Thanksgiving is the one holiday in which the meal takes six weeks to plan‚ three days to cook and five minutes and 30 seconds to eat so everyone can watch 10-hours of football. Contrary to popular wisdom‚ the sole purpose of the holiday is not giving thanks and togetherness. It is about football‚ and pie. As the rest of the family prepares side dishes‚ sets tables or drinks spiked Dr. Pepper‚ a handful of football junkies gather around the 96-inch HDTV to get eyeball burn from instant replays and
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Can I Prepare Before the Actual Day of Thanksgiving? Q. What can I prepare before the actual day of Thanksgiving …. Usually‚ I make everything the same day‚ and it is exhausting. Thanks. — LS‚ Brooklyn‚ N.Y. A. If there is one thing I’ve learned from my husband’s marathon running‚ it’s that strength and stamina alone won’t necessarily get you to the finish line. The difference between a good run and an excruciating ordeal is solid planning. Thanksgiving‚ that marathon of meals‚ requires the same
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Thanksgiving Dinner I relaxed in the living room of my parent’s two-story colonial home watching the football game and playing games with my siblings‚ the mouth-watering smell of a homemade Thanksgiving dinner fills the air. Every room in the house was intoxicated with this sensationally delicious Thanksgiving aroma. When dinner is called upon‚ the shuffling footsteps of my famine family can be heard miles from the house. As we all gather around the long rectangular oak wood table‚ covered
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On Thanksgiving we gather with our family and friends‚ thinking that we are celebrating everything that we are grateful for and giving thanks to that. We do this by sitting around a large table of smiling faces with a big‚ hot‚ succulent‚ golden brown turkey in the center that went through a horribly miserable death‚ just to get on our plates in time so we could celebrate our good times through its worst. First‚ I would like to talk about my own experience. Getting time to spend with my family is
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Thanksgiving Dinner By: Jason Bay I walked into the kitchen and spotted a turkey and prime rib‚ chicken‚ smoked ham‚ macaroni and cheese‚ corn on the cob‚ candy yams‚ stuffing‚ mashed potatoes‚ and greens. The delightful scents of turkey and prime rib‚ cheese‚ buttered corn‚ sweet yams‚ and gravy filled the air. I hear a timer go off‚ an oven opening‚ a microwave beeping‚ barbeques grilling‚ and family talking. I taste all sorts of things such as turkey and prime rib‚ macaroni and cheese‚ corn
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grocery shopping for Thanksgiving. We found that it can be very wasteful. We had a list of 12 items to buy including turkey‚ potatoes‚ pies‚ cranberries‚ veggies‚ bread‚ stuffing‚ decorations‚ paper plate‚ plastic cups‚ plastic utensils‚ alcohol all of these items come along with other packaging that had to be made somewhere else largely from some type of synthetic industrial plant because most are packaged in plastic even potatoes that could be sold singulare for thanksgiving it’s cheaper to buy
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Thanksgiving break‚ a time for family fun and relaxation‚ unless you’re the chef du’jor of the meal. Fortunately for me I was only the assistant‚ mom still gets the full privileges of preparing the feast. I do though get consulted on all‚ or most of the food safety aspects that go with it. So you can imagine my trepidation when asked‚ “can I defrost the turkey in a cooler of brined ice water?” Do what! A cooler of brined ice water? Yes‚ that was the question of the moment‚ 24 hours pre-turkey day
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It was the last Thanksgiving that my grandparents were there for. How could we ever expect them to be‚ they slept in small cases underneath the grass. Nonetheless it was merry‚ still filled with so much “family” that I had never met and I still flinched at the words‚ “do you remember me?” that parted from unrecognized lips. There was Aunt Helen’s famous apple pie‚ and the six turkeys‚ and the dogs running around in the backyard. I loved Thanksgiving because it was normal. It was the one holiday my
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In the United States (U.S.)‚ the day after Thanksgiving is considered the first day of Christmas shopping also known as Black Friday. During this time period‚ crowds of consumers are influenced by special offers provided by a variety of retailers. Some people camp outside of the store of their choice for hours‚ a day and/or day(s)‚ just to get what they came for. Now‚ that’s called being determined! Black Friday and the day after New Years’ are considered to be the biggest shopping days of the
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feeling- that is loss For the one who has to left to return home While you are stuck in a problematic world The only thought that brings comfort is in hopes to see her again one day. It’s was her seventieth birthday and it was around the time of Thanksgiving. Everyone or what felt like everyone had gathered to celebrate seventy years of life. The the kitchen table was covered with foods‚ drinks‚ and most importantly the cake. At the
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