2013
My sister is planning a mostly family ordeal the Sunday before. Two turkeys cooked different ways, stuffing, mashed turnip or cauliflower instead of mashed potatoes, spinach salad, yams with a spicy butter (no brown sugar or marshmallows), Mom's sweet carrots. Desserts to include pumpkin something or other made by my middle son, something chocolate made by me.
I'd like to have a small gathering at my mom's on Thanksgiving, leaving "her" chair empty. Not sure about the menu or if it will even happen.
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My wife looks forward to Thanksgiving and any holiday for tha matter. She will start 3 days ahead buying, then the process of preparing then all the family/neighbors come over for their free food and when its over I must listen to her for the next 3 days telling me she is never going to do this again and that everyone comes, eats and never brings anything and they are all cheapskates. LOL!! I love it!!
I am fortunate, I have a great culinary artist for a wife, I too am a chef with 30+ years in the restaurant business but I am no longer allowed in the kitchen because i am messy. My mistake because I taught her all our family secrets so she doesn't need me anymore in the kitchen. I'm ok with that though. :)
This year, she's started a bit early though, we went shopping last Thursday and I already saw thanksgiving specialties in the basket. And yes, she's already begin notifying the cheapskates. It has been at least 20 years since we have ever went to anyone's home for any holiday dinner.
10 years ago. Rating: 8 | |
My parents were always the entertainers. Maybe it's because nobody can hold a candle to you and Mrs. Vinny
We are handing it over to our son and daughter in law this year, for one year, too much going on at our house (daughter and her family living with us 3+ mo.). The kids and their spouses with our grandkids, my best man (daughters' God father) and his wife, my brother and his partner, and two partnered guys, friends of daughter in law. Menu will be typical turkey and ham dinner with fixings, with some special dishes from the invited to make it interesting...
10 years ago. Rating: 8 | |
All I want is turkey!
9 years ago. Rating: 4 | |
Have a good week, Tom!!