Thankfulness 22 Nov 2007 01:05 pm
Thanksgiving in Real Time
Around here we’ve had the Macy’s parade, the turkey will be in the oven longer (power outage caused a delay), the chex mix is plenteous, and the kids are wondering what happened to lunch-being-at-lunchtime.
What’s going on at your house?
I usually love to talk about food, try new recipes, and enjoy old favorites like French Silk pie. This year, mom and sis did all of the cooking. What new recipes are/were on your Thanksgiving table and what old favorites would it not be the same without? I’ve been thinking too, this year, of those who are in restuarants for the day…that’s foreign to my experieince but now I’m all curious as to what’s it’s like. What is like to work on Thanksgiving Day?
Share your story or your link…what’s Thanksgiving Day like in your family?
on 22 Nov 2007 at 4:30 pm 1.Jill said …
We’re baking squash this year instead of mashed potatoes. We’re trying to cut down on the cream.
on 22 Nov 2007 at 10:47 pm 2.Amber said …
Thanksgiving was always the only holiday I really felt like I needed to spend with my family. Anything else made me a little homesick. Then one year I discovered the reason why — my mom’s sausage stuffing. I learned how to make it, so now when my parents do something crazy like go to Mexico for Thanksgiving (like this year) I can have the holiday I need without them. My boyfriend’s family loves that stuffing, too, and last night his brother even called to make sure I planned to bring it!
It seems a little crazy to have one food I associate with Thanksgiving, but that’s what it is. My family isn’t very close, so I like that there is one thing I have acquired from my mother that counts as a tradition.
Happy Thanksgiving to you and yours.
on 24 Nov 2007 at 8:00 pm 3.gina said …
I have to have my mom’s candied sweet potatoes. She cooked for some people at church that would be alone this year, so I made them for the first time. Sweet potatoe casserole is something I love too. My mom makes her sweet potatoes sauteed in butter and brown sugar in a frying pan until carmelized and deep brown. I love sausage stuffing too and my mom usually is the only one that makes that too and I made it:0) Not from scratch like hers, but it fit the bill. Mmm. and my mom’s homemade rolls. I haven’t attempted them though! And Joy makes a cheesy potato casserole that is also a favorite. I love Thanksgiving around here!