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08 October 2007

Happy Thanksgiving, Canuckbunnies! May you be blessed with the company of family/friends/really good people and an overabundance of insanely rich food. May the good lord see fit to provide you with a comfortable place to slip peacefully into a turkey-induced coma, and may you never run out of bacon.

post by: elizard at: 10:08 | 17 comments

Frobisher, eh? Cool story.

posted by chuckdarwin 08 October | 10:09

We had our big dinner Saturday. I am already tiring of turkey.

posted by arse_hat 08 October | 10:15

I did not know that, cd (or I learned it in grade 1 and subsequently forgot). Thanks for the link.

On preview: My uncle & his wife and I gorged on bison roast & punkin pie last night, but I'm going over to a friend's place for the mad turkey madness tonight. Good thing I'm working today (though a short day) so I can burn off some of the richness and rebuild my appetite.

posted by elizard 08 October | 10:20

Happy Thanksgiving O sane northern neighbors!

posted by chewatadistance 08 October | 10:36

Heh....I'm with arse_hat, although I haven't had any leftovers yet. We had my in laws over on Saturday, and then a big friends dinner yesterday. I spent about 80 bucks (that's about, um, USD80, btw!) on poultry Saturday morning. The bird I cooked yesterday turned out great, stuffed with my mom's sausage/tarragon bread stuffing. My pal put a porketta roast on the barbecue...His wife made homemade baked beans. It was a great meal with great friends.

Today, we're hanging out, bummed about the grey, rainy day!

posted by richat 08 October | 11:04

I did not know that, cd (or I learned it in grade 1 and subsequently forgot). Thanks for the link.

Yeah, you could fit what I know about Canada in an envelope, so I like to read up.

It's a drag that people constantly assume I'm Canadian, because I make a terrible ambassador.

posted by chuckdarwin 08 October | 11:05

Thanks, indeed, cd, I didn't know the origins of Thanksgiving either, and I'd like to think I have a good base of Canadian history. :)

We're not roasting a turkey this year since my brother complains it's dry. I think he's crazy but he's usually pretty low-maintenance so I figured we could give into this one request to have beef instead. So tonight I'm roasting a yummy herb-crusted beef tenderloin and serving it up with a light risotto. I haven't made any plans for dessert, but I'm wondering if I should bake something....what I'm not quite sure...perhaps a rich chocolate loaf? Will have to see what's in the pantry...

posted by phoenixc 08 October | 12:04

Happy Thanksgiving, northern neighbors!

(I plan a pumpkin pie preview myself later.)

posted by Pips 08 October | 12:18

Happy Thanksgiving to all! Enjoyed a turkey dinner with relatives yesterday, and now I'm just settling in to watch the Roughriders take apart the Calgary Stampeders.

Life is good.

posted by evilcolonel 08 October | 12:25

It took over two hours for me to get to work due to damned holiday busses, and it was pretty cold. I have chicken pie from the butcher's for lunch (with taties and carrots), so that's ok. No turkey or any kind of get-together thing for me though, but I don't much care one way or another.

posted by Zack_Replica 08 October | 12:44

phoenixc, it may be too late now, but the last time I made this chocolate terrine the guests actually gave it/me a standing ovation.

Zack, so sorry about the no turkey thing (though I know you really aren't fussed about it). I'll mail you some leftovers ;)

posted by elizard 08 October | 12:56

thanks for the recipe elizard! that chocolate terrine looks dangerous!

posted by phoenixc 08 October | 13:20

Happy Thanksgiving! I'm away from my family this year, actually, but it's ok because I had thanksgiving twice last year so things are just evening themselves out now.

posted by SassHat 08 October | 13:51

Happy Canucksgiving!

posted by jason's_planet 08 October | 14:14

Happy Turkey Day!

The mister and I had our turkey dinner yesterday (the first Canadian t-day in our new-ish house!) and it was good. Today we're having pizza leftovers ..er.. left over from Friday night.

posted by deborah 08 October | 18:09

Yay! Mailed leftovers! There'd better be gravy!

posted by Zack_Replica 08 October | 20:32

Sadly, there was no gravy :( But I'll make you some 'specially. A bunch of ziplock bags should be okay, right? One each for the smashed taters, gravy, turkey, etc. I think I've got an envelope big enough. I'll just go look.

posted by elizard 09 October | 00:50

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