Lesson Learned.

Nov 26, 2007 10:50

I decided on Wednesday that I would cook for Thanksgiving. My mom was obviously cooking as she was hosting the damned event, but my family's turkey day cooking has always been a bit blasé at best and downright awful at worst.

It's the standard holiday fare: turkey, mashed potatoes, some overly-cooked green vegetable that's limp and devoid of any ( Read more... )

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redwhitered November 26 2007, 16:12:55 UTC
Jesus christ. Can we come over for thanksgiving next year? We'll clean the plates. Promise.

I don't know your family, but there is a difference between being traditional and being stubborn. I hope you found someone to chow down with on all that awesome food you made.

Since my family doesn't really do the whole turkey thing at thanksgiving (we leave that up to jess' family) on Saturday night my Dad made a potato gratin with portabellos, fresh spinach, and mascarpone.

On the side we had mashed acorn squash, green beans with walnuts, and french bread cubes which we dipped in 18 year old balsamic vinaigrette that was so sweet you could literally drink it straight. For dessert my sister made a vegan pumpkin pie.

I'm gonna stop drooling now.

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mayostard November 26 2007, 16:20:05 UTC
That sounds amazing! Acorn squash is so good.

And yes, you two can visit any time you want. :)

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ex_cloak November 26 2007, 16:33:09 UTC
That's fucking crazy. I would kill for a menu like that at Thanksgiving. Granted, my stepmother made an amazing meal, but the idea that family would be so ingracious as that... I'd have kicked their fucking teeth in.

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xjumpthesharkx November 26 2007, 17:55:19 UTC
Philistines, all of them! I bet if you called them that they would've made some corny racist joke about Filipinos.

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theblueruins November 26 2007, 19:57:16 UTC
Oh hai! If you want to cook/feed me, I will never turn my nose up at anything you make!

Just sayin!!

How are you anyway???

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ghostdini November 27 2007, 00:31:18 UTC
my family is the same way. brielle brought over asparagus and they were like "where's the corn with the giant lump of butter in it?"

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mayostard November 27 2007, 19:16:57 UTC
I'm sorry to hear that. :(

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