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Nov. 27th, 2013 08:37Knoxville for Thanksgiving for the second year in a row!
Thanksgivings remain indecisive in terms of where we'll be - this is the second year in a row we've done Knoxville, but last year was Uber Thanksgiving Cook All The Things, which was kind of overwhelming for Hyoun's parents, especially as that meant Hyoun's parents got stuck with lots of leftovers they wouldn't really eat. So this year, we're doing Ruth's Chris. Which I get, hosting is a pain, but it feels weird to me to be doing Thanksgiving not at home? And we're all happy to do the actual cooking so his parents can relax, but I think his mom feels like she's being a bad host if she isn't doing the cooking. I kind of want to do my parents' current way at some point, though - they get Dungeness crab, to open the season. Yummy. Maybe we could do lobsters in Boston next year?
I think I'm especially wistful because this year, Chanukah and Thanksgiving are overlapping! THANKSGIVUKAH! Deep frying the turkey! Challah in the stuffing! A once in a lifetime opportunity for latkes instead of mashed potatoes! ... oh my gosh, you could even make sweet potato latkes and top them with marshmallow fluff! Sufganiyot instead of (okay, fine, in addition to) pie! I may have to pull together a Thanksgivukah fest once we go home, but with what time?
Thanksgivings remain indecisive in terms of where we'll be - this is the second year in a row we've done Knoxville, but last year was Uber Thanksgiving Cook All The Things, which was kind of overwhelming for Hyoun's parents, especially as that meant Hyoun's parents got stuck with lots of leftovers they wouldn't really eat. So this year, we're doing Ruth's Chris. Which I get, hosting is a pain, but it feels weird to me to be doing Thanksgiving not at home? And we're all happy to do the actual cooking so his parents can relax, but I think his mom feels like she's being a bad host if she isn't doing the cooking. I kind of want to do my parents' current way at some point, though - they get Dungeness crab, to open the season. Yummy. Maybe we could do lobsters in Boston next year?
I think I'm especially wistful because this year, Chanukah and Thanksgiving are overlapping! THANKSGIVUKAH! Deep frying the turkey! Challah in the stuffing! A once in a lifetime opportunity for latkes instead of mashed potatoes! ... oh my gosh, you could even make sweet potato latkes and top them with marshmallow fluff! Sufganiyot instead of (okay, fine, in addition to) pie! I may have to pull together a Thanksgivukah fest once we go home, but with what time?
