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If your favourite isn’t on the list, please share it with us!

i didn’t realize how much i loved cranberry sauce until the person who was supposed to bring it to the potluck forgot. even the cranberry-jello-out-of-a-can—it’s a perfect compliment to all of the saltiness (especially since yams make me want to yak).

oh, and i shouldn’t forget my dad’s creme brulee, since that’s become a staple Thanksgiving food for our family.

dan, youre not even American.

actually, dan is bi. meaning american and canadian, of course.

Green bean casserole is definitely my favorite. Whot doesn’t love heavy doses of sodium wrapped up in cream of mushroom “soup,” “beans” and dried “onions”? All sound gross indiividually, but their combination is magical.

i like to celebrate thanksgiving as often as anybody gives me an excuse to do so. i wish i were russian as well, so i could have two christmases, or chinese so i could have two new yearses.

and i agree with janel, green bean casserole is exquisite. anybody got a good recipe for that?

This was the first year since I’ve known my wife that we didn’t have two Thanksgivings. We just had too much going on in October for the Canadian one. You are right though Dan—any excuse for another feast is just wonderful. Though I feel kind of guilty admitting that I too frequently use those days as an excuse for gluttony and sloth instead of dedicating it exclusively to giving thanks.
Oh, and I love having apple cider. I LOVE having apple cider. Not the hard stuff, just the autumnal pressed stuff. It does a body good.

The standard recipe for green bean casserole can be found on the back of any can of Durkee’s dried onions. Basically, it’s 1 can cream of mushroom soup, two cans of cut green beans and some dried onions baked in a 350-degree oven for 35 minutes. Sprinkle more onions on top, bake 5 minutes more.

So easy. And I thought my grandma was working magic in the kitchen whenever she made this dish. HA! Adulthood has taught me better.

thanks mrsanniep, maybe we could have thread someplace for people’s favourite recipes. or maybe “food” could be a new category under “arts”.

i think it’s funny that turkey is on par with jello salad at this point in the poll.

go stuffing!