It is just Matt and me this year . And since my neighbor is a duck hunter and have lots of duck in my freezer I am doing duck. I will be doing mushroom pate and matt will be doing acorn squash will bacon. Matt is on call so we are going to eat as it happens.

It's mom and me for Thanksgiving. And I work from 330 to 930 . Black Friday weekend and everything. I'm also getting a root canal the day befor I realize I will regret this) so it's going to be small meal with lots of soft food.

If I had my way the ideal meal would be dressing with giblet gravy, ham, sweet potatoes, fried Brussels sprouts, mac ad cheese, parker house rolls with pumpkin and sweet potato pies for dessert.

Oh, Jessica, you would be banned from our Thanksgiving

Hey, if I'm not hosting it's up to you! They just won't appear on MY menu.

I went with the mashed potatoes for the gravy and carby people, but am not having bread stuffing, instead doing the cauliflower variety. My son is the picky one. He will eat turkey and rolls. No gravy, no butter, no salt & pepper. He is a totally plain eater. No doubt the inlaws will bring desserts which will meet his criteria too, although he doesn't do pie. He is so weird, also absurdly skinny.

I love tons of side dish options, but I'm just not having enough people to warrant that this year.

Turkey gravy is also excellent on rice--either white or brown. I'm just saying, as a person forbidden potatoes and biscuits and/or rolls, but very fond of gravy.

I'm invited to the neighbors' to whom I will be taking a bottle of their favorite (and mine!) red in, ahm, thanks. Because she's an amazing cook. And they always invite the most *interesting* conversationalists.

I wonder if I'll ever be able to take over holiday meals? We host family Christmas Eve and my mother's in charge of dinner, for as long as she wants to be, I guess.

Maybe I could just invite people for Easter myself! Basically I want to eat ham, and my mother never does.

Just got a nice helping of stress that I can't talk about. Ugh. Not what I'm needing these days.

It's just me and the DH. He's eating keto on doctor's orders, so that made for a little figuring. We're having brined turkey breast and broccoli, for both of us, and stovetop stuffing and mashed potatoes for me. he is also making some riced cauliflower for gravy for himself. I'm buying one slice of pumpkin pie at our local gourmet market. The DH makes a mean turkey and gravy, so,I'm looking forward to it. It's our first thanksgiving with just us two, but I think it'll be lovely. We might consume a little weed beforehand to make the food even more scrumptious—we did that once with friends and it was a perfect for a holiday all about eating and enjoying the company!

OTOH, the Arcade machine is nearly done. Some touching up and minor details only. The marquee is just a placeholder.

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Nice, Gud! (sorry about the stress)