Thankful Thanksgiving List
In no particular order:
Britney Spears, those creepy incestuous Olsen twins and Colin Farrell
For teaching me that my increasing distance from pop culture is not really a bad thing.
Carbohydrates
French fries, mac and cheese, pizza, garlic mashed potatos, pesto pasta and the almighty...RICE.
People who order Turduckens
Most folks pack their turkeys with some stuffing, a few herbs and spices, a pat of butter. The more carnivorous cooks may throw in a sausage or two. The real champions stuff their turkeys with...ducks! The adrenaline rush associated with this culinary russian doll pales in comparison with the propsect of setting the kitchen on fire with a deep fried turkey, but the turkey stuffed duck wins the prize with the decadence factor.
The promise of post-thanksgiving spoonbread
Over the last several years, my thanksgiving has been defined by Yukari's "don't mess with the Master Chef" spoonbread. It's the ultimate starch, cream, corn and cheese treat. We're on opposite coasts this year, so I'm jump up with joy thankful for the promise of spoonbread when I visit.
Play Station 2
Creating even more gateways to repetive stress injuries.
Snowboarding
Since Play Station doesn't open gateways to head injuries.
Friday Farmer's Market
This is not just any farmer's market. It's graced by the Roli Roti--a chicken rotisserie truck adorned with a mock up 8ft x 4ft roast bird. Pretty kewl.
David Pogue, Manhola Dargis and William Grimes
Assurance that I will have at least a few moments of funny, solid writing each week.
David Quammen, Dave Barry, David Sedaris and David Pogue
For establishing my theory that white guys named David are funny.
The internet
For sucking time from my life that could be better spend on self-improvement projects.
Happy turkey daze!
Comments
The shocking development this Thanksgiving was the fact that mac n' cheese may have overtaken spoonbread as my favorite Yukari-made carb! I can't quite believe it myself, but there you have it. In other news, Suyin's turducken was (if she does say so herself) a rousing success. I intend to invite myself over for leftovers later today. Happy turkey hangover!
Posted by: alba | November 26, 2004 9:47 AM
Yes, Yukari's mac n' cheese is a piece of perfection. It's the pinnacle of the Master Chef's multi-cheese, no limits on the cream and butter style!
Posted by: Luna | November 26, 2004 11:58 AM
Hey, you left out the chicken in the turducken. TUR-key, DUCK, and chic-KEN. Or do they leave the chicken out now? How does that work, anyway? Ducks aren't THAT much bigger than chickens. Maybe it's a cornish game hen.
I'm deeply impressed that I know of someone, no matter how many degrees of seperation, who cooked a turducken.
Posted by: tony | December 15, 2004 9:15 PM