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Nov 06, 2019, 10:55 PM
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Member Since: Oct 2019
Location: You'll never know
Posts: 940
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Originally Posted by luvyrself
I always pick Thanksgiving over Xmas to celebrate w my grown son and his family. That way I avoid all the gift routine. We usuallly give them money. This is the first year I am going to order the whole dinner from Frys, a grocery store here. I always hated calculating when the turkey would be done!
Once when I was single I invited about 6people from a support group and it was a real hit. Lilly I like your idea of helping serve dinner for homeless people.
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@luvyrself
Your idea of celebrating Thanksgiving over Xmas sounds really cost-effective and fun!  And who doesn't like money?! They can do their own gift shopping, lol, and you can save on the time, gas, wrapping paper, and all - even better! YAY!
I, too, have ordered thanksgiving meals from stores like Fry's. It's easy to just reheat; no prep work the night before and day of. It's also less expensive, it seems. When I purchased the items from scratch, according to the Food Network, I spent about $150 to $200 on one thanksgiving meal, though some of those ingredients went to cooking about three thanksgiving meals one year, when I did one regular, one vegetarian (cooked and prepped in separate dishes at a separate time so that no meat contaminated the vegetarian dishes whatsoever), and one for myself (a combo of both vegetarian and meat-lovers). It was fun when I had the energy, but my illnesses limit me now.
I may or may not order a Thanksgiving meal for myself this year. It depends on whether or not I'll be invited to my neighbors' places. My neighbors are really sweet. One made me a cookie the other day, and I swear it was the best cookie ever. I don't cook, even though my past thanksgiving dinners would suggest otherwise. If I do bake or cook, I need the television and DVR so that I can pause while I'm cooking with the show. I'm sort of slow when it comes to learning how to cook/bake.
I just found more forums on PC, which includes "Recipes & Healthy Living," I believe, and some others. I think that would be a great place to share thanksgiving ideas.
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