So what do you eat the night before Thanksgiving?

[disneychrista]

Thanksgiving Eve is more a thing for College kids back home from school. They go out and hang out with their friends that they may not have seen since summer. Bars are CRAZY busy on Thanksgiving Eve.

 

[DisneyHardin]

I've read before that the night before Thanksgiving is one of the biggest pizza delivery nights of the year.

 

[L&Lfan]

We are American and Thanksgiving Eve was never anything special mealwise.

 

[disneychrista]

I've read before that the night before Thanksgiving is one of the biggest pizza delivery nights of the year.

Because who wants to cook the day before they do anything but cook

 

[Southernmiss]

We are having our Thanksgiving meal tomorrow. Dh and dd are headed to Orlando Wednesday for soccer showcase.

I cooked today so that we can eat our big thanksgiving meal at noon tomorrow. I'll have 15 people here for lunch-missing 7 other family members this year. Made dressing, cranberry relish, sweet potato casserole, 2 desserts today. Tomorrow I'l do the turkey, green bean casserole, macaroni and cheese, mashed potatoes and gravy and cook the dressing and casserole.

Most families in this region eat the big thanksgiving meal for lunch. So it means there's cooking the day before.

Tonight it was 'fend for yourself' for dinner. I opened a can of soup, dh had hummus on tortillas, 1 ds had frozen chicken tenders.

No room in the fridge to make a night meal tonight and I have planned enough for tomorrow's meal.

 

[mi*vida*loca]

Thanksgiving Eve is more a thing for College kids back home from school. They go out and hang out with their friends that they may not have seen since summer. Bars are CRAZY busy on Thanksgiving Eve.

Ive gone out on thanksgiving eve for years and never notice a big number of college kids. Maybe I’m at the wrong bars. Lol

 

[RedAngie]

If there are any leftovers from Monday and Tuesday, we eat them up on Wednesday to make room in the fridge for the inevitable Turkey Day leftovers. If not, maybe something like omelets, or a can of soup, or fast food takeout.

 

[Mizzoufan]

Nothing save room for the next day lol

 

[Mackenzie Click-Mickelson]

Nothing special. Christmas eve we usually end up at the in-laws for dinner but the night before Thanksgiving nothing planned. My mom hosts Thankgiving for the whole family (and has been for quite a while now) so no need to make room in my fridge lol

 

[lorimay]

Something easy, if I don't have leftovers, then its take out.

 

[DISNEYSQUIRRELS]

Happy Thanksgiving to All Here! Chinese food or pizza so it doesn’t come close to anything we will be eating on Thanksgiving.

 

[low-key]

cheeseburgers and fries ir anything that isnt turkey

 

[neverlandsky]

We grab something quick and out since I've been prepping all day. Our Thanksgiving is tomorrow so we had Taco Bell tonight.

 

[mom2rb]

I have no idea! I am so busy cooking that I assume that if my DH or kids asked me for food I would just tell them to get it themselves. They probably eat sandwiches or pop tarts, who knows.

 

[powellrj]

Everyone is on their own because I will be busy.

 

[Bianca and Bernard]

Anyone have special traditions or just whatever comes to mind or whatever is in the fridge/freezer/or nearby restaurant?

We used to make it simple when the kids were younger....usually take out pizza.

Now it's just DH and I the night before so probably whatever is leftover from Monday or Tuesday's dinner which possibly this year is chili.

Just regular dinner. I have to make cornbread and pumpkin pies that day, so something simple is good.
Probably either a steak (easy to cook, with steamed veggies on the side) or hamburgers, probably.

 

[disneychrista]

Ive gone out on thanksgiving eve for years and never notice a big number of college kids. Maybe I’m at the wrong bars. Lol

I have no first hand knowledge of the crowds at the bars only what I have been told by my daughter.m

 

[weluvdisneyx4]

DH and I have to work and DS has school on Wednesday then I will be doing final cleaning and some cooking as well as going to Church for a Thanksgiving service so it will probably be Chinese for us. I don't want any dishes or any extra mess that night! We are also having pot pies Monday b/c I am off from work and will be doing the major cleaning then. I am not about to spend all day cleaning and then have to cook dinner or clean up from it!

 

[scrapquitler]

Anyone have special traditions or just whatever comes to mind or whatever is in the fridge/freezer/or nearby restaurant?

We used to make it simple when the kids were younger....usually take out pizza.

Now it's just DH and I the night before so probably whatever is leftover from Monday or Tuesday's dinner which possibly this year is chili.

Pizza. I'm too busy getting ready for Thanksgiving to want to cook and clean up a meal.

 

[disykat]

I think the idea of establishing an actual tradition is a GREAT idea. Every year, I suddenly realize "oh, yeah, we have to eat tonight too!" as I'm rolling out pie dough or chopping the veggies for the stuffing. Even a simple tradition like ordering a pizza would become something to look forward to rather than an afterthought. I'm going to give this one some thought.

We'll be on the road this year, so it'll be fast food somewhere. I need to decide what we'll eat on Tuesday though because that is pie baking, packing, etc. night so we'll be ready to leave immediately after leaving work early on Wednesday.


Okay - here's my nomination for a new Thanksgiving eve tradition. Tomato soup (store bought) and cheese quesadillas. (I'll need tortillas for turkey enchiladas later in the weekend anyway!)