Kitchen

[house_cat]

I don't understand this Friendsgiving trend of recent years.  What's the point?  Does it mean you have one Thanksgiving for your family and one for your friends? Sounds redundant to me, not to mention expensive and labor intensive. What am I missing?

[Sooner]

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@house_cat wrote:

I don't understand this Friendsgiving trend of recent years.  What's the point?  Does it mean you have one Thanksgiving for your family and one for your friends? Sounds redundant to me, not to mention expensive and labor intensive. What am I missing?

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@house_cat You are missing why not have a thankful meal with friends?  Aren't you thankful for having friends?  Enjoy being with them.

I don't think you can have too many good friends to share a meal with and be thankful.  Doesn't have to be much work, just has to be a labor of love!  

[house_cat]

@Sooner 

I understand your perspective, but my friends who have their own families are already having Thanksgivings.  I have a couple of friends who don't and I always invite them to join our Thanksgiving. I can't imagine doing it twice.

[deepwaterdotter]

I always look forward to getting together with friends, and if a delicious meal is included, all the more rewarding.

[RedTop]

My teacher daughter attends a Friendsgiving on the Saturday after the holiday.  It is hosted by a married couple who seem to have quite a few single friends.   My take is that this type of holiday gathering started with a group of single friends, who didn't have family, or couldn't be with family, etc.   Also just another tie back to the TV show Friends, and their togetherness with everything.

[Sooner]

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@house_cat wrote:

@Sooner 

I understand your perspective, but my friends who have their own families are already having Thanksgivings.  I have a couple of friends who don't and I always invite them to join our Thanksgiving. I can't imagine doing it twice.

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@house_cat Thanksgiving doesn't have to be hard.  And can be just as good when done easy.  My mom would get up at 0 dark thirty, fly around, use every pot, get it on the table in a frenzy.

Make the dressing ahead and freeze, make the gravy ahead, do baked sweet potatoes rather than the casserole, steamed green beans (tipped a day or two before), bought rolls, pecan pie (easy to make) and you're done.  Green salad can be made ahead too.  

Do a turkey breast or buy one, even make it the day ahead, reheat and cover with gravy and nobody would notice.  Bake some wings in the oven with the dressing and the house will smell good! 

[PA Mom-mom]

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@house_cat wrote:

I don't understand this Friendsgiving trend of recent years.  What's the point?  Does it mean you have one Thanksgiving for your family and one for your friends? Sounds redundant to me, not to mention expensive and labor intensive. What am I missing?

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@house_cat  Yes, you are right. Everyone  can celebrate Thanksgiving. You don't have to name it something else because you are giving thanks with people other than your family. We are all thankful to God for our many blessings. 

[Franklinbell]

i enjoy getting together with my friends! And if food is involved that is even better! Most of my friends and I live in different parts of the state so we celebrate holidays sometimes before and sometimes after the holiday. This year I we have a dear friend that has a grand baby that is in a tough,medical fight. She is one strong little girl! We are going to a a community room at the hospital and bringing food for her and her family and the dynamic medical team.  Everyone is welcome! It's not a bother to us! 

[Sooner]

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@Franklinbell wrote:

i enjoy getting together with my friends! And if food is involved that is even better! Most of my friends and I live in different parts of the state so we celebrate holidays sometimes before and sometimes after the holiday. This year I we have a dear friend that has a grand baby that is in a tough,medical fight. She is one strong little girl! We are going to a a community room at the hospital and bringing food for her and her family and the dynamic medical team.  Everyone is welcome! It's not a bother to us! 

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@Franklinbell What a wonderful thing.  We used to bring meals to my mom and use the community room at the nursing home and invite people.  Anything like that you can do is such a blessing.  One I hope is returned to you many times over--and prayers for that family in this hard hard time!  

[QVCkitty1]

Not everyone has a family close by, or any family at all. Sometimes your friends are your family and what could be nicer than sharing a Thanksgiving meal with people you are fond of ? Often these get togethers are a bring a dish, so one person is not  stuck with the whole meal preparation. I think Friendsgiving is a wonderful tradition.