Thanksgiving menu: turkey, cranberries and anal

Thanks. Third niece (to go with four nephews). All but two nephews will be there Thursday and the weather will be spectacular, so it'll be a fun day, though the beagle might not think so with everyone pulling on his ears.

 

Going to my sister's, with the usual drama of whether my other sister will be there and how we will get my dad down there (in spirit and body). It always works out. Lots of niece / nephews, who are actually turning into little people. One about to graduate college, two about to enter.

My sister usually cooks up a storm; this year she doesn't have as much time, so she told me not to expect as much. I still imagine she will go nuts. She can't help herself. I want to help, but V and I don't eat traditional thanksgiving types of food, and V grew up without Thanksgiving, so she could take it or leave it, so even though my cooking generally goes over well, it is hard to find things in my repertoire that fit. Last year we brought a bunch of things, and the thing that went over best -- and this struck me as crazy as a Thanksgiving dish -- was V's quiche. So she'll repeat that. I may do a squash dish with butter and sage. And I always do a bunch of dips that people can snack on before we eat: quacamole, babaganoush and hummus made from scratch. So I will do those tomorrow to prepare. Again, not quite thanksgiving food, but people seem to like them.

 

Doesn't really belong on this thread. But that is awesome. Written pitch perfect, too.