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Thanksgiving dinner would not be the same without these four dishes________. __________. ________. and ____________. (Original Post) debm55 Nov 20 OP
Turkey, dressing, gravy and pumpkin pie. LakeArenal Nov 20 #1
Thank you LakeArenal. Enjoy. debm55 Nov 20 #2
Stuffing, mashed potatoes, gravy, & pie. CrispyQ Nov 20 #3
Thank you very much. CrispyQ. Enjoy. debm55 Nov 20 #4
Those are my 4 as well 😀 Luciferous Nov 20 #15
Sorry posted in wrong place debm55 Nov 20 #17
Smashed taters has to be among someone's top 4 EYESORE 9001 Nov 20 #5
Thank you EYESORE 9001 . Make a little bit of the oyster dressing for yourself and enjoy. debm55 Nov 20 #8
my mother made scalloped oysters for Thanksgiving and Christmas every year yellowdogintexas Nov 21 #21
Thank you yellowdogintexas. I never had, but it does sound interesting debm55 Nov 21 #22
because we were landlocked the oysters were always canned yellowdogintexas Nov 21 #23
All of them Otto_Harper Nov 20 #6
Thank you very much, Otto-Harper. and enjoy. Wonderful picture. debm55 Nov 20 #9
Turkey, Wild Rice, Acorn/Butternut Squash, & justaprogressive Nov 20 #7
Thank you justaprogressive. Wonderful and enjoy. debm55 Nov 20 #10
Turkey, vinegar slaw, sweet potatoes, and cranberries SheltieLover Nov 20 #11
Thank you SheltelLover . It does sound yummy. debm55 Nov 20 #12
Stuffing, Gravy, Scalloped Potatoes, Pumpkin Pie lucca18 Nov 20 #13
Yummy. Thank you lucca18. those are great. debm55 Nov 20 #14
Stuffing, mashed potatoes, gravy, pie Luciferous Nov 20 #16
Sorry posted in wrond spot. Thank you Luciferous Enjoy debm55 Nov 20 #18
Turkey, Dressing, green beans, mashed potatoes yellowdogintexas Nov 21 #19
Thank you yellowdogintexas. Great meal. debm55 Nov 21 #20
Stuffing, mashed potatoes, cranberry sauce, and pumpkin pie. Aristus Nov 22 #24
Thank you very much Aristus and enjoy. debm55 Nov 22 #29
Turkey, bread & sage stuffing, gravy, if at one cousin's their chocolate chips!😄 electric_blue68 Nov 22 #25
Thank you very much electric_blue68 for sharing with us.The Greek meal stuffing sounds wounderful. debm55 Nov 22 #30
Yw It was nice to remember that. electric_blue68 Nov 22 #37
Crab, pancit, sushi and scallops RandySF Nov 22 #26
Thank you very much, RandySF and enjoy. debm55 Nov 22 #31
Pumpkin pie, Pecan pie, Blueberry pie and Chocolate pie. Emile Nov 22 #27
Hahahahahhaah, Thank you Emile and enjoy. debm55 Nov 22 #32
Turkey, stuffing, gravy, pecan pie. lark Nov 22 #28
Thank you lark. That reminds me of the Thanksgiving large dinners at my Grandmother's house. Grandparents, 6 kids and at debm55 Nov 22 #34
The Four Biggies beemerphill Nov 22 #33
Thank you very much beemerphill. And for sharing your dinner. Enjoy. debm55 Nov 22 #35
Turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes, cranberry sauce. Elessar Zappa Nov 22 #36
Friends, family, love, hope WestMichRad Nov 22 #38

CrispyQ

(38,639 posts)
3. Stuffing, mashed potatoes, gravy, & pie.
Wed Nov 20, 2024, 11:10 AM
Nov 20

Preferably apple pie made with tart apples & vanilla ice cream on top. But pumpkin works, too.

EYESORE 9001

(27,638 posts)
5. Smashed taters has to be among someone's top 4
Wed Nov 20, 2024, 11:13 AM
Nov 20

I always look forward to making a divot at the top of my heap of smashed taters and filling it with a ladle of giblet gravy.

I know this won’t make the top 4 in the end, but I like oyster dressing (stuffing), but it must not be very popular. At least it isn’t in my family.

debm55

(39,052 posts)
8. Thank you EYESORE 9001 . Make a little bit of the oyster dressing for yourself and enjoy.
Wed Nov 20, 2024, 11:28 AM
Nov 20

yellowdogintexas

(22,836 posts)
21. my mother made scalloped oysters for Thanksgiving and Christmas every year
Thu Nov 21, 2024, 10:17 AM
Nov 21

I like the taste of oysters but hate the texture. I would pick out the oysters and give them to my sister and just eat the scalloped part.

Back when I lived in Boston, I took a dish of scalloped oysters to a Thanksgiving potluck. One of the other guests was asking everyone who brought the oysters; he was from South Carolina and it was a family tradition for him.

debm55

(39,052 posts)
22. Thank you yellowdogintexas. I never had, but it does sound interesting
Thu Nov 21, 2024, 10:26 AM
Nov 21

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yellowdogintexas

(22,836 posts)
23. because we were landlocked the oysters were always canned
Thu Nov 21, 2024, 11:23 PM
Nov 21

Anyway, she drained the oysters and put them in a buttered baking dish, crumbled up a ton of crackers and layered them on top, then combined the liquid from the can with cream and poured it all over the top. Dotted it with butter and baked it til it was bubbly. I used to pick out the goo and give the oysters to my sister.

I loved the taste but not the texture.

electric_blue68

(18,957 posts)
25. Turkey, bread & sage stuffing, gravy, if at one cousin's their chocolate chips!😄
Fri Nov 22, 2024, 03:59 AM
Nov 22

If at home then mashed potatoes, or maybe on occasion (yum!) potatoes au gratin.

A memory popping up. I think my mom made this for Thanksgiving, definitely for Christmas.

Greek meat stuffing. Ground beef, onions, butrer, garlic, raisins, and chestnuts(!), which made it unique for me, and maaaybe another ingredient, or two. I remember my mom making the "X" cut on the chestnut shells before baking.

The usual version actually has rice in it, but my mom didn't add that. However my sis's very long time friend whom I once got invited over for the holidays; his mom was Greek-American, and she added the rice.

It was a very tasty stuffing!

debm55

(39,052 posts)
30. Thank you very much electric_blue68 for sharing with us.The Greek meal stuffing sounds wounderful.
Fri Nov 22, 2024, 05:27 PM
Nov 22

lark

(24,370 posts)
28. Turkey, stuffing, gravy, pecan pie.
Fri Nov 22, 2024, 09:28 AM
Nov 22

My sister makes the best carmel pecan pie - it is to die for!!!

You only asked for 4, but mashed potatoes and sweet potato casserole are also required as well as something green.

I love our big Thanksgiving dinners, even now that we have dwindled down to 6 people. We just cut down on the meats, we used to have 2 turkeys - 1 regular and 1 Cajun and a Honey Baked Ham. This year we will cut out the Cajun Turkey and get a smaller regular turkey and try to find a generic spiral cut ham. Honey Baked Ham went up so much in their prices, it's $100 for a 10 lb ham there this year - not paying that amount!!

debm55

(39,052 posts)
34. Thank you lark. That reminds me of the Thanksgiving large dinners at my Grandmother's house. Grandparents, 6 kids and at
Fri Nov 22, 2024, 05:34 PM
Nov 22

3 grandkids from each of the 6 kids. Packed house. Enjoy your day.

beemerphill

(525 posts)
33. The Four Biggies
Fri Nov 22, 2024, 05:33 PM
Nov 22

Smashed Potatoes, Gravy, Sweet Potatoes, Cranberry Sauce.
The meat can be Turkey (preferred), Ham (just as tasty as turkey), or whatever protein the cook wants to feed me.
Several different kinds of Pie are also acceptable.
Just make sure to have the First Four. They are what make the Thanksgiving meal Special.

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