My mom used to add the giblets/heart/gizzard to the stuffing. The neck got tossed into chicken soup. And probably ended up in my serving because bone-in meats are my favourite 
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Happy Thanksgiving to those who are celebrating!
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Love this idea! Thank you! I think she would love to be on the delivery brigade and wave to the patient!
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Sounds like youâve got this handled, perfectly, already.
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Hope the fever subsides for the little one, and sorry you wonât be able to all celebrate together.
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Happy Thanksgiving, everyone!
I couldnât find a turkey thigh yesterday, so I will check another store today. might be Schnitzel tonight after all.
Starting the day off with a deviled egg with mayo and lingonberry.
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Itâs just one of the sides served at Thanksgiving. Iâm sad I wonât be having it but Iâm doing everything. No rolls, no dessert. Maybe a few days later on I can make it because my friend and I adore it.
Iâve mentioned before that I use what I need from the can of chipotles en adobo, then freeze the rest. After a few years I find it and toss it out!
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For the first time in several years, I will be attending a Friendsgiving potluck at my stepsisterâs house instead of cooking the whole meal at home. My contributions will feature the following ingredients: (Probably a cream of chanterelle mushroom soup or as many of you have already figured out, âgravyâ, and potato chip canapĂ©s with smoked salmon and/or ikura)
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Some nice & funny advice from Sam Sifton to navigate The Big Day with fam and/or friends:
First, if youâre just starting to sketch out a Thanksgiving plan, you should stop immediately. Instead, figure out if thereâs a good restaurant open nearby. That frozen turkey at the supermarket is not going to be thawed until December.
Second, youâre not going to change anyoneâs mind about anything today. Thatâs not what the holiday is about. Thereâs no need to argue. Pass the gravy. Tell people about your favorite show or novel or song. Talk about snow!
Third, youâre not going to change anyoneâs behavior, especially if that person is a full-grown adult. Put ashtrays outside the front door if you have to. Stock Diet Mountain Dew for your cousin who drinks it. Allow your uncle who wonât stop talking to continue to squawk â itâs one day a year. Say it with me: Of course you can watch the Packers game!
Finally, know that the time to start making plans for Thanksgiving leftovers is now. Itâs a way to keep the excitement alive, a way to ask: Whatâs next? My old friends at New York Times Cooking have plenty of ideas for that. (Iâll be making bang bang turkey, myself.)
Above all, and once more: Give thanks as you move through the day. Say it aloud to all who are present. We can talk about the complicated history of the holiday later: its roots in colonialism, its roots in gauzy nostalgia, its roots in our shared American narrative. Today, be grateful. And hug your people tight.
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sounds like fun
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A very happy day to everyone, whether you celebrate the American Thanksgiving or something else. I am grateful for everything I have been blessed with and thankful that I can share this day with my dear husband of nearly 40 years. Heâs taking me to the hospital for an infusion today. What love!
Peace, love, sanity and good eats to all of you today!
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You might also enjoy this thread , which is specifically about things we are grateful for & not necessarily food-specific.
Your husband sounds like a great partner! Congrats on 40 (!) years of a loving relationship!
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I read online this morning that the typical American (USA variety) consumes about 3150 calories on Thanksgiving. I am stunned and hope they were wrong. Although it is a sh*t ton more work than an average meal, our menu does not seem that calorie ladenâŠturkey, mashed potatoes made with Mexican crema and horseradish, dressing, blanched green beans, cranberry sauce, vegetarian mushroom gravy, rolls, fennel/orange salad, pumpkin pie, and wine. Yes, it is more than we usually eat, but with reasonably sized portions I doubt Iâll consume half or even a third that many calories. I imagine things like marshmallow sweet potatoes, green bean casserole, broccoli casserole, mashed potatoes done with lots and lots of butter, and things like pumpkin cheesecake, delicious and important as they may be to many, are calorie laden. I am not anti-debauchery. I just do not enjoy those things as much as many do. I am glad that over the last few decades healthier but still tasty recipes have been developed. I shake my head in wonderment at how many people look forward to overeating, often to the point of discomfort.
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I never understood the impetus to overeat on holidays. One can try all the good stuff by getting a taste of everything, then maybe having another second taste.
But I hate feeling stuffed like a turkey on any day.
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I am the lucky one, I am blessed with the people in my life, family far away from family.
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The turkey is out of the oven and resting. Stuffings and gravy are hot, and the other dishes will be delivered shortly. We are foregoing the baked brie I had planned as an appetizer - we will jump right to the meal so we can send our other guests their meal at a reasonable hour.
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Glad you worked it all out!
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Weâre down twoâŠthe offspring has come down with whatever is going around (and when youâre customer facing its inevitable)âŠso he and his coworker are sitting it out.
I feel bad for the coworkerâŠheâs alone this year, but not sure he wants to walk into a room full of strangers.
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You could ask him? A room full of strangers may just become a room full of new friends â just sayinâ 
I told offspring that hes still welcome if he wants to join us.
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