We are having Thanksgiving dinner with my in-laws this year, and they've decided to have ham instead of turkey. I'm not a huge turkey lover so that's ok with me.
Ever since the first holiday meal I had with my in-laws, I learned to bring several dishes to supplement the dinner that they cook.
I am, obviously, from the South.
They are from England. The food is different, and so is the quantity.
The first time I had a holiday meal with them, I looked around and literally thought, "where's the rest of the food?" It just looked like any ordinary dinner for a small family. The food was okay....some of it anyway (ok, the mashed parsnips were freaking nauseating). But I was glad we were going to my parents' afterward! I couldn't wait to dig in to the real food! I don't know how John survived all these years without me; the man LOVES food.
Anyway, this year I am bringing:
chicken & dumplings
peanut butter cookies w/ hershey kisses on top
mashed potatoes & gravy (John's request, I don't think it really 'goes' with ham, but whatever)
Fordhook lima beans
deviled eggs
sweet tea
and our traditional turkey bread that I get from Publix every year. We may not have turkey, but we will have turkey bread!!
And Shelbie is making Monkey Bread.
So, I'm making sure our Thanksgiving Dinner is Off the Chain!
Hope yours is too.....what's cooking at your house?
It all sounds delicious. Enjoy!
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