Things you cheat eat before Thanksgiving dinner

[Aerows]

I've already done a bunch of chopping and preparing, and I'm going to cheat eat some of the cheese slices I have made for appetizers.

If I don't like them, how can I know my guests will?

[Kalidurga]

1. Biscuits and that green bean casserole stuff

only this year I am making a broccoli pasta salad instead, so I will cheat eat that. Dinner is scheduled for 3pm so we will probably eat around 7.

[Aerows]

4. What is the broccoli pasta dish?

I love broccoli!

[Kalidurga]

9. Just off the top of my head

A box of rotini cooked drained and rinsed til cold, a bag or maybe less of frozen broccoli cooked, drained and chilled. Mayo or ranch dressing. cherry tomatoes lots of them and some chopped onions, how ever much that you like. And that is how I measure my recipes in real life. Oh it's supposed to be cold.

[Aerows]

11. Is there garlic involved? n/t

[Kalidurga]

15. OMG that would be great

I love garlic. I will have to remember to bring a clove or two now.

[NanceGreggs]

8. "Dinner is scheduled for 3pm ...

... so we will probably eat around seven."

My dear friend (now sadly departed) used to talk about the one Thanksgiving dinner her mother cooked.

Marguerite told everyone (about twenty people) that dinner would be served at 3 pm. - but never having cooked a turkey (or much of anything else) before, she put it in the oven at a very low temp.

She eventually served dinner when the turkey was finally cooked - at 11:15 p.m.

As my friend related, there was NO chit-chat at the dinner table. People were so hungry, there wasn't a moment to be spared in staving off imminent death caused by starvation.

After that experience, my friend always advised that the smart hostess, who wants to avoid unpleasant or confrontational table-talk, simply tells her guests they'll be eating at least eight hours before food is actually put on the table.

[Kalidurga]

10. OMG LOL ROFL

The smart guests who want to avoid starvation carry granola bars. Yeah, I learned that the hard way.

[NanceGreggs]

13. There's always the ...

... sandwich in the glove-compartment trick, too.

"I think I left the headlights on - I'd better go out to the car and double-check."

[Kalidurga]

14. yes

in my house those tactics were survival tactics

[NanceGreggs]

17. What it comes down to ...

... is that despite the in-fighting, the vitriol, the hate-fest that has become the hallmark of the Primary Wars - we're all just everyday people attempting to prepare for the Thanksgiving Gone Wrong scenario.

God help us all.

[Ex Lurker]

2. Not cheat eating, because they're already gone, but had bbq shrimp for pre Thanksgiving dinner NT

[Aerows]

6. Yum!

I'm referring to the things that you partake in that you offer your guests ... just so you know will like them when you know they will because you have already tasted them

[cwydro]

3. I eat the stuffing before it's even cooked.

I'll probably have some pumpkin pie for breakfast lol.

Have a good one!

[Aerows]

5. I thought everybody did that

[cwydro]

7. Bwah!

Glad I'm not the only one!

[yuiyoshida]

12. I won't be cheating...

As I will have peking duck coming. I can eat as much as I like and save the rest for later. It does tend to be rich and fatty but, omg, that flavor!!

[Ed Suspicious]

16. There are no rules therefore there is no cheat.

[JDPriestly]

18. Besides, there has to be some reward for all that hard work cooking.

[Hortensis]

19. The neck from the broth pot never all gets in the dressing.

Happy, happy!