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Floyd R. Turbo

(26,546 posts) Mon Nov 12, 2018, 04:58 PM Nov 2018

And so it was!

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And so it was! (Original Post) Floyd R. Turbo Nov 2018 OP

If you're coming to my house for Thanksgiving PoindexterOglethorpe Nov 2018 #1

So are you saying we are all invited for Thanksgiving? Do I need to bring my own chair?...:) dameatball Nov 2018 #2

LOL! PoindexterOglethorpe Nov 2018 #5

Actually, I agree with your view for the most part. Years ago my ex-mother-in-law moved in with us. dameatball Nov 2018 #6

Yep! I used to have Super Bowl parties and did all of the cooking and had an open bar. Floyd R. Turbo Nov 2018 #3

When my kids were at home, they knew that what was on the table was what they were going to have Arkansas Granny Nov 2018 #4

PoindexterOglethorpe

(25,848 posts)

1. If you're coming to my house for Thanksgiving

Reply to Floyd R. Turbo (Original post)

Mon Nov 12, 2018, 05:04 PM

Nov 2018

you eat what's served. I have no food allergies, no weird dietary restrictions based on religion or some goofy something or another.

I do have my own food preferences and dislikes, which is why you won't find brussels sprouts or that stupid sweet potatoes with marshmallows (totally gross), or even the normally deified green bean casserole. If you're invited to my place and you want any of those you're welcome to bring your own. But just like I refused to be a short order cook for my kids when they were little -- if they didn't like the meal I'd fixed they could fix cereal or a peanut butter sandwich -- I won't be a full-service restaurant for any visitors to my home.

I know, that sounds quite mean-spirited, but most of the dietary restrictions are unnecessary.

dameatball

(7,396 posts)

2. So are you saying we are all invited for Thanksgiving? Do I need to bring my own chair?...:)

Reply to PoindexterOglethorpe (Reply #1)

Mon Nov 12, 2018, 05:08 PM

Nov 2018

By the way, I do like roasted Brussels sprouts with minced garlic, salt & pepper and drizzled with balsamic vinegar. But I won't bring any.

PoindexterOglethorpe

(25,848 posts)

5. LOL!

Reply to dameatball (Reply #2)

Mon Nov 12, 2018, 05:27 PM

Nov 2018

I'm going to my sister's place in Kansas. Maybe next year in Santa Fe!

dameatball

(7,396 posts)

6. Actually, I agree with your view for the most part. Years ago my ex-mother-in-law moved in with us.

Reply to PoindexterOglethorpe (Reply #5)

Mon Nov 12, 2018, 05:32 PM

Nov 2018

I am a very good cook and probably did 90% of the meal preparations. She always had to have something just a little bit different. She too eventually got the "this ain't Burger King' treatment.

Floyd R. Turbo

(26,546 posts)

3. Yep! I used to have Super Bowl parties and did all of the cooking and had an open bar.

Reply to PoindexterOglethorpe (Reply #1)

Mon Nov 12, 2018, 05:16 PM

Nov 2018

Anyone who didn’t like the offerings was directed to the local grocery store!

Arkansas Granny

(31,514 posts)

4. When my kids were at home, they knew that what was on the table was what they were going to have

Reply to PoindexterOglethorpe (Reply #1)

Mon Nov 12, 2018, 05:22 PM

Nov 2018

for supper. If they didn't like that, breakfast would be served in the morning.

As far as thanksgiving dinner, we've got a basic menu that we prepare every year. If we find an interesting recipe, that might make it to the table, as well. If someone wants to bring a dish, they are welcome to do so. Nobody leaves without taking leftovers home.

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