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New GoBackpacking post, Thanksgiving-style. Last Friday, as my family and I exited our favorite Connecticut restaurant, we were riding on a wave of food- and family-induced content. Full of root vegetables, fresh seafood, strong spices, an old favorite wine, and generous desserts that no one could finish, there was little that could have stolen the joy from [...]
1) Cherish your time with your family.
2) Thank your aunt for her hard work, like a 4:30 AM Thanksgiving wake-up call. 3) Then give thanks for leftovers.
4) Avoid the stores on Black Friday; instead, catch up with old friends. 5) Remember [...] I hope everyone had a very happy and very thankful day yesterday! holiday vegetable prep I have kind of an odd relationship with this holiday. Very little of the traditional food has ever appealed to me: I’ve never enjoyed turkey; I find mashed potatoes bland; the concept of stuffing baked inside a turkey kind [...] I’m about to walk out the door to drive to my aunt’s, but I wanted to pop in to wish everyone celebrating a very happy holiday! Pictured above is my contribution to the table: raw walnut and mushroom stuffing. [Gena, this is genius-ly good]. Enjoy your day of feast and family! I’ll be back with some [...] I hope all the Americans reading have safe travels if your plans take you out of town today. I am praying my train is early enough not to be overwhelmingly flooded with the crowds leaving the city. We will see. I’m dedicating my post today to my mom: today is her birthday. It’s a big birthday, but [...] |
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