For the past couple of years, my family has gone out to eat for Thanksgiving Dinner. I'm not complaining since that means less cleaning duties for me, but I think the shortage of Thanksgiving menus on the L.A. restaurant circuit has us thinking that might not be the way to go this year. I mean, who wants a brunch buffet on Thanksgiving Day...3 years in a row?!
To tell the entire truth, we never really got away from cooking food on Thanksgiving Day anyway. My mom and grandmothers still cooked food for us to just "have at the house" after dining out, and that food had to be packed up at the end of the night, so we still find ourseleves preparing food and cleaning.
I'm so happy a cousin of mine spoke up about our shenanigans. She (and my sister) are the catalsyts behind us cooking on Thanksgiving again. I'm already excited for the menu and to make my own contributions (dessert and decor). I think Thanksgiving Dinner is a love-filled experience that stretches beyond the day-of festivities. For me, it is about swapping recipe ideas, and pulling out fine china and silver, and decorating. Family events like these are especially sentimental for me, as I form my own holiday traditions with my husband.
So my question to you is, "To cook, or not too cook?" What is your family tradition? What's your contribution to Thanksgiving Dinner? Do you have any awesome recipes to share?
xoxo, S.S.
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