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serious crayons:
That sounds great, Chuck! I wish I had some fun ancestral food to mix into Thanksgiving!
My folks (and their folks and who knows how many folks before that) was from Iowa.
Jeff Wrangler:
--- Quote from: serious crayons on November 10, 2020, 09:05:12 pm ---That sounds great, Chuck! I wish I had some fun ancestral food to mix into Thanksgiving!
My folks (and their folks and who knows how many folks before that) was from Iowa.
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Does that mean green bean casserole is a traditional dish?
serious crayons:
--- Quote from: Jeff Wrangler on November 10, 2020, 10:09:11 pm ---Does that mean green bean casserole is a traditional dish?
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I think so, though not an essential element. Around here, the traditional kind involves beans mixed with cream of mushroom soup and topped with canned fried onions.
That actually sounds pretty good. I'm making Thanksgiving dinner this year, with the help of one or more of my sons -- or perhaps I'll help them; they like to cook. If I were to make green-bean casserole I'd try to use fresher ingredients than Campbell's and French's packaged products.
The vegetable part of a Thanksgiving dinner can be the hardest because nobody cares about that. :laugh:
Front-Ranger:
Oh yes, traditional Minnesota hot dish.
Around here, Thanksgiving is when the vegetables shine. Turkey is really kind of bland, as is mashed potatoes. So, the side dishes are crucial to the success of the meal.
My mother's signature dish was spiced peaches. I'm not sure what my signature dish for Thanksgiving might be. Probably Brussels sprouts. My children always ask for them.
Dessert is important too, but most of the time we are too full to eat it, so we make a date a day or two later to eat dessert. I put chopped walnuts in my pumpkin pie. They sink to the bottom and give a surprise crunch and burst of flavor at the end of each bite.
I must order my turkey soon. There is a shortage of small turkeys as the gatherings are smaller this year. Our Governor told us to avoid gatherings, whatever the size, for a few weeks due to the spike in cases.
CellarDweller:
--- Quote from: serious crayons on November 11, 2020, 10:16:41 am ---The vegetable part of a Thanksgiving dinner can be the hardest because nobody cares about that. :laugh:
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:laugh:
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