I can't cook a Thanksgiving dinner. All I can make is cold cereal and maybe toast.

[constance]

I've made Thankgiving dinner -- as in, a whole Thanksgiving dinner, turkey and dressing and hors d'oeuvres and desserts and everything -- exactly once. It was kind of fun, in a way, having twelve people in the house scarfing down on all that food, but it was stressful, and not really something I'm eager to repeat anytime soon. I'm happy just pitching in, as I've done in years past, or contributing a dish or two to a potluck, which is what's happening this year (stuffed mushrooms and sweet potatoes roasted with thyme are my contribution, all ready to go into the oven when I wake up in the morning). It's more fun when the responsibilities are shared, I think, just because I'm not a confident enough cook to be able to whisk big meals together in no time flat. I'm slow and I like to take my time and be sure I'm getting things right.

What are your responsibilities this Thanksgiving? (Assuming you're having one, of course.) Is anyone sharing your load?

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[laurelwood.livejournal.com]

We're going here (http://www.visitasilomar.com/). In addition to being a gorgeous place (and close to my mom, so she won't have to kvetch about driving up to San Jose for a third time this month), they do a fantastic Thanksgiving buffet. We've been once before, and that time, our party was small enough that we got seated at one of the big, round tables with total strangers, which was kind of a fun adventure. This year, my aunt, uncle and cousins (the ones infamous for not packing any food for last Thanksgiving's yurt extravaganza) are coming, too, so we probably won't get to meet any nice couples from Iowa today.

Your potluck offerings sound delicious! I hope you have a wonderful Thanksgiving, and have enough energy, when you come back home, to rejoice over your non-trashed kitchen.

[tofty.livejournal.com]

Yeah, you know, the best thing about having Thanksgiving at someone else's house is that when it's all done, you can go home and not worry about it for another year. Except actually. My kitchen was in worse shape when I got home than my parents' was when I left their house, because I am better at cleaning other people's kitchens than my own.

And your trip looks lovely! I like your (newish?) tradition of going elsewhere for Thanksgiving, and I hope you all had a wonderful weekend.