Well, fortunately for me and the rest of my family, I don't have to cook - all I need to do is show up with whatever my sister assigns me to bring (for the past 10 years, it's been 'brown & serve rolls and a pie').
Since it IS Thanksgiving and my family (e.g. Jim and I, sisters and their families, plus our parents) would have a mutiny if we dared to change one thing about our traditional Turkey Day menu
I just plan ahead and take modest portions of each item, eat slowly and enjoy the company (even when Dad decides to retell our more embarrassing moments growing up...how many times do I have to hear the story of when I wet my knickers at Monty's Restaurant in Fisherman's Wharf anyway??
Fortunately I got over the embarrassment around the time I hit puberty...).
Our family's trad T-Day fare includes:
Turkey with stuffing (both in the bird and outside)
Mashed sweetpotato casserole
Mashed white potatoes
Corn Casserole
Deviled eggs
Green beans with pine nuts
Jello holiday salad
brown & serve rolls (yeah I know...)
and the usual condiments, gravy, cran sauce, that type of stuff. I probably missed something, but remember I'm in the very fortunate position of not having to cook!