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How Many are NOT Doing a Big Thanksgiving Meal?

Sooner — Wed, 26 Nov 2014 00:44:01 GMT

ME! We aren't going anywhere, and will be roasting a duck, baking a couple of potatoes, and having some collard greens, but not a big meal as such. Don't you start at this time of the year to think everyone in the WORLD but you must be going somewhere or having company?

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Snicks1 — Wed, 26 Nov 2014 00:51:24 GMT

Me....we are going to a restaurant and will probably have a big meal, but I am not cooking it. Thanksgiving is the only Holiday of the year that I am not cooking the meal, so I am happy that we started this new (for us) tradition about 10 years ago.

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brewhaha — Wed, 26 Nov 2014 00:53:31 GMT

We like to keep it simple.

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Colonel Meow — Wed, 26 Nov 2014 00:55:06 GMT

My mother and I are eating our Thanksgiving meal at a restaurant, which has been our tradition for the last couple of years. It's not worth cooking and putting out the entire holiday spread for only two people.

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RedTop — Wed, 26 Nov 2014 00:55:54 GMT

I am cooking traditional Thanksgiving favorites, for 3 of us, but no big holiday meal. No company, and no traveling.

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SharkE — Wed, 26 Nov 2014 01:10:14 GMT

We had ours last week with the church. I cooked for them. Just 2 of us and am happy. He'll watch ballgames and I'll go to Walmart LOL

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Kachina624 — Wed, 26 Nov 2014 01:16:33 GMT

I'll be home alone and surely won't be doing much in the way of cooking.

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Alsace Gal — Wed, 26 Nov 2014 01:19:35 GMT

I stopped cooking for this holiday 30 years ago. We go to nice restaurants and celebrate. I love it, no cooking, cleaning, etc.

I do purchase a pre-cooked turkey breast, corn pudding, cranberry relish and my new favorite, maple roasted sweet potatoes, ALL from Trader Joe's. You can't beat their products.

I make my pumpkin pie, but I do this the weekend after Thanksgiving.

TJ's has everything I want, and it's always in servings which leave little left over.

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Goldenmoher — Wed, 26 Nov 2014 01:29:27 GMT

We will be going to a friend's home for Thanksgiving, but I plan to make a turkey breast for leftovers. Gotta love turkey sandwiches!

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Annabellethecat66 — Wed, 26 Nov 2014 01:32:29 GMT

I am not going anywhere at all. My friend (another widow) and I are both staying home. She said she might go out somewhere, maybe I'll go with her.

I don't care for turkey. When my husband was alive I'd make these huge dinners and my family would come and bring people (I've often had over 60 people come). I feel like, "Been there....done that".

My daughter invited me to go with her and her family to her mother-in-law's house but I don't like to drive in the dark and it isn't that important to me.

So, I'll probably just stay home. I don't feel like I've missed anything.

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MomCat — Wed, 26 Nov 2014 01:32:36 GMT

I'm thankful to not be in charge of the whole meal. Getting together with others and all bringing something. Fabulous friends, so I'm looking forward to it!

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Foggy morning — Wed, 26 Nov 2014 01:35:43 GMT

Just two of us. We're staying home and I'm cooking a turkey breast and stuffing in the crockpot. Also fixing butternut squash & green beans with shitake mushrooms. Rice pudding with tart cherries for dessert.

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eddyandme — Wed, 26 Nov 2014 01:37:33 GMT

On 11/25/2014 kachina624 said: I'll be home alone and surely won't be doing much in the way of cooking.

I'm alone now too. Cooked my share of big holiday meals. And, it's kinda nice to just veg in bed, in front of the tube, snuggled up with my dog, watching movies all day and no football games!!!!! Of course, I like to cook up some stuffing, mashed potatoes, veggies with a side of canned cranberry sauce, all smothered in gravy, too...

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busygirl — Wed, 26 Nov 2014 01:42:28 GMT

Just the two of us this year. Turkey breast and some other goodies I am sure but not over the top. To be honest I am looking forward to a simple one this year. I like to get up and watch the parade and some movies and look at the ads and fuss in the kitchen and have my coffee.

No worries on when we eat and we will eat when it is ready. No deadline and no big mess to clean up either.

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Strictly Sky — Wed, 26 Nov 2014 02:05:03 GMT

My boyfriend and I will likely eat Chinese food for Thanksgiving. I'll be making him a rum cake for his birthday on Nov. 28. And no football. I despise football! So ""thankful"" (haha) he doesn't watch it and doesn't have cable tv.

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SharkE — Wed, 26 Nov 2014 02:41:22 GMT

Lucky girl !

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PamelaSue72 — Wed, 26 Nov 2014 02:42:33 GMT

Our T-Day dinner has now been postponed to Friday due to the snow storm.

It's just DH and me now for Thursday and we're having meatloaf for dinner.

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kcladyz — Wed, 26 Nov 2014 02:44:37 GMT

I am home alone as well. will cook me some chicken this time

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BunSnoop — Wed, 26 Nov 2014 02:51:06 GMT

Me. Hubby and myself going to a buffet.

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mima — Wed, 26 Nov 2014 02:55:09 GMT

My mom, in-laws, DH, my son and his girlfriend are going to a buffet at a local casino. It is $9 per person for a fabulous TG dinner.