Washington Post Food Section
Okay, so just got finished reading the Post online. Including all of the Thanksgiving related chats. If you know me, you know I'm addicted to these chats and quote them frequently. But jeez - sometimes I get so frustrated with the people who write in. There was one who said that they hate having turkey on Thanksgiving and Christmas so they're switching out the turkey on Thanksgiving this year. Huh? I completely understand not wanting to have a turkey a second time at Christmas. But sometimes you just gotta go with tradition. Thanksgiving = turkey. And it's not like you roast a whole turkey any other time of the year. You might have a turkey sandwich for lunch, but you'd never order it at a restaurant. And for me, the skin itself is reason enough to make it once a year. Yum.
I also don't get the people who don't like green bean casserole. Yeah, it's not a culinary masterpiece, but it's really good and goes well with everything else. I like that it's a little mushy and unsophisticated. What's funny is that when someone brings up the idea of macaroni and cheese for Thanksgiving, Mommy says "the Pilgrims didn't eat macaroni and cheese" and we always reply "and they ate green bean casserole?" But last year we did have mac and cheese and it was good. Although didn't blend quite so well with gravy.
Some things we change up. Mostly due to me reading the Post and searching online for recipes. Like my cranberry nut tart. Although I do remember making a blueberry pie one year in middle or high school. That was random. I also make a different cranberry sauce each year. And one guest brought the roasted sweet potatoes one year and they've been on our table ever since. One year when it was only the four of us, we cut out the squash to have the sweet potatoes.
So all these cranky Post readers should just shut up and change what they can, accept what they can't and have the wisdom to know the difference. And if they have to go to their in-laws where everything is out of a can, do what Sister and BIL did when his mother was alive. Come to Mommy's for dinner first and fill up there. Then go to BIL's mom's and have a small portion of the generic stuff.
I also don't get the people who don't like green bean casserole. Yeah, it's not a culinary masterpiece, but it's really good and goes well with everything else. I like that it's a little mushy and unsophisticated. What's funny is that when someone brings up the idea of macaroni and cheese for Thanksgiving, Mommy says "the Pilgrims didn't eat macaroni and cheese" and we always reply "and they ate green bean casserole?" But last year we did have mac and cheese and it was good. Although didn't blend quite so well with gravy.
Some things we change up. Mostly due to me reading the Post and searching online for recipes. Like my cranberry nut tart. Although I do remember making a blueberry pie one year in middle or high school. That was random. I also make a different cranberry sauce each year. And one guest brought the roasted sweet potatoes one year and they've been on our table ever since. One year when it was only the four of us, we cut out the squash to have the sweet potatoes.
So all these cranky Post readers should just shut up and change what they can, accept what they can't and have the wisdom to know the difference. And if they have to go to their in-laws where everything is out of a can, do what Sister and BIL did when his mother was alive. Come to Mommy's for dinner first and fill up there. Then go to BIL's mom's and have a small portion of the generic stuff.
posted by Debbie @ 2:54 PM
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