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  • OpheliaCooter
    OpheliaCooter Posts: 1,635 Member
    glassyo wrote: »
    My family never had mac and cheese for Thanksgiving!

    Maybe I would have been happier to be there. :)

    But, yeah, green bean casserole, yams, mashed potatoes, sometimes this creamed spinach/corn souffle/baby carrots concoction, pumpkin snd lemon meringue pies...

    I’m southern and mac n cheese comes to every occasion. 😅

    Side note: I don’t like green bean casserole but it’s probably bc of the onion bits.
  • glassyo
    glassyo Posts: 7,743 Member
    glassyo wrote: »
    My family never had mac and cheese for Thanksgiving!

    Maybe I would have been happier to be there. :)

    But, yeah, green bean casserole, yams, mashed potatoes, sometimes this creamed spinach/corn souffle/baby carrots concoction, pumpkin snd lemon meringue pies...

    I’m southern and mac n cheese comes to every occasion. 😅

    Side note: I don’t like green bean casserole but it’s probably bc of the onion bits.

    I wasn't big on the mushroom part. It was always the texture but sometimes the green beans were the only time I liked vegetables. I feel like we can't really consider that other concoction actual vegetables. :)

    Aaaaaaalso, I should probably stick to the chit chat area of the forums. My posts tend to get deleted or reported when I try to help in other areas.
  • Alinouveau2
    Alinouveau2 Posts: 6,435 Member
    I got a small turkey today for my American Thanksgiving in Canada. The store only had small ones so I got a small ham too. We'll do stuffing, mashed potatoes, cauliflower in cheese sauce and I feel like I need to do a green bean casserole but I'll do it from scratch cause I refuse to use a tin of soup. I'm debating a small mac n cheese only because I've been wanting some for awhile now and I have a crap ton of macaroni but they would mean two cheesy dishes....can there ever be too much cheese?
  • cowsfan12
    cowsfan12 Posts: 6,138 Member
    I got a small turkey today for my American Thanksgiving in Canada. The store only had small ones so I got a small ham too. We'll do stuffing, mashed potatoes, cauliflower in cheese sauce and I feel like I need to do a green bean casserole but I'll do it from scratch cause I refuse to use a tin of soup. I'm debating a small mac n cheese only because I've been wanting some for awhile now and I have a crap ton of macaroni but they would mean two cheesy dishes....can there ever be too much cheese?

    Lol I put cheese in my green bean casserole and also bacon - so short answer is no you can’t not have too much cheese or bacon ever
  • cmsienk
    cmsienk Posts: 18,912 Member
    edited November 2022
    cowsfan12 wrote: »
    I got a small turkey today for my American Thanksgiving in Canada. The store only had small ones so I got a small ham too. We'll do stuffing, mashed potatoes, cauliflower in cheese sauce and I feel like I need to do a green bean casserole but I'll do it from scratch cause I refuse to use a tin of soup. I'm debating a small mac n cheese only because I've been wanting some for awhile now and I have a crap ton of macaroni but they would mean two cheesy dishes....can there ever be too much cheese?

    Lol I put cheese in my green bean casserole and also bacon - so short answer is no you can’t not have too much cheese or bacon ever
    Agree. There can never be enough cheese 🧀
  • Alinouveau2
    Alinouveau2 Posts: 6,435 Member
    So I have friends who are planning on doing a new years eve 5k. They want me to do it. The think is while I'm probably the sportiest out of the group I'm probably the most injured so running cripples me. Sure I could do it but I'm not sure I want to deal with the pain and last week's knee locking and collapsing I think I need to be gentle on my joints
  • ermengarde22
    ermengarde22 Posts: 2,116 Member
    what if we standardized your and you’re to just youre all the time and their they’re there to theyr all the time and then went to ten hour long days like metric time
  • cowsfan12
    cowsfan12 Posts: 6,138 Member
    what if we standardized your and you’re to just youre all the time and their they’re there to theyr all the time and then went to ten hour long days like metric time

    My dad always said, can’t live youre life on what if’s - parents think everything was better in theyr time smh - but this is now this is our time - gooonies never die !!!
  • cowsfan12
    cowsfan12 Posts: 6,138 Member
    cowsfan12 wrote: »
    Hope @ermengarde22 didnt actually get in trouble and go to jail or some chit -
    Ditto

    Wonder if @Peachesnstuff got Into the same trouble she Mia too
  • glassyo
    glassyo Posts: 7,743 Member
    cowsfan12 wrote: »
    what if we standardized your and you’re to just youre all the time and their they’re there to theyr all the time and then went to ten hour long days like metric time

    My dad always said, can’t live youre life on what if’s - parents think everything was better in theyr time smh - but this is now this is our time - gooonies never die !!!

    I cringed so much, I almost didn't quote it.
  • MelG7777
    MelG7777 Posts: 14,233 Member
    glassyo wrote: »
    cowsfan12 wrote: »
    what if we standardized your and you’re to just youre all the time and their they’re there to theyr all the time and then went to ten hour long days like metric time

    My dad always said, can’t live youre life on what if’s - parents think everything was better in theyr time smh - but this is now this is our time - gooonies never die !!!

    I cringed so much, I almost didn't quote it.

    If you like that, let me tell you about “seen’t”

    You ain’t seen’t nothing yet.😏
  • honey_honey_12
    honey_honey_12 Posts: 14,778 Member
    I know it sounds terrible but I wish I could skip Thanksgiving this year.
  • TwitchyMagee
    TwitchyMagee Posts: 4,579 Member
    MelG7777 wrote: »
    I know it sounds terrible but I wish I could skip Thanksgiving this year.

    I’ll take your thanksgiving if you’ll take my Christmas.

    I was going to make the same offer
  • glassyo
    glassyo Posts: 7,743 Member
    MelG7777 wrote: »
    glassyo wrote: »
    cowsfan12 wrote: »
    what if we standardized your and you’re to just youre all the time and their they’re there to theyr all the time and then went to ten hour long days like metric time

    My dad always said, can’t live youre life on what if’s - parents think everything was better in theyr time smh - but this is now this is our time - gooonies never die !!!

    I cringed so much, I almost didn't quote it.

    If you like that, let me tell you about “seen’t”

    You ain’t seen’t nothing yet.😏

    Why do people adore you? You're meeeeeeeeeeeeean. :p
  • MelG7777
    MelG7777 Posts: 14,233 Member
    glassyo wrote: »
    MelG7777 wrote: »
    glassyo wrote: »
    cowsfan12 wrote: »
    what if we standardized your and you’re to just youre all the time and their they’re there to theyr all the time and then went to ten hour long days like metric time

    My dad always said, can’t live youre life on what if’s - parents think everything was better in theyr time smh - but this is now this is our time - gooonies never die !!!

    I cringed so much, I almost didn't quote it.

    If you like that, let me tell you about “seen’t”

    You ain’t seen’t nothing yet.😏

    Why do people adore you? You're meeeeeeeeeeeeean. :p

    It’s weird isn’t it? Inexplicable.

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  • glassyo
    glassyo Posts: 7,743 Member
    MelG7777 wrote: »
    glassyo wrote: »
    MelG7777 wrote: »
    glassyo wrote: »
    cowsfan12 wrote: »
    what if we standardized your and you’re to just youre all the time and their they’re there to theyr all the time and then went to ten hour long days like metric time

    My dad always said, can’t live youre life on what if’s - parents think everything was better in theyr time smh - but this is now this is our time - gooonies never die !!!

    I cringed so much, I almost didn't quote it.

    If you like that, let me tell you about “seen’t”

    You ain’t seen’t nothing yet.😏

    Why do people adore you? You're meeeeeeeeeeeeean. :p

    It’s weird isn’t it? Inexplicable.

    kom8hgc98zcl.gif
    *sigh* <3

  • SafariGalNYC
    SafariGalNYC Posts: 1,492 Member
    edited November 2022
    Ok Americans.... favourite Thanksgiving recipes or traditions please?

    I offered to host our neighbour who is here working at the US consulate (his wife is away visiting her mom so he's solo) and another American friend is excited to come since his wife is Canadian and they don't do two Thanksgivings. Then there's our other friends who we invite to all special meals. So I kinda want to do traditional American dishes although I'll add come Canadiana with butter tarts.

    3 quintessential Americana thanksgiving items to me are: stuffing, cranberry sauce and anything pumpkin.

    One Thanksgiving I did wine flights at dinner for a pairing.. was popular if your guests like vino. I paired with wine from vineyards from Virginia and New York.

    My favorite tradition is to keep the wishbone from the Turkey and break it with a family member. Used to do that with my Mom. It’s the first Thanksgiving without her — so it’s going to be rough.

    Little things huh?
  • OpheliaCooter
    OpheliaCooter Posts: 1,635 Member
    Ok Americans.... favourite Thanksgiving recipes or traditions please?

    I offered to host our neighbour who is here working at the US consulate (his wife is away visiting her mom so he's solo) and another American friend is excited to come since his wife is Canadian and they don't do two Thanksgivings. Then there's our other friends who we invite to all special meals. So I kinda want to do traditional American dishes although I'll add come Canadiana with butter tarts.

    3 quintessential Americana thanksgiving items to me are: stuffing, cranberry sauce and anything pumpkin.

    One Thanksgiving I did wine flights at dinner for a pairing.. was popular if your guests like vino. I paired with wine from vineyards from Virginia and New York.

    My favorite tradition is to keep the wishbone from the Turkey and break it with a family member. Used to do that with my Mom. It’s the first Thanksgiving without her — so it’s going to be rough.

    Little things huh?

    This is giving me ptsd flashbacks to me and my siblings fighting over the wishbone. It was taken very seriously in my household. 😬

  • Alinouveau2
    Alinouveau2 Posts: 6,435 Member
    Ok Americans.... favourite Thanksgiving recipes or traditions please?

    I offered to host our neighbour who is here working at the US consulate (his wife is away visiting her mom so he's solo) and another American friend is excited to come since his wife is Canadian and they don't do two Thanksgivings. Then there's our other friends who we invite to all special meals. So I kinda want to do traditional American dishes although I'll add come Canadiana with butter tarts.

    3 quintessential Americana thanksgiving items to me are: stuffing, cranberry sauce and anything pumpkin.

    One Thanksgiving I did wine flights at dinner for a pairing.. was popular if your guests like vino. I paired with wine from vineyards from Virginia and New York.

    My favorite tradition is to keep the wishbone from the Turkey and break it with a family member. Used to do that with my Mom. It’s the first Thanksgiving without her — so it’s going to be rough.

    Little things huh?

    My Nana always kept the wishbone and always knew which side to pick to win!!! She was an Olympic runner...I guess she was a bit competitive hahah
  • Alinouveau2
    Alinouveau2 Posts: 6,435 Member
    Who wants to come to hallmark movie night in December? The movie is the Christmas Stocking so instead of bringing a hostess gift we're bringing a toy to "fill a stocking" for a gift collection for a downtown shelter. We're the elves and my friend whose church is doing the collection is our Santa. So I want to invite lots so we get many gifts haha. So far my cousin's wife is super excited for an invite!
  • Peachesnstuff
    Peachesnstuff Posts: 1,261 Member
    cowsfan12 wrote: »
    cowsfan12 wrote: »
    Hope @ermengarde22 didnt actually get in trouble and go to jail or some chit -
    Ditto

    Wonder if @Peachesnstuff got Into the same trouble she Mia too

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  • Peachesnstuff
    Peachesnstuff Posts: 1,261 Member
    Why is crossing the road so embarrassing?!
  • TwitchyMagee
    TwitchyMagee Posts: 4,579 Member
    Why is crossing the road so embarrassing?!

    Do you do the speedy little hopping race walk and a friendly wave to thank the people for stopping for you?
  • Peachesnstuff
    Peachesnstuff Posts: 1,261 Member
    Why is crossing the road so embarrassing?!

    Do you do the speedy little hopping race walk and a friendly wave to thank the people for stopping for you?

    It starts out that way but it ends with me staring at the ground tripping over my feet as my heart races and sweat falls into me eyes as I pray the light doesn't turn green and the horns start blasting bc I be a deer in headlights ready to sit down in front of the cars just to cry my eyes out
  • cowsfan12
    cowsfan12 Posts: 6,138 Member
    Why is crossing the road so embarrassing?!

    Is there a punch line or legit question??
  • cowsfan12
    cowsfan12 Posts: 6,138 Member
    cowsfan12 wrote: »
    cowsfan12 wrote: »
    Hope @ermengarde22 didnt actually get in trouble and go to jail or some chit -
    Ditto

    Wonder if @Peachesnstuff got Into the same trouble she Mia too

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    Out on bail fresh outta jail…

    I mean welcome back !
  • Peachesnstuff
    Peachesnstuff Posts: 1,261 Member
    cowsfan12 wrote: »
    Why is crossing the road so embarrassing?!

    Is there a punch line or legit question??

    A legit question

    Maybe it's just me 😑
  • Alinouveau2
    Alinouveau2 Posts: 6,435 Member
    Hooray just got my parcel of stuff for volunteer driving. Cleaned and bleached my car, now to decide if I want to do a shift Friday. I have parent teacher interviews til noon and should go visit my mom. So maybe I'll just have to wait for my official start date of December 5. I'm excited to get to meet people and help.

    I have tissues and I'm going to put a case of bottled water in the back, I've also some blankets cause I figure it's winter and if I'm chauffeuring cancer patients they might like a cozy blanket fr the drive
  • ermengarde22
    ermengarde22 Posts: 2,116 Member
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    Why is crossing the road so embarrassing?!

    i dont know but i feel it too