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Have you seen Food, Inc?

gnattygirl — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 11:47:57 -0600

Have you seen Food, Inc? I'm not buying a supermarket turkey this year... our Thanksgiving bird came from a farm I've walked around on. I know its safe and much tastier too!

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Excellent Lessons

Maria Niles — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 10:17:08 -0600

Thanks for the kind words and link, Paula.

This is an excellent walk through these valuable lessons and you present them in a way that allows them to be well understood. Very helpful and highly applicable. I appreciate it now and would have loved to have this 10 years ago, too. ;-)

BlogHer Contributing Editor PopConsumer Beyond Help

Thank you

divorcedbefore30 — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 09:52:45 -0600

Paula,

This is just what I needed to read today! My long-term professional plan just hit a barrier, and I do need to remember that things always happen for a reason. There are so many personal and professional life lessons that I'm grateful for, but most of them took a lot of hindsight to appreciate. A bigger challenge is trying to recognize and value the life lessons as you're living them. That's my new goal--thanks for the reminder!

Emma just launched her "blogoir" at www.divorcedbefore30.com

Thanks!

Frugalful — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 15:48:35 -0600

Great post! Our kids don't know how lucky they are to be poor! They have all the things that count. It is sad how families grow distant after the kids grow up. My siblings and I never really knew any of our relatives because they lived so far away and we were too poor to travel. That is one reason why we moved back to the mainland from Hawaii to live near my parents. I want my kids to at least know one side of their family. Thanksgiving is a wonderful time to bring family and friends together.

Great idea!

Lisen Stromberg — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 20:17:45 -0600

We will be doing the same at a local church before we are off to have dinner with friends and family.

Helping Others this Thanksgiving

Condo Blues — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 18:42:29 -0600

We're unable to travel this year. Instead of making Thanksgiving dinner, we're going to serve it to others at a shelter.That puts a lot of things into perspective and makes me thankful for what I have.

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I didn't grow up with

Expat Mum — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 16:02:34 -0600

I didn't grow up with Thanksgiving so it always sneaks up on me and I tend not to give it the attention it merits with Americans. I can't decide whether I missed out on something or should count myself lucky not to have had another event where tensions run high. Fortunately, we have a very small family in the US so there's not so much drama.

Well Said!

Lisen Stromberg — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 14:36:10 -0600

Thank you for sharing. This is a perspective we so often forget in our rush to get more more more!

God Bless Us Everyone

leahchambers — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 14:15:44 -0600

Growing up POOR, gives you insight into the value:

of a dollar

of having warm clothing

of having regular meals

of having parents who show they care, despite that birthdays are simply cake and ice cream, maybe not a gift

of knowing that material things, once gained, can be lost and holding onto material things gives you no satisfaction

so hold onto your relationships

More for me

Liz Henry — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 13:16:56 -0600

It's fine really. This just means more cranberry sauce for me if you sourpusses don't want to eat it!

With whole cranberries, orange peel, and cloves it's the best thing ever!

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A VERY Different Breed of Green Bean Casserole

enanoblogher — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 02:50:00 -0600

I think this might have possibilities. No Cream of nothing soup. No Cream. Looks bright...

http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/michael-chiarello/green-bean-casserol...

Ingredients

nocoupons

1 pound green beans, ends trimmed
1 tablespoon olive oil
8 ounces sliced mushrooms
2 cloves garlic, minced
2 teaspoons chopped fresh thyme leaves
Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
1/3 cup brandy or cognac
1/3 cup red wine
1/3 cup chicken broth
Fried Onions, recipe follows

Your blog is highly valued..

enanoblogher — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 02:32:49 -0600

I am glad I ran into it. I love all the honest, down to earth, nitty gritty passion that comes out of everyone's Thanksgiving culinary experiences... Good to see more and more posts every day! You have a way with words and getting right to the meat of the matter...

Any plans to do a list of must-have-spicy dishes, vs never-add-spice dishes ala Honeybeast?

Thanks!

Green Bean Casserole

AAustin519 — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 21:55:24 -0600

I would, without a doubt, erase every memory my husband has of the dish known as green bean casserole. Disgusting. I don't like green beans in the first place, then someone had the bright idea to add soup and fried onions? Tripple GROSS. And he just insists on it every year. I blame his mother. I always eat the tinest bit just to make him feel good.

Amanda

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Love it!

foodiemama — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 21:46:08 -0600

It's so true...I've tried a million ways to make a turkey flavorful and moist and they've all failed. I mean, it's OK, but far from delectable. I hate yams, always have. And you're totally right about the cranberry sauce - does anyone actually like that stuff? The only aspects of Thanksgiving dinner I truly look forward to are the mashed potatoes and the fact that I can drink wine at 2:00 pm without guilt.

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Joining the "cranberry sauce sucks" club

Mata H — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 17:03:34 -0600

canned or fresh ikkkk.

Also on my "no thanks" list.

1.Lima beans. Dreadful things.

2. Marshmallows on canned yams/sweet potatoes. Serve 'em fresh and sans marshmallow, or not at all.

3. Campbell's soup on the green beans. Learn to make a cream sauce. It isn't hard.

4. Lumpy gravy. Gravy should not go "plop pour plop".

5. Micemeat pie. I always suspect it is last year's Christmas fruitcake chopped up and in disguise as a pie.

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