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Thanksgiving Dinners Without the Cooking

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Do you just want to enjoy Thanksgiving and not worry about cooking? You can, for a price.

The Beverly Hills Hotel: Dinner features a 12-pound turkey, salad, yams, mashed potatoes, mixed vegetables, cornbread stuffing, gravy and cranberry sauce. Serves six to eight, $180. Orders taken through Thanksgiving Day; order at least three hours ahead of pickup. Pick up 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. 9641 Sunset Blvd., Beverly Hills. (310) 276-2251.

Bristol Farms: Choose from roasted whole turkey ($3.99 a pound), turkey breast ($6.99 a pound), crown roast of pork ($12.99 a pound), prime rib or poached salmon filets ($19.99 a pound), honey ham ($6.49 a pound), boneless roasted leg of lamb with a mushroom and rice stuffing ($12.99 a pound) or maple-glazed roasted goose with cherry stuffing ($6.99 a pound), as well as three types of stuffing, four types of potatoes and six types of vegetables ($4.69 to $7.99). Order by 3 p.m. today. Pick up 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. Wednesday; check with store for Thanksgiving Day pickup times. All locations. (888) 726-7271.

Bistro Garden to Go Cafe: Consists of pea soup or gravlax with dill sauce, turkey with stuffing, mashed potatoes with gravy, red cabbage, candied yams, cranberry relish and dessert; $25.95 per person. Order 24 hours ahead. Pick up 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Thanksgiving Day. 12930 Ventura Blvd., Studio City. (818) 366-3246.

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Clay Oven: Features 8-to 10-pound tandoori turkey stuffed with basmati rice, served with cranberry chutney. Serves six to eight, $42.95. Order by Monday. Pick up 9 a.m. to 1 p.m Thanksgiving Day. 15435 Jeffery Road, Irvine. (949) 552-2851.

Engine Co. No. 28: Turkey dinner with gravy, butternut squash soup, stuffing, cranberry sauce, roasted root vegetables, garlic mashed potatoes, candied yams and dessert. Serves six to eight, $175. Order by today. Pick up 11:15 a.m. to 9 p.m. Wednesday. 644 S. Figueroa, Los Angeles. (213) 624-6996.

Fairmount Miramar Hotel: Turkey or ham, salad, mashed potatoes, cranberry sauce, gravy, candied yams, Brussels sprouts, root vegetables and choice of pie. Serves six to eight, $129. Order by noon Monday. Pick up 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thanksgiving Day. 101 Wilshire Blvd., Santa Monica. (310) 319-3113.

Gelson’s: Turkey dinner with mashed potatoes, gravy, gingered yam souffle, cornbread stuffing, vegetable medley and cranberry sauce. Serves six to eight, $79.99, or 12, $114.99. Other dinners for six, ham ($79.99); rib roast ($89.99); and goose ($99.99). Ham, game hen or turkey breast dinners for two, $29.99. Sides included with dinners. Dinners and desserts also available a la carte. Order three days before desired pickup time; contact store for pickup times.

Granita: Trimmings to go include pumpkin squash soup, wild mushroom stuffing, potato puree with roasted garlic, maple glazed sweet potato puree, cranberries and horseradish applesauce ($4 to $48). Order by 6 p.m. Tuesday. Pick up 3 to 6 p.m. Wednesday. 23725 W. Malibu Road, Malibu. (310) 456-0488.

Joan’s on Third: Sides include butternut squash and pear soup, mashed potatoes, acorn squash, asparagus and mushrooms, green beans and gravy, sweet potatoes with caramelized brown sugar and cranberry chutney. $7 to $24. Salads, $4.50 to $5.95. Pies, $28 to $32. Order by 4 p.m. Monday. Pick up 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesday. 8350 W. 3rd St., Los Angeles. (323) 655-2285.

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Johnny Rebs’: Smoked turkey dinner with sage and mushroom dressing, gravy, mashed potatoes, dinner rolls, cranberry relish and pie. Serves four to six, $49.95; 10 to 12, $69.95. Order by Monday. Pick up 2 to 8 p.m. Wednesday. 4663 Long Beach Blvd., Long Beach, (562) 423-7327; 16639 Bellflower Blvd., Bellflower, (562) 866-6455; and 2940 E. Chapman Ave., Orange, (714) 633-3369.

Manhattan Bread Co.: Roasted pumpkin pie, apple pie, apple-cranberry pie, $14.95 each; pumpkin cheesecake, $18.99. Pumpkin nut bagels and muffins and roasted pumpkin seed bread also available. Order by Wednesday. Pick up 6 a.m. to noon Thanksgiving Day. 1808 N. Sepulveda Blvd., Manhattan Beach. (310) 545-7553.

Marie Callender’s: Includes 3 pounds roast turkey breast, stuffing, mashed potatoes, vegetables, cranberry sauce, cornbread and choice of pumpkin or apple pie, $59.95; ham dinner includes 4 pounds honey-glazed ham, pineapple sauce, mashed potatoes, sweet yam casserole, cornbread and choice of apple or pumpkin pie, $69.95. Both serve six to eight. Whole roast turkey dinner with all the side dishes, $79.95. Order 48 hours ahead. Pick up Wednesday or Thanksgiving Day; check with restaurant for times.

Pascal Epicerie: Includes gravy and apple walnut and sausage stuffing. Serves six to eight, $120; 10 to 12, $160. Side dishes and desserts available. Order by noon Wednesday. Pick up 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thanksgiving Day. 1000 N. Bristol St., Newport Beach. (949) 261-9041.

The Pig: Consists of apple-wood smoked turkey, pecan cornbread dressing, maple-port yams or garlic mashed potatoes, cranberry relish and gravy. Serves six to eight, $99.95. Also available a la carte. Order by 6 p.m. Monday. Pick up 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. Wednesday. 612 N. La Brea Ave., Los Angeles. (323) 935-1116.

Ralphs: Features 10-to 12-pound turkey, stuffing, cranberry sauce with apples and pears, dinner rolls, baked yam casserole, gravy and mashed potatoes. Serves eight to 10, $39.99. Ham dinner, serves six to eight, $45.99; prime-rib dinner, eight to 10, $59.99. Order 48 hours ahead; pickup times vary by store. All Ralphs locations. Or call (800) 443-4438.

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Real Food Daily: Vegetarian dinner of butternut squash soup, tofu turkey breast, cornmeal stuffing, mashed potatoes, gravy, candied yams, green bean casserole, salad, cranberry relish and pumpkin pie. $25.75 per person. Order by 6 p.m. Tuesday. Pick up 2 to 9 p.m. Wednesday. 514 Santa Monica Blvd., Santa Monica, (310) 451-7544 and 414 N. La Cienega Blvd., Los Angeles (310) 289-9910.

Ritz-Carlton Pasadena, Huntington Hotel & Spa: Includes 10-to 12-pound turkey with chestnut stuffing, salad with basil walnut dressing, mashed potatoes, vegetables, cranberry sauce and pumpkin pie. Serves six to eight, $150. Order by noon Monday. Pick up 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thanksgiving Day. 1401 South Oak Knoll Ave., Pasadena. (626) 568-3900, Ext. 3770 or 3769.

Ritz-Carlton, Marina Del Rey: Consists of 12-to 14-pound turkey, cornbread, applesauce, stuffing, mashed potatoes, glazed sweet potatoes, roasted chestnuts, gravy, cranberry sauce, baby greens, rolls and dessert. Serves 12 to 14, $125. Order 48 hours ahead. Pick up 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thanksgiving Day. 4375 Admiralty Way, Marina del Rey. (310) 823-1700.

Sisley: Dinner with 12-pound turkey, herb dressing, cranberry relish, yams, roasted green beans with shallots, garlic mashed potatoes and pumpkin pie. Serves six, $79.95. Order by today. Pick up 9 a.m. to noon Thanksgiving Day. 10800 W. Pico Blvd., West Los Angeles, (310) 446-3030; 24201 W. Valencia Blvd., Valencia, (661) 287-4444; 15300 Ventura Blvd. Sherman Oaks, (818) 905-8444; and 446 W. Hillcrest Drive, Thousand Oaks, (805) 777-7511.

Slavko’s Harbor Poultry: Includes 10-to 12-pound turkey, mashed potatoes, dressing and gravy. Serves eight to 10, $49. Order by Tuesday. Pick up 9 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Wednesday. 1224 S. Pacific Ave., San Pedro. (310) 832-8171.

Whole Foods: Turkey dinner with sage or corn bread stuffing, gravy, mashed potatoes, cranberry citrus relish or cranberry sauce and roasted vegetables. Serves two, $25.99; six to eight, $85.99. Vegetarian meal consists of wild rice and cranberry field roast (vegan), corn bread stuffing, wild mushroom gravy, mashed potatoes, cranberry citrus relish or cranberry sauce (vegan), roasted harvest vegetables (vegan); $10.99 per person. Items also available a la carte. Order by today. Pick up 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Nov. 21.

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Wild Oats: Turkey dinner includes green beans, cinnamon-orange whipped yams, apricot stuffing, gravy, cranberry relish and rolls. Serves two, $19.99; six, $59.99; 10, $99.99. (Meals for six and 10 include pumpkin pie.) Vegetarian meal features wild rice and oat main dish with side dishes, some vegan. Order by Tuesday. Arrange pickup time with store.

Zlaket’s: Includes 13-to 14-pound turkey, gravy, dressing, mashed potatoes, cranberry sauce and pumpkin pie. Serves eight to 10, $99.95. Order by 6 p.m. Tuesday. Pick up Wednesday. 12921 Main St., Garden Grove. (714) 534-2188.

Zov’s Bistro: Includes turkey stuffed with mushrooms, leeks, smoked wild rice and black currants, maple-glazed sweet potatoes, Parmesan mashed potatoes, greens beans with baby carrots, cranberry-citrus relish, salad, rolls and dessert. Serves up to 15, $295. Order by Monday. Pick up 3 to 8 p.m. Wednesday. 17440 E. 17th St., Tustin. (714) 838-8855.

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