Yes, I must admit, I'm mostly referring to thanksgiving - BUT - since not everyone celebrates thanksgiving - AND - this time of year tends to bring different foods to the table (pardon the pun) I was wondering what your favorite "meals" of this time of year are?  Are they family traditions or something else? (and please do including all the trimmings :-))

My family always did the traditional Thanksgiving meal, but with Mom and Dad gone now, I like to change it up a bit, so I look at different recipes and try different things for Thannksgiving.  Traditional is, of course Turkey, with either west coast liver and veggie stuffing, east coast oyster stuffing, or southern cornbread stuffing - but I also really like crispy Game Hens with nuts and fruit type sourdough stuffing.  Mashed Potatoes or mashed Rutabegas were traditional, but I like roasted root vegggies or potaotes au graten too and my favorite is sweet potato pudding.  I know a lot of people like that green bean and mushroom soup mixture, but i'm not really one of them, I prefer broccoli or brussel sprout/cheese cassarole.  Also, I like mixing greens and fruits and rice and nuts for salads, but I do love my mom's old recipe of finely shredded sweet carrots with lime/sugar sauce.  Also, while I love good, grainy Pecan Pie - my newest favorite is that Nut Torte I posted on the Halloween favorite recipe thread.  It's so simple and sooooo good!  Ooops! forgot one, traditional is some variation of cranberry relish, but I like to make a cranberry jello relish with apples and walnuts.  

Ok, now I'm hungry.  Let's hear from you?       

My family does traditional food for thanksgiving, sometimes we have tamales, either way its nice to spend quality time with family.
 
 
P.S. Can you answer my forum? "What is your favorite food?" Pleaseee answer my forum, no one has answered it yet.

Hey gamer, look for my post.

Double posting here - I also start making soups around this time of year and depending on whatI crave, I make up recipes - but my fav. is my vegetable stew, just made some - yum!

Of course I love turkey and all the fixins but my ma makes a hashbrown casserole that is to die for. I look forward to it every year and always have her make extra for lots of leftovers. :) I make a pumpkin cheesecake that is yummo!

Hashbrowns?  I love, love, love good hashbrowns!  Think your ma would share the recipe???  Thank her in advance and tell her, her cassarole will have a good home in my tummy (and my recipe book)  yum!  I miss having a mom that cooks for me... Happy Thanksgiving to you all!

I love to cook in the cooler months. I can then turn on the oven and bake to my hearts content.
I have a yummy recipe for Sweet Potato Casserole that's so sweet you can use it for dessert if you want to. That is one of my favorite things to make in the cooler months.

Also, yum, yum, yum favorite!!!!  Please do share t his recipe - maybe it is like mine, but if not, maybe I can improve mine :-)))) drool...