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Turkey Day SANS the turkey: Thanksgiving Italian-style
Picture it: A rowdy crowd of Italians gathered around the Thanksgiving table; my mother (or in the

curlywurlygurly
Thu, 20 Nov 2008 13:31:47 +0000

Picture it: A rowdy crowd of Italians gathered around the Thanksgiving table; my mother (or in the olden days, my grandmother) pulling the crowning glory from the oven and carrying it to the table with a flourish. As she sets the masterpiece on the table, we cheer and congratulate her on the culinary achievement. A spatula is handed to my mom and she makes the ceremonial cut into the Thanksgiving Day main course.

Up until this point, my story may sound similar to your Thanksgiving dinner, but here's where it gets a little dicey. My mom has NOT pulled a turkey from her oven, friends. We don't really eat turkey on Thanksgiving at our house. Instead, our main course is an ooey-gooey, bubbling hot tray of lasagna.

To be fair, my mom does cook up a small turkey breast and most of the trimmings, but it's purely ornamental. We hack into the turkey breast to make sandwiches when we're playing cards after dinner and I think we eat it only to be polite and maybe as a nod toward tradition.

The only trimmings I like are mashed potatoes (made with Yukon gold potatoes, entire sticks of butter and HEAVY cream), green beans, and cranberry mold (some kind of jell-o and sour cream mash up with nuts in it-Panny, I hear you shrieking in horror!).

So, what's on your Thanksgiving day table? Any family specialties? Do you even LIKE turkey? Spill the gravy and tell me everything!

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