Please post your thanksgiving dinner that you are planning to eat/make!

We are having an friend and her daughter for Thanksgiving.  We're doing it on the Saturday since we both have to work on Thursday.  We're having turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes, yams, carrots, corn, green bean casserole, rolls, pumpkin pie, pecan pie and a helluva lot of wine!

I'll bake the pies the night before, then bung the turkey in the oven on Saturday morning.  When that's finished I'll do the veg and if all goes well we'll be eating by 4 p.m.  If not, we'll just get p*ssed!   

I am new here and have what I hope is a simple question.  I noticed there are a few people planning on having green bean casserole for Thanksgiving.  Where are you finding the French's Fried Onions?  I have looked everywhere.  I am not having Thanksgiving, but have been craving the casserole.  Thanks.

Carol the only place I have found them so far is Cybercandy and they were quickly running out.  So... not sure where else to tell you to look. 

Sainsburys sell fried onions! I'm sure Tesco does as well but not sure about Safeway/Morrison. They're not the brand name of America but exact same in a little plastic box with a red lid. You'll find them in the dried beans/pulses area...

Ditto Hopster!

I was trying to post that before you did but it got lost in the ether. I can't find it on Sainsbury's web site but they are made by Danfood and are called Onion Salad Crispies.

And yes, Vnice, I got us a tub for our green bean casserole! 

Oh, i'm a pig! I use two boxes.

CarolTX

If you can make it to the Midlands  Thanksgiving that would  great..  Unless you just don't feel like  being around people.. I am new here  too and  it's been pretty rough  for  me..  I am hoping it will boost  my outlook here to go  and be amongst some  who have  'made it'..  ..

Yeah!  Danfood Crispies!  Must run to store now!

Right, thought I would post my menu…and logistics..since I asked the question.  J

Big old Tom Turkey.  Prepared…simply
Stuffing (I succumbed to boxed….i can’t be arsed to do the real thing)
Cranberry sauce (bought a jar of this at Blenheim Palace)
Mashed potatoes
Yams with maple syrup/brown sugar
Green bean casserole
Gravy

Dessert: pumpkin pie and an ambrosia like thing made with mini marshmallows (do they sell here?), sour cream and fruit salad all mixed together.  i may buy one more thing.

I’ve got it worked out that if I do the turkey, take it out to chill out and fester in all those yummy juices, I can throw in the yams and greenbean casserole for 35 min to cook.

The stuffing, mashed potatoes, gravy will all be on the hob.

I may try and swing some biscuits in the oven too-but it’s only so big.  We do have a microwave, so I may make something and reheat.  I guess that would have to be the yams or mashed potato but I prefer not to.

Not to shabby for 5 adults and a 3 year old.

Now to think hoursdourves.

Now to think hoursdourves.

A classic cheese board, some bread, olives, dried apricots, walnut halves and maybe prosciutto or salame - you're doing a lovely dinner - don't kill yourself on appetizers that you have to make too!!! 

i'm not anne.  i was thinking cheese and bread and olives and maybe some m&s apps...but i like your idea better!!!!!!!

My first Thanksgiving and I've got 15 people coming! (Do I jump in at the deep end or what).

I've got:

Turkey, nut roast, corn, peas, greenbean casserole, rolls, mashed potatoes, cranberry sauce, stuffing, gravy, pumpkin pie, apple pie.

I was thinking of doing a veggie platter (with ranch dressing) and some devilled eggs (although I think that'd be heavy). I'd love to do a cheese ball.

Any advice would be greatly apprecaited.

Thanks so much for the invite.  To be honest, I am not even sure where the midlands are? 
And, thanks everyone for the info. on where to find the onions.  I am definitely going to look right away.  I was hoping to have a Thanksgiving meal, but my husband is away again offshore and will not be here.  The only people I know are his relatives and they are very picky eaters and I am not sure they would eat most of the meal. 

I almost cried today when I found Skippy peanut butter at Sainsbury's!!!
Has anyone ordered from Skyco?  Any problems?

I have changed my menu some to accomodate the oven space and Tom's requests...

we are having a Turkey (fresh from a farm), a 10lb ham... giblet stuffing, corn pudding, broccoli and cauliflower bake, squash-pear-onion augratin, mashed potato w/turnip, a waldorf salad, bisquits, pumpkin pie, apple pie, chocolate cake... and for appetizers...cheese board with crackers, and little dishes of pickles, onions, olives, and mixed nuts... fully stocked bar (well almost) and an aspirin by about 9pm saturday night.

Actually Ashley.. I have some veggie peeps coming... I'd kill or become your slave for that nut roast recipe.