The Countdown Begins...

Thanksgiving is just about here...as I write this Bro-N-Law is at the store with the grocery list.  That's right Seester and I sent him out all on his own to do the whole thing...

Now Seester and I are highly organized so the shopping list was set up in the order of the store if you enter and take a right.  So far, we've only had one Food 911 call.

So, on Le Menu:

Appetizers
Crudites (just about the only healthy thing you'll find)
Jumbo Black Olives (yes, you must put them on the end of your fingers...because it's fun, that's why!)
Mom's Cookies (no holiday is complete without them)
Spanish Peanuts (For Dad...the ones with the red skins on them, Damn it!)
Deviled Eggs (Seester makes the best!)

Salady Things
Dad's Fruit Salad (don't even think of calling it Ambrosia)
Cranberry Sauce (Fresh whole and the stuff in the shape of the can; yes!)

Sides
Mashed Potatoes (Duh)
Gravy (Duh, II)
Corn Nibblets w/bacon fried in piggy fat (I'm thinking indigenous to the holiday AND I love the word "Nibblet")
Mom's Stuffing (Just the best thing ever)
Horsey Sauce
Yorkie Pudding
Dinner Rolls (Bro-N-Law's Bro works at a Phew-Phew market and will bring those)

Meaty Offerings
Turkey
Prime Rib (we hope)

Dessert
Pumpkin Pie (store bought...I ain't no baker, remember?)
Pumpkin Cheesecake (Spring-Form-Pan-Poppy is making it!)
Acorn Candy (little blobs of peanut butter rolled in the shape of an acorn, dipped in chocolate and then a piece of pretzel is stuck in the top as a branch)

Here's a little T-Day trivia:

Historians have suggested that many of the dishes were likely prepared using traditional Native American spices and cooking methods. Because the Pilgrims had no oven and the Mayflower’s sugar supply had dwindled by the fall of 1621, the meal did not feature pies, cakes or other desserts, which have become a hallmark of contemporary celebrations.

 

This was right before we gave the Native Americans all our contagious diseases.  I will think of this as I shove a piece of that pumpkin cheesecake down my gullet!

 

Sometime last year, you may recall that me, Seester and FFM-Laurie went on a diet.  You had to pay $5 a week to weigh in and if you gained any weight, you had to throw in $1 per pound gained.  Well, as the weeks went on, it was clear that none of us were taking this very serious.  We decided it was stupid and that we should take the money and do what any fatties would do...go out to dinner!

Tonight we head to Nick's Rockaway with $122 towards our dinner!

I leave you with this, just cause she so stinkin cute!

Hope you and yours have a fabulous Day of Thanks!