was a nice thing to do inviting your friend as well, that is what Thanksgiving is all about sharing with friends and family.

I also ate too much Neenagh, my daughter prepared a beautiful dinner, so i had to sample everything.:hungry: Oh well it is just once a year.

Hope everyone else had a good Thanksgiving.

Maria:)

[Lila 0]

I am still on full liquids and I CHEATED :angry I ate like a piggly wiggly:think

I suck. I felt so shitty afterwards. Gut ache. and guilty. I was so hungry from not being prepared. We drove to my family home 4 hours away. Was starving when arrived. Didn't tell family other than sister about surgery and she wasn't there. So I ate food. boo hoo.

I was so uncomfortable and had to hide it but it didn't even stop me. Bad me bad bad me

OK I am over it now. I will be good from now on.

[neenagh 0]

oooh lila, i'm sorry! it's over now, just don't do it AGAIN!