Julia Altshuler wrote:
>
> 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?

No one. All the nice neighbours we used to cook for have moved away and
everyone else I know has somewhere to go.


>
> 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