Poll: Do you cook the Friday after Thanksgiving?

[Lady Florida.]

This is for those who celebrate U.S. Thanksgiving.

 

A friend posted on facebook today about making lasagna, so I started wondering about it. I know they had dinner at their house yesterday, so that's not it. I guess some folks don't want the same food 2 days in a row.

 

We have always nibbled on leftovers the day after. It started years ago when I used to go Black Friday shopping (when stores still waited until daylight to open). No way was I going to cook after a day of shopping. We continue it because it's tradition, and because we like it.

 

What about you?

Edited November 25, 2011 by floridamom

[laughing lioness]

Actually I just made turkey soup

[MamaT]

Leftovers here.

[Jean in Newcastle]

For lunch we'll have some leftovers (like in turkey sandwiches) but dinner will be totally different food.

[DarlaS]

I don't normally, but I am this year--just a quick baked pasta dish that is sort of like a cheater lasagna.

 

I voted "other" because as a rule, I don't normally do it.

 

I am also making turkey soup & baking bread. Both of those require more waiting than effort, and we are staying home today.

 

I might make some muffins later on since I have an abundance of ripe bananas. Just easy stuff.

[MariannNOVA]

We are going to the tree lighting in Alexandria and will probably go early so we can get a parking spot and havbe a light dinner someplace -- that will kill time till the tree lighting.

 

Typically, no I would not cook the day after Thanksgiving - it would be leftovers.

[sleepymommy]

I've got turkey soup on the stove and 2 more batches of cornbread in the oven right now.

[KrissiK]

No, we're having tacos tonight for dinner. We'll have leftovers tomorrow night. We had Thanksgiving dinner Wed. night and last night and I'm tired of turkey!

[Wendi]

My dh and son really look forward to eating Thanksgiving leftovers Friday and Saturday. So I'm off the hook. We have turkey, gravy, stuffing, potatoes, corn, rolls, and two kinds of pie left.

 

If I wanted to make something else for dinner tonight, I'd be on my own.

 

Wendi

[Caitilin]

We're having leftovers for lunch, but I will make turkey pot pie for supper tonight. The side dishes always tent finished at our house, but the turkey languishes uneaten. I hope to head that off this year.:D

[Homemama2]

Other

We do Thanksgiving w/ the inlaws on Thurs. and w/ my folks on Friday.

[Mom-ninja.]

I'm making a veggie stew (using fresh veggies) and I'm going to add turkey. However, I am making fresh bread today instead of eating the rolls dh made yesterday. So the only leftovers I'm using is the turkey.

[Pippen]

Other. It depends.

 

We do Thanksgiving at family's house and sometimes we bring home leftovers and sometimes not. Some years I make a turkey breast to have for the weekend but today I feel tired of holiday food and will probably make something like chicken enchiladas.

[Lady Florida.]

I should have added a poll choice for those who don't host Thanksgiving and therefore might not have leftovers. Oh well. It was my first poll.

[Mrs Mungo]

I said no because *I* don't cook. Dh made omelets for lunch with leftover ham. :)

[RoughCollie]

We have Thanksgiving dinner all over again. The most cooking I do is to throw the carcass into the crockpot.

[nrg]

We eat leftover pie and a fresh breakfast casserole in the morning and then we have a busy day on the coast and go out for Chinese! The leftovers come out on Saturday with the Christmas lights for the house.

 

I usually make turkey soup on Sunday and freeze any extra turkey. We have a lost of left over mashed potatoes this year, so I am thinking about making a turkey, ham chowder.

[joannqn]

We'll probably have turkey sandwiches for lunch and Thanksgiving dinner leftovers for dinner today. We'll eat from leftovers daily until everything but the leftover meat in the freezer is gone. With six of us, it won't take too long.

[ashfern]

We're usually guests for Thanksgiving so I don't have a ton of leftovers for Friday. :D On the occasions where we are home for Thanksgiving, I don't cook turkey. :tongue_smilie:

[elise1mds]

Other for the same reason as many - I didn't host this year and don't get a lot of leftovers even if I do. I usually send as much as possible home with others. Tonight we'll be having either pasta or soup.

[twoxcell]

We don't have any leftovers because we went to my In-laws and they cooked. I made dessert. Today we will have regular food.

[stephanier.1765]

I'm cooking a turkey pot pie. Great way to use the leftover turkey, its broth, and the leftover veggies.

[Finnella]

We prefer to roast a larger turkey than we need just so we can have leftovers. We really like our turkey.

[Vanna]

I like to change things up a bit on the Friday after T-day.

 

I do look forward to enjoying leftovers during the days the follow though.

[Susan in TN]

I had pie and coffee for lunch. Everyone else had leftovers. I refuse to think about dinner. Maybe leftover turkey cookies.

[Farrar]

Last night before bed...

 

Dh: That was great food. So what are you cooking tomorrow?

 

Me: &*(*& *@!!

 

Dh and sil cracking up... Dh adds: With a side of "bite me"?

[nukeswife]

I make something different. As a rule we don't generally eat leftovers, so I make sure to buy a turkey breast just big enough for the 4-5 of us that will be home and eating.

 

Friday after is always Homemade pizza night.

[ScoutTN]

I have to because we never host Thanksgiving and never get to bring home enough leftovers to make it through a day! Fajitas tonight!

 

I usually do make a one-family-sized thanksgiving dinner later in the week because everything goes on sale and it is my favorite meal. Gotta have some leftover dressing and gravy! I freeze a lot of the turkey and make soup from the carcass. Jusrt i time for next weekend's insane schedule! ;) Christmas parties, programs etc. begin in earnest here Dec 1st!

[Laurie4b]

Well, I wasn't planning to cook today, but apparently, the house is infested with locusts.

[NanceXToo]

Well, we had Thanksgiving dinner at someone else's house yesterday, so leftovers are out.

 

We are cooking dinner tonight... we are making mashed potatoes, and we're going to grill some chicken breasts marinated in Sweet Baby Ray's BBQ sauce. And I've got a bag of mixed frozen veggies that I'll throw in one of those microwave steam bags.

[mcconnellboys]

We ate Thanksgiving fare twice yesterday, so gave it a rest today. We ate Mediterranean food (out) today....

[Daisy]

I voted other.

 

I cooked breakfast; homemade waffles and eggs.

We ate out for lunch because we were shopping.

Dinner will be left-overs.

[Retired]

Chinese take out :001_smile:

[LauraGB]

I make stock from the turkey, but otherwise we just eat the leftovers. This year, though, we didn't have that many - enough for sandwiches for lunch and a bunch of various things for dinner. Back to cooking tomorrow - some kind of turkey soup for sure.

[Unicorn.]

Apparently we are having Subway! :D We usually go somewhere for T-day, so I either have to cook, or we eat out.

[HappyCamper]

Part of the joys of Thanksgiving - the leftovers!

[JVA]

Usually we just do leftovers but I wanted to try a new recipe. Pioneer Woman's Turkey Tetrazzini is awesome. It's worth the effort!

[Crimson Wife]

I made ham & bean soup in the Crock-Pot.

[Ohdanigirl]

Yes.

 

Usually Thanks giving left overs used for breakfast and lunch. (Ham and eggs, turkey sandwich) Dinner is always something completely unrelated.

 

Danielle

[laundrycrisis]

I made another batch of rolls today, to go along with the leftovers, because we were running out. The boys keep eating them.

[DarlaS]

I made another batch of rolls today, to go along with the leftovers, because we were running out. The boys keep eating them.

 

The baked goods are disappearing pretty darn fast around here too.

 

I made thirty-two rolls Wednesday evening, and am amazed I have three left. There were two pies Thursday morning and four lonely pieces of pumpkin pie this morning (That actually surprised me--thought it would be gone.).

 

I made two loaves of bread yesterday, and one is GONE and they've started on the second loaf. My oven is preheating right now for 24 banana muffins (I made 12 Thursday morning--two are left.).

 

I'm planning to make some more bread later, and if my motivation holds out, some cranberry muffins. I have cranberries left & everyone loves them. The 12 I made Wednesday are gone.

[athena1277]

We ate leftovers for lunch (except dh who was working). For dinner I made waffles, so not much cooking.

[Amy in NH]

We were guests at my SIL, so have no turkey leftovers. Nor can we afford to purchase a turkey right now. We had leftover chicken made into enchiladas.