Well, frak.

[devilgrrl]

Thanksgiving is Thursday. We are having 4 guests plus us. The menu so far is turkey. Having never done this for guests, I'm at a loss. I assume I should have some kind of appetizer and other stuff.

Plz to be posting what you would like to see at your perfect TDay. Recipes links help angels earn their wings.

ETA: We are having two of Steven's Taiwanese students, as well, if it helps.

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[devilgrrl.livejournal.com]

If given a choice, that is the same thing I would do. The only thing I'm not panicking about is dessert.

Am I on crack or are the eyes in your icon moving?

[vonlisbon.livejournal.com]

I would actually really love to make a full Thanksgiving spread. Some day! Some day! For now, I do desserts.

Oh, I just thought of another thing: Macaroni. Stephen's family always does it, and I'm actually bringing it as a side dish for my family this year, using his grandmother's recipe.

And yes, they move!

[devilgrrl.livejournal.com]

Macaroni? Really?

My family has always done the traditional New England thing, so I have little concept of what the rest of the country has. Hence why my head is exploding.

I'm glad I'm not just losing it.

[vonlisbon.livejournal.com]

Well, I don't know how regional the macaroni is to the south. See, I got the idea to do it from Stephen's mother, who got used to eating it on Thanksgiving because his grandmother used to do it. The grandmother was from Virginia, but they've always lived in Pennsylvania/Connecticut. So who knows.

I have no idea what people eat elsewhere either, though. I assume banana pudding, pecan pie, and collard greens are not terrifically common outside of the south, but you just said that your Steven loves collards so pffft. Reading the other comments in here, I know that I've never seen plain mashed potatoes for Thanksgiving (always sweet potatoes, sometimes boiled new potatoes), and corn is always in pudding or bread form.