You Say, "To-may-to" and I Say, "To-mah-to"

Once again, here we go over the river and through the woods. Some of us will enjoy a lovely, festive meal with dear ones and others will be wishing they would have figured out an excuse to get out of going where they ended up for the holiday.

This blog could easily fall into the “no-in laws” category from my book, "Single 101: 101 Reasons to Celebrate Being Single", but let's focus on the food! Fortunately for us who are single and living alone, what gets stuffed into the refrigerator, stays in the refrigerator, (even the left-over turkey is all pour moi). But wait, ah, ah, ah- get your mits off of that turkey leg and read Maggie’s story first:

I was born and raised in the Midwestern United States, where it was tradition to stuff and roast a turkey. We had all the trimmings with potatoes, gravy, an assortment of cooked vegetables, cranberry relish, cornbread and pumpkin pie. My husband and I were married for 18 years, but he was never satisfied with Thanksgiving served at our house, where I did all the cooking. He grew up in Maine, where the holidays were centered on the family seafood business. Thanksgiving and Christmas to his family meant clam chowder or lobster bisque, fresh scallops, shrimp, anything seafood. Potatoes were acceptable, but cranberry relish came out of the can.
Not a seafood lover myself, I dreaded those long trips to the east coast every other year. Trying to be polite, I would sip my chowder, but get full on mashed potatoes. What I was most thankful for on those Thanksgiving Days was simply the pumpkin pie!

Maggie isn’t alone. When you’re from the other side of the continent, it’s easy to see how so many of us clash when it comes to taste, especially on this day of feasting. The total win-win being single, is that you can travel anywhere you want for Thanksgiving, eat what you want, select what you want at the market or stay home and curl up with a great book.

Here’s hoping that this Thanksgiving finds you with who you love being with or doing what you love. Since we only live once, go ahead and add a dollop of whipped cream on that pie. Enjoy!