That’s only half the food- Tammy fell asleep before sending me the pictures (I took that one then realized my photography sucks so she should take them), so you are stuck with my shitty picture.
We had:
-turkey
-stuffing/dressing
-mashed potatoes
-sweet potatoes with bourbon and topped with pecans
-cranberry relish with orange
-brussel sprouts
-green bean casserole (the old school one with Campbell’s cream of mushroom and those crunchy onion things on top)
-sauerkraut
-applesauce
-lentil salad
-broccoli and cheese tort
-tomato and olive tort
-succotash
-creamed turnips and parsnips
-apple pie
-pumpkin pie
-banana bread
-amish bread
The last thing I don’t know what to call but I will go with “deconstructed cobbler.” I cut up a pineapple, a bunch of apples and pears, then make a sauce of butter, brown sugar, cinnamon, raisins, cranberries, and granola, and pour it all over and bake it. Then top it with fresh whipped cream.
Tammy and Brian slaved all day- she threw me out of the kitchen on several occasions, so even though I was technically the host, all I did was brine the turkey, peel potatoes and sweet potatoes and make the sweet potatoes, the sauerkraut, the green bean casserole, and the deconstructed cobber. Brian cooked the turkey and mashed potatoes, dad brought the two torts the succotash, the turnips and parsnips and amish and banana bread, and Tammy did her world class cauliflower gratin, the sprouts, the stuffing, a lentil salad and basically made everything happen in a timely and orderly fashion and made sure that everything was taken care of, which is really the hardest thing of all.
At any rate, it was nice for my mom and dad to not have to cook and clean (although dad cooked anyway and did the honors carving) and hosting my aunt and uncle, brother and one sister, and a bunch of other people. I hope you all had a good thanksgiving.
I’m just going to sit here with Lily and Steve until I nod off.
Felonius Monk
Happy Thanksgiving, Cole.
Also too, B-U-R-P! That’s a hell of a lot of food.
Mary G
Looks and sounds delicious.
germy
Jeffro
Renato Mariotti has a nice thread up about what it means that Flynn’s lawyers are no longer working with Trump’s lawyers…
…it’s almost like a THIRD HELPING tonight! burrrrrimpeachmentrrrrrp!
Mnemosyne
My niece and nephew were at their mom’s for the holiday, so we went out to a nice restaurant that had a Thanksgiving prix fixe menu, plus a wine tasting that went with each course. It was really good, but we had to nap after we got home.
Now we’re watching the MST3K Turkey Day marathon streaming to our TV.
Major Major Major Major
Yum.
My parents and I had a large, but within normal parameters, restaurant meal. Now we’re back at our rental and are going to, I don’t know, watch tv?
ETA: @Mnemosyne: oh yeah, MST3K, let’s see if we have that.
Mnemosyne
@germy:
Well, after all, Franken apologized today for publicly hugging people when they did not clearly indicate they wanted to be hugged, so obviously he needs to be burned at the stake.
germy
Sonoran
Happy Thanksgiving to the Cole clan! Mr. Sonoran’s sister and hubby came over and we served Coq au Vin, roasted baby potatoes, roasted acorn squash with walnuts/cranberries/brown sugar and broccoli. Delish! Big turkey feast tomorrow with my clan due to healthcare workers on duty today. And I admit that I bought two things on the Internet today.
BBA
@Mnemosyne:
I am certain that most of the people in Congress have done worse than Franken’s accused of. And I’m pretty sure that, after eight years in DC, he knows specifics about a few of them.
My current view is, let Franken resign, as long as he brings down some others with him.
Mnemosyne
@Major Major Major Major:
It’s streaming on YouTube — we’re using AppleTV to watch it on our normal TV.
Mnemosyne
@BBA:
The other guys can resign first. I’m fucking sick of us making the first move and being left holding the bag.
BBA
@Mnemosyne: The problem is, Minnesotans care about women. Franken stays, and everyone thinks he’s a groper, he loses in a landslide. This is true regardless of whether it’s a ratfuck.
(Which I’m now assuming it isn’t, just because he sounds like serial groper John Lasseter in his latest “apology.” Fuck you Lasseter. I loved Toy Story, now I can never watch it again, and if I have kids they never will either.)
Meanwhile in Alabama, half the people assume the Moore accusations are a ratfuck even though Democrats are completely incompetent at playing dirty. We need better operatives.
Steve in the ATL
@Mnemosyne: what she said
? ?? Goku (aka The Hope of the Universe) ? ?
The Honeybaked ham turned out best, like always at my Thanksgiving. My parents made the ham while my aunt and uncle provided everything else, including venue. Everything was delicious, but the sweet potatoes were a close second and the stuffing a third.
Mary G
NYT: The Mustache of Understanding goes to Saudi Arabia to interview MBS and writes a full-body tongue bath: Saudi Arabia’s Arab Spring, at Last.
I couldn’t even read it all. Friedman does mention in passing that their war in Yemen has been “a humanitarian nightmare.” It’s a fucking multi-million war crime, you sycophant.
Steve in the ATL
@Mnemosyne: I’ve done a good bit of wine tasting tonight as well, though in a less structured environment. I feel good about it, though may not when I get up tomorrow morning.
Steve in the ATL
And apropos of the white people’s guide to Black thanksgiving, my in laws had a sweet potato with marshmallows and raisins casserole. In solidarity with rikyrah, I did not partake.
I’m a hardcore cracker, but that shit looked disgusting.
Mnemosyne
@BBA:
I have an opinion about the John Lasseter thing that I cannot share publicly because of where I work, but I wouldn’t burn your Pixar DVDs just yet.
laura
House of abundance. Enjoy your home and friends and family Mr. Cole -and all of the rest of you’s too.
Mike J
Trump passed out turkey sandwiches and potato chips to the coasties at the USCG station nearest Mar-a-Lago. He spent most of the time there telling them how great he is.
Sure knows how to treat the troops, huh?
Steve in the ATL
@Mike J: why do you hate America?
? ?? Goku (aka The Hope of the Universe) ? ?
@Mike J:
Y’know what’s sad? A good portion of those USCG people absolutely loved every second of it.
“Finally, a president who understands us and will fight for us!”
I know others here, like Tenguphule, poo-poo my theories of a future military coup, but I could easily see it happening, especially if the GOP lock themselves into power and mismanage the nation so much, armed forces overthrow them in an attempt to get the supplies they need for themselves as well as to restore order.
NotMax
Substituting wasabi powder for the salt (around 1/5 the measurement) in the spiced broth, currently heating, to be used for the rice and mushroom pilaf. Ought to provide an innard warming kick.
Steve in the ATL
@? ?? Goku (aka The Hope of the Universe) ? ?: if we get overthrown by the coast guard, I’m giving up.
randy khan
Slowly recovering from what was a great time with family and dear friends.
The Flynn news was a like another round of dessert.
Mike J
@? ?? Goku (aka The Hope of the Universe) ? ?: Look at these guys standing behind him.
https://twitter.com/BookofJonah/status/933881822081032193
Lahke
Happy Thanksgiving to Cole and all the jackals! We sat down to eat at 3:00, talked for hours, and then went back to eating. Just finished the dishes at 11:30 and am going to stagger off to bed and ignore food tomorrow.
Suzanne
We had a good meal. Mr. Suzanne made the turkey, which was very good, but is still just turkey, and I think turkey is just meh.
Just ordered four pairs of black pants on sale, because I am exceedingly boring as a person.
BBA
@Mnemosyne: If you’re implying that the Democrats aren’t as good at ratfucking as Warner Brothers for Christ’s sake, I wonder why the hell we’re even playing this game.
amygdala
Wow–that’s quite a spread!
@Mike J: David Axelrod went after the Narcissist-in-Chief on Twitter earlier today. Made me laugh.
rikyrah
Looks delicious, Cole?
Gemina13
Went to the pseudo-in-laws for Turkey Day. The aunt was 2 hours late; we spent that time watching MIL getting antsier and more worried, as weather in Seattle was pretty bad in the early afternoon, and aunt wasn’t answering her cell phone. She finally showed up; car trouble. :/ She was okay, and also brought a kick-ass green bean casserole. Dinner also included turkey, sweet potatoes with cinnamon and applesauce, sausage-and-chestnut stuffing, and gravy. Dessert was plum pie made with plums picked off the backyard tree. After the SO and I stuffed ourselves, we went home and promptly relaxed with Teddy’s screwdrivers (Teddy’s cream-orange soda and Svedka vodka). Now we’re breaking out the Toblerone and planning what to use the leftover turkey MIL gave us in. I just suggested jambalaya; SO agrees.
And the neighbors have already started putting up Christmas lights, which had us singing, “It’s beginning to look a lot like fuck this, all around the town,” as we pulled up to the house.
(((CassandraLeo)))
@Mnemosyne: I’m extremely curious now. Can you share it privately? There are a few methods of contact if you click my screen name.
? ?? Goku (aka The Hope of the Universe) ? ?
@Mike J:
Incredible. The disgust is very real in their faces.
NotMax
Mmmmm. Damn satisfying repast. Stuffed to the gills. Easily enough leftovers for tomorrow.
And only a ceramic saute pan, a small saucepan and a silicone lasagna pan to clean.
Mnemosyne
@(((CassandraLeo))):
I really can’t right now — I’m sorry. Maybe once things settle down.
(((CassandraLeo)))
@Mnemosyne: Fair enough. Thanks anyway.
J R in WV
There’s more ratfu king going on right now than at any time in the history of rat seks. I don’t believe Al Franken has done anything past being a clown, when that was his job.
Affectionate people can sometimes seem over the top to people uncomfortable with demonstrative closeness. One friend (of all my friends) cannot tolerate being hugged, even by people she has known for 25 years.
That’s who is being used by Faux to ratfu-ck Senator Franken. Shy people who have mentioned to their Fauxnews-watching neighbors how uncomfortable they were hugging a stranger. That’s on them if they didn’t hold their hand out for a shake. And that’s how I keep people from hugging me whom I don’t care to hug – hard to hug someone holding their arm out towards you.