Re: Thanksgiving Visit!

velveteenb · ‎03-10-2010

good morning, cherry!

thank you for the warm welcome back; i hope to stick around a little longer this time!

my best friend will ONLY eat cornbread stuffing; he thinks everything else is "dreadful stuff". i like how people have such different tastes ... gives me an excuse to cook more options, when i'm cooking for a crowd.

happy (early) Thanksgiving to you!

bunny. the formerly dangerous rabbit.

velveteenb · ‎03-10-2010

hihi haddon9 --

i remember you, too! happy to see you here.

chocolate cake and maybe pie? yum! i think you got the best end of that bargain. < g >

do you think the parades have changed for the better? i feel like the Macy's parade has become a big broadway commercial. i still watch, but look forward eagerly to the Tournament of Roses.

happy holidays to you and your family!

bunny. the formerly dangerous rabbit.

velveteenb · ‎03-10-2010

hihi oxox --

ooh, aren't you clever -- black *and* green olives! and it has to be the kind that comes in cans; none of the fancy olive bar varieties will do!

thanks for the welcome back.

hope you enjoy your holiday(s).

bunny. the formerly dangerous rabbit.

ID2 · ‎06-25-2012

@velveteenb wrote:
hihi everyone!

i'm hoping that despite my prolonged absence, some of you might remember me. more than that, i'm hoping you're glad to see me!

so ... you've quite possibly covered this in another thread, but i've gotta ask: what's on your Thanksgiving menu? what "traditional" foods do you despise? what MUST be included, or it wouldn't be Thanksgiving? any vegans/vegetarians here? do you make a meal of sides or do you prepare something to take the place of the turkey?

i'm vegetarian, aspiring to return to vegan. Thanksgiving doesn't bother me, because i always thought the sides were the best part of the meal anyway. this year it looks like it'll just be me (long story, which i'm happy to tell if you're curious).

my current plan is to make a vegducken. it's a recipe a friend found for me, and resembles a turducken in that it's one thing inside another, inside another. the difference is that it's zucchini and eggplant and other stuff. takes HOURS to prepare, but it's something to do while watching the parade.

then there's the cranberry relish salad. one of Mollie Katzen's recipes, and i've made it for years. not too sweet, crunchy, refreshingly cold.

thinking of doing a broccoli and wild rice casserole. the recipe as is, is a little bland, but perhaps i'll saute some onions and garlic.

dessert? i'm hoping to have the energy to make a chocolate angel pie. kind of old fashioned, but i love it. it's a meringue shell/crust filled with an intense chocolate not-quite-mousse, and topped with whipped cream. i discovered there's also a lemon version, but haven't tried it.

oh! the traditional relish tray, right? with the pitted olives to stick on the ends of your fingers? celery and carrot sticks that usually just wither quietly away, except that i like them.

so that's my plan. what's yours?

bunny. the formerly dangerous rabbit.

ps if any of you remember last year's drive-by, i apologize for disappearing. i am profoundly changed by last year's experience and haven't quite regained my equilibrium.

Your Thanksgiving dinner sounds like the hilarious episode of Everybody Loves Raymond when Marie made a tofu turkey. Very funny Thanksgiving episode!

"Pure Michigan"

velveteenb · ‎03-10-2010

hihi Firefly3 --

thanks for the welcome back. Happy Thanksgiving to you, too!

bunny. the formerly dangerous rabbit.

Trinity11 · ‎11-16-2014

So happy to see you posting @velveteenb. I remember your various health issues and especially your struggle with diabetes. I have thought of you often and was happy this morning to see that you have checked in. Hopefully, you are doing well and just needed a break from the boards.

You have always been such a good cook, I am sure that Thanksgiving will be very special for you.

Once again, glad to see you here and please don't be a stranger.

Happy Thanksgiving to you and yours.....

velveteenb · ‎03-10-2010

hihi missy1 --

you're funny! i love the way you wrote your post!

no apple pie or green bean casserole? i kind of agree with you about pumpkin pie, but love sweet potato pie.

tell you what: i'll give you all my meat, if i can have your serving of green beans. deal?

are you saying you put yams in your stuffing? or that you like to include yams as a separate side dish? pecan pie is good, indeed.

were you ever missy1w?

bunny. the formerly dangerous rabbit.

velveteenb · ‎03-10-2010

hihi all!

thank you again for the warm welcome back! your kindness is much appreciated.

it's not that i'm not grateful for all of your posts, it's that i've gotta run. taking the car in for a mandated check-up. plus i've developed some sort of tremor in my hands which can make typing a bit of a challenge! i shall persevere and continue my replies later. hope you all have a spectacular day!

oh -- is there a way to set my font preferences so that i don't have to redo it for each time i post? also my signature? thanks.

bunny. the formerly dangerous rabbit.

sophiesofers · ‎11-10-2016

@velveteenb Hi Bunny, I am new to the board but just wanted to say that your menu sound delicious! Your broccoli and rice casserole and dessert sound awesome! Welcome back! Happy Thanksgiving!