American Thanksgiving Dinner 2004

And what is everyone else supposed to drink?

@Blimeygirl: Just this once I'll let you have a sip of wine. It'll never happen again!!

i will also bring beer and wine.

Ooh, I'm so excited! Turkey, turkey, turkey, turkey...mmm, pumpkin pie!

@ Planegirl 1736243845905

I thought you started the Twisted bavarian thread.

Are you going to Both does!?

G

Now that would be some impressive eating...

A challenge for Canuck perhaps?

Hey is there room for one more last minute little aussie, whose always hanging at your house anyway??? pretty please??

The count: 24.75 and done!
Reservations are now closed (well, they were actually closed on Monday,
but I was too busy to post anything-sorry. I know a couple of Americans got left out, but the people below expressed great interest
early on and only recently got American for a day status. Instead, you can go tomorrow to the Twisted Bavarian and have a twisted Thanksgiving. )

I will PM directions sometime today-when I am not so busy.
PM back your confirmation please.

Me and wife (+ rugrat)
Ipj and hubby
Owain
statsgirl, hubby
Kat +1
Winegirl
Mbangura
mizbunce +1
anabi +1
biogeek +1
davo
Juli
JoolyBooly
Chewy
Canuck

Kitchen opens at 10am.
Football starts at 12:30ish.
Food is at 5pm.
Bar is open at 7pm.

Turkey-one oven cooked and two grilled (will need contributions)
Stuffing-Me and Kat
Giblet gravy-I will make this as well (family fav)
Mashed potatos-Mbangura
Green bean casserole-Mbangura
Meat pie-Mbangura
Cranberries-I have one can of jellied
Cranberry sauce-mizbunce
sweet potato thing-mizbunce
Parmesan cheese bread-IPJ
Potato yeast rolls-me
pumkin pie from scratch-Winegirl
Pecan pie- I will make two
Green beans-me
Creamed corn-me
Salad-chewy

Contributions-anabi and ???

Drinks:
wine-Winegirl, canuck, Owain Glyndwr, davo, statsgirl
two bottles of something fab-JoolyBolly
Beer-canuck, Owain Glyndwr, statsgirl
Soft-Cola etc...
Hard-Whiskey etc...
Mixers-OJ etc...

Music-dance CD's, I have a compilation made from the 60's
through the 90's, but could use more.
May need to borrow a good player though.

When's naptime? Gotta have some cots ready for the post-tryptophan-overdose nap.

Nappers can take the dogs for a walk-that will wake you up!

Happy Thanksgiving everybody!

Oh yeah, happy turkey day!

Have a great Thanksgiving celebration on Saturday!

Next time I'll have to be quicker about signing up. Looks like in this case the early birds got the worm, but in this case, it was the turkey!!

@ipj - why should turkey be happy?

@johnny who? - good point.

@amimeli - i certainly hope that turkey didn't get worms!

@ipj and johnny_who?
The turkey would probably be much "happier" getting (eating) the worms than being eaten itself!

Sure, but I don't think I'd be very happy eating a turkey with worms. Ew!

Happy Thanksgiving!

Thanks for reminding me that today is the real Thanksgiving! Have a good one everyone, and see you on Saturday!

Real Thanksgiving? That was weeks ago!

Silly Canadian.

ipj... we have to humor the Canadians a bit and let them keep thinking they have their own country

Yes but after we officially take them over the first thing we will do is move the holiday to it's proper date

Yeah, the second Monday in October.

Don't you mean Octoba?
The first thing we will do is make you learn how to say "R", then we can talk aboot Thanksgiving!

Thanks much eurovol for a very nice Thanksgiving! Sorry we ran out the door so quick, but we had to make our connection to boonyland in a hurry. If only they'd make a perimeter train.

It was good to meet all the folks I haven't met before and to see all those I have again, and it was great to be able taste the wide variety of tasty traditional foods. Never had cornbread stuffing before.

Leftover lunch for anyone that is still hungry.
There is also plenty of alcohol left to be consumed and football to be watched.

Thanks to everyone for making it a great "home away from home" Thanskgiving and to the "kitchen crew" that added the hectic spice to the mix. A special thanks goes to JoolyBooly and mzbunce's plus 1 for helping to produce the "calm after the storm" so we could finally stuff ourselves silly with all the wonderful food and to Winegirl for stepping in and becoming Piegirl after my pie plans went up in smoke (well almost).

My son thought that yesterday was his birthday party and today he is sad because there is not a birthday party going on.

Thanks Eurovol for hosting, and everyone else for all the fantastic food and company -- nice to meet so many TT'ers mmmm, i'm still in a bit of a food coma...

I agree, thought I'd recovered until I had leftovers for lunch and slipped back into a coma!

Thanks to Eurovol, your wife and adorable kiddy wink for a lovely day, very relaxed!

I also want to thank eurovol and his family for graciously hosting such a wonderful Thanksgiving party. There was clearly a lot of preparation involved. Thanks to everyone for putting this together!! It was a great Thanksgiving away from "home", as it were (for me). The food was terrific and, as JB said, a very relaxed atmosphere. It was also cool to see some folks I know and to meet a few new faces and match them up with TT names.

Go Red Sox!!

Sorry, that last bit just slipped out

Anyone missing a biege scarf or a maroon jacket? We found one of each.

Thanks for hosting Eurovol and all the cooks for the delicious foods. I had a great time and think that I am still stuffed!

Indeed thanks SOOOO much... it really was a genuine Thanksgivng (with FOOTBALL!). I told my girlfriend that the evening was really how a great thanksgiving would have felt in the US... oh and the food was the best!

Again, thanks for hosting... perfect people, home and food for a real t-giving!

I just wish I had a larger stomach for more food/pie and less groaning

thanks so much randy and diana! I had a blast!

Thanks alot for the great food and amazing hospitality!! That was a fun (and filling) evening. I'm still full from that darn der turkey!! Thanks for everything... Hope you enjoy the 20 Augustiner!!!

The beige scarf is probably mine. Cool. Now I have an excuse to come hang out with you guys again sometime! Please give my thanks to Diana! It was a really terrific Thanksgiving fest. Truely perfect. I only regret that my hangover kept me from the leftovers yesterday!

Deanna & Randy thanks so much for letting me monopolize your kitchen for three hours, I wish I had been able to stay longer and that when I finally did leave I hadnt ended up at the football stadium, but I had a great time, and the next time I say Im going to cook, I will either get there on time or do some of it before hand. thanks again

Sorry, this is off topic, but man, nice to see another member of Red Sox Nation here in Munich! You fly home for the parade? I sure as hell did!! Doesn't it feel good to see all those Yankee hats and know we just beat them in historic fashion? Don't these Germans know any better?!

Really, who is bothered. Play a proper sport.

@BostonSportsFan:

I WISH I had made it home for the parade, but unfortunately couldn't make it. Damn this was a great season though!! Yeah, seeing all the Yankees hats here makes me laugh wholeheartedly. I feel like going up to people and saying... "do you realize how badly the Yankees choked this year?" And, at Yankees Stadium too! Most people wearing the hats have probably never heard of the Red Sox and couldn't even name more than 1 or 2 players in NY, if that.

Anyways, good to hear from another Sox maniac. We should meet and celebrate over a beer or 3. I can't believe I picked this year to move away from Boston. Pardon my french, but un-fuckin-believable

It was still amazing, and people in Beantown will be talking about this season for a LONG TIME. And, rightly so. What an amazing end of the season. Had to be seen to be believed actually.

@Shotte. Seriously, you really haven't a clue.

@ davo
It was an incredible run. From the signing of Schill, to the big trade at the deadline, to the final flip from Foulke to Mientkiewicz (that name is impossible, I had to look on the back of one of my shirts!). I couldn't believe it. Of course, I choose this year to study abroad!!

I'd love to go up to a few Germans with Choker... i mean Yankees hats, and just say "Biggest choke EVER!" I have to say thanks for the Arc, they stayed open for the last game, and it was fun to watch it with a few other from the Boston area.

I'd be up for meeting up sometime, discuss some of this past season and the "hot stove" of free agent signings and new pick ups! Do you go to any of those TT gatherings? I haven't been to one yet, but it might be a good place!

And Schotte, he's just jealous he doesn't have any kind of winning team where he's from! We have the champions of TWO sports!

Actually I have 2 teams who are the champions in their league, but the sport and the name of the teams you will have to guess!

Jealous of baseball... you must be having a larf! I do have a yankees hat though. really, i do.

Easy. Speed herring gutting. Teams are the North East South Haverfordshire upon Hull "Screaming Flingers" and the Umberlandford-on-Tees-on-Seas-on-Trent-on-Teesagain "Dancin' Ninnies."

omg.

I can't think of anything non offensive to say to that, so i just wont.

Theres nothing wrong having a speed herring gutting trophy in the cabinet. Its all silverware.

Just in case there is any doubt it is a light-hearted joke

You've said your piece now...

Thanksgiving is over and you missed it!
Now, come to the arc on Saturday night really late or on Sunday and watch some amazing NCAA Football! It is football time in Munich!