A ThanksGivings idea...

[Michaelangelo]

Here's an idea for Thanksgiving day... for our "Happy ThanksGiving" topic we can turn it into a dinner topic.  Where people can take a picture of a dish they're having or made for their dinner.   Together it will be the TMNT-L, dinner for Thanksgiving and anyone taking part in this Holiday can be part of it.

Please let me know what you think of this idea?  Anyone want to take part in a topic like that this month?

[Raphael]

Well, considering Thanksgiving was last month for me, I think I'll pass.

[Aignatius]

P'raps I'll do my spinach dip, molded to be shaped like an iguana. It was supposed to be for Halloween, but I guess it will work for Thanksgiving, too.
Have to figure out what I'm going to do for a theme this year, though some years I do like to go traditional.

[Donatello]

Sounds like a fun idea, but then this other idea might make tis more interesting.

How about sharing the recipes and cooking tips for our favorite holiday dishes, meats, and candies and cookies too? (provided it isn't a family secret, heh) Maybe for T-day as well as Christmas, since those in Canada already had theirs.   I'm always a sucker for trying out new recipes, since I like cooking.  Then we can later show the pictures of how it all looks when the day comes?

One of my dishes that everyone likes is this sweet potato casserole.  ;d

[Michaelangelo]

*blink*

Totally forgot about this idea... oh well, maybe next year.  Hehe

[Aignatius]

ROFL!

You have a lot of irons in the fire, methinks, Meester Angelo.

I forgot about this, too. You know, I attempted a sweet and sour turkey, but I forgot the pineapple... drat. It turned out okay, just not what I was hoping for. The mu-shu pork stuffing came out well, though.

I will attempt it again soon.  

[Leonardo]

Too much energy devoted to trying to be THE Thread Killer, I'd say!!

Sounds like it was still a good dinner, Aig. Especially the stuffing. I'm sure Ninjara's dinner was good, too, knowing that she was cooking some things.

I didn't cook anything. I just went and ate lots of good stuff.
But for Christmas...we'll see. I want to make my lemon cut out cookies again. I bought some new cookie cutters recently.
 

[Aignatius]

Well! Trader Joes has some nice premade sweet and sour sauces, and some new stuff like ginger soy broth, mmmmm.... which looks like fun to try out on the next victi-- er, turkey. I'm going to work out this sweet and sour turkey recipe, by criminey!      

It would be kewl to have turtle shaped cookie cutters... and I mean regular turtles, not the neenja kind. Christmas turtle cookies. Yay!

[Leonardo the 2nd]

Too bad. We don't have thanksgiving day over here...but it sounds like a nice idea though.

[Aignatius]

Yes, it's an American holiday. So is July 4th.

I would like to make up my own holidays. Such as, Eat Like a Dragon Day, Happy Squid Day and Anti-Pastel Day. Which can be celebrated at any time of the year.
But traditional holidays can be fun, if you grew up with some of that kind.  

Editing has made me a bit silly lately...  

[Raphael]

Canada has Thanksgiving too, Aigster...we just have it a month earlier.

[Aignatius]

Okay, so-- it's-- a North American holiday.  

I was wondering though, is it for the same reasons as the American thanksgiving? Just celebrated on a different day? Was curious...

[Leonardo the 2nd]

A few years ago we didn't even have Halloween. Slowly it makes it's way, but to be honest...I don't really need it.

[Leonardo the 2nd]

Sorry...double post.

[Aignatius]

Yes, too much sugar that is not needed, for one. Darn halloween candy... makes me eat it...  

Hehe, actually I did pretty well this year. My kids don't go out trick of treating any more.

[Leonardo the 2nd]

Hmm, I never saw kids doing this trick or treat-thing....

I myself only made a nice raclette-evening with my 3 friends.

[Michaelangelo]

I LOVE Halloween, not just for the candy but the costumes!!!!

I just wish I could still take part in that, though I grew up with Halloween being one of the biggest Holidays here... with doing costume contests, trick or treating and so on.... my full family loves it!

[Aignatius]

Oh yes, the costumes are fun.
Especially if you go to a costume party.  
Then there's the town Halloween parade, here...
Some people here seem to forget it's Halloween, though. I've seen parents running into a store to pick up some last minute items for their kids' class party, wearing costumes and other people staaaring at them... the librarians in town dress up, and get stared at... maybe some people are convinced it's only for kids? *shrug*
Then down the road a ways from here, they hold huge block parties with elaborate decorations, and crowds of kids walk and run wildly through the neighborhood in costumes and light sticks and such, music playing, parents getting free hot cider... My kids and I used to go to those, it was fun. Like in the old days when kids could go trick or treating without worrying about wierdos messing about with them, or spiking the candy.

Okay, enough from me. Back to other stuff.

[Michaelangelo]

It seems there's less and less people taking part in Halloween... it's sad we use to get so many kids coming by our house.. we were excited just to get 70 kids this year.  Though we sit for long spaces of time, and people arrive in cars driving around looking for houses with their prouch lights on.

[Donatello]

*throws this topic back on track*  Because I don't like to mix up my holidays.  ;p

Okay, so-- it's-- a North American holiday.  

I was wondering though, is it for the same reasons as the American thanksgiving? Just celebrated on a different day? Was curious...

And... South Korea also has a Thanksgiving time too, in the middle of September.  It's a combo of celebrating a good harvest with honoring family past and present.  Lots of food prep and eating too.  

[Aignatius]

Ah, so it's like a harvest festival to celebrate the bounty? That seems to be a universal thing, then. Neat!  

[Mindy]

Argh, I consumed "more than usual" and have been sick for the past week!

But our Thanksgiving was very nice - spent it with family and ate good food.