I've been away from this group for a while, but with Thanksgiving coming
up, I thought it a good idea for me to hang out here for a while.


Who's coming to your Thanksgiving meal?


My best friend in another state has twin daughters at college nearby.
I've invited them for Thanksgiving and feel like such a sneak. She had
to diaper them and bring them up. Now I move in and get them for the
easy fun stuff. I told them they were welcome to invite a roommate or
anyone else who would like an invitation for the weekend. They've
invited a friend originally from Serbia and Croatia and whose family is
now in Ohio. So I'll give them a bedroom and let them sort out who
sleeps on bedrolls on the floor.


Definites: turkey and stuffing, cranberry dressing, baked squash,
pumpkin pie, apple crisp.


Optional and still in the planning stage: pecan pie, corn bread,
something green like spinach or kale, cranberry muffins.


I also need to feed them Wednesday night, the Friday after Thanksgiving,
and Saturday before delivering them back to the dorm: crepes suzettes,
roast beef sandwiches, quinoa-parsley salad, something with phyllo dough
like tiropita.


--Lia