Almost all sit down restaurants and some drive ins here in Oklahoma serve it deep fried. I can take it or leave it. It tastes good, it’s just not on my wish list. Otherwise, we pretty much have the same thing every Thanksgiving. I’m in charge of the corn pudding and mac and cheese. Found a new way to make mac and cheese. I usually make a white sauce, then layer in American cheese, but lately, for a quick side dish, I’ve been, believe it or not, using boxed mac and cheese, to which I add parmesan, American, and cheddar cheese, then, for one box, I use half a 15 oz jar of Alfredo sauce plus the recommended amount of milk. It tastes nothing like boxed mac and cheese. It’s delicious, if I say so. I cook the macaroni a little extra so its not stiff.
We are having Cousinsgiving the Sunday before Thanksgiving. It’s interesting because blacks and whites don’t always do the same foods and we have both in the family. So there will be food I never had at Thanksgiving growing up like greens and mac and cheese. We were strictly traditional in my family.