[Crusher138]

One year at my mother-in-law's house we had "monochrome" Thanksgiving dinner.

She made "prune stuffing" which came out black as midnight and she kept the turkey tented the entire cooking time so the bird looked white, like it had been boiled. The giblet gravy (not my favorite to begin with) was like clear broth with turkey parts floating in it. The green beans could have added some color, but she made a mushroom based cream sauce (I am allergic to mushrooms and she knows it) and smothered the veggies in it.

A truly memorable meal.

[Solson]

Wow... in all seriousness you might want to recommend some of these recipes to your mother! :)

[bigeasy_70118]

I have never had a good t-giving meal in my life. I generally hate the holiday b/c i really don't like roast turkey or cranberry sauce or bad mashed potatoes. As a kid, we used to go over my grandmother's house and she was a notoriously bad cook. The fun of it was that we could all laugh about the meal the next day.

My Mom took over for a few years and pseudo-rescued the holiday for me as she is a tremendous cook and I would help her so I'd have some control over what was being served.

Then I got married. Then I moved 1200 miles from home. UGH. Now I have my mother-in-law's T-giving and it reminds of my grandmother's cooking. Unfortunately my wife doesn't think the comparisons are warranted. To top it all off, we have to listen to crappy music at the table. I usually have one helping of food and then go watch football.

Then to top it all off, I have four days off but I can't leave my house as the Bayou Classic is in town and every one shuts down for the weekend. Last year we did a friday pub crawl uptown which was a blast. But generally, I hate T-giving.