StillLivin (original poster member #40229) posted at 8:56 AM on Thursday, November 6th, 2025
What are some classic holiday foods you love and hate. And classic could mean any country's common holiday menu items.
I'll go first. Things I hate: green bean casserole, pumpkin cheesecake, sweet potato casserole if it has the marshmallow goop. Things I LOVE: Sweet potato casserole with nut topping and not too sweet, sweet potato pie (if I make it), pumpkin anything else but cheesecake, Brussels sprouts with chestnuts, homemade cranberry anything (bread, chutney, sauce, etc.), tamales 🫔!
And 5. 4. 3. 2. 1. GO!
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Superesse ( member #60731) posted at 2:11 PM on Thursday, November 6th, 2025
Exactly the same, StillLivin! Pet peeve is cinnamon in every sweet potato recipe. When did that become the norm?
BearlyBreathing ( member #55075) posted at 5:10 PM on Thursday, November 6th, 2025
Agree with mostly your list, but will add that I LOVE mashed potatoes, bread stuffing, and any form of cranberry, including the jellied in the can 
And I would take an apple pie over anything pumpkin, and a NY style cheesecake any day,
My least favorite thing on the table at Thanksgiving in the US is the turkey…. But the leftover turkey is worth it. Leftover turkey is a different, wonderful thing all together.
I had a boyfriend in college who was from an Italian family. Their traditional table had a rice stuffing for the turkey and I could barely choke it down. There are very few things I dislike that much, but oddly that was one. And his whole family lived for that dressing, they loved it so much.
Tastes are funny. 🤷♀️
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