What's your sweet Thanksgiving tradition?

My sister in law [I go to her house for Thanksgiving] makes usually the same things each year, though occasionally if she finds an interesting recipe she'll test it out. We usually just have turkey, glazed ham, party potatoes, mashed potatoes, sweet potatoes, stuffing, green bean casserole, pumpkin pie, apple pie, and chocolate pie. Occasionally she'll try something new - last year she tried pheasant, and it was GOOD!

I've tried sweet potato pie, and I really liked it! It's a good change to the traditional pumpkin pie! I've tried fried sweet potatoes, and also mixed with chunks of ham, and they were both good !

my mom used to make pumpkin and apple pies (because my sis didn't like pumpkin cute story - last year my roomie's folks had a tenant at their place from Mexico. He had never had the sweet potato casserole (you know, the one with marshmallows) and he wasn't too sure about it when she put it on his plate. But, he bravely tried it and his eyes widened with pleasure and he was back having seconds. So, for Christmas, she had made it again and he was loading up on it!

This is what we normally have for Thanksgiving: Turkey, Stuffing, Yams, Mashed potatoes, Green bean casserole, Corn on cob, Cranberry sauce, Rolls, Poppers, Long stem onions Cherry and Pumpkin pies with Cool whip. But this year I'm going to make this new recipe Roasted Asparagus. It sounds so good that I just have to try it. Do you know what poppers are? They're fresh jalapenos, stems cut off and thrown away, cut the jalapenos in half and put on a sprayed cookie sheet, put cheese inside and then generously put barbecue sauce on top. Bake at 350 till the barbecue sauce burns a little bit then take them out and serve. YUMMY!! Depending what batch of jalapenos you get, is whether or not they'll be really hot or not so hot. One never knows until they taste them. lol I pretty much make everything home made: Turkey, Stuffing, Yams, Mashed potatoes, Green bean casserole, (home grown)Corn on cob, Poppers, Cherry and Pumpkin pies plus the newest recipe, roasted asparagus. Hope you have a wonderful Thanksgiving!!

Hey Jerz! I don't think I really have any real Thanksgiving traditions! I make the sweet potato casserole, the turkey with homemade gravy, baked yams for me and others who don't really like the casserole, some veggies, biscuits, stuffing (right from the box-"thanks Stovetop"! And then we have a "store bought sweet potatoe pie with lots of whipped cream and since yesterday was my boyfriends birthday I made him a "Funfetti Cake with white whipped frosting" so that will be offered for dessert too! It will only be me, him and one of my girlfriend's who had no place to go! My Mom's in Florida and so are her parents! I want to wish you and your family and very Happy Thanksgiving too!

I don't know if it's a tradition, but we would always go to my uncle's house and eat there. He would always have Turkey, cranberry sauce, gravy, some great soup, crab, and lobster. There's probably more but I just forgot hahah. But it's alll goood tho! All good.

LOL Sorry to disappoint ya, jerz, but we don't do desserts at Thanksgiving. If I do, it's usually apple pie or french silk. No cranberries here either. yeck!