[graciegirl]

Originally Posted by mac9

Gracie, I agree with you. I love cooking holiday meals. This year we had 24 at our table. I believe that no one should be alone for a holiday so all of our neighbors and friends that either had no family here or did not go away came on over. We ate, sipped some wine and either gabbed or watched football. It was great. We've been doing every year since we've been here and will continue to do so.

Will you please be my friend? I love your kind heart.

[redwitch]

Cliff n Cheryl -- potato kugel? Guess who's dropping by next Turkey Day (and I don't even need directions to your home hehehehe)? And save me some dark meat and skin, please.

[GeorgeT]

we only had 8 but I cooked enough for at least 20. I do all of the cooking but none of the clean up. I use those pans with Sterno burners to keep things hot so everything doesn't have to be ready at the same time. It would be great to get together with a large group in a rec center where we could an organized pot luck kind of thing.

[batman911]

Maybe a neighborhood party for those who do not have other plans. Everyone could sign up to bring a separate dish or it could be catered and advance tickets sold and everyone just bring their favorite desert.

[batman911]

Sunday,

Say it isn't so. Processed turkey at The Breakers. I am shocked. One of my favorite hotels. They have one of the best brunches I have seen in Florida.

[l2ridehd]

I always cook way to much. Apple, pumpkin, pecan and key lime pies, frog commissary carrot cake, shrimp, deviled eggs, poached chilled salmon, and of course a 20 pound turkey, giblet stuffing, squash, garlic mashed potatoes, green beans, onions, and cranberry sauce. And nuts and dates and figs and brie fruit salad and more. Then with so much left over, we make frozen turkey dinners and put away for later days. If you buy a fresh bird, you can make frozen dinners and have them for the next several months. I think we got about 10 this year.

But doing it this way, if we have 8 or 10 or 15 or 20, we never run out.

[gongoozler]

Originally Posted by nONIE

Normally we have a great dinner at Nancy Lopez but Thanksgiving dinner was definitely the exception! The Turkey was not fresh and tasted like processed frozen cooked turkey you get in the grocery store !

Needless to say I will never go back there on any Holiday for dinner. Shame shame on them, they have always had a wonderful reputation for good food, this was a huge disappointment!

Two of my tennis friends took their wifes there for Thanksgiving and said the exact same thing! We were going to go to Nancy's for New Year's Eve but now the wifes do not want to go there!

[mac9]

Of course I'll be your friend, Gracie. And if your family is here next year, you are welcome to join us!

[chuckinca]

Originally Posted by l2ridehd

I always cook way to much. Apple, pumpkin, pecan and key lime pies, frog commissary carrot cake, shrimp, deviled eggs, poached chilled salmon, and of course a 20 pound turkey, giblet stuffing, squash, garlic mashed potatoes, green beans, onions, and cranberry sauce. And nuts and dates and figs and brie fruit salad and more. Then with so much left over, we make frozen turkey dinners and put away for later days. If you buy a fresh bird, you can make frozen dinners and have them for the next several months. I think we got about 10 this year.

But doing it this way, if we have 8 or 10 or 15 or 20, we never run out.

WOW - I'll bring the vino!



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[gratton]

Originally Posted by nONIE

Normally we have a great dinner at Nancy Lopez but Thanksgiving dinner was definitely the exception! The Turkey was not fresh and tasted like processed frozen cooked turkey you get in the grocery store !

Needless to say I will never go back there on any Holiday for dinner. Shame shame on them, they have always had a wonderful reputation for good food, this was a huge disappointment!

Went to Orange Blossom, They sliced the fresh turkey right in front of you, It was delicious, only problem is you had to wait in line like being at a wedding Buffet, But the food was excellent and tons of it and all kinds of desert, Price was good to. 18 bucks a person and all you could eat.

[GeorgeIII]

Chris and I bought a fully-prepared turkey dinner from Bob Evans, and it was OUTSTANDING. We went whole hog (so to speak) and got the complete dinner that serves 6-8. It included a huge cooked turkey breast (real), mashed potatoes, corn, green beans, stuffing, gravy, rolls, cranberry sauce and a pie. We easily got 3 meals out of it (and our cat and dog LOVED the turkey). Each item was packaged separately, and the whole dinner was packed in a banker's box. We picked it all up Wednesday afternoon. Of course, we did have to heat it all up, but there were very-well-written instructions. We will definitely do this again next year.
GeorgeIII

[PR1234]

Originally Posted by gratton

Went to Orange Blossom, They sliced the fresh turkey right in front of you, It was delicious, only problem is you had to wait in line like being at a wedding Buffet, But the food was excellent and tons of it and all kinds of desert, Price was good to. 18 bucks a person and all you could eat.

We went to Orange Blossom last year and also enjoyed the food. I just wish SOMEONE would CLEAN that place up!!!! The restaurant definitely needs some updating!

[cynkr67]

Originally Posted by graciegirl

If I could, I would cook Thanksgiving dinner for all who would like to attend.

I love cooking Thanksgiving dinner.

And I bet it would be fantabulous!!!

[Boomer]

Originally Posted by nONIE

Normally we have a great dinner at Nancy Lopez but Thanksgiving dinner was definitely the exception! The Turkey was not fresh and tasted like processed frozen cooked turkey you get in the grocery store !

Needless to say I will never go back there on any Holiday for dinner. Shame shame on them, they have always had a wonderful reputation for good food, this was a huge disappointment!

Hi Nonie,

I wish your Thanksgiving dinner at Lopez would have been a good one. I know what you mean about their reputation for good food.

We returned from TV on the weekend before Thanksgiving, but had we been going out for T'Day, I would probably have picked Lopez, too.

In fact, we were in TV for 3 weeks and during that time, we ate at Lopez 3 times.

The first time was on Veterans' Day. We did not even know that Mr. Boomer was in for a deal. We were just looking for a great steak. The server asked Mr. B. about his military service and because he's a veteran, he got a deal on his dinner. And I guess the free Bananas Foster happens there on steak night anyway.

A few days later, I was suddenly overcome with a need for a really good cheeseburger. I don't know why that happens to me, but every now and then, it does. I was thinking, "Where's the beef?" And then it hit me that there could be a perfect correlation between the steaks served at Lopez and the burgers served at Lopez. And I was right. The cheeseburger was great.

And then, before we left TV, we went back for another steak. I was having some carnivorous good times at Lopez. And all those times, the food was great and the service was perfect.

Sounds like the turkey was a disaster though......

You know, maybe next Thanksgiving the chef at Lopez should give some serious thought to just sculpting a turkey out of beef.

Boomer

[Shimpy]

Originally Posted by cherylncliff

for the holidays! We plan to move down to TV sometime this spring/summer and if we are there for Thanksgivning next fall we would love to have a large gathering of our neighbors/friends for dinner - turkey, stuffing, potato kugel, and ALL the fixin's! Everyone's invited! We'll be in Buttonwood and the door will be open!

You may have to hold it in one of the large rooms of Fishhawk and have Community Watch direct traffic.