What is your favorite part of a Thanksgiving day meal?
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November 23, 2011 @ 3:10 pm
After all the running around is done and the rolls are burned and in the basket, we gather around the table, hold hands, and my sister says the most amazing prayer. It’s always so heartfelt and she never forgets a shout out for those who have passed on. Then we eat like wolves!
November 23, 2011 @ 11:03 pm
For me anymore, it’s getting together with the aging Matriarch of the family. (Not to mention her super-secret cranberry salad recipe that I think I now have permission to see). Otherwise the ravenous gluttony is always a close second.
November 23, 2011 @ 11:04 pm
My favorite part of a Thanksgiving Day meal actually begins during preparation. My mom and I start cooking early Wednesday, and during the rituals of peeling, blanching and baking, we talk about our favorite family memories, now that so many of us are scattered to the winds. We make mimosas and laugh at the silliness of our respective childhoods, and remember how we came to be who we are. Every year it reminds me of how much I have to be thankful for.
November 23, 2011 @ 11:04 pm
Making my right-wing, evangelical cousin defend his beliefs in front of our relatives. Laughter at his expense always ensues. Happy Thanksgiving, Kate! xo
November 23, 2011 @ 11:05 pm
Leftovers on Friday. And pumpkin pie.
November 23, 2011 @ 11:07 pm
The traditional foods that, for some unknown reason, we never prepare any other time of the year. Is there a law that says we can’t have grandma’s scalloped corn in April? Nope, just on Thanksgiving Day. And I like that my partner and I can create the day anyway we want. Each year we do something differnt…that has become our tradition.
And you, Kate?
Thanks, Leslie
November 23, 2011 @ 11:18 pm
Stuffing–homemade, mom’s recipe. Better than the bird.
If I could not fail, I would re-engage in intensive climate activism.
November 23, 2011 @ 11:19 pm
Sitting quietly in a corner, sipping wine, and wondering “Who are these incredibly large people?”
November 23, 2011 @ 11:28 pm
My Sweet Babboo, a glass of wine, a turkey thigh, pumpkin pie, and the the dishwasher finishing the dry cycle.
November 23, 2011 @ 11:35 pm
My favorite thing is the thing that is BAD for me. I’m diabetic, so I am *supposed* to avoid sugars and starches (because starch turns into sugar in your bloodstream)… that means potatoes and bread are a no no. LOL, on Thanksgiving, yeah, right. My most favorite part of the Thanksgiving meal is later in the evening, when you’re kinda snacky but not really hungry, taking the leftover mashed potatoes and making a mashed potato sandwich! LOL… I ONLY do this on Thanksgiving, but it’s a tradition, and it’s my most favorite part. Oh.. yeah, and seeing all the relatives I never see during the year.. blah blah blah.. but … mmmm… mashed potato sandwich… 😉
November 23, 2011 @ 11:38 pm
my girlfriend’s mom’s homemade stuffing.
November 23, 2011 @ 11:38 pm
My favorite part is catching up with people we dont see everyday and having amazing food. My dad loves to cook and its always really good.
November 23, 2011 @ 11:46 pm
My favorite things are mashed potatoes and whatever dessert will be. This year; chocolate pecan pie. Super excited!
November 24, 2011 @ 12:15 am
Cooking with my adult son: we hang out most of the night, sipping Guinness and basting the bird with a honey mixture he concocted. As we do it we chat, getting sillier and more candid as the night progresses. The meal is OK. All relatives who insisted on being nasty were banished long ago. But the night before is magic.
November 24, 2011 @ 12:42 am
Just being with my wife of almost 13 years, no matter if we’re in a large group of people, or just the two of us.
I friggin love that woman, and feel so blessed to have her in my life. Part of [my] Thanksgiving celebration/thankfulness is to be so very blessed in love 🙂 Wow, that sounds pretty mushy, but it’s all true!
November 24, 2011 @ 1:10 am
My favorite part is hanging out with my family. It’s just my immediate family; my parents, my two brothers and their wives, my nephew and this year I have a brand new niece. I just like relaxing with them and playing games. I love how well my girlfriend fits in. My family has been amazing in accepting her and us. I just love getting to visit, talk, laugh A LOT, and enjoy each other. My girlfriend and I live four hours away so it’s nice to have lazy days spent with my family.
This year we’re having Thanksgiving with my girlfriend’s family first and then driving to my family. I get to have two completely different meals with two great families. O e is the traditional American Thanksgiving; which I’ve only had once before. Then at my family’s house we have a very Puerto Rican Thanksgiving. With none of the traditional American dishes. It will be my girlfriend’s first Puerto Rican Thanksgiving, I hope she likes it!
November 24, 2011 @ 4:08 am
Coming home after and listening to music to get the noise out of my head.
November 24, 2011 @ 6:42 am
Best part? When my 16 yr old daughter sees me taking my stuffing out of the oven and shrieking “Stuffin!” Jumping and rocking back and forth waiting to have her seat at the table.
November 24, 2011 @ 8:00 pm
The beautiful table with all the food and family around it saying grace. Then, the table cleared of everything but Desserts! Yum. And, being silly with the family.
November 24, 2011 @ 8:32 pm
Wine
November 25, 2011 @ 2:06 pm
The crescent rolls: Yum.
November 28, 2011 @ 9:52 pm
The best part of the meal for me is the preparation. We have a small herd of cats and dogs who settle in the kitchen during all food prep. The dogs are a little more civil and stay near the floor level while I cook. The cats get to be a bit more adventurous and aggressive and take to higher ground on countertops and refrigerator tops – hovering over me and watching my every move like furry vultures. I can’t turn my back on them for more than a milli-second before they begin to creep into my personal cooking space. Its a great aerobic workout trying to manuever through the maze of puppy rugs to get to the fridge for ingredients quickly before stealth cat bombers attack the bird. Don’t worry, no furry kids were harmed in the making of our meal. I did threaten to come up with a recipe for Tur-Kitten if they didn’t back off. The meal was Great and everyone had their fair share.