Food and Drink: November 2007 Archives
since i am complaining about thanksgiving, i thought i would share a story that has nothing to do with thanksgiving. just because.
a few weeks ago in class, we (my students and i) were discussing a poem. for prep, the students needed to come up with the qualities of a lamb based on preconceived notions. so, while the students are doing this in groups, i do the same thing. it is only fair that i participate.
they start compiling a list of qualities, naive, innocent, sweet, young, soft, white, etc. they did really well. but deep down inside, i was slightly disappointed that no one came up with delicious. le sigh. they all shook their heads when i made this suggestion. they take poetry way too seriously.
a few weeks ago in class, we (my students and i) were discussing a poem. for prep, the students needed to come up with the qualities of a lamb based on preconceived notions. so, while the students are doing this in groups, i do the same thing. it is only fair that i participate.
they start compiling a list of qualities, naive, innocent, sweet, young, soft, white, etc. they did really well. but deep down inside, i was slightly disappointed that no one came up with delicious. le sigh. they all shook their heads when i made this suggestion. they take poetry way too seriously.
so i don't get thanksgiving. i am probably more unamerican than t because he loves it more than most. it's the food, not the thanks.
i did not really grow up in a big thanksgiving family. most of my memories were not of this big elaborate meal that had hundreds of people. it was not this big fun/stressful/awesome family gathering, it was just a turkey, stuffing, and a bunch of other things i hate eating.
that's right. i said it. i hate eating that crap. i don't like turkey (except my mom's and even then i am on a limited turkey diet), sweet potatoes, stuffing, pumpkin pie, cranberry sauce. the other stuff, well, it's salad and dessert and appetizers. what the hell?
so here is my ideal thanksgiving menu: a pig roast, with cornbread pudding, egg noodles, salad, deviled eggs, potato salad (mustard based not mayo-based), dips and chips, asparagus, an assortment of cheeses, etc. but you see... do you see the problem? what i just described? that isn't thanksgiving, that's the 4th of july!
i did not really grow up in a big thanksgiving family. most of my memories were not of this big elaborate meal that had hundreds of people. it was not this big fun/stressful/awesome family gathering, it was just a turkey, stuffing, and a bunch of other things i hate eating.
that's right. i said it. i hate eating that crap. i don't like turkey (except my mom's and even then i am on a limited turkey diet), sweet potatoes, stuffing, pumpkin pie, cranberry sauce. the other stuff, well, it's salad and dessert and appetizers. what the hell?
so here is my ideal thanksgiving menu: a pig roast, with cornbread pudding, egg noodles, salad, deviled eggs, potato salad (mustard based not mayo-based), dips and chips, asparagus, an assortment of cheeses, etc. but you see... do you see the problem? what i just described? that isn't thanksgiving, that's the 4th of july!
