You feel the cold, and long for California... If only thru TV?? Maybe. Just a theory.

Pix, I usually use TJs or some kind of premade bread crumbs as well. I cut any and all corners that don't massively impact the tastiness of the meal. I R LAZY.

I've never had oyster stuffing, but I'll try it if it turns up at Thanksgiving one of these years.

My sausage stuffing recipe is pretty simple: bread cubes, butter, sage, cooked sausage, chicken stock.

Our sausage stuffing is some mix of sweet and hot Italian sausage, sauted onions, stale bread or croutons, Bell's seasoning, and turkey or chicken broth.

Yeah, I need to do that whole make a list thing since everyone is coming to my house for Thanksgiving. I told Bobby we could go to the grocery store after 10 tonight so I don't get too aggravated. List. Must make one.

We always cook and decided for the first time to go out. We've both been traveling a lot and away from each other, so we blew off family invites and going to our favorite local tiki place for T-Day on a date.

Excellent plan, Scrappy. One year when I had had enough I took the boys camping in Key West for Thanksgiving. The only thing I messed up was not having someone take the dog because the boys and DH were off fishing and swimming and enjoying and I was stuck in the tent dog sitting. I did get at ton of reading done and it was generally grand, but I was rather restricted.

I have always broken up the stale bread for stuffing, but I am so seriously time crunched this year I want to just buy something. Anyone have a rec that does not involve the non-existent Trader Joe? Just now starting my shopping list.

We generally do the Pepperidge Farm stuffing, we just amp it up a bit.

About half of the gang is vegan and the other half committed to the turkey so the plan so far is - Turkey & gravy Stuffing with sausage Stuffing with apples and nuts Roasted veggies - broccoli, cauliflower, sweet potatoes Mashed white potatoes Pumpkin soup Looking at a recipe for mushroom gravy and a pretzel & cashew crusted tofu that looks fancy. Hence no time to break up bread for stuffing! Other peoples will bring other stuffs

Stuffing really does seem to be the most variable component of a turkey dinner.

Vent, ahoy. So Mom is doing ingredient fetching and throwing them at me to make into dinner. This was a great plan for me because working but I like cooking.

She doesn't care about dressing. I actually really like the kinds that I like. Which is perfect. I get to have yummy dressing. Asked her to buy sausage if TJ's carries it and mire poix because I am lazy and also refuse to cut celery since I hate it (I just accept that it is part of some food) that veggie. I anticipated delicious sausage cornbread dressing and not really sharing much of the leftovers.

You see where this is going? Yeah. She bought pre-prepared stuffing from TJs and then also stressed about finding quasi-mire poix because she forgot that. It'll be fine. She then went to two additional stores looking for chopped veggies (I needed them for the dressing) that I will only use making stock now, but it'll be yummy turkey stock.

The week after Thanksgiving? I am making myself an entire recipe of sausage cornbread dressing. I will make it, bake it, cut it into squares and freeze most of them. The dressing shall be MINE. I'm putting extra sage in it.