What do you eat Thanksgiving Eve?

[Kitty 34]

Before the big cooking day do you have any special meal the night before?

When the boys were home we usually ordered pizaz but now it's just DH and myself so I have no clue what we'll chomp on. Any ideas would be appreciated.

 

[MGMmjl]

We celebrate Thanksgiving with my wife's side of the family on Wednesday and then my side of the family on Thursday, so we will have a traditional Thanksgiving meal 2 days in a row. I think I'll be tired of turkey!

 

[Kitty 34]

We celebrate Thanksgiving with my wife's side of the family on Wednesday and then my side of the family on Thursday, so we will have a traditional Thanksgiving meal 2 days in a row. I think I'll be tired of turkey!

That will be us Thursday and then on Friday when my oldest DS and family comes over. Enjoy.

 

[#1hoosierfan]

We don't have anything in particular the night before. This year I am planning to fix clam chowder Wednesday night.

 

[Meriweather]

Nothing special the night before. Just the two of us.
Looking at the menu list, it will be chicken with sweet potaoes

 

[soccerdad72]

Nothing specific - just a normal weeknight meal.

 

[DisneyHardin]

I'm off work, so my day is appointments I can't get done except on no school days. The morning is the yearly furnace check with the HVAC company and the afternoon is my mammogram.

We go to my parents house for Thanksgiving. I am bringing Sausage Balls and Broccoli Casserole, so I will mix those up sometime on Wednesday too.

 

[fla4fun]

We order pizza. We are usually busy doing prep work, like making stuffing and preparing the turkey to go in the oven the next morning, so there isn’t a lot of counter or stove space to prepare something homemade.

 

[jalapeno_pretzel]

Sometimes we get Panera that evening; simple and doesn't usually make leftovers. Too much cooking going on in preparation for the next day to worry about making anything. I think this year we're doing an appetizer spread that night, since we'll be out of town and have more people.

 

[leebee]

Take out. I am too busy cooking for the holiday to actually cook supper! Subway, Chinese or Thai food, Olive Garden... as long as I don't have to make it and clean up after, it's a possibility for the night before!

I do "more" for Christmas Eve, but we don't usually do a big Christmas dinner, so I have the time/space/energy to prep a Christmas Eve meal. I try to do something to commemorate Seven Fishes, usually something like a seafood chowder or baked seafood casserole. Back when my dad was alive, there'd be 7 distinctly different fish dishes. I am not sure why... we aren't Italian or Catholic. I think he just liked seafood, had a couple of very close friends who were Italian, and it seemed festive!

 

[slo]

We go to a local family owned hamburger place every year - it’s tradition

Starting tomorrow, I make nothing that will have leftovers - I need all the room in my fridge for Thanksgiving

 

[_19disnA]

We don't have any traditions on what to eat the day before Thanksgiving. We might go out to eat.

 

[easyas123]

We go to a local family owned hamburger place every year - it’s tradition

Starting tomorrow, I make nothing that will have leftovers - I need all the room in my fridge for Thanksgiving

We do similar!

Not 100% sure what’s happening Wednesday for dinner…in days past it was pizza. My in-laws are coming into town but I’m not sure what time yet. Might do pizza take out or maybe pizza we make at home- if it’s just going to be us two maybe hoagies.

 

[NYCgrrl]

Not hosting this year so it’ll be a meal that’ll focus on something light to help balance the anticipated sensory overload. Bringing appetizers so maybe I’ll eat the extras.

 

[LoveDaisy]

Regular dinner here and I haven’t done my meal planning for next week so no idea what it will be, but we don’t have a thanksgiving eve food tradition.