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My Ghetto Thanksgiving
I grew up in a very large family. We are simple folk, you have to be to feed that many people. The food was simple but tasty. Green bean casserole with French’s fried onions, sweet potatoes from a can dripping with melted marshmallows, cranberry sauce from the can to the table at the last minute because I’m the only one that eats it. I do bake the crescent rolls from scratch, make my own pie crust but I do use the Libby’s pumpkin pie recipe from the can of pumpkin.
This is the one time of year I look forward to – the best holiday ever! A feast of gluttony so sinful I could die after finishing the meal and be happy to spend eternity in hell working off the poundage. I have this fear of ruining the most wonderful holiday of the year by trying to jazz up the traditional dishes with something more fancy. Is it worth the risk and effort? Kids don’t care about fancy stuff, they will barely eat anyway. Hubs will eat something I make even if it sucks but he’s angling for sex. Will I regret making some fancy stuffing with apples and bacon instead of the doctored up stuffing from a bag? Will Thanksgiving be the same without the mushy green bean casserole? Is it worth the effort to make my own cranberry sauce hoping it doesn’t suck?
I’m at the very least thinking I should make my own stuffing this year. I have the week off, what excuse can I possibly have for not going to some extra effort on something? I am tormented the most over the green bean casserole, the simplest and lowest brow of all the dishes (and I’ve already been told I will be the only one eating it).
I also have to confess an undying love for pumpkin. This is the pumpkin time of year and I look forward to it much like a child looks forward to Christmas. I refuse to drink a pumpkin latté cuz that is just N.A.S.T.Y. but anything else with pumpkin in it has a chance of getting hoovered with me around. Pumpkin pie – my true Thanksgiving love affair exposed! Dare I take our relationship to the next level risking it all hoping to find a new and better experience? This is what torments me as I search thru recipes hoping to make a good showing this year.
I am considering this pumpkin pie recipe.
Will post pics of the food whatever it ends up being.
UPDATE: pics posted.
Homemade cranberry sauce, was a little too sweet but good texture.
19 lbs of brined and stuffed goodness
The table but many things are missing at this point
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