Nov 25th, '10, 01:04
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by Chip » Nov 25th, '10, 01:04
Happy Thanksgiving Day ... to those celebrating. Our international friends are invited to celebrate with us!
Welcome to a holiday edition of TeaDay. Please be sure to stop in and share what is in your cup throughout the day.
Yesterday we discussed holiday travel plans. You can still vote and discuss yesterday's topic.
Today's holiday TeaRoom topic and discussion topic. If celebrating Thanksgiving, will the holiday meal or otherwise be full of tradition or a break from tradition. Please share.
We will all be interested to see what Geeber's non traditional meal will be as she announced yesterday! 
I am looking forward to sharing this TeaDay with everyone. Bottoms up.
Nov 25th, '10, 02:27
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by artmom » Nov 25th, '10, 02:27
Tradition our extended family has created!!!
Hope everyone everywhere has a good day.
Nov 25th, '10, 07:03
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by Victoria » Nov 25th, '10, 07:03
Hope you all have a wonderful Thanksgiving Day! DH and I will be celebrating with the family at my sister-in-law's house. Traditional fare for us, but I'm making a new recipe cranberry orange cups. Best wishes to everyone!
Nov 25th, '10, 11:26
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by geeber1 » Nov 25th, '10, 11:26
Happy Thanksgiving!
We are doing the traditional turkey with the usual sides: stuffing, mashed potatoes, salad, cranberry sauce, etc.
I'm
breaking tradition this year by fixing two new dishes: Baked Artichoke Hearts and Braised Red Cabbage with Apples. This may not sound so daring, but after 29 years of Turkey Day with my in-laws, the usual traditions are pretty entrenched. I feel like such a rebel!
No tea yet since I've been working on getting the turkey into the oven.
Nov 25th, '10, 11:46
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by edkrueger » Nov 25th, '10, 11:46
Unfortunately a family friend is getting a catered turkey. My aunt is making some beef tenderloin, so I should be able to find something to eat.
Nov 25th, '10, 12:03
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by gingkoseto » Nov 25th, '10, 12:03
I don't know! And that's what's exciting
What happens here is, in our town, there is a group of people who grew up in downtown, lives elsewhere but are sad about downtown being more and more deserted and unused. So a few years ago, they started a monthly open door potluck party held in downtown. Some people bring food and some people are just invited from the street during the party. My husband was once grabbed from street to a dinner fiesta. That's how we knew the party
That's where our dinner is today. Maybe there is turkey there, maybe not. My husband will make his "secret ingredient" roasted drumsticks and I will make some chrysanthemum tea
Nov 25th, '10, 13:26
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by mosshorn » Nov 25th, '10, 13:26
Happy Thanksgiving all! We usually eat the stereotypical meal, and I'm excited! The smells are intoxicating, and I just might eat half of a turkey if I have to smell it much longer
Drinking: 1/2 Cranberry Autumn from Harney and Sons
1/2 Ceylon Sonata from Adagio
Neither are bad teas, I usually use the ceylon for flavored teas that I feel are way too strong for pure sipping :X
Nov 25th, '10, 20:40
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by IPT » Nov 25th, '10, 20:40
I miss turkey!!!!
Nov 26th, '10, 00:42
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by Chip » Nov 26th, '10, 00:42
Thanksgiving was filled with lots of turkey and all the trimmings with the family.
Still feeling out of whack, I slept most of the afternoon on a comfy sofa ... or was it the tryptophan
Tea made the trip, sharing with the Mrs. Long Jing to start the TD followed by Master's TGY, and lastly Happy Tea.
Nov 26th, '10, 14:38
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by rhondabee » Nov 26th, '10, 14:38
Our family has the traditional turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes, sweet potato meal & I have been bringing roasted brussel sprouts for the last few years. I'm basically vegetarian as is my sister-in-law, so we always have a "tofurkey" to eat as well. The traditional pumpkin pie was not served this year, but I guess a deconstructed version consisting of a very delicious pumpkin pudding with pieces of pie crust to dip into it. And I can't forget the bread pudding made with Krispy Creme donuts.
Nov 27th, '10, 13:18
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by RaynBeatle » Nov 27th, '10, 13:18
It has the usual tradition but since I'm a vegetarian there is extra stuffing and fake meat lol
Nov 27th, '10, 14:06
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by Dreamer » Nov 27th, '10, 14:06
Pretty traditional for us on Thanksgiving day (at the in-laws). Then on Friday we have the whole thing again at our house...just us and each kid usually has a guest. I make a big chicken instead of turkey and we have all the sides. We go around the table saying things we thankful for...the kids always roll their eyes and act like they don't want to do it, but it is usually very dear and we always get silly by the end!
I hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving!
Hugs,
Dreamer
Nov 28th, '10, 06:44
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by brad4419 » Nov 28th, '10, 06:44
I think its more traditional in my family. We always have turkey, pumpkin pie stuffing saldid and all that traditional stuff associated with thanksgiving but we do have some family traditions too. My grandma always makes noodles which are just amazing. These noodles have been made in our family for many generations.
I stayed with my new tradition of drinking yak butter pu erh before stuffing myself for the holidays.
