Alternative X-giving Dinners?
phaeton
ever eat. Just a turkey breast (the ones I see frozen) might be a
better choice, but to be honest I'm not really that crazy about turkey
anyways. I thought about cooking a whole chicken in my crock pot, but
if some other idea comes along that's better, then I'm game. Last year
I made a shepherd's pie, that creamy broccoli/cauliflower/
brusselsprouts casserole glop, and stove top stuffing. It was at
least worth the effort.
Anyone here doing a non-traditional X-giving dinner? Or have you done
one in the past as a single Joe or Jane that did the trick?
Thanks.
-J
Andy
08c6cb...@r31g2000vbi.googlegroups.com:
I once bought a sliced smoked turkey breast (maybe a two pounder, I
forget) from the Honey-Baked Ham company. Not as tasty as I'd hoped. But,
combined with canned cranberry sauce and a dish of steaming hot peppered
up jarred turkey gravy for dipping, it made OK sandwiches.
And Bud Light.
Best,
Andy
zxcvbob
Buy a turkey leg or two, and roast them. Much meatier than a
chicken -- unless you actually /like/ white meat.
Or a ham steak with a sweet mustard/cloves sauce, roast sweet
potato, steamed broccoli, and a fruit salad.
Bob
Ran�e at Arabian Knits
<d8521e04-8b5c-448b...@r31g2000vbi.googlegroups.com>,
phaeton <blahb...@hotmail.com> wrote:
> Anyone here doing a non-traditional X-giving dinner?
You'd have to tell me what was traditional for X-giving. We usually
celebrate Thanksgiving here. X can stand for Christ, like the Chi, or
it can be for kiss, or for ex, I suppose. But none of those make sense
except for kiss, and I can't see why you'd make a kiss giving meal for
one.
Regards,
Ranee @ Arabian Knits
"She seeks wool and flax, and works with willing hands." Prov 31:13
critters & me in azusa, ca
how about going out to dinner at a nice restaurant, and ordering a
prime rib dinner. if you got late enough, around 7:pm to 8 pm, (or an
your or so just before closing) the families will all pretty much be
gone and you can have a nice quite dinner. i used to do this every
year, when i owned the 24/7 store. i would take the manager with me
and the waitress always made sure we had "lots of leftovers" to take
home.
harriet & critters in azusa (barb schaller's boy brownies are cooking
in the oven for a ladies coffee tomorrow afternoon)
Bob Terwilliger
I like to make Thanksgiving different every year, so I rarely make the
traditional turkey dinner for Thanksgiving. My planned menu this year is:
kale-sausage soup
pork roast with persimmons
pork jus
cauliflower puree
applesauce with allspice (We plan to make an Apple Hill trip next week)
winter squash with herbes de Provence
green salad with cider vinaigrette
kiwi shortcake (might not happen; kiwis haven't shown up in the market yet.)
pumpkin-hazelnut pastries
Looking at past Thanksgiving menus I've made, I think this one from 2005
might fit the bill for you:
Deviled Eggs
Parmesan crisps
Creamy Chestnut-Arugula Soup
Hot Melon Salad on Field Greens (This Alton Brown recipe was something of a
flop for me; maybe you'd have better luck than I did.)
Roasted Goose Breast with Blackberry Sauce
Thyme Popovers
Green Beans with Butter, Lemon, and Hazelnuts
Parsnip-Potato Puree
Spicy Sweet-Potato Pie
Black Pear Tart
Vanilla Ice Cream, Gran Marnier Zabaglione, and Whipped Cream for topping
Bob
Omelet
<d8521e04-8b5c-448b...@r31g2000vbi.googlegroups.com>,
phaeton <blahb...@hotmail.com> wrote:
How about a duck or a cornish game hen or two?
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news:2f2808d3-f9a1-4a40...@m7g2000prd.googlegroups.com...>> [snip]
>> Anyone here doing a non-traditional X-giving dinner? Or have you done
>> one in the past as a single Joe or Jane that did the trick?
>>
> sides like egg drop soup, rice and bok choy (don't forget a finger of
> fresh ginger for the bok choy). A western dessert of your liking, or
> a sliced orange. Easy yet festive -aem
>
I was planning to roast a corniish game hen but I've done that for the last
few years so it's getting old. I was thinking about half a roast duck for
Thanksgiving. I can buy one pre-roasted at the grocery store (not from a
Chinese market, as there are none around). And I won't be making it into a
Chinese inspired meal since the Chinese aren't the only people who eat roast
duck :)
Jill
sf
<blahb...@hotmail.com> wrote:
>Anyone here doing a non-traditional X-giving dinner? Or have you done
>one in the past as a single Joe or Jane that did the trick?
If you're not doing a turkey or turkey part will all the trimmings,
then Turkey Day is just like any other day - especially if you're
cooking for just yourself.
If you just plain don't want/like turkey, but would give a nod to
other T-Day trimmings, try rolled pork loin with an apple stuffing.
Apple Stuffed Pork Loin Roast
Paula Deen, 2007
Prep Time: 10 min
Inactive Prep Time: 1 hr 10 min
Cook Time: 1 hr 45 min
Level: Easy
Serves: 6 to 8
Ingredients
* 3 tablespoons olive oil
* 1 large onion, chopped
* 2 Granny Smith apples, peeled, cored and chopped
* 8 fresh sage leaves
* 2 cups thick-cut white bread cubes, crusts removed
* 1 egg, beaten
* 2 tablespoons butter
* Salt and pepper
* 1/2 to 1 cup chicken broth, plus more if needed
* 1 (3 pound) pork loin roast, butterflied
Directions
Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
In a large skillet, heat the olive oil over medium-high heat. Add the
onion, apples and sage. Saute until softened. Remove from the heat and
gently stir in the bread, egg, butter and salt and pepper. Add the
chicken broth gradually until everything is moistened. Let the
stuffing mixture cool completely before putting it in the pork loin.
Spoon the stuffing down the pork, horizontally, in a line. Roll the
pork over the stuffing, jelly roll style, ending with the seam down
and fat side up. Lightly score the fat, in a diamond pattern, with a
sharp knife. Tightly tie the pork roast up with butcher's twine,
season it with more salt and pepper, and transfer to a roasting pan.
Roast the pork in a preheated oven for about 90 minutes or until an
instant-read thermometer registers 160 degrees F.
Remove from the oven and let rest for 15 minutes before slicing.
Garnish with apples and fresh herbs.
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Sometimes I even put it in the food.
cshenk
> For just a single guy a whole turkey would be way more than I could
> ever eat. Just a turkey breast (the ones I see frozen) might be a
> Anyone here doing a non-traditional X-giving dinner? Or have you done
> one in the past as a single Joe or Jane that did the trick?
Hi J!
Although the below has way too many sides for a singlit eater, it's a base
that is really and truely what we had that year and can be scaled for a
single eater very easily.
You could 'un-japan' it easily by making a single yam with some honey and
perhaps a handful of red or purple seedless grapes (raisins might work too)
and just baste the little beastie with butter. About 1 cup of stove top
stuffing will work for a cornish hen, wer had extra on the side to make the
meat stretch for 2 adults and a 7YO.
As I was very limited in the larder (commisary closed etc) I made do with
what we had. More notes below the recipe.
---------- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.05
Title: Xxcarol's Japan Thanksgiving
Categories: Xxcarol, Holiday, Cornish hen
Yield: 3 Servings
2 c Stuffing-baked
1 ea Cornish hen
1 lg Japanese sweet yam
2 c Rice- medium calrose
1/4 c Saki
1/4 c Smashed japanese grapes-red
3 sm Carrots- sliced pretty
2 md Japanese cucumbers
3 sl Bitter melon
4 ea Green onions- whole
1 c Red beans- sweet
Ok, whaddaya do when you get in port at 6pm day the day before
Thanksgiving?
You start by defrosting the only 'bird' ya got! That was a cornish hen.
Split 3 ways, it's not alot of meat but we have the other stuff to makeup
for that. Make up stuffing (I used bagged pepperidge farm) and stuff the
hen as much as reasonably possible. The rest goes in a baking dish to the
side.
Make a batch of rice in the ricemaker and in the steamer above, add the
red
beans (pre-cooked) and the bitter melon slices.
Slice the sweet yam and add to it the saki and mashed grapes. Add
sufficient water to cover and taste test for sweetness once the yams are
done. Add molasses or light karo syrup to taste.
Baste the hen with the sauces from the yam pot (add more to yam pot as
needed).
Steam or blanche the carrots lightly then add the fresh cucumber. A dab
of
sugared ginger atop makes it perfect! No dressing neededbut if you
insist,
make it a sweet-vinigary one.
5 mins before the hen is done, lace the green onions into a chain and ring
them around the bird.
When all is done, put the hen on a platter with the yams to the side and
use an ice-cream scoop to ball up stuffing on the other side. Place green
onion ring around it all and the carrots/cucumbers towards the feet. In
this case, a lazy-susan dish is perfect if large! I added rice and sweet
beans to the head portion of mine (extra at the stove) and put a slice of
bitter melon on each plate.
Dessert? We were too stuffed! But we had on the ready, fresh tangerines
and vanilla ice-cream. Line the dish with the tangerine slices then add a
scoop of ice-cream. Drizzle with chocolate syrup.
From the kitchen of: xxcarol
22 November 2001
Sasebo Japan
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For you, I''d stuff a cornish hen, round it at the end with the green onion
for pretty, and have fresh steamed carrorts and green beans with buttered
mushrooms at the foot. I'd slice a bosk pear and place at the head then
line the sides with the yams. If I wanted gravy, I'd go with a jar. I'd
probably make one of those smallest cans of biscuits (they have 5 per can I
think).
PeterL
08c6cb...@r31g2000vbi.googlegroups.com:
> For just a single guy a whole turkey would be way more than I could
McDonalds???
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Peter Lucas
Brisbane
Australia
If we are not meant to eat animals,
why are they made of meat?
Arri London
Duck this year! We don't care for turkey that much at any time of year.
Wayne Boatwright
Even if I were only cooking for myself, I would still want something that
made me "think" Thanksgiving.
I would roast a Cornish hen with stuffing, Bake a sweet potato, steam some
Brussels sprouts or asparagus, and serve that up with some cranberry sauce
and a hot roll or two.
The Cornish hen will probably be froze, but they turn out quite well. You
can get frozen pre-baked dinner rolls that are really quite good. If you
don't bake, or simply don't want to bake, pick up a pumpkin pie from a good
bakery.
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~~ A mind is a terrible thing to lose. ~~
**********************************************************
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Rob
Living alone must be getting very old!
Rob
brooklyn1
>
>> For just a single guy a whole turkey would be way more than I could
>> ever eat. Just a turkey breast (the ones I see frozen) might be a
>> better choice, but to be honest I'm not really that crazy about turkey
>> anyways. I thought about cooking a whole chicken in my crock pot, but
>> if some other idea comes along that's better, then I'm game. Last year
>> I made a shepherd's pie, that creamy broccoli/cauliflower/
>> brusselsprouts casserole glop, and stove top stuffing. It was at
>> least worth the effort.
>>
>> Anyone here doing a non-traditional X-giving dinner? Or have you done
>> one in the past as a single Joe or Jane that did the trick?
>>
then make something you are crazy about, and since you only have to
satisfy you now's your chance to indulge yourself. There have been
times when it's been just me and my cats on a holiday and simply as a
change (I even like turkey) I've roasted half a fresh ham. I prefer
the butt half, costs a bit more per pound but it's meatier and easier
to carve than the shank half... with a bit of kitchen talent you can
debone it (or ask the butcher), tie it, even stuff it, makes a very
tasty and festive presentation. And it can be portioned and frozen
for later. Sometimes fresh ham, with stuffing, gravy, and all the
standard Thankgiving acouterments is just as good if not better than
turkey. And anyone doesn't think a whole fresh ham (the king of meat
cuts) doesn't make a better presentation than a silly gobbler is nuts.
Go shopping:
http://i36.tinypic.com/23u3e4z.jpg
Well seasoned (Penzeys adobo is da bomb):
http://i34.tinypic.com/2wf39sm.jpg
Beautifully roasted:
http://i37.tinypic.com/dy9b1e.jpg
Favorite holiday side:
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Sliced fresh roast ham makes better than turkey sammiches... goes
great with rice n' bean pilafs, even diced to make teriffic poke fly
lice. And even though not smoked a meaty fresh ham bone makes
excellent soups.
sf
DK. You're so transparent and needy.
bulka
I don't mean to rub salt into a wound - but you need some friends.
(So do I, for that matter, so please don't think I'm being mean.) Or
at least people. Thanksgiving isn't about food, but about sharing,
and you need other people for that. I've had great meal evenings with
people I didn't really know and mostly never saw again. Pot-lucks
with friends of friends. If you have the hint of an invitation,
follow it up. You can be the hero and bring the bird. Save the stove-
top-stuffing for those lonely nights in front of the TV.
Bulka
--Bryan
> "aem" <aem_ag...@yahoo.com> wrote in message
>
> news:2f2808d3-f9a1-4a40...@m7g2000prd.googlegroups.com...
>
> > On Nov 14, 9:04 am, phaeton <blahbleh...@hotmail.com> wrote:
> >> [snip]
> >> Anyone here doing a non-traditional X-giving dinner? Or have you done
> >> one in the past as a single Joe or Jane that did the trick?
One year it was very sad. My wife and I were living in Tampa, and the
closest I got to turkey was a can of chicken noodle soup.
>
> > Do you live near a Chinatown? If so, go get a roast duck. Simple
> > sides like egg drop soup, rice and bok choy (don't forget a finger of
> > fresh ginger for the bok choy). A western dessert of your liking, or
> > a sliced orange. Easy yet festive
I can do w/o bok choy, but Chinese takeout is certainly a tradition
with less orthodox Jews on Christmas, and maybe T-Giving as well. I
love Chinese takeout duck the way some of the places here make it.
> -aem
>
> I was planning to roast a corniish game hen but I've done that for the last
> few years so it's getting old. I was thinking about half a roast duck for
> Thanksgiving. I can buy one pre-roasted at the grocery store (not from a
> Chinese market, as there are none around). And I won't be making it into a
> Chinese inspired meal since the Chinese aren't the only people who eat roast
> duck :)
We have those little hens every week or two. My wife often makes them
on Thursday--or sometimes Friday--nights when I work. I had the the
leftovers from Fri night's this morning for breakfast. When we have a
larger place, next year, I'd like to invite a few lonely folks, not
complete strangers, and certainly not unwashed people, just people who
don't have family in town to share in a meal. In spite of being non-
theistic, I do think that thankfulness is nevertheless important, and
could happily be pretty ecumenical in my celebration. Maybe invite a
couple of the Joe's Place guys:
http://www.joesplacestl.org/
>
> Jill
--Bryan
phaeton
>
> I don't mean to rub salt into a wound - but you need some friends.
> (So do I, for that matter, so please don't think I'm being mean.) Or
> at least people. Thanksgiving isn't about food, but about sharing,
> and you need other people for that. I've had great meal evenings with
> people I didn't really know and mostly never saw again. Pot-lucks
> with friends of friends. If you have the hint of an invitation,
> follow it up. You can be the hero and bring the bird. Save the stove-
> top-stuffing for those lonely nights in front of the TV.
>
> Bulka
Thanks Bulka, i know your intent is kind and helpful. I actually do
have some friends, but they've all got family to go to for the
holidays. My only invitation means a 15 hour drive to Georgia, which
in this stage of the game might be a bit much for the old truck (just
rolled over 166,000 miles). Theoretically I should have a wife or
even a family of my own to share the holidays with, but I'm well past
the age of "attractiveness", even for people my own age. I'd have
some dogs, but apartment living forbids it. So yeah, I shall be alone
this year again. But I'm ok with that. Not everyone gets to be a
rock star for their whole life.
-J
projektile...@yahoo.com
wrote:
> phaeton wrote:
> > For just a single guy a whole turkey would be way more than I could
> > ever eat. Just a turkey breast (the ones I see frozen) might be a
> > better choice, but to be honest I'm not really that crazy about turkey
> > anyways. I thought about cooking a whole chicken in my crock pot, but
> > if some other idea comes along that's better, then I'm game. Last year
> > I made a shepherd's pie, that creamy broccoli/cauliflower/
> > brusselsprouts casserole glop, and stove top stuffing. It was at
> > least worth the effort.
>
> > Anyone here doing a non-traditional X-giving dinner? Or have you done
> > one in the past as a single Joe or Jane that did the trick?
>
> I like to make Thanksgiving different every year, so I rarely make the
> traditional turkey dinner for Thanksgiving. My planned menu this year is:
*snip phony menu
He asked for ideas for a SINGLE GUY.....not a friggin' spread from the
windmills of your mind. Sheesh. Any opportunity to brag it up and
try to impress!
projektile...@yahoo.com
> In article
> <d8521e04-8b5c-448b-8f79-08c6cb412...@r31g2000vbi.googlegroups.com>,
>
>
>
>
>
> phaeton <blahbleh...@hotmail.com> wrote:
> > For just a single guy a whole turkey would be way more than I could
> > ever eat. Just a turkey breast (the ones I see frozen) might be a
> > better choice, but to be honest I'm not really that crazy about turkey
> > anyways. I thought about cooking a whole chicken in my crock pot, but
> > if some other idea comes along that's better, then I'm game. Last year
> > I made a shepherd's pie, that creamy broccoli/cauliflower/
> > brusselsprouts casserole glop, and stove top stuffing. It was at
> > least worth the effort.
>
> > Anyone here doing a non-traditional X-giving dinner? Or have you done
> > one in the past as a single Joe or Jane that did the trick?
>
> > Thanks.
>
> > -J
>
> How about a duck or a cornish game hen or two?
Thats sounds good. I also liked the idea above of getting roast duck
from the Chinese takeaway.
Bob Terwilliger
>>> Anyone here doing a non-traditional X-giving dinner? Or have you done
>>> one in the past as a single Joe or Jane that did the trick?
>>
>> I like to make Thanksgiving different every year, so I rarely make the
>> traditional turkey dinner for Thanksgiving. My planned menu this year is:
>
> *snip phony menu
Here's the menu you snipped:
kale-sausage soup
pork roast with persimmons
pork jus
cauliflower puree
applesauce with allspice (We plan to make an Apple Hill trip next week)
winter squash with herbes de Provence
green salad with cider vinaigrette
kiwi shortcake (might not happen; kiwis haven't shown up in the market yet.)
pumpkin-hazelnut pastries
That's for TWO people. It wouldn't be outlandish for one person to make all
that and consume it over the course of three or four days. It's not even a
particularly challenging menu.
> He asked for ideas for a SINGLE GUY.....not a friggin' spread from the
> windmills of your mind. Sheesh. Any opportunity to brag it up and try to
> impress!
Maybe you missed the part where the OP wrote: "Anyone here doing a
non-traditional X-giving dinner?" Or maybe you just wanted to air out your
stupidity. Which is it, bitch?
Bob
sf
No single friends or couples w/o close family to have an orphans
gathering with?
Nancy Young
> some dogs, but apartment living forbids it. So yeah, I shall be alone
> this year again. But I'm ok with that. Not everyone gets to be a
> rock star for their whole life.
Everything you see this time of the year tells you everyone
is surrounded by loving friends and family having a jolly time.
It's not the truth and if you're not unhappy by yourself, that's
cool.
nancy
Stan Horwitz
<02b55cb2-56ec-42a4...@33g2000vbe.googlegroups.com>,
phaeton <blahb...@hotmail.com> wrote:
How about volunteering at a soup kitchen to help serve Thanksgiving
dinner to the less fortunate?
Omelet
<dacd5837-8e50-44f7...@m16g2000yqc.googlegroups.com>,
projektile...@yahoo.com wrote:
> On Nov 14, 12:36锟絧m, Omelet <ompome...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > In article
> > <d8521e04-8b5c-448b-8f79-08c6cb412...@r31g2000vbi.googlegroups.com>,
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > 锟絧haeton <blahbleh...@hotmail.com> wrote:
> > > For just a single guy a whole turkey would be way more than I could
> > > ever eat. 锟絁ust a turkey breast (the ones I see frozen) might be a
> > > better choice, but to be honest I'm not really that crazy about turkey
> > > anyways. 锟絀 thought about cooking a whole chicken in my crock pot, but
> > > if some other idea comes along that's better, then I'm game. Last year
> > > I made a shepherd's pie, that creamy broccoli/cauliflower/
> > > brusselsprouts casserole glop, and stove top stuffing. 锟絀t was at
> > > least worth the effort.
> >
> > > Anyone here doing a non-traditional X-giving dinner? 锟絆r have you done
> > > one in the past as a single Joe or Jane that did the trick?
> >
> > > Thanks.
> >
> > > -J
> >
> > How about a duck or a cornish game hen or two?
>
> Thats sounds good. I also liked the idea above of getting roast duck
> from the Chinese takeaway.
I often roast ducks for Christmas dinner. :-)
They are amazing if roasted just right.
Cheers!
Omelet
"Nancy Young" <rjyn...@comcast.net> wrote:
It can also be very rewarding to do volunteer work on that day, making
holiday dinners for the homeless and less fortunate, or those that have
to work the holidays in public service. It can be a lot of fun too. :-)
I got to volunteer this last Christmas to help prepare and serve
Christmas breakfast to all of the emergency workers in our county.
Sheriff, Police, EMS and Fire Dept. people.
It was a blast. :-)
We then packed up and took all the leftovers to the local Women's
shelter...
If you are alone and have nothing better to do, it's something to
consider!
I will be doing it again this year and it still allows me to spend
Christmas morning and brunch with my family.
Nancy Young
> "Nancy Young" <rjyn...@comcast.net> wrote:
>> Everything you see this time of the year tells you everyone
>> is surrounded by loving friends and family having a jolly time.
>> It's not the truth and if you're not unhappy by yourself, that's
>> cool.
> It can also be very rewarding to do volunteer work on that day, making
> holiday dinners for the homeless and less fortunate, or those that
> have to work the holidays in public service. It can be a lot of fun
> too. :-)
Of course, if you *want* to. Not to put cold water on a good idea,
but I've had friends sent home from their impulse to volunteer at
a soup kitchen/whatever on Thanksgiving because the place is
overwhelmed with people that day. Pretty much they were told
please come back on a non-holiday, we need you then.
> I got to volunteer this last Christmas to help prepare and serve
> Christmas breakfast to all of the emergency workers in our county.
> Sheriff, Police, EMS and Fire Dept. people.
I bet that was fun, too.
nancy
Omelet
"Nancy Young" <rjyn...@comcast.net> wrote:
> Omelet wrote:
>
> > "Nancy Young" <rjyn...@comcast.net> wrote:
>
> >> Everything you see this time of the year tells you everyone
> >> is surrounded by loving friends and family having a jolly time.
> >> It's not the truth and if you're not unhappy by yourself, that's
> >> cool.
>
> > It can also be very rewarding to do volunteer work on that day, making
> > holiday dinners for the homeless and less fortunate, or those that
> > have to work the holidays in public service. It can be a lot of fun
> > too. :-)
>
> Of course, if you *want* to. Not to put cold water on a good idea,
> but I've had friends sent home from their impulse to volunteer at
> a soup kitchen/whatever on Thanksgiving because the place is
> overwhelmed with people that day. Pretty much they were told
> please come back on a non-holiday, we need you then.
<lol> I ran into that at the local food bank! They literally did not
need me. ;-) That's ok. There are plenty of volunteer opoprtunities.
>
> > I got to volunteer this last Christmas to help prepare and serve
> > Christmas breakfast to all of the emergency workers in our county.
> > Sheriff, Police, EMS and Fire Dept. people.
>
> I bet that was fun, too.
>
> nancy
It was indeed!
Nancy Young
> "Nancy Young" <rjyn...@comcast.net> wrote:
>> Not to put cold water on a good idea,
>> but I've had friends sent home from their impulse to volunteer at
>> a soup kitchen/whatever on Thanksgiving because the place is
>> overwhelmed with people that day. Pretty much they were told
>> please come back on a non-holiday, we need you then.
>
> <lol> I ran into that at the local food bank! They literally did not
> need me. ;-) That's ok. There are plenty of volunteer opoprtunities.
Heh. I can see it, just because it's Thanksgiving doesn't mean
they have room for 30 extra people in the kitchen.
nancy
Dave Smith
> <lol> I ran into that at the local food bank! They literally did not
> need me. ;-) That's ok. There are plenty of volunteer opoprtunities.
Indeed there are lots of volunteer opportunities. Just be prepared to
put up with a lot of frustration. for the last year i have been
volunteering with a therapeutic horse riding organization, and I have
been enjoying it. Getting reliable volunteers is a real problem. They
love me there because I always show up for the lessons that I signed up
for and will gladly cover for people who let them know ahead that they
cannot make it. There are 3 or 4 other people who are equally reliable.
The rest of them, good luck. We have 2 or 3 clients at a time, and that
usually means one person to lead the horse and one to walk on each side
to make sure the riders don't fall or jump off, so we usually need 9
people.
The local university encourages their physed students to volunteer with
organizations like ours, and high schools require students to do 40
hours of volunteer work in order to get their diploma. I guess the idea
is to instill into our youths the social need to do volunteer work. So
they get their hours in and they they disappear. At least once a week we
are left scrambling to get more people out because only the 4 regulars
show up. Then there are the times that the clients don't show up, and
we are sitting there with all kinds of volunteers and no riders.
My brother volunteered to help out at a Christmas dinner for the needy.
He went outside for a cigarette and a bunch of women were calling for
a taxi to take them to a town about 15 miles away to play bingo. He
asked them if they had really come for a free dinner and were then going
to take a taxi that far to gamble and answered "Yeah, are you going to
lecture us about that?". He said "No, but you won't see me here next year.
brooklyn1
>phaeton wrote:
>
>> For just a single guy a whole turkey would be way more than I could
>> ever eat. Just a turkey breast (the ones I see frozen) might be a
>> better choice, but to be honest I'm not really that crazy about turkey
>> anyways. I thought about cooking a whole chicken in my crock pot, but
>> if some other idea comes along that's better, then I'm game. Last year
>> I made a shepherd's pie, that creamy broccoli/cauliflower/
>> brusselsprouts casserole glop, and stove top stuffing. It was at
>> least worth the effort.
>>
>> Anyone here doing a non-traditional X-giving dinner? Or have you done
>> one in the past as a single Joe or Jane that did the trick?
>>
>> Thanks.
>>
>> -J
>
>I don't mean to rub salt into a wound - but you need some friends.
Actually you do mean it or you'd not have said it... deep down in your
shriveled soul you are small person, a mean spirited little bastard.
You offered nothing constructive, you certainly didn't reach out and
offer your hospitality... you haven't a clue about friendship so WTF
are you to tell anyone they need friends... and WTF are you to
determine that the poster is wounded or suffering in any way.
There were times when I was in the military and spent holidays
surrounded by hundreds, thousands of shipmates but still felt all
alone because in such a situation one is all alone due to
separation... perpertrated by circumstances beyond ones control...
forced isolation is the most severe type of loneliness there is.
But there are circumstances where one chooses to be alone, for some
such an instance is very welcome. There happen to be plenty of very
good reasons for why folks choose to spend the occasional holiday
alone. Many people don't have a large family and what little they do
have live a great distance. Many people are handicapped and traveling
is too burdonsome. Many lack funds to travel, or to provide a holiday
meal for others, or facilities to provide accomodations for others to
stay over... especially not worth it for entertaining those looking
for a free meal on their way while passing through to elsewhere and
who never reciprocate. Many prioritize more wisely than others so
would rather not squander their resources just to throw a boast bash
to impress and then spend the next month trying to survive. Ones
personal circumstances, and albeit temporary, in no way means they
haven't friends.
Many have experienced years worth of holiday meals with large crowds
but now are old, all those who were real friends have passed so their
only option is to dine with acquaintances and/or strangers. For many
their only choices are to dine with strangers at soup kitchens and
local gin mills, not always satisfying or what one wants. However
anyone who needs to spend a holiday meal with company can, all they
need do is volunteer their efforts at soup kitchens, senior homes,
orphanages, hospices, etc... every neighborhood has many such
organizations, and easy to find.
But sometimes folks really do want to spend an occasional holiday with
just themselves, it's a legitimate choice. Often folks actually do
have opportunites to attend holiday dinners with friends and family
but for various reasons would rather not because different holidays
have different meanings for different people, so never assume that
people have no friends. People can be truly thankful alone, often
moreso, we all begin and end at our own skin anyway... not everyone
needs or wants holiday company. Sometimes certain holidays represent
the loss of a loved one so it's already a painful time, spending the
time celebrating with company is doubley painful, so instead is far
more comforting alone, quietly in ones memories of those good times
now passed but thankful for experiencing them. And especially never
assume you know anything about people you meet on usenet... just
because usenet is your entire existence doesn't mean that's true for
everyone... no one is obligated to share the every detail of their
personal life as a condition of subscribing to a usenet group...
better than half are sock puppets anyway, peopel not who they claim to
be, why any honest person would be desirous of associating with
phoneys can only mean they are just as phoney themselves. Just
because someone asks about preparing a holiday meal for one doesn't
necessarily mean they have no friends.
I think it is rather cruel of you to make such a post, deep down you
are a mean spirited, extremely shallow, and hurtful creep... what you
said can't be apologized away, you meant it, you will always mean it,
Bulka, it's who you are. I for one am thankful that you pop in only
occasionally for brief stays... if not for the fact that you remind me
of what shit for brains douchebags exist in this world I'd rather you
and your ilk never showed your ugliness here at all.
Bob Terwilliger
> Actually you do mean it or you'd not have said it...
Jocularity is a complete mystery to you, isn't it?
Bob
blake murphy
> Omelet wrote:
>
>
>> It can also be very rewarding to do volunteer work on that day, making
>> holiday dinners for the homeless and less fortunate, or those that
>> have to work the holidays in public service. It can be a lot of fun
>> too. :-)
>
> Of course, if you *want* to. Not to put cold water on a good idea,
> but I've had friends sent home from their impulse to volunteer at
> a soup kitchen/whatever on Thanksgiving because the place is
> overwhelmed with people that day. Pretty much they were told
> please come back on a non-holiday, we need you then.
i was thinking along similar lines.
your pal,
blake
Mr. Joseph Littleshoes Esq.
sf wrote
>
> No single friends or couples w/o close family to have an orphans
> gathering with?
>
>
The couple i invited to share dinner with the elderly relative and i
bailed so its just the "ER" and i and probly a small capon at the
kitchen table.
But im going to surprise her with several different sweet potato dishes.
She adores yams/sweet potatoes and i always bake a few for her, i don't
care for them, but she has never had the sweet potatoes "Royal"
and while i have never been particularly fond of yams or sweet potatoes, the
"elderly relative" is and on special occasions (Christmas, Thanksgiving,
b'days etc. etc.) i have made for her an old colonial recipe that
flavors the mashed yams with lemon juice, dates, mace, nutmeg, cinnamon
and pepper and are served with sugar for dusting the top.
One of the few ways i do like them is ala "Royal" or "Imperial" where
the potatoes are sliced raw and sautÔøΩed in butter till done then added to a
chaffing dish with more butter, sugar and rum and set alight. The
"Royal" is similar but using mashed potatoes rather than slices, and has
the addition of chestnuts cooked & mashed and added to the potatoes with
butter
and both rum and brandy mixed in, sometimes an extra pool of brandy will
be set in a depression in the top of the mashed yam, chestnut mixture
and set alight at table.
I have even made the old standby of "sweet potato and banana fluff"
flavored with orange juice and
i also have a "family recipe" given me by an elderly neighbor, a
transplanted southerner, which while passing for a ordinary sweet
potato pie, she insists is a "custard" and calls it "Creole sweet potato
custard" and uses shredded potatoes and is flavored with grated lemon
and orange rind and nutmeg (along with the eggs, butter and milk for
the custard base) and for someone (me) who don't really like that sort of
thing it is very good.
--
Mr. Joseph Littleshoes Esq.
Domine, dirige nos.
Let the games begin!
http://fredeeky.typepad.com/fredeeky/files/sf_anthem.mp3
Dan Abel
"Bob Terwilliger" <virtualgoth@die_spammer.biz> wrote:
I think somebody hit a sore point here. Perhaps Sheldon got an invite,
but it was conditional on coming by himself, no best friend Crystal
Palace, no constant companion Foul Language and no inseparable buddy
Mean Spirit.
--
Dan Abel
Petaluma, California USA
da...@sonic.net
cshenk
> The couple i invited to share dinner with the elderly relative and i
> bailed so its just the "ER" and i and probly a small capon at the kitchen
> table.
Smile, as much as Don and I have moved about the world and soaked up the
cuisine of the place we were at, the one meal we keep as traditional as
possible, is Thanksgiving. It's a taste of 'home' when away. Even the
'Japan Thanksgiving' when I pulled in the evening before after everything
was closed, came off more 'American' in flavor than you'd think.
LOL, he'd missed the chance to get one of the few smaller turkeys you can
get in a Cho oven and all there was by the time he got there was 25 and up
lb monsters (the Cho ovens wont take a full sized digorno pizza and those
things wouldnt fit either).
I was supposed to get back 3 days later so he was gonna get a chicken the
day after T-day. Here I come bouncing in the door and it was pretty funny
matching up things. Had the one small cornish hen, part of a bag of
stuffing, and not much else.
That morning we went down to the Tonoo Market and got the rest. A fine feed
in the end. And no, I won't claim we had leftover meat. Not that night,
but we had enough and Charlotte didnt eat much then. Ohh, and I think I did
have a pack of turkey gravy....;-)
Omelet
"Nancy Young" <rjyn...@comcast.net> wrote:
True, but food distribution demands tend to go up a bit around the
Holidays. ;-)
phaeton
Maybe.
Or maybe Bulka is right.
-J
Nancy2
> For just a single guy a whole turkey would be way more than I could
> ever eat. Just a turkey breast (the ones I see frozen) might be a
> better choice, but to be honest I'm not really that crazy about turkey
> anyways. I thought about cooking a whole chicken in my crock pot, but
> if some other idea comes along that's better, then I'm game. Last year
> I made a shepherd's pie, that creamy broccoli/cauliflower/
> brusselsprouts casserole glop, and stove top stuffing. It was at
> least worth the effort.
>
> Anyone here doing a non-traditional X-giving dinner? Or have you done
> one in the past as a single Joe or Jane that did the trick?
>
> Thanks.
>
> -J
You could do ham - they come in small sizes (I'm talking Cure 81 or
similar); a whole chicken sounds good, and you could still have all
the sides - poultry is poultry. I decided last year, I'm not really
fond of turkey so much - so this year, it's a choice between a rib
roast or ham or good ol' southern fried chicken. My son hasn't told
me yet what he wants, so maybe I'll let the teenage g'daughter decide.
N.
Nancy2
> Apple Stuffed Pork Loin Roast
> Paula Deen, 2007
>
And if apples don't suit (my son won't eat cooked apples) - Silver
Palate has a pork loin stuffed with a variety of dried fruits which is
really, really good.
N.
Mr. Joseph Littleshoes Esq.
You have the onus probandi Ma'am:) i prefer a nice bread or even other
meat stuffing, just never cared for fruit and meat served together.
And i have tried the prune stuffed pork, i was not impressed.
Orange or lemon chicken is about as sweet as i get with animal flesh.
Although eggs, cheese, milk, cream, dairy in general goes well with
animal flesh IMO.
I cant recall, just off the top of my head, ever reading a recipe for
meat loaf that included fruit.
sf
I came across one today with fresh pears in it.
Dan Abel
"Mr. Joseph Littleshoes Esq." <jpst...@isp.com> wrote:
> I cant recall, just off the top of my head, ever reading a recipe for
> meat loaf that included fruit.
Took me a few seconds to find this one:
http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Cheesy-Apple-and-Oat-Meatloaf/Detail.aspx
I just looked at the first 40 out of 180 meatloaf recipes on the site.
There was also a recipe with banana, but I didn't have the nerve to look
at it (I don't like banana very well).
brooklyn1
>
> I cant recall, just off the top of my head, ever reading a recipe for
> meat loaf that included fruit.
>
>
Mushrooms are fruiting bodies.
Tomato is fruit; sauce/ketchup.
Dried apples are very good in meat loaf.
Wheat is fruit; bread crumbs.
Milk is fruit; cow juice.
blake murphy
i've made a meatloaf many times that incorporated an apple and onion pur�e.
(It didn't hold together too well for me, so i make it in a square glass
pyrex dish.)
your pal,
blake
none of your business
> "aem" <aem_ag...@yahoo.com> wrote in message
>
> news:2f2808d3-f9a1-4a40...@m7g2000prd.googlegroups.com...
>
> > On Nov 14, 9:04 am, phaeton <blahbleh...@hotmail.com> wrote:
> >> [snip]
> >> Anyone here doing a non-traditional X-giving dinner? Or have you done
> >> one in the past as a single Joe or Jane that did the trick?
>
> > sides like egg drop soup, rice and bok choy (don't forget a finger of
> > fresh ginger for the bok choy). A western dessert of your liking, or
> > a sliced orange. Easy yet festive -aem
>
> I was planning to roast a corniish game hen but I've done that for the last
> few years so it's getting old. I was thinking about half a roast duck for
> Thanksgiving. I can buy one pre-roasted at the grocery store (not from a
> Chinese market, as there are none around). And I won't be making it into a
> Chinese inspired meal since the Chinese aren't the only people who eat roast
> duck :)
>
> Jill
How pathetic. cornish game hen for one. Thanksgiving is not about the
food, it's about the people around the table. Don't you have friends
to spend the day with? You've made it abundantly clear to the world
that your parents are dead and you don't get along with your brothers,
but don't you have a girlfriend to invite you to spend the day with
her and her family?
I don't like you very much, Jill (not at all) but in all seriousness,
I feel truly sad for you. To be alone on Thanksgiving by default is
the sign of a pathetic existence. Time to examine your life and make
changes. You're going to die alone if you don't start making some real-
life connections.
Ailurophile
> How pathetic. cornish game hen for one. Thanksgiving is not about the
> food, it's about the people around the table. Don't you have friends to
> spend the day with? You've made it abundantly clear to the world that
> your parents are dead and you don't get along with your brothers, but
> don't you have a girlfriend to invite you to spend the day with her and
> her family?
>
> I don't like you very much, Jill (not at all) but in all seriousness, I
> feel truly sad for you. To be alone on Thanksgiving by default is the sign
> of a pathetic existence. Time to examine your life and make changes.
> You're going to die alone if you don't start making some real-life
> connections.
Jilly can spend Thanksgiving by herself if she feels like it! She _chooses_
to be by herself! Why don't you tell us about your own idillic fictional
family holiday time??? I'm sure we'll all feel a lot better than if you told
us about the way you really spend the day, hunched over your Red Baron pizza
while you ogle the tight pants on college football players!!!!
Kitty, arching her back and spitting