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SignUp Now!We had a ham and a turkey, several different casseroles, a couple of salads, fruit, rolls, and at least 3 desserts to choose from yesterday. You've never had an Easter spread?rome8180 said:Thanksgiving is the best because... food.
Ah, gotcha. Don't let that stop you! Like physics said - there's plenty who use it as an excuse for a gathering with family/friends and a big spread anyway. I mean, if you're having such gatherings for Christmas whilst being from a nonreligious background, you can do it for Easter, too, right? ;)rome8180 said:Nope, being from a nonreligious background, you kind of just do an Easter egg hunt and eat candy. At least that's how my family was.
That sounds great (and is making me hungry). My family's done something similar, except with a Chinese/Malaysian twist to it. One of our first Thanksgivings here was actually turkey-less, since my mom who was the family kitchen boss wasn't too sure about how to cook a turkey.We did do elaborate Christmas and Thanksgiving dinners though. Hard to think of anyone who did Thanksgiving in more style than us. We always drove up to New Jersey to visit with family friends. Since the friends were Italian, food was a big part of their life. We'd essentially have three full meals: the first being a huge spread of appetizers (olives, meats, cheeses, dips, bread), the second the main courses, the third a bunch of different pies and desserts. We didn't stick to the typical dishes either. There was turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes, etc. But there was also eggplant with balsamic and mint, kale with cannelloni beans and other atypical dishes like that.
rhfarmer said:So much chocolate...