The year my mother died, right before Thanksgiving, 2019 - I wasn’t up for shopping, cooking, clean-up, etc., something I’ve never minded before.
I made reservations that year for all of us at a “fancy” restaurant for Thanksgiving dinner - we ended up loving it so much that this has now become our new tradition.
This allows me to spend a lot more time with my out-of-town guests without having to do all the work for the dinner, far easier and more relaxing for me - and the food is great. I always order the Prime Rib b/c we have turkey all year long, those who want a traditional turkey dinner can have that.
Bon! Prime Rib. Thank you! I like that idea better cooking a turkey and ending up with 1/12th of the year devoted to meals made of turkey leftovers!
That’s a sweet story. You found a way to make Thanksgiving special without all the work!
I surprised the family one Christmas. We lived in FL and I was near a Boston Lobster Feast restaurant. We’re originally from MA and my dad was a lobsterman at one time and his uncle still was so I grabbed a bunch of live lobsters and brought them. It was a hit.
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