Thanksgiving is only three days away, and I can barely wait.
This year, most of my family is MIA, so I will only be cooking for a handful of people. While many people would probably be thankful for this, I am not. Now, I have to choose things to cut from my menu of grand proportions.
Choosing just one type of pie to make is just unacceptable. And even though it will probably end up being extreme, and too much dessert, I am still going to make both sweet potato and pecan pie. Although I make sweet potato pie every year, I rarely make pecan pie, and this year I am craving it.
If I have to end up giving pie away I will, because I want at least one or two pieces of both kinds.
The dessert is not the only thing that will have to be scaled back though. Instead of a whole turkey, I have decided to just roast turkey thighs and possibly breasts. Considering that one of the four guests coming to my petty Thanksgiving dinner is a vegan, a whole turkey for only three people would be ridiculous.
Also, traditionally I try, despite my mom's disapproval, to make as many sides as possible. But this year I will have to narrow it down to just a few, and probably at least one that contains no meat or dairy.
Though it is disappointing, I need to keep in mind that it could be worse, and that some people, for various reasons, aren't even having a Thanksgiving at all. After talking to my brother, who is currently deployed in Afghanistan, I actually felt a little bit guilty about my greedy ways.
Even though this Thanksgiving will be scaled back, I want next year's dinner to steal the show. My brother and I have planned to make the holidays next year, when he gets back, the best ever, and that makes this holiday being small just fine with me.
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