What graces your dining room table on Thanksgiving? Are you a turkey buff or do you prefer a ham?
Our family has both. I am the only one who doesn't eat turkey. I have tried over the years and even though chicken is one of my favorite meats, I have never acquired a taste for turkey. But I do love the aroma on Thanksgiving. But I absolutely love ham so we have one of each. The kids and hubby eat both so it works out well.
Our side dishes include the normal of mashed potatoes and gravy, dressing, cranberry sauce, sweet potatoes, corn and greenbeans. But we also add a summer flair by including baked beans, potato salad, macaroni salad and deviled eggs.
The dessert varies every year. But it always includes pumpkin pie and graham cracker pie. There is always a chocolate dessert for the kids, either cake, brownies or no bake cookies. Since my daughter-in-law's birthday is shortly before Thanksgiving, she gets to choose a dessert of her choice for her birthday cake.
I love the choices we have and I love the fact that we have leftovers. I usually shop the whole weekend hitting the various Black Friday bargains and any that carry over into Saturday and Sunday. So it is wonderful to come home happy but exhausted and find wonderful leftovers that I can piece together for whatever meal I want. It's a no cooking weekend and I keep lots of Solo plates and cups on hand for a not much clean-up weekend after the big day is over.
What will grace your table this year?
