The chaos is my favorite part, the people. I am hosting so make the turkey plus a bunch of vegan sides because one kid is vegan and otherwise she gets not much. So for her a stuffing, mashed potatoes, gravy, roasted sweet potatoes with chili paste, green beans & mushrooms, “creamed” greens in coconut milk, confit of parsnips.
Now would I rather be putting butter in most of those,and eggs in the stuffing, and sausage? Fuck yes. But I’m her best chance at getting something that is delicious not just vegan, so I do only vegan sides. We have two grandmas attending and one insists on bringing a whole Thanksgiving no matter what I ask so there is all the regular stuff. Like sometimes she literally brings another turkey with her, it’s ridiculous. I only want her to bring pies, I cannot pie.
Mac and cheese with bechamel and a little tomato
Butternut squash soup
Stuffing and deviled eggs. However my family is also full of deviled egg fiends, so mostly stuffing
Whatever I bring. Seriously, the ex gets my kids this year. Of course I’m going for them, but:
- no alcohol
- no soda
- low sugar
- no corn anything
- very little spice of any kind
- none of my family’s traditional foods unless I bring it
While they’re making my favorite pumpkin pie, somehow it can’t have any spices this year. Just pumpkin. So bland but might as well be mayo
Is this some kind of weird puritanical family or something?
Sure I tell them they’re weird all the time, but in this case it’s just understandable compromises adding up to wtf
My ex’s father came to live with her. He doesn’t drink, is diabetic, and is having digestive issues. He also had a bad food experience involving corn so can’t stand the smell. My ex has banned soda to improve her health. I can be understanding of any of these, but it adds up to too much
That does suck. The stuff with the Father I get. The soda ban I’d let slide, especially if it’s a recent change.
But banning flavor is criminal.
The soda ban is actually the tough one: I wish they’d pick a ban: soda or alcohol. I’m fine without either but when your banning both, the number of tasty drinks goes way down
Dump some into a nontransparent water bottle; you get your soda, your ex doesn’t have to see it and be “tempted” by it.
Not a bad idea!
Just be prepared for the yelling when she finds out and crys about it.
Collards. I only recently discovered them as a transplant to the southern part of the country, and I love making them because they’re phenomenally tasty. Plus you can justify that they’re dark leafy greens (never mind the gratuitous pork fat).
I love the entire Thanksgiving meal ( Turkey, Stuffing, Mashed Potatoes, Corn etc. ) however I am looking forward to Blueberry pie and Custard pie. I don’t consume much sugar or carbs over the past 2 years which helped me to lose and keep off 50 pounds so I look forward to the holidays to have a few cheat days. If you are interested in my story go to - https://healthyretirementstrategies.blogspot.com/p/my-story.html - Using the menu selections and the links you can navigate to “Healthy Eating” posts, “Exercise” posts and “Retirement” related posts that detail how I thrive in retirement - I hope you find this information helpful, interesting and funny. Add comments and bookmark the website as I often add new content - Tell others about my website as hopefully it can help people.
Stuffing. I would eat stuffing every Goddamn day of the year except I’d get fat as fuck. I have to literally limit myself to eating it once a year for Thanksgiving or I’ll gradually work it into my regular dinner meal plans and even that is too much.
ITT: People who don‘t give two shits about indigenous people
Not surprising coming from settler americans.
The stuffing. I frickin love stuffing
Political discourse.
Not Peking duck unfortunately. For a couple of years instead of a turkey my brother would get Peking duck. Last year they didn’t do it because we didn’t have as many people coming so they got a turkey breast thing from Trader Joe’s (it wasn’t good, I gave my portion to my dog). This year my mom is insisting on getting thanksgiving stuff from Costco so no Peking duck this year either. Oh well, at least there’s going to be stuffing.
Stuffed mushrooms, my aunt’s scratch made wheat rolls, and bacon wrapped asparagus.
Always mashed potatoes. I am a freak for some potatoes.
Also my wife’s grandma always makes Mac and cheese and usually 2 different kinds. I’m a big Mac and cheese fan so I’m hoping they have that but maybe not since she’s getting pretty old now. Maybe I’ll have to make them this year!
I ordered the Popeyes Cajun turkey and i make great stuffing so I’m looking forward to both of those.
Deep fried turkey. We have used the Butterball electric frier for over a decade and it turns out awesome every year.
