Can I tell you a secret?
I hate turkey.
I know. It’s practically unAmerican, but it’s true. Thanksgiving dinner is always a mixed blessing to me, because I love all the yummy sides but that big, golden brown bird in the center of the table? Bleh.
Thankfully, this year, others in the family have also admitted their feelings on turkey range from ambivalent to dislike also, so instead of dealing with the ginormous bird, we’re getting a ham and a turkey breast (because there are still those who DO like the turkey) and calling it a day.
Do you have anything that’s a traditional Thanksgiving (or other holiday!) food that you just don’t love? Or what’s something that, if it was missing, you just wouldn’t feel like the celebration was complete?
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ausjenny says
Being an Aussie we don’t have Thanksgiving but at Christmas Turkey is big. its Turkey or Ham. I am one of those who dislikes both. I am ok with a small amount of deli meat ham. But I really dislike turkey. it came from staying with relatives who were friends with a turkey farmer and we ate turkey most meals I was there and when not turkey it was roast pork. I am a roast Lamb lover. So we use to have a Turkey breast and a small roast lamb. Then later due to the heat Mum would cook both the day before so it was cold meat and salad. Mostly got the turkey and bought deli meats.
We always use to have a plum pudding (its actually a pudding with dried fruits) and had coins in it.
Wemble says
HI Elizabeth:) I’m with you on the Turkey! Every Christmas I make this dish called “weird pie”. It has a savoury crust and is filled with cottage cheese- hence the name “weird pie”. Mum used to make it when I was a kid, and it has become a tradition at Christmas. My in-laws looked at it quite strangely when I first made it… The other must have is plum pudding and custard for Christmas. It is so important to have that, that even if we are hiking over Christmas, we will carry it in our packs!
Blessings:)
lraines78 says
So nice to hear that someone else does not like turkey. I will be serving ham this year too!
Renate says
Hi Elizabeth! Love today’s blog. As a German American, my parents embraced Thanksgiving. Our family loves turkey. As a family with heart disease, who loves protein; we roast turkey or a turkey breast often during the fall and winter months. Turkey is stuffed with our family’s giblet and mushroom dressing (a must have – even though not something I personally enjoy). My great aunt learned how to make this dressing when she worked as a domestic for some important Chicagoans in the 1920s & 30s. Sides include mashed potatoes and gravy, salad, California blend veggies, and dinner rolls. Regardless of the recipe, the dish I quit making was candied sweet potatoes or yams – especially if it had marshmallows. Another side nobody enjoyed was green beans with mushroom soup. The best part about turkey are the leftovers. Turkey sandwiches or our family favorite German Turkey Fricassee recipe served over rice. Our family enjoys turkey so much that during the summer months we visit Cornwell’s Turkey Farm in Marshall, Michigan – so we can have a turkey dinner without heating up our kitchen. After hosting Thanksgiving for 35 years and since I see my children and grandchildren on a daily basis, Thanksgiving is no longer a family get together. This day is for the grandchildren to visit with their other grandparents, who don’t see them as often. For Christmas we usually have ham with my famous cheesy potatoes, another must have.
Elizabeth Maddrey says
I’m so glad I’m not alone! For Christmas, I’ve managed to convince everyone that we should have prime rib. No one complains :)
Plum pudding sounds yummy.
Elizabeth Maddrey says
Weird pie sounds interesting – is it cold or cooked? I’ve never had cottage cheese anything other than cold, but then again, what we call cottage cheese might not be the same. I’m off to do some googling! :)
And I’ll go ahead and reiterate that plumb pudding sounds amazing.
Elizabeth Maddrey says
Yay! I feel so much better now–there are more of us than I thought!
Elizabeth Maddrey says
Wow. That’s a lot of turkey! It is a nice lean protein though, so I can see the appeal from that standpoint.
The cheesy potatoes bat Christmas sound amazing. :)
Sherri G says
I’m not a fan of turkey either. I will eat it if nothing else is available. Since we host both Thanksgiving and Christmas, there is always ham available along with the turkey. We always have broccoli casserole, scalloped potatoes, and Dutch apple pie.
Elizabeth Maddrey says
Ooh. Broccoli casserole sounds yummy. What’s in it? (I mean, broccoli, obviously, but what else?)
Renate says
I forgot about broccoli casserole. I have two recipes: Chicken Broccoli Casserole (nice to make with leftover turkey as a main course) and Broccoli Rice Casserole with Cheez Whiz (I often make this as a side dish for Christmas, since my daughter-in-law likes it). Thanks for the reminder.
Margaret Nelson says
I’ve always liked turkey! I wasn’t impressed the year my cousin deep fried it, however :-) He also likes to smoke it, which dries it out too much. Anyway, I love having turkey sandwiches afterwards, and I found a recipe years ago for a turkey corn chowder that is really yummy. I’m not overly fond of stuffing, or of cranberry sauce, so I usually leave those for others. Homemade pumpkin pie is a must (I do NOT like store-bought pumpkin pie).
Elizabeth Maddrey says
We ordered a smoked turkey one year from a local BBQ place because everyone said it was so amazing. Blech. made it even worse, IMO. :)
Jackie Smith says
I don’t think my Mom ever cooked turkey…it was always hen/dressing. When dau. married, she began cooking turkeys so we have had that ever since…..I do love turkey! Happy Thanksgiving to all!
Elizabeth Maddrey says
Oh fun! I could get behind chicken :)
MFLiteraryWorks says
Elizabeth,
My husband is the same. He doesn’t like it and this year is the first year we won’t be going to his parents house so we’re having Prime Rib Roast instead. (We’ve been married 35 years and every year we go to his parents house.) I’m actually looking forward to having our own with OUR children and grandchildren. New traditions!
Elizabeth Maddrey says
Yay for new traditions! (And for prime rib :) )
Paula Shreckhise says
We have ham frequently so, I want turkey! Trimmings: mashed potatoes, gravy, sweet potatoes, cranberry sauce with real cranberries not jelly! No dessert, were on a diet!
Elizabeth Maddrey says
I can see how if you had ham a lot, maybe the turkey would be special. But the trimmings for sure. Yum!
Trixi says
I like everything!! Turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes and gravy, yams for my husband and son, scalloped corn, green bean casserole, cranberry sauce and pumpkin pie with cool whip :-) I think if I took any one of those out, it wouldn’t be the same for me. I, too, love to make turkey sandwiches with the leftovers.
My husband and I have talked about when the time comes where it’s just him and I eating, we’d cook cornish hens instead of a big turkey. Still get the poultry, just a lot less…lol!
Narelle Atkins says
Hi Elizabeth, I’m not a big fan of whole cooked turkey’s either. I will eat turkey breast and I cook turkey breast at Christmas. During my last trip to the US I discovered how much I dislike turkey bacon. That’s one food I will never eat again and the only place in Australia where I’ve seen it is Costco. Happy Thanksgiving :)
Elizabeth Maddrey says
See now…all that other stuff you mentioned? nom nom nom. I can make a meal out of that just fine :)
Elizabeth Maddrey says
Turkey bacon is a lie.
Or a very, very mean trick.
It’s just …yeah. There aren’t words. Well, there’s one. Evil. It’s Evil.
:)
Jessica B. says
My family has a traditional Christmas dinner on New Year’s Day and the must have for me is sweet potato casserole. Yum!