Thanksgiving is a very important holiday in our house, right up there with February 15 (Half-Price Valentine Candy Day). Just about every second or third year, Thanksgiving falls on either my birthday (the 24th) or Betsy's (the 27th). This year is more special, since it falls before either birthday. What this will amount to is a veritable bacchanal of dessert from the 22nd to the 28th.
To prepare for this week of overindulgence, I am making the following preparations:
1. Trying to lose 5 pounds in November. This is difficult, since with the time change and the weather, I'm now in serious hibernation mode.
2. Buying the biggest turkey I can get, since I'll have to jump back on Atkins as soon as the last pie is gone.
3. Attempting to convince myself that dessert portion control is key. This is not happening.
Our Thanksgiving menu is fairly traditional. Roast Turkey (not fried), mashed spuds, turnips, green bean casserole, stuffing, gravy (by the bucketful), rolls. Possible additions--creamed onions, something else green. Then, for dessert, pumpkin, cherry and maybe apple pie. We usually eat at 3 or so, which allows for a second go-round in the evening.
The 23rd will probably bring pie for breakfast and turkey leftovers for the rest of the day.
The 24th is birthday #1. Leftover turkey and a Carvel cake. I always get a Carvel cake. I would drive to Yonkers if necessary.
Skip to the 27th. Dinner will NOT be turkey. We could have 20 lbs left, and it still wouldn't be turkey. If there was nothing left in the store but turkey and vegetarian tofu lasagna, we'd be eating lasagna. Dessert will be a chocolate cake with vanilla butter cream frosting.
Breakfast on the 28th will, of course, be chocolate cake.
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