Central Minnesota’s Solution to Cooking This Thanksgiving

Halloween is done. The election is over. For those that are into decorating their homes, you’ve got a question to ask yourselves. Do you just skip over the fall decor and go straight to Christmas, or should you put up the fall decor for November and then move into Christmas mode? 

Most people treat Thanksgiving like a “speedbump” between Halloween and Christmas. But if you think about it, Turkey Day is important and can be quite exhausting.  

Either you are hosting or traveling, but more than likely you’re going to be spending a fair amount of time in the kitchen. In most families, there’s always so much food, but that’s how we want it.  

Combine the cooking with all the other hoops you’re jumping through with your normal routine, how are you going to get it all done. Oh, that’s right. You’ll just be exhausted for Thanksgiving. 

If you told yourself last year you would do something different this year, here’s the “different” you were looking for. 

Up In Smoke BBQ in St. Cloud is offering a few different options for those who don’t want to cook or don’t have time to cook for Thanksgiving.  

They are now taking Pre-Order's for either: 

Meal that feeds 8-12 people. This comes with your choice of a whole boneless turkey, or double smoked ham. This comes with 3 one third pan of side dishes. Plus 12 dinner rolls and a whole cheesecake from Christine’s Cheesecakes. All this for only $250. 

The other full meal option comes with 2 choices of a boneless smoked turkey, or a double smoked ham. 3 choices of half of pan of side dishes, 24 dinner rolls and 2 Christine's Cheesecakes. This meal feeds 18-24 people and is $450.  

The delicious sides from Up In Smoke BBQ include: 

Smoked Mac and Cheese 

Housemade BBQ Beans 

Cheesy Hashbrown Casserole 

Cream Corn Casserole (my favorite) 

Coleslaw 

There are also some a la cart options as well that include: 

Whole Brisket that feeds 12-24 people. That’s 6 to 8 pounds of tasty brisket. 

Whole Pork Butt that serves 16-20 people 

Smoked Boneless Turkey, 7 to 9 pounds, that will feed 10-15 people depending on how hungry they are. 

Double Smoked Ham that serves 10-20 folks. That’s 8-10 pounds of delicious ham.  

Call 320-777-2100 or stop by their location on 2nd Street South in St. Cloud. All orders must be turned in to Up In Smoke by November 24th. The pick-up date for these meals will be on Thanksgiving morning.