Thanksgiving and cooking

[fwtxcitywoman]

Do you still "do" Thanksgiving? Is it still cook at home or go out?

Neither of our immediate families live close by so Thanksgiving is kept to a minimum unless someone calls in September and says "clean out the spare bedroom, we're coming."

Mr. TWHRider mentioned going out to eat. That elicited a response he wasn't planning on, and it was ugly - lol lol My family decided on that route, one time, many years ago and it was not fun. We didn't have anything to piece on for the rest of the day, food quality wasn't the same and it cost a lot of money. Vulgar and disgusting on all counts:hororr:

Ham is out of the question after his heart attack. I was going to fix a Capon but when I asked the lady if WalMart even sold them, she got really quiet (I realized, she didn' know what a Capon was) and sure enough, she whispered "what is that?" lollollol WalMart has "Pink Lady" apples but no Capons, so I bought a "Cajun Style" frozen turkey breast. I can't wait to see what "Cajun Style" tastes like - I will have to hide the label from Mr. TWHRider or he won't eat it - lol lol lol

No desserts this year but my big splurge will be an over-abundance of my grandmother's Sage stuffing (giblets are NOT included - yukky). When my brother, et.al. come down for Thanksgiving, I always have to make a pan just for my nephew. He's now 16 and stresses every year that I won't make the sage stuffing - lol lol I buy five giant loaves of bread to make stuffing - it's roaster is bigger than the turkey's:fat:

It's a scaled-down Thanksgiving meal at home so we can have leftovers. Mr. TWHRider will watch some year of NASCAR and football if there's a game on. I will either watch the 40's movies on Turner Classic or the new Christmas movies on Hallmark, and watch the horses peacefully graze from my Feng Shui corner that faces west, over-looking the pastures so I can nearly always see the horses:love_heart:

I do not cook a big dinner, just the two of us. Husband spending the holidays this year - six weeks, with his family in the WA state. He has a big family that always goes all out with the food. So I'll just be alone and have whatever I want. Not sad at all. Looking forward to peace and quiet.

 

[KSav]

I was just texting my daughters about this! My older daughter, who lives out of town, is expecting twins in mid-November, so I assume she and her husband won't be doing anything (other than feeding babies and changing diapers, of course). Naturally, if she needs me, I'll be there. I told her to pick up the phone the second she feels overwhelmed and I'll hit the road.

My younger daughter is a nurse and likely will have to work, although I don't know yet (hence the text). And my son still will not speak to me, so I won't be seeing him, for the fifth year in a row.

Anyway—I live in a studio apartment, and last year we went out for Thanksgiving dinner, but that was no fun. Only one place was open, it was packed, and most of the food was nasty. So, last year I said I'd probably rent a local Airbnb so I can cook a traditional dinner and host everyone.

So, for me, Thanksgiving is up in the air.