This week’s Friday Five is because of my preparations for our Thanksgiving dinner celebration, which here in the US will be next Thursday, November 28th. I hope our RevGals and Pals who are not in the US will play along, particularly as it relates to menus and food!
Be sure to link us to YOUR blog post by pasting your link into the comments. 
1. Turkey: love it? hate it? self-basted? fry it or roast it? Tofu-turkey? Tell me more. (I’ve only had one roasted turkey come out totally delish so I’m fishing for your tips!) I love turkey, because I make it the way my mama taught me: with a Reynolds Turkey Oven Bag. Testify: it works every time.
2. Stuffing: bagged? homemade? sage? sausage? cornbread? oysters? nuts? Got any inspiration for me? I call it dressing, because it is never stuffed into anything except the mouth. I make bread dressing with cubed bread dressing starter, lots of onion, celery, butter, and chicken stock. Mmmm.
3. Cranberries: When we celebrated Thanksgiving in Europe one year, our French friends thought we were nuts to choose a very sour berry and then load it with sugar. (Let alone the stuff that comes out of a can in a blob of gelatinous ooze!) What do you do with cranberries? I learned to make whole berry dressing from a former student assistant (who was horrified that I used the canned kind...!)
4. Potatoes: (Boil ‘em, mash ‘em, stick ‘em in a stew…) What’s your pleasure? Yes, please. I prefer butter and cream. My husband thinks they should be made akin to hot potato salad, with mustard, onion, chopped egg and dill pickle (that's not even how I make potato salad!) But if he likes it, I will make it.
5. Pie: I’m married to the Pie Man. Anything but coconut pie floats his boat. What do you make? (or buy?) Pumpkin? Pecan? Apple? Usually a pecan. I don't like cooked apples.
BONUS: A recipe that you’ve tried out and will make it to your table this year.
I don't have one, but need to find one fast. We are going to Thanksgiving dinner at Courtney's parents' home...the first time we will have met them! Woo woo.
