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Gullwing · 11-25-2008, 02:11 AM

So Diva where are you ordering your food from???

Right now only four of us this year. Me, mom, dad, and my dad's aunt.
We might have three more come, but don't think so.
Mom takes care of the food, I used to help clean the turkey, but mom knows not to let me help with that... "turkey dance"
So dad and I pick out the wine.

Rob · 11-25-2008, 02:27 AM

Happy Thanksgiving to the North American members

Va Va Voom · 11-25-2008, 12:22 PM

Happy thanks giving!

Hope Diva is well for it

The Diva · 11-25-2008, 07:50 PM

Hey Guys!

I've been sick for so long, trying to get back to full speed little by little.
lost 10 lb in the process, now my clothes look big on me

As usual, instead of ordering I must cook, you know, dietary restrictions, no soy, no corn, no barley, etc...

We will have dinner with friends and relatives all 4 nights of the weekend, here, next door, in Orlando then back here, and we are hosting part of a BIG progressive diner party here at home to kick off Christmas season the first Saturday of December.

Thanksgiving Menu includes:

Roasted turkey breast ( I'm brining this baby tomorrow with a new formula)
with Cranberry- cabernet sauce, creamed spinach bake, rustic potatoes with mushroom chardonnay gravy.
We'll also have a bunch of other things my neighbor an her daughter are cooking, including a full turkey and more relishes and trimmings
Talk about stuffing!

I have not decided what pie to make yet... I think someone is bringing pumpkin pie, I'll probably make an apple pie or go wild with a ricotta limoncello pie.

It's only 7:30 Pm and I'm exhausted for the day, better than last week ( sleeping 18 hours a day

Hey Gullwing: how does the Turkey dance go? is it like the chicken dance?

Gullwing · 11-25-2008, 08:30 PM

18 hours of sleep a day, wow.
This past week my mom and dad were both sick, both are almost better now.

Turkey dance: while mom was cleaning it out in the sink, removing all the junk and ice inside I would come over and make it dance. Grab the wings and have it jump around. I thought it was funny...

The Diva · 11-26-2008, 09:35 AM

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Originally Posted by Gullwing

18 hours of sleep a day, wow.
This past week my mom and dad were both sick, both are almost better now.

Turkey dance: while mom was cleaning it out in the sink, removing all the junk and ice inside I would come over and make it dance. Grab the wings and have it jump around. I thought it was funny...

LOL yes! very funny

For a moment I thought you were doing the dance.

Are there any more "turkey junkies" on board? Or is it just Gull and I?

Mikael · 11-26-2008, 10:46 AM

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Originally Posted by The Diva

Thanksgiving Menu includes:

Roasted turkey breast ( I'm brining this baby tomorrow with a new formula)
with Cranberry- cabernet sauce, creamed spinach bake, rustic potatoes with mushroom chardonnay gravy.
We'll also have a bunch of other things my neighbor an her daughter are cooking, including a full turkey and more relishes and trimmings
Talk about stuffing!

I have not decided what pie to make yet... I think someone is bringing pumpkin pie, I'll probably make an apple pie or go wild with a ricotta limoncello pie.

OK, that's it. I'm on my way to a flight for Florida. Please pick me up from the Tampa airport.

Harry Plopper · 11-26-2008, 10:58 AM

Yep, happy Thanksgiving to all the American friends.

Diva, didn't know you were sick ... glad to hear you're better now.

Interesting, this Thanksgiving day. We do not celebrate it in our country.
Yet there is a similar holiday - it's called "Martinovo" (St. Martin's day) - 11/11 every year. It's a day when "St. Martin transforms water into wine" (when the fresh wine is ready) - so it makes it a wine celebration holiday.

There are festivals all over the country - more excessive in wine regions, a little less excessive elsewhere. Wine-makers presents their wines, and other home-made gourmet stuff (smoked meat, hams, salamis, pastry, cheese, pates, biscuits & cookies & cakes etc).

And to celebrate "Martinovo", every family is "obligated" to make a traditional "St. Martin's feast", which consists of:

roasted stuffed duck or goose
stewed red cabbage with apples
"matevz" (mashed potato with fried onion & cooked & mashed brown beans), or "mlinci" (some sort of baked sheets of pastry, than cooked briefly in seasoned water or soup, then served), or "žlikorofi" (some sort of stuffed pasta)
roasted apples with honey sauce (desert)
young & fresh wine

Or you can go into restaurant, and order it.

Problem: 11/11 is a regular working day, so people usually celebrate St. Martin on a weekend before 11/11.

Gullwing · 11-26-2008, 02:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Harry Plopper

Yet there is a similar holiday - it's called "Martinovo" (St. Martin's day) - 11/11 every year. It's a day when "St. Martin transforms water into wine" (when the fresh wine is ready) - so it makes it a wine celebration holiday.

Wow we need that holiday.

The Diva · 11-26-2008, 02:25 PM

OOOOOO! sounds interesting!
Both the menu(s) and the water into wine part

It's great that young wines are enjoyed. Sometimes they are snobishly overlooked.
I was sick for almost the full month, getting better little by little

Mikael: Glad to have you come over to sunny Florida anytime.

We have "chilly" temperatures of 70 F or 21 degrees (Centigrade) BRRRR!

And now.. countdown till brining is done...24 Hrs

11-25-2008, 02:11 AM	#1
Gullwing Enthusiast Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Las Vegas Posts: 361 Thanks: 19 Thanked 82 Times in 67 Posts	Thanksgiving So Diva where are you ordering your food from??? Right now only four of us this year. Me, mom, dad, and my dad's aunt. We might have three more come, but don't think so. Mom takes care of the food, I used to help clean the turkey, but mom knows not to let me help with that... "turkey dance" So dad and I pick out the wine.

11-25-2008, 02:27 AM	#2
Rob Aficionado Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 4,618 Thanks: 892 Thanked 719 Times in 401 Posts	Re: Thanksgiving Happy Thanksgiving to the North American members

11-25-2008, 12:22 PM	#3
Va Va Voom Moderator Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: England Posts: 811 Thanks: 596 Thanked 411 Times in 258 Posts	Re: Thanksgiving Happy thanks giving! Hope Diva is well for it

11-25-2008, 07:50 PM	#4
The Diva Master Shopper Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Tampa Bay Posts: 926 Thanks: 974 Thanked 860 Times in 424 Posts	Re: Thanksgiving Hey Guys! I've been sick for so long, trying to get back to full speed little by little. lost 10 lb in the process, now my clothes look big on me As usual, instead of ordering I must cook, you know, dietary restrictions, no soy, no corn, no barley, etc... We will have dinner with friends and relatives all 4 nights of the weekend, here, next door, in Orlando then back here, and we are hosting part of a BIG progressive diner party here at home to kick off Christmas season the first Saturday of December. Thanksgiving Menu includes: Roasted turkey breast ( I'm brining this baby tomorrow with a new formula) with Cranberry- cabernet sauce, creamed spinach bake, rustic potatoes with mushroom chardonnay gravy. We'll also have a bunch of other things my neighbor an her daughter are cooking, including a full turkey and more relishes and trimmings Talk about stuffing! I have not decided what pie to make yet... I think someone is bringing pumpkin pie, I'll probably make an apple pie or go wild with a ricotta limoncello pie. It's only 7:30 Pm and I'm exhausted for the day, better than last week ( sleeping 18 hours a day Hey Gullwing: how does the Turkey dance go? is it like the chicken dance?

11-25-2008, 08:30 PM	#5
Gullwing Enthusiast Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Las Vegas Posts: 361 Thanks: 19 Thanked 82 Times in 67 Posts	Re: Thanksgiving 18 hours of sleep a day, wow. This past week my mom and dad were both sick, both are almost better now. Turkey dance: while mom was cleaning it out in the sink, removing all the junk and ice inside I would come over and make it dance. Grab the wings and have it jump around. I thought it was funny...

11-26-2008, 10:58 AM	#8
Harry Plopper Oinky Wizard Moderator Emeritus Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 3,482 Thanks: 11 Thanked 137 Times in 80 Posts	Re: Thanksgiving Yep, happy Thanksgiving to all the American friends. Diva, didn't know you were sick ... glad to hear you're better now. Interesting, this Thanksgiving day. We do not celebrate it in our country. Yet there is a similar holiday - it's called "Martinovo" (St. Martin's day) - 11/11 every year. It's a day when "St. Martin transforms water into wine" (when the fresh wine is ready) - so it makes it a wine celebration holiday. There are festivals all over the country - more excessive in wine regions, a little less excessive elsewhere. Wine-makers presents their wines, and other home-made gourmet stuff (smoked meat, hams, salamis, pastry, cheese, pates, biscuits & cookies & cakes etc). And to celebrate "Martinovo", every family is "obligated" to make a traditional "St. Martin's feast", which consists of: roasted stuffed duck or goose stewed red cabbage with apples "matevz" (mashed potato with fried onion & cooked & mashed brown beans), or "mlinci" (some sort of baked sheets of pastry, than cooked briefly in seasoned water or soup, then served), or "žlikorofi" (some sort of stuffed pasta) roasted apples with honey sauce (desert) young & fresh wine Or you can go into restaurant, and order it. Problem: 11/11 is a regular working day, so people usually celebrate St. Martin on a weekend before 11/11.

11-26-2008, 02:25 PM	#10
The Diva Master Shopper Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Tampa Bay Posts: 926 Thanks: 974 Thanked 860 Times in 424 Posts	Re: Thanksgiving OOOOOO! sounds interesting! Both the menu(s) and the water into wine part It's great that young wines are enjoyed. Sometimes they are snobishly overlooked. I was sick for almost the full month, getting better little by little Mikael: Glad to have you come over to sunny Florida anytime. We have "chilly" temperatures of 70 F or 21 degrees (Centigrade) BRRRR! And now.. countdown till brining is done...24 Hrs

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