Next Thursday is Thanksgiving. And despite all of the advertisement, it’s not a day off from work to go shopping for so-so deals on so-so electronic gizmos to give away for Christmas. Thanksgiving is a day to give thanks for all that is right and good in your life. A day to spend with family and to show them how much you care about them and how much they mean to you by spending the whole day slaving in a hot kitchen to give them a feast to eat that they will probably complain about anyways.
The traditional Turkey dinner with stuffing, mashed potatoes and gravy, corn, cranberry sauce, and a vast variety of cakes, pies, puddings and other sweet desserts takes a couple of days to prepare and minutes to plunder. By the end of the day, it looks like the Food Network has exploded all over the kitchen. There are plates, bowls, and pie tins everywhere with varying amounts of leftover food in them. The ritual of putting all of those leftovers in the fridge has become an art form of crafty stacking of plates, bowls, and tins that were never meant to be stacked together empty, let alone with food still in them.
This year for Thanksgiving I plan to stay away from the family and have a quick non-traditional dinner.
I think I will start with my bacon fried taters. This is a great breakfast, and one of my favorites. Follow that up with a big piece of my peach upside down cake and I will be ready to face the day.
For lunch I want something that is good for watching football. With none of the family around to want to watch the Thanksgiving parade or some sappy old movie, I should be able to sit down and enjoy the football game. I think some nachos and fries will be perfect for lunch. Another big piece of peach upside down cake and a few bottles of Landshark, a couple slices of bacon bear pepperoni pizza and I will really enjoy the football.
After all of this heavy food I think I will go with something lighter for dinner. I will start with my redneck salad. Add some of my grouse fried rice and the appetizers are covered. For the main course I will go with my super cheesy lasagna. And for the perfect end to a great meal the Crusher’s apple crisp with lots of whipped topping.
I hope that everyone has a wonderful and happy Thanksgiving.
Clacked by Jeff Love
on Nov 21, 2009 @ 10:23 EST5EDT
