# Who is NOT Having Turkey for US Thanksgiving? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [November 27, 2013, 9:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-not-having-turkey-for-us-thanksgiving/674905 "2013-11-27T09:58:33Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Hey\_Hey\_Paula](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/85e7bf/32.png) [@Hey\_Hey\_Paula](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hey_Hey_Paula)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2013, 11:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-not-having-turkey-for-us-thanksgiving/674905/41 "2013-11-27T23:57:02Z")
It’s just the husband and me, so I’m roasting a turkey half breast, with potatoes and asparagus. If I get ambitious tonight I might make a pumpkin pie and some cranberry sauce - I have a lime tree in the back, and I found a good-sounding recipe for cranberry-lime sauce. If I get lazy, the cranberries go in the freezer for later. This is the first year in a long time that I won’t be hosting Thanksgiving for my in-laws, as MIL passed away in January 2012 and FIL in March 2013. My good china will have to stay in the cupboard this year. ☹ On Friday and Saturday, I’ll be at their house, sorting and packing up their good china, among other things. ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2013, 12:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-not-having-turkey-for-us-thanksgiving/674905/42 "2013-11-28T00:08:06Z")
> [@Hey\_Hey\_Paula](#): > > I have a lime tree in the back, and I found a good-sounding recipe for cranberry-lime sauce. Give! Give! 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![plankter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7ba0ec/32.png) [@plankter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/plankter)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2013, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-not-having-turkey-for-us-thanksgiving/674905/43 "2013-11-28T16:10:59Z")
Just me at my mom’s house as the siblings are scattered; I’m a vegetarian and she’s nearly one, so no bird this year. Stuffing, dinner rolls from scratch, sweet potatoes, salad using the four varieties of lettuce growing in the backyard, wine, sparkling fruit juice, and Mom’s pumpkin pie with real whipped cream and freshly brewed coffee. And no carcass to deal with. ---
**Author:** ![mage-girl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/cc9497/32.png) [@mage-girl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mage-girl)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2013, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-not-having-turkey-for-us-thanksgiving/674905/44 "2013-11-28T17:07:05Z")
Mom and I are having steak, potatoes, crescent rolls, cranberry sauce, and pie. A turkey isn’t really economical for us - It would probably dry out/go bad before we could use it all. And we’re not big turkey fans, so if we froze it we’d never use it. Happy Thanksgiving! ---
**Author:** ![plankter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7ba0ec/32.png) [@plankter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/plankter)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2013, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-not-having-turkey-for-us-thanksgiving/674905/45 "2013-11-28T17:28:50Z")
> [@plankter](#): > > Stuffing, dinner rolls from scratch, sweet potatoes, salad using the four varieties of lettuce growing in the backyard, wine, sparkling fruit juice, and Mom’s pumpkin pie with real whipped cream and freshly brewed coffee. Forgot to add: homemade cranberry sauce. ---
**Author:** ![AncientHumanoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ancienthumanoid/32/278_2.png) [@AncientHumanoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AncientHumanoid)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2013, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-not-having-turkey-for-us-thanksgiving/674905/46 "2013-11-28T17:51:16Z")
We’re eating dead cow. ---
**Author:** ![Inna\_Minnit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/5f8ce5/32.png) [@Inna\_Minnit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inna_Minnit)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2013, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-not-having-turkey-for-us-thanksgiving/674905/47 "2013-11-28T17:57:11Z")
Just me this year. I’m making tacos because it’s what I have been craving. ---
**Author:** ![lawoot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/35a633/32.png) [@lawoot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lawoot)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2013, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-not-having-turkey-for-us-thanksgiving/674905/48 "2013-11-28T18:49:19Z")
I’ve got a friend who is a chef, so his thanksgivings are always memorable (and I’m always invited). This year we’re having a waffle brunch. My mom is doing Thanksgiving by herself, and she is SICK of turkey. So she’s having lobster. ---
**Author:** ![dalej42](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/67e7ee/32.png) [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2013, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-not-having-turkey-for-us-thanksgiving/674905/49 "2013-11-28T19:09:39Z")
I ordered a stuffed pizza last night for my Thanksgiving today. I live alone, and most of my friends are out of town. I live in a small studio apartment in a high rise, I don’t want to cook a Thanksgiving meal for just me and most of the restaurants that are open are charging $$ for their meals tonight. A case of beer and pizza works just as well for me. ---
**Author:** ![Lumpy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lumpy/32/446_2.png) [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2013, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-not-having-turkey-for-us-thanksgiving/674905/50 "2013-11-28T19:16:26Z")
> [@lawoot](#): > > mom is doing Thanksgiving by herself, and she is SICK of turkey. So she’s having lobster. That’s what I and my wife are having. Since it’s ridiculous for two people to cook a turkey, we splurge on lobster tail- which oddly enough is often on sale during the holiday season. ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2013, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-not-having-turkey-for-us-thanksgiving/674905/51 "2013-11-28T19:40:15Z")
> [@Lumpy](#): > > That’s what I and my wife are having. Since it’s ridiculous for two people to cook a turkey, we splurge on lobster tail- which oddly enough is often on sale during the holiday season. I wish I’d thought of that! 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Aestivalis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/d6d6ee/32.png) [@Aestivalis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aestivalis)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2013, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-not-having-turkey-for-us-thanksgiving/674905/52 "2013-11-28T20:14:30Z")
We’re having duck this year, as we only have two adults and three kids eating meat, and two adult pescetarians. We’re having normal sides with it though, like sweet potato casserole, green beans, mashed potatoes and some Bohemian staples like dumplings and sauerkraut. ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2013, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-not-having-turkey-for-us-thanksgiving/674905/53 "2013-11-28T21:02:01Z")
> [@Aestivalis](#): > > two adult pescetarians. 😕 Do they go to special houses or something? 😕 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Miller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miller/32/481_2.png) [@Miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miller)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2013, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-not-having-turkey-for-us-thanksgiving/674905/54 "2013-11-28T21:05:24Z")
Not sure yet what my mom has planned for Thanksgiving dinner. Last year, it was goat. ---
**Author:** ![chizzuk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e36b37/32.png) [@chizzuk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chizzuk)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2013, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-not-having-turkey-for-us-thanksgiving/674905/55 "2013-11-28T21:40:53Z")
We had Cornish hen. Each person had their own little hen. We only had 3 people and a whole turkey is too large and annoying to cook. Last year we ate at a steakhouse. ---
**Author:** ![China\_Guy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/779978/32.png) [@China\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/China_Guy)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2013, 10:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-not-having-turkey-for-us-thanksgiving/674905/56 "2013-11-28T22:36:29Z")
Roast duck and a roast chicken. We decided that we don’t really like turkey all that much or to put it a different way we prefer duck and/or chicken. ---
**Author:** ![TBG](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c89c15/32.png) [@TBG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TBG)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2013, 12:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-not-having-turkey-for-us-thanksgiving/674905/57 "2013-11-29T00:43:59Z")
I had chicken mcnuggets. ---
**Author:** ![Missy2U](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/3bc359/32.png) [@Missy2U](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Missy2U)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2013, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-not-having-turkey-for-us-thanksgiving/674905/58 "2013-11-29T15:48:05Z")
We ened up having ribs. (Our original plans got blown out of the water.) They were good. ---
**Author:** ![dada2fish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ccd318/32.png) [@dada2fish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dada2fish)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2013, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-not-having-turkey-for-us-thanksgiving/674905/59 "2013-11-29T15:59:24Z")
The last few years after eating turkey for dinner, we’ve all admitted to not being very fond of it. We always vow that next year we’ll do something different and the next year we forget and eat turkey again. Well, last year I forced myself to remember and kept bringing it up throughout the year. So, this year our Thanksgiving dinner was fantastic! We had beef tenderloin with béarnaise sauce, prawns, baked potato, broccoli, rolls and apple strudel for dessert. Delish! Now what to make next year. ---
**Author:** ![Eureka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/74df32/32.png) [@Eureka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eureka)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2013, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-not-having-turkey-for-us-thanksgiving/674905/60 "2013-11-29T16:02:36Z")
We ended up with turkey, but not traditional turkey. We had a turkey breast, which got cooked on the grill (using indirect heat, so it’s just like an oven, only outdoors). It was delicious. Juicy, smoky, highly flavorful. We’ll do it again-- but not neccessarily on Thanksgiving. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-not-having-turkey-for-us-thanksgiving/674905.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-not-having-turkey-for-us-thanksgiving/674905.md?page=4)