Well, this is after the fact, but I had 10 people over, and with me & my wife and our son we hit the lucky 13 diners. I started the night before, making a couple of pumpkin pies(one regular, one low carb), a cheesecake(low-carb) & a pot of tomato sauce. Thanksgiving itself was two small(10-12 lbs.) turkeys, stuffing,baked ziti(regular & low carb), sauteed mushrooms, sauteed broccoli, steamed stringbeans, green salad, cucumber salad. My wife made potato salad & raisin carrot slaw & cole slaw. A sister-in-law made macaroni & cheese & a chocolate cake and I bought a regular cheesecake, so we had no lack of desserts either. Everyone ate well and enjoyed the food a great deal and we had lot of laughs, so the time spent cooking was worth it to me. The food and the feast draws everyone in and then we can relate and enjoy everyone's company.