My mom and I are hosting dinner this year. I've taken most of the week off to prepare. Since my brother passed away suddenly earlier this year, we won't have his amazing grilled smoked turkey, and the celebration will be bittersweet because we're absent a beloved presence. But my sister is preparing 2 birds: one jerk seasoned and the other deep fat fried. We'll also have the usual chitterlings, ham, (no prime rib until Xmas this year) yams, collard greens, home-made dinner rolls, sweet potato pie, German chocolate cake, mac and cheese, and I don't yet know what else.
My extended family will come over, which is unusual these days. I guess we'll just see how that goes!
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