# U.S. Single Folks - What Did You Eat for Thanksgiving? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [November 28, 2014, 5:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/u-s-single-folks-what-did-you-eat-for-thanksgiving/705809 "2014-11-28T05:53:11Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![missred](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/missred/32/14096_2.png) [@missred](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/missred)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2014, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/u-s-single-folks-what-did-you-eat-for-thanksgiving/705809/21 "2014-11-28T17:18:24Z")
I went to my niece’s house for the traditional feast with her family, my SIL, nephew and the niece’s in-laws (extended family included). I made the pumpkin pies. ---
**Author:** ![ZipperJJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zipperjj/32/211_2.png) [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2014, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/u-s-single-folks-what-did-you-eat-for-thanksgiving/705809/22 "2014-11-28T17:41:45Z")
I went to a “friendsgiving” a couple weeks ago, which was nice. Odd, though, because while I knew 3 people there it was a friend-of-a-friend-_of-a-friend_ situation. I guess I’m just that inviteable? I made mac & cheese and we had all the basics otherwise. Yesterday I went to a buffet with my parents. It was supposed to be my parents and grandma but grandma cancelled at the last minute and I was super bummed. I haven’t seen her since she got back from her mission trip to Mongolia! We still went to dinner without her and it was nice. I was happy to not have to cook or clean (Usually I do everything with my mom while everyone else watches their families. yay) If my parents were gone I’d have a heap of other places I could sidle up to. People feel bad for us single, childless losers on holidays. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![levdrakon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/49beb7/32.png) [@levdrakon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/levdrakon)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2014, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/u-s-single-folks-what-did-you-eat-for-thanksgiving/705809/23 "2014-11-28T17:52:19Z")
Ramen. I was home alone. Didn’t really feel all that hungry. Later in the afternoon I felt a bit peckish so made up a package of Ramen, figuring I’d make a stir-fry or something more substantial later. Later came and I didn’t really fell like it. So, Ramen for Thanksgiving. Seems the older I get, the more often I pretty much just skip holidays and stay home alone. ---
**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2014, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/u-s-single-folks-what-did-you-eat-for-thanksgiving/705809/24 "2014-11-28T18:16:57Z")
> [@ZipperJJ](#): > > …\ People feel bad for us single, childless losers on holidays. 😉 Yeah, I’ve been flying on that ticket for years. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![bobot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bobot/32/21622_2.png) [@bobot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bobot)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2014, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/u-s-single-folks-what-did-you-eat-for-thanksgiving/705809/25 "2014-11-28T18:36:57Z")
> [@Clothilde](#): > > This thread is intended only for single people in the US, since today was Thanksgiving. > > So what did y’all eat? Did you cook up a traditional T-giving dinner for yourself? Something unconventional? Were you invited to someone else’s house or did you invite others to join you? Did you find a restaurant open and go there? … > > . I went to my sister’s house where I enjoyed turkey, crown pork roast ( i think that’s what it was called…), mashed potatoes and gravy, bread-roll-things, corn, beer, french silk pie, chocolate chip cookies, and even a little wine, which is rare for me. There were many other things available, but I didn’t try everything. Thanksgiving kicks ass! ---
**Author:** ![davidm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/davidm/32/225_2.png) [@davidm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidm)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2014, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/u-s-single-folks-what-did-you-eat-for-thanksgiving/705809/26 "2014-11-28T18:41:47Z")
A traditional Thanksgiving dinner (turkey, stuffing, cranberry sauce, etc.) with family at my mother’s house. ---
**Author:** ![That\_Don\_Guy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/that_don_guy/32/538_2.png) [@That\_Don\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/That_Don_Guy)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2014, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/u-s-single-folks-what-did-you-eat-for-thanksgiving/705809/27 "2014-11-28T21:46:42Z")
Turkey breast (too dried out, though - I made it the day before, put it in the refrigerator, and then tried reheating it at 350 degrees for 30 minutes), instant potatoes, green beans, and blueberry sour cream pie for dessert. However, there’s an asterisk; I ate with my mother, who otherwise would have also spent the day alone, but, with the possible exception of the green beans, that’s what I would have eaten anyway. ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2014, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/u-s-single-folks-what-did-you-eat-for-thanksgiving/705809/28 "2014-11-28T21:51:09Z")
The same as usual: I went to a relative’s house. Well, two relatives: One of my aunts hosted a dinner for extended family on Sunday, and my sister hosted one for immediate family yesterday. When I was living too far away to come home, I either went to a different aunt’s house, who was closer, or grouped up with a bunch of other grad students. ---
**Author:** ![HelenGawn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a88e4f/32.png) [@HelenGawn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HelenGawn)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2014, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/u-s-single-folks-what-did-you-eat-for-thanksgiving/705809/29 "2014-11-28T22:56:04Z")
I had a nice omelette, but then my neighbor surprised me with a plate of traditional fare. I usually don’t care for it, but this was truly delicious. I suspect she’s just a better cook than anyone in my family, and it benefitted from one cook preparing the entire meal. My favorite on-my-own holiday meal featured a roasted guinea hen. My aunt had a flock that chased me when I was a kid. Revenge with a crispy skin. ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2014, 1:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/u-s-single-folks-what-did-you-eat-for-thanksgiving/705809/30 "2014-11-29T01:11:01Z")
Oh, I should also mention that the other grad students I hung out with were mostly foreigners. So they all knew that Thanksgiving was supposed to be a big feast, and that the main course was supposed to be turkey, but were a bit shaky on the details beyond that. Which meant that my Thanksgiving dinners those years tended to have all manner of varied ethnic dishes, and ethnic twists on traditional American dishes. Which was just fine with me. Well, OK, we didn’t have enough pie, but that’s a logical consequence of the fact that there’s _never_ enough pie. ---
**Author:** ![levdrakon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/49beb7/32.png) [@levdrakon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/levdrakon)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2014, 1:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/u-s-single-folks-what-did-you-eat-for-thanksgiving/705809/31 "2014-11-29T01:19:00Z")
> [@Chronos](#): > > Oh, I should also mention that the other grad students I hung out with were mostly foreigners. So they all knew that Thanksgiving was supposed to be a big feast, and that the main course was supposed to be turkey, but were a bit shaky on the details beyond that. Which meant that my Thanksgiving dinners those years tended to have all manner of varied ethnic dishes, and ethnic twists on traditional American dishes. Which was just fine with me. Well, OK, we didn’t have enough pie, but that’s a logical consequence of the fact that there’s _never_ enough pie. Reminds me when I was in college and my older brother was in grad school. We house-sat for an Indian guy over a holiday and he left some traditional Indian food for us, included some to die for (or possibly just die because it was so hot) chutney. Since then I like to have some ethnic food I don’t usually have for the holidays. Feels more “right” to me. ---
**Author:** ![Clothilde](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/439d5e/32.png) [@Clothilde](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Clothilde)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2014, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/u-s-single-folks-what-did-you-eat-for-thanksgiving/705809/32 "2014-11-29T18:45:28Z")
SO SORRY about the omission! I’ve been here long enough to know the rules! This is my beautiful [Trixie](http://i671.photobucket.com/albums/vv73/ClothildePics/1402598792138.jpg). It sounds like everyone had good food and a pretty good time. I ate my leftover liver ‘n’ onions ‘n’ bacon ‘n’ collards for lunch today. If I wasn’t so old, I’d have licked the bowl. ---
**Author:** ![Ethilrist](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ethilrist/32/4604_2.png) [@Ethilrist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ethilrist)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2014, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/u-s-single-folks-what-did-you-eat-for-thanksgiving/705809/33 "2014-11-29T18:58:56Z")
I don’t really get into the big eating holidays, what with the diet and all, so I had the same dinner I would have had without it being Thanksgiving: peanut butter sandwich & a banana, and then I headed out to the gym. Which was very, very quiet… ---
**Author:** ![control-z](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/eada6e/32.png) [@control-z](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/control-z)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2014, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/u-s-single-folks-what-did-you-eat-for-thanksgiving/705809/34 "2014-12-01T21:43:30Z")
Family wasn’t doing anything this year so I made some crock pot beef stew. Steak cut into cubes, potatoes, green beans, tomatoes, flour, and onion soup mix. It was very tasty. I am a person who doesn’t like to cook and doesn’t usually. ---
**Author:** ![Clothilde](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/439d5e/32.png) [@Clothilde](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Clothilde)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2014, 2:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/u-s-single-folks-what-did-you-eat-for-thanksgiving/705809/35 "2014-12-02T14:25:05Z")
Mmmmmm, stew! I made some in my crockpot just the other night. Right now I’m on an elimination diet to find out some things going on with me, so I can’t have potatoes, tomatoes, or seasoning mixes, among other things. I used chuck and added mushrooms, onions, carrots, green beans, and butternut squash (as a substitute for the potatoes.) I’m always kind of amazed at how quickly I can eat up the entire thing. Not in one sitting, mind you, but surprisingly fast. Yours sounds yummy! I MISS potatoes and tomatoes! ---
**Author:** ![AllShookDown](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/d9b06d/32.png) [@AllShookDown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AllShookDown)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2014, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/u-s-single-folks-what-did-you-eat-for-thanksgiving/705809/36 "2014-12-02T14:44:16Z")
I need shredded beef for the Christmas Eve lunch enchiladas so I cooked a chuck roast in the crock pot with onions and made mashed potatoes and gravy. Getting rid of a turkey carcass is a pain in the ass for me since we don’t have garbage pickup in our township and I’m too stingy to pay the private garbage company. ETA: And too lazy to go to the dump site the day after Thanksgiving. ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2014, 2:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/u-s-single-folks-what-did-you-eat-for-thanksgiving/705809/37 "2014-12-02T14:59:28Z")
> [@AllShookDown](#): > > Getting rid of a turkey carcass is a pain in the ass for me since we don’t have garbage pickup in our township and I’m too stingy to pay the private garbage company. > > ETA: And too lazy to go to the dump site the day after Thanksgiving. After making soup, all we had left were shiny clean bones. ---
**Author:** ![Dogzilla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e480ec/32.png) [@Dogzilla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dogzilla)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2014, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/u-s-single-folks-what-did-you-eat-for-thanksgiving/705809/38 "2014-12-02T18:44:54Z")
I bought a 1/4 turkey and a vegetable in each color and cooked up three of the colors and made mashed potatoes and gravy – because without those two things, life has no meaning and there is no such thing as Thanksgiving. 😃 I was invited to go with a friend/neighbor to her sister’s, but I’d rather cook what I like and not worry about hygiene than get all prettied up and eat the same foods (maybe not as well prepared) with someone else’s family (who might be even more fucked up than my own, awkward). I had a great day. Made a pitcher of sangria to see how much I could drink by myself. I do not like drinking by myself. Took a dognap with the dog after eating and then a second long walk in the park with her afterward. Sometimes, I go off-map when it comes to Thanksgiving fare; sometimes I go all traditional. Depends on what I’m in the mood for – which is another great reason to decline invitations. If I feel like seafood gumbo for T-giving, no one will bitch about not having turkey. ---
**Author:** ![FriarTed](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/friarted/32/1052_2.png) [@FriarTed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FriarTed)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2014, 10:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/u-s-single-folks-what-did-you-eat-for-thanksgiving/705809/39 "2014-12-04T10:17:39Z")
I work the night shift & was on the night before & night of, so I appreciatively turned down a friend’s invite for dinner at 2 PM, which is my usual bedtime. Went to an always awesome buffet restaurant at 11 AM instead. Then in lieu of leftovers, Friday morning, I fixed a microwavable 1 lb Butterball Turkey entree & Bob Evans loaded mashed potatoes, mashed sweet potatoes, broccoli & cheese, & stuffing. The turkey was gone after Saturday, everything else fed me through Monday, and I’m still eating on the sweet potatoes. ---
**Author:** ![GrumpyBunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/bc8723/32.png) [@GrumpyBunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GrumpyBunny)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2014, 12:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/u-s-single-folks-what-did-you-eat-for-thanksgiving/705809/40 "2014-12-04T12:36:18Z")
A fellow single friend invited me to her place for Thanksgiving. She hates turkey and I don’t care what we have, so we had beef fillets topped with Bearnaise sauce, green beans, and mashed taters. And wine, lots of wine. It was good, it was low-key. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/u-s-single-folks-what-did-you-eat-for-thanksgiving/705809.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/u-s-single-folks-what-did-you-eat-for-thanksgiving/705809.md?page=3)