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This year, the big question for Thanksgiving is not about how to make the gravy, keep the turkey moist or whether to serve yams or mashed potatoes with dinner, but whether dinner is going to be cooked at all. According to some food researchers, "Everyone wants to know: How do I get out of this and still make it seem homemade?" Their solution is to order the whole dinner in.
Is it really so difficult to cook something yourself, especially considering there are so many resources to help? I know that there are at least a couple of people in my own family (who shall remain nameless) who really prefer to buy the dinner, not make it, if anyone will be heading to their house. Do you prefer to do Thanksgiving it this way, or do you stick with tradition?
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11-17-2006 @6:41PM Margaret said... I hope I have not committed an unforgivable sin. I
love Thanksgiving and love preparing the meal. The last 2 years, I have fallen into bed, dog tired on Wed., Thurs. & Fri. nights. I like turkey, hubby loves ham, therefore, I seem to do a double meal. We run a business so I don't have time off to shop and cook. I have no daughters to help and my Mom is 82 and suffers from partial blindness due to macular degeneration. Mom is coming for Thanksgiving and I have decided to spend some quality time with her. Therefore, I purchased a Publix Turkey Meal, with potatoes, gravy, cornbread dressing and cranberry relish. I will still bake cherry pies and a ham, along with a side dish or two. If that cornbread dressing is not fit to eat, you can bet I'll opt to fall into bed, dog tired next year with my old Southern Dressing recipe digesting in my belly. Ha! Happy Thanksgiving!!!!
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11-17-2006 @6:46PM Desi said... Heck no, I love cooking, let the people stay home with there families. I make sure I get everything I need before hand, the people in retail really dont want to wait on us when they could be spending precious time with there loved ones!! I would never eat out or run into the store on a holiday.
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11-17-2006 @7:08PM CJ Hammerall said... Thanksgiving traditional meal was always @ my home w/me cooking the turkey & all the trimmings for our children/grandchildren/friends/etc. My husband became ill & passed away right before Thanksgiving, 2003. No one felt like cooking the feast, so we ordered from Luby's restraunt before hand w/turkey & all the trimmings (pies & all). It was soooo good, we have done it each yr. since for Thanksgiving & Christmas. Now everyone just brings an extra dish to add to the traditional. Works for us, easy & soooo good. It gives us more time to visit & enjoy ea. other & yes, we use holiday paper plates/napkins.
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11-17-2006 @6:50PM Mesha said... Some people can't cook, so I'd rather eat a dinner that was prepared by a professional and spend the time with the people I love than to make someone do what they don't want to do, or can't.
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11-17-2006 @7:03PM Kel said... I've cooked, I've eaten out, and I have ordered in. They all have their benefits. However, since having my own family - I've found that holidays (no matter which one) are better if we sit down and decide what it is we want to do as a family. So we always eat early, then spend the rest of the day, playing, at the movies, an amusement park, in the mountains, whatever it is that will give us time together without interference from the TV, computer, or Ipods...
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11-17-2006 @7:11PM Vickie Blackburn said... I sat here and read all of your comments. I have four children that are no longer at home. I was the Corporate Manager of mid-sized company that was bought out by a Fortune 500 company. I am a single mother that paid her last graduate school tuition in August. I did enter the work force until my 40's. I spent all I had to educate my children. Now, I am a 56 year old female that cannot find employment. I cannot afford to prepare my usual Thanksgiving feast or order one. I may not have a home soon. So, why don't all of you get things in perspective and feel blessed that you have such a "difficult" decision? I can remember when this might have been a big issue for me. I am thankful that my children are healthy, educated and loved.
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11-17-2006 @7:20PM alex said... John, a pie takes no time as long as the oven is hot make one. I make dinner every night even after working all day. trowing a big bird in the oven and making a few side dishes doesnt really take a lot of effort its even better if the people you love the most are there with you ,try to get them to clean up .
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11-17-2006 @7:27PM Kristi said... As a mother of 4 children, I understand why many people "order out". I choose to cook because that was always the tradition in my family. I enjoy doing the prep work while I watch the Macy's parade. Now, my 8 year old daughter is wanting to help me cook and I am so proud and looking forward to the day's work. For me, it doesn't matter if you cook or order out, have a clean or messy house, stay home or eat with family or friends. Thanksgiving, for me, has always been about contentment and being around those you love. How you spend your day should be based upon what makes YOU content, not what others feel you should or should not do.
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11-18-2006 @10:38PM Erly said... For years we went to my parents for Thanksgiving - - then one year Dad insisted on ordering a 'grocery store dinner' - - the turkey was dry, the dressing was NOT "Mom's", the gravy was canned. It just wasn't the same! So for the next 14 years I brought all the fixin's, and made dinner down at their place. In the interum, Dad died, and Mom Died just before last Thanksgiving, at 93&1/2! Last year was the first time in 44 years we ate Thanksgiving alone (the kids all live in other states, we moved, not them!) and I must say, it was rather nice! After all this time, we have much to be thankful for, healthy kids, and grands, our own good health (at 75 and 80) we still love each other, and, though the turkey may be smaller, I have no intention to stop cooking a traditional dinner of Thanksgiving for just the two of us, right through the pumpkin pie. A blessed holiday to all of you!!!
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11-17-2006 @7:38PM juana said... Just got married with my American (mid west) husband. I’m from Latin America, where stuffing, gravy and marshmallows in salads or mashed potatoes is both unhealthy and tacky. This year is going to be my first thanksgiving as a host. I'll take buying the meal into account, as it might help to escape from gravy and the like without hurting our husband's feelings.
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11-20-2006 @12:54AM Helen said... I hate cooking! But I still get stuck with Thanksgiving dinner(have the most room and central location for the family). Some of you need to realize it's not the food, it's the people you have with you. If I had my choice it would be a juicy ham, and every one bring something they love. This is never a relaxing time for me....so don't be so critical of those who buy the dinner...or just want to skip it.
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11-17-2006 @8:09PM BD said... Vickie Blackburn
I read your comments...
"Now, I am a 56 year old female that cannot find employment. I cannot afford to prepare my usual Thanksgiving feast or order one. I may not have a home soon. So, why don't all of you get things in perspective and feel blessed that you have such a "difficult" decision? I can remember when this might have been a big issue for me. I am thankful that my children are healthy, educated and loved"...
I know your situation as I have been there myself. I will pray for you, hope that you will find new employment soon, and not lose your home. God Bless You, and be with you in your time of need.
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11-17-2006 @8:33PM Robert C. Lillie said... I listened to my Grandma, when I was a kid. Everyone else, ignored her. I know how to cook all of the traditional things, and have her cookbook. She was born in 1878, so the recipes are really old fashioned. We usually find out how many can get together. Then we plan the menu and have everyone bring someting. If they want a recipe, they call me. If they don't, or can't cook, that's fine. There's usually so much to eat anyhow. there are always leftovers. That's half the fun of fixing it, yourself. Also keeps family traditiions going for all the younger members of the family, and keeps them alive. (The house smells SO good, when it's cooked at home. The main thing is that families and friends get together.
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11-17-2006 @9:02PM T.C. McCloud said... This year I'm having Thanksgiving with friends, and while one of them wants to do most of it by hand, he is willing to accept some of the more interesting items being brought in(I asked my mom to bring a specific pie from Costco, that is just heaven on earth, I'm bringing 5 or 6 bottles of wine, and I think one other person is bringing something else).
I know when I move to a place of my own, I might do most of it myself, but more than likely I'll do the Bird myself and let the rest be somewhat Potluck, so that everyone can contribute and enjoy.
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11-17-2006 @9:11PM Sandy said... I used to hate cooking. Now, in my 30's I have grown to appreciate a home cooked meal and my own cooking. I have only just this year learned the secret to success for a large meal like Turkey Day....start a day or two in advance. This has greatly reduced the stress level for someone like me who gets stressed with 4 or more things cooking at the same time. For the last 10 years I have seen it as a challenge and fun. I am okay at it now(as evidenced by no jokes about the meal in the past 5 years). I will be really happy when my successes outweigh my not-so-good Turkeys. As for ordering it in, I think if I were pregnant or physically unable, I'd go that route. If my husband felt like cooking, he'd rather cook it than order in or eat out, mainly because we love the leftovers so much. I like the suggestion that whoever cooks gets an extra day off work! Cheers!Happy Thanksgiving everyone however you enjoy your bird!
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11-19-2006 @7:12PM lisanne said... Ultimately, I think that you should only cook Thanksgiving dinner if you truly want to, otherwise, join another's get together, ask someone else in your family to share the burden, make it a tradition to go out as a family, or order in. For those who love to cook, it adds to the celebration, but for those who don't enjoy it, it's merely an additional stress that makes Thanksgiving, no so Thank-ful. Thanksgiving is a time to be with family or close friends or both, to be Thankful for what we have and the company we are with, so ultimately, do what makes you happy!!! There is no guilt in not preparing your own meal, what people will remember is the time you shared, and love you gave, not what you cooked. Enjoy!!!
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11-20-2006 @11:53PM Marian said... I would like to find a restraunt in the area to go out and eat thanksgiving. Any recomendations?
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