Comments on: Thanksgiving at Our House

By: Quilly

Quilly — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 04:23:23 +0000

Karen — I do mean PAPER plates, not styrofoam. And I am not big on doing dishes, but the thought of someone cooking for hours then delivering food clear across the island for me to eat, and my serving it on paper seems so wrong.

By: Quilly

Quilly — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 04:21:46 +0000

Gigi — the first few times I used my slow cooker I was nervous, but they are no different then cooking in a low temp oven.

By: Quilly

Quilly — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 04:21:05 +0000

Barbara — I mostly use my crockpot for roasts and soups. That usually means filling it up — especially with roast because I always cook enough to make a couple of dishes with the left over beef.

By: Quilly

Quilly — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 04:19:31 +0000

Melli — me, too! Some of my relatives are just too scary for words!

By: Quilly

Quilly — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 04:18:58 +0000

Susan — I am not “planning”. I am allowing the party goers to meet in my home and doing whatever Lavon tells me to. Mostly we are all about laughter and food, but Lavon is about “doing things right”, so Lavon (OJM) is in charge.

By: Quilly

Quilly — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 04:17:31 +0000

Nessa — I left both my mini crockpots behind and will be starting over again, but I am getting anxious to be back in a part of the world where it isn’t always too hot to cook.

By: Quilly

Quilly — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 04:16:14 +0000

The umpire says it was fair and straight down the pitch.

By: kcinnova

kcinnova — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 19:36:57 +0000

I only have a big crockpot (sometimes not big enough, LOL) but I can see the advantage of mini-cookers.
Using paper plates for big get-togethers is a great way to de-stress and enjoy your company. (This from a recycling geek!!)

By: gigi-hawaii

gigi-hawaii — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 16:14:54 +0000

I received a slow cooker as a gift once but never used it and eventually donated it to Goodwill. Somehow, the concept of leaving food in it for hours never turned me on.

By: Barbara H.

Barbara H. — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 15:48:55 +0000

We use paper plates with big family get-togethers just so as to ease the clean-up. But once when my folks and sisters were here we did eat off the real plates one meal just for a more civilized change of pace.

My slow cooker is good for big “company meals,” but we got a small one a few years ago for regular family meals. In fact, I was just thinking of a barbecue pork chop recipe I made in there one time and hoping I kept the recipe — it was one I got out of a magazine.

By: Melli

Melli — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 15:04:03 +0000

I used to LOVE big family get togethers when I was a kid. But then I grew up and realized who my relatives were. NOW I can’t wait until all my kids are married with children so we can have BIG family get togethers again! But for right now… it’s still just us.

By: Susan at Stony River

Susan at Stony River — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 13:59:08 +0000

I would love to entertain and have big dinners, but it’s happened so rarely because we live too far away, or our house is just too small, or or or. Hopefully in a few years’ time we’ll be settled enough to do it right!

Meanwhile, have fun planning yours—I like the mini-crockpot idea too!

By: Anthony North

Anthony North — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 13:29:48 +0000

Ha, ha. Was that a foul joke?

By: Nessa

Nessa — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 11:49:22 +0000

I never thought of using mini crock pots for side dishes. I’m doing thanksgiving this year at my house and will use this idea. Thanks.

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By: Quilly

Quilly — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 10:12:20 +0000

Yeah, but Tony, your wife has a turkey every day …..
(You set that up too beautifully for me to resist.)