Weird-Family-Thanksgiving-Recipes (2024)

FAQs

What can I do instead of traditional Thanksgiving dinner? ›

Other top disliked foods include green bean casserole (disliked by 28 percent), turkey (27.7 percent), stuffing or dressing (26.8 percent), ham (25.6 percent), coleslaw (25.6 percent) and pumpkin pie (24.3 percent).

Think: pumpkin risotto, crab-stuffed mushrooms, sweet potato curry, and cauliflower gratin. Looking to skip the roasted turkey? No problem! Try a tender roast beef or an easy slow cooker pork chop recipe instead!

This is usually a mix of traditional Thanksgiving food and Black culture. You'll see the classic Thanksgiving dishes like turkey, mashed potatoes, and stuffing paired with collard greens, yams, mac and cheese, and other traditional Black dishes.

Avoid asking people about having kids or getting married

Either way, even well-intentioned comments such as “It will happen,” “Don't give up” and “Will you try again?” are intrusive and often hurtful.

Sometimes, roasting a whole turkey is just too much—too much time, effort, and maybe even too much food. For smaller crowds, swap the turkey with chicken, Cornish game hens, or stuff and roast individual quails for each guest, which is very elegant for a plated meal.

Worst: Sausage Stuffing

It's often made with fatty processed meat, butter or margarine, and refined bread or rice. It's a high-calorie food that packs a load of fat, carbs, and nitrates, which are cancer-causing. If you add dried cranberries, there's a good chance they're sweetened and add sugar to your stuffing.

Culinary historians believe that much of the Thanksgiving meal consisted of seafood, which is often absent from today's menus.

Why is Thanksgiving dinner at 2? ›

Why Is Thanksgiving Dinner So Early? There are many reasons, but primarily: Historically, dinner became before supper; it makes for a more relaxed day; it's simply tradition; it's more convenient for traveling guests; and, of course, to watch football.

For Thanksgiving this year, analysts are predicting that 88% of Americans will eat turkey and they will consume about 46 million of the birds at a cost of over $900 million. Happy Thanksgiving! Mark Landis is a freelance writer. He can be reached at historyinca@yahoo.com.

Umoja Karamu is a ritual for the Black family that was developed to create new meaning and solidarity through ceremony and symbolism. Thanksgiving, although a tradition for most Americans, African Americans have a alternative to celebrate family along with their own heritage.

Germany, Austria, and Switzerland. Fall back a few months, and you'll land on Erntedankfest—a similar concept to American Thanksgiving celebrated by rural communities in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland. The "rural festival of thanks" is usually held in late September or on the first Sunday of October.