1. I'm going out of town for the day or you could join me. Several of the hotels usually offer a nice thanksgiving meal or buffet because they have a lot of folks from out of town.

    I have gone to the Picadilly Cafeteria on Essen or on Florida, when finding myself a Thanksgiving orphan. They do a really nice Thanksgiving day meal with lots of side dish selections.

    I think the two riverboat casinos will have thanksgiving buffets.
  2. Thanks Red. I'll look into those.....
  3. When my Cajun grandparents got too old to host Thanksgiving dinners, we would sometimes find ourselves at Piccadilly with a whole bunch of us. Good times--but I haven't been in years.
  4. Now, your Yankee-ness is showing. Call it cornbread dressing, not stuffing, and you'll sound like a true Louisianian, unless you have a Yankee accent!
  5. He got that from me. I actually differentiate. When it goes in the bird, I call it stuffing, when prepared separately, it's dressing. I was talking about the stuffing in our turduchen.
  6. Thanks for saving my butt Kyle. But she's right about my northern-ness. I would probably call it stuffing either way. But you are right how you differentiated the 2.

    Stacey....everyone knows northerners don't have accents. Only southerners do. Sheesh!
  7. I wonder if I have an accent?
  8. Of course. You live in TX.
  9. Here is basically our standard menu. Only a few adjustments every year.

    APPETIZERS
    Fruit and cheese tray
    Brie appetizer
    Lobster bisque
    Caesar salad

    MAIN COURSE
    Artichoke casserole
    Cornbread dressing
    Eggplant and shrimp casserole
    Cranberry sauce
    Roasted Turkey
    Fried Turkey
    Mashed potatoes and gravy
    Baked Mac-N-Cheese
    Baked Yams
    Rosemary green beans
    Roasted corn grits
    Rolls
    Corn muffins

    DESSERTS
    Pecan Pie
    Pumpkin Pie
    Chocolate brownies
    Fruit salad
    Sweet potato pecan bread pudding

    **** Load of Mimosas, Wine, and Beer
  10. I think our families must be related :)