Wednesday, November 18, 2009

Thanksgiving Tradition



In my family, thanksgiving has always been a holiday much looked forward to. I will be honest and say that there isn't much thanks looked forward to, but the type and amount of food involved. We do thank the person who cooks the meal, though, which is usually my mother. And boy does she do a good job with the dinner. The night before thanksgiving, my mother will put the ham on to bake before going to bed, letting it cook all night. The aroma that fills the house is just mouth watering! Then the next morning, she will put the modest turkey breast in and let it cook. While the turkey is cooking, she will start to prepare the sides for the meal. We usually have the same sides, which is fine with me, and sometimes I like to help because it feels good to act like an old fashioned housewife (but only sometimes). Some of the sides we have are:

1. Candied Yams: Yams with pecans and marshmallows on top, then cooked in the oven to perfection! The pecans and marshmellows make a glazed topping for the yams.

2. Stuffing: Come on, everybody has stuffing for thanksgiving....its a given.

3. Green Beans: I don't exactly know why this vegetable is chosen over all the other ones, but usually it is the vegetable picked to have with thanksgiving dinner.

4. Mashed Potatoes: I'm not talking about some "from the box" mashed potatoes, I'm talking about the homemade peel-it-yourself mashed potatoes. These have to be one of my favorite items on the list.

5. Cranberry Salad: This is cherry jello with cranberries, apples, nuts, and other delicious things to make a cranberry gelatin salad. Dear Lord, its delicious!

While we also make many other things, it mainly depends on how many people my mom has to cook for and basically what she is in the mood for. Last year, it was just me and my mom so we went out to Jim's restaurant for thanksgiving. While it was ok, I still prefer my mom's cooking to anything. I love thanksgiving!

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