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A bunch of folks and I do a sort of potluck Thanksgiving dinner together every year. I usually make something pretty mundane for my part. I usually make the turkey, because my turkeys are fucking delicious and I make something like a sauteed mushroom medley or a green bean almondine. This year I am plum out of ideas and I only have 2 days to think of something. Halforumers, I need your Thanksgiving side/whatever dish ideas.

BBQ a brisket or ribs...

Fine, everybody loves Tim Horton's

Poutine.

jwhouk said:

Poutine.

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With a side of back bacon...

And Tim Horton's coffee.

(is that racist, I mean are canadians a race?)

Canada is one of the acceptable targets for predjudice though, so no worries.

It's not like we have any feelings in our cold icy hearts.

A bowl of Maple Syrup?

Killer sweet potatoes always go over really well for US thanksgivings. The recipe should include a number of spices and brown sugar. It's almost like eating pumpkin pie, depending on the recipe.[DOUBLEPOST=1349454187][/DOUBLEPOST]Also, while traditional foods are, well, traditional - don't avoid general yummy potluck and party foods. Swedish or teriyaki meatballs, wings, chips and seven layer dip, tiny sausages, etc will all go over really well.

Eggnog. Sure it's not Christmas, but you're celebrating Thanksgiving in October so clearly all the rules are already thrown out the window like last weeks leftovers. Also Eggnog. You can never go wrong with eggnog.

Gusto said:

Canada is one of the acceptable targets for predjudice though, so no worries.

It's not like we have any feelings in our cold icy hearts.

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Yeah, no kidding. I was hoping for some actual ideas. I forgot that all I would get is hur hur maple suroop and hur hur Tim Horton's Poutine. Thanks to those who didn't go the shitty Canadian joke route.

Sweet Potato Casserole is always a hit. I'm a fan of the pecan and brown sugar topping, far superior to the lazy marshmellow topping.

One dude always does the sweet potato stuff, so I'd be competing with someone who does it much better than I could hope to. Does the whole carmelized pecan thing. It's so God damn good.

Frank said:

Yeah, no kidding. I was hoping for some actual ideas. I forgot that all I would get is hur hur maple suroop and hur hur Tim Horton's Poutine. Thanks to those who didn't go the shitty Canadian joke route.

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So you already thought of the bowl of maple syrup is what I'm hearing here?

pumpkin pies?

Looking for a more vegetable side dish route. My brother always brings a plethora of pies since he ends up eating an entire pie to himself. Meat is generally covered by the turkey itself and the sausage stuffing another friend makes (which is delicious, don't knock it).

Green bean casserole.

Caramelized carrots. Delicious!

Devolved eggs. Or deviled eggs, if you don't prefer the iOS autocorrect version.

Twice baked potatoes or potato skins.

Corn bread, made with canned creamed corn. It's a wonderful recipe.

I kind of want to know what devolved eggs would taste like. But I do like the idea of Deviled eggs. Something I can do beforehand and keep in the fridge.

In the South we leave Deviled Eggs on a picnic table for HOURS...

So it will keep just fine in the fridge.

Caramalised carrots are delicious.

You can easily steam asparagus for 2-3 minutes, then roll it in a pan with a little olive oil and sprinkle some parmesan cheese on top... 3-5 minutes in the oven at 375. Mmmm... Super easy side dish, crispy and tasty.

Roasted broccoli! Also, my great-aunt used to make coleslaw (I'd give you her recipe but she didn't have one) for Thanksgiving. Don't know how popular that is in Canada though.

Your mushroom dish sounds fantastic!

If you're looking to try something new, maybe potato scallop or curried carrots? Two of my favorites

It was pretty tasty.

If anyone cares I've decided to make Southern Green Beans.

Share the recipe please

Our vegetable side dishes usually consist of carmelized carrots, mashed carrot and turnip, and brussel sprouts. We don't get too creative with the veggies.

In my family, the stuffing is the centre piece of the meal. My dad usually makes 5-8 lbs of stuffing.

Squidleybits said:

Share the recipe please

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Oh sorry I missed this. It was a huge hit and was the only dish not to leave any leftovers whatsoever.

It's

- 2 pounds green beans snapped and trimmed
- 6 slices of bacon
- 8 small new potatoes
- 1 red onion
- 1 large clove of garlic
- 1/3 cup of chicken broth
- 3 tablespoons butter
- 1-2 teaspoons white balsamic vinegar to taste
- salt pepper to taste

1. Dice the potatoes and the onion
2. Slice the bacon up small, cook until brown, drain and place inside paper towel to soak up excess grease. Put aside.
3. In a large pan (it takes up a lot of space), melt the butter and toss in the onion. Cook until translucent in low, medium heat. About 5 minutes or so.
4. Toss in the diced potatoes, the beans, the bacon, the garlic and chicken broth, wait until the mixture begins boiling and simmer on lower heat covered until the vegetables are tender.
5. Sprinkle the vinegar and the salt and pepper until you like it.

And it looks like this (it's in the big black pan), the dish above it was roasted root vegetables, yams, sweet potatoes, rutabaga and parsnips and then next to it was salad and bread:[DOUBLEPOST=1349764296][/DOUBLEPOST]Altogether it went really well. We had turkey, broccoli cheddar soup, stuffing, the beans dish, spaghetti squash, garlic mashed potatoes, arugula shrimp linguini in lemon oil (kind of an odd stand-out but delicious), a couple of kinds of salads and the roasted root vegetables. It was a pretty wonderful spread. For dessert we had pumpkin pie, apple pie, banana cream pie and cheesecake.

I am full of awesome food and have more leftovers than I know what to do with.

I actually do know what to do with it. I'm going to eat them.

All that was missing and I should have taken Jay 's advice, was poutine. People were pretty upset there was no authentic, Quebecois poutine.

Chocolate moose?