The Thanksgiving Mega Thread

I've always understood poncy to mean affected.  My DH seems to use it when he's talking about some guy he doesn't like as in poncy **** (add your fave here  )

I thought so too.  Also effeminate, persnickity, lacking in machismo, pretentious

I've always understood poncy to mean affected.  My DH seems to use it when he's talking about some guy he doesn't like as in poncy **** (add your fave here  )

yeah, i've heard it used that way, too... kind of goes along with the pimp connotation, i reckon.  (if you consider the stereotypes of pimps dressing outlandishly, having flash cars, etc...)

i certinaly do not have a pimping dining room. 

That's a shame! It could be pretty cool!  (why is there not a smiley wearing a big pimp hat??)

This year will be my first Thanksgiving away from home 
So it will be my first every Thanksgiving without my family and my first time cooking...you might hear about me on the evening news when I accidentally go to baste my turkey and set my flat on fire lol....the one thing I need to have for my dinner that night though is green bean casserole...I love it...

This year will be my first Thanksgiving away from home 
So it will be my first every Thanksgiving without my family and my first time cooking...you might hear about me on the evening news when I accidentally go to baste my turkey and set my flat on fire lol....the one thing I need to have for my dinner that night though is green bean casserole...I love it...

Oh I LOVE green bean casserole!

And don't worry about it, you'll do fine! When I made my first thanksgiving dinner I lived only a minute from my mom but I refused to let her help me. The trick is in planning the dishes. Just look over the recipes and figure out what takes longest and shortest, etc and do it that way. When you first put the bird or ham in the oven make sure you allow for the casseroles to fit when you put them in later. Most of the dishes bake on the same temp anyway.

Thank you Rvnscarlet....I guess we all have to do it sometime...I will let you know how it goes...but that is very good advice...thank you again   

What is this mysterious green bean casserole that everyone seems to know about except me?

What is this mysterious green bean casserole that everyone seems to know about except me?

Here you go.

Thanks Chary!
I may have seen something like that at a church potluck or something, but my mom never made it for Thanksgiving.
Looks like it could be nice... although with the ones i saw on the church potluck table, the green beans looked overcooked and had a sort of grey tinge to them.  Yuk.  That's probably why i never bothered tasting it!

the green beans looked overcooked and had a sort of grey tinge to them.  Yuk.  That's probably why i never bothered tasting it!

My ex-MiL cooked all her veggies til they looked green-grey (bless her).

Last Thanksgiving was my first one in the UK. I didn't do anything special.  I probably won't this year either, but it would be nice maybe to make one or two favorite things--maybe stuffing and pumpkin pie.

i'm not a big fan of the green been casserole either- although the crunchy fried onions of top i'll take any day. i prefer my green beans lightly steamed, tossed with toasted almonds & olive oil. plain & simple.

i'm not a big fan of the green been casserole either- although the crunchy fried onions of top i'll take any day. i prefer my green beans lightly steamed, tossed with toasted almonds & olive oil. plain & simple.

That sounds perfect!

But I think there must be a way to sort of morph that classic green bean casserole recipe into something a bit better. Maybe use some creme fraiche and real mushrooms instead of the nasty condensed soup?

cooks illustrated had a recipie for ungunkifying the green bean casserole- used cream, real mushrooms, homemade breadcrumbs & fried onions.  i'll try and find it.

cooks illustrated had a recipie for ungunkifying the green bean casserole- used cream, real mushrooms, homemade breadcrumbs & fried onions.  i'll try and find it.

Thanks! 

Recently I've mentioned to a few people at work that I might have a Thanksgiving "do", and they all seem keen on the idea! 

But I think there must be a way to sort of morph that classic green bean casserole recipe into something a bit better. Maybe use some creme fraiche and real mushrooms instead of the nasty condensed soup?

I think I've seen some recipes along those lines--maybe on epicurious.com? I'm still in search of the perfect green bean recipe myself. I do have a couple that I like, one with parsley, rosemary, garlic, lemon zest, and orange zest, and another with roasted shallots and fennel.

When I started cooking Thanksgiving dinner myself I started revamping the "classic" dishes, trying to keep some of the same ingredients and feel but without the processed junk. (Although I admit to sort of liking green bean casserole, if someone else has made it...)