Let’s Eat!

By: The Return of the Eye Staff

November 25, 2025

The leaves are falling, the weather is cooling, and the best time of year is here: Thanksgiving! 

More often than not, families get together to celebrate thankfulness, watch football, and stuff their faces/bellies with the best homemade dishes. 

Everyone has their favorite Thanksgiving foods, whether it is turkey, mashed potatoes, stuffing, macaroni & cheese, pumpkin pie, etc. It is difficult to narrow down the favorites, but that is what we are going to do.

After much thought and reflection, it is time to take a deep dive into The Return of the Eye’s favorite Thanksgiving foods.

AMIR

• Main Dish – Pernil with Rice and Salchicha
• Side Dish – Potato Salad with Diced Eggs
• Dessert – Rice Pudding with Cinnamon

DEVIN 

• Main Dish – Honey Baked Ham
• Side Dish – Grandma’s Homemade Macaroni and Cheese
• Dessert – Apple Pie with Vanilla Ice Cream

JEREMIAH

• Main Dish – Macaroni and Cheese  
• Side Dish – Cabbage with Bacon Bites 
• Dessert – My Homemade Banana Pudding

ANKITA 

• Main Dish – Lasagna
• Side Dish – Macaroni and Cheese
• Dessert – New York Cheesecake

BEN 

• Main Dish – Honey Baked Ham
• Side Dish – Crispy Stuffing 
• Dessert – Apple Pie with Ice Cream 

RAYNA

• Main Dish – Baked Macaroni and Cheese
• Side Dish – Sauerkraut
• Dessert – Grandma’s Pistachio Pudding

JUSTIN 

• Main Dish – Brown Sugar-Glazed Ham
• Side Dish – Baked Macaroni and Cheese
• Dessert – Warm Apple Pie with Vanilla Ice Cream

NICOLLE

• Main Dish – Pasticho (Venezuelan Lasagna)
• Side Dish – Empanadas
• Dessert – Flan

SUMMER

• Main Dish – Loaded Thanksgiving Turkey with Homemade Gravy
• Side Dish – Mexican Street Corn Casserole
• Dessert – Apple Cider Crème Brûlée

JACOB

• Main Dish – Roasted Turkey
• Side Dish – Bob Evans Mashed Potatoes
• Dessert – Pumpkin Pie with Whipped Cream

MR. HOLKO

• Main Dish – Turkey (Dark Meat) with Gravy
• Side Dish – Grandmother-in-Law’s Sausage Stuffing
• Dessert – Rittman Orchard’s Caramel Apple Walnut Pie

Is it Thursday yet? Our mouths are watering in anticipation for the smells, tastes, and post-meal naps. 

What are your go-to Thanksgiving foods? Please share them in the Leave a comment section below.

May this season of Thanksgiving be a reminder to not only express gratitude in words but to live by it on a daily basis.

We wish you all the very best Thanksgiving!