tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3465676704962896504.post2499211082521274705..comments2023-07-06T02:50:38.320-07:00Comments on Rants, Ravings and Ruminations: Cheers to Thanksgiving!Lisa Chiuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09750693135688849345noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3465676704962896504.post-19752062071663132542008-12-02T10:11:00.000-08:002008-12-02T10:11:00.000-08:00YUM! Italian Thanksgiving sounds awesome. We shoul...YUM! Italian Thanksgiving sounds awesome. We should merge our Thanksgivings next year!Lisa Chiuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09750693135688849345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3465676704962896504.post-54922405385937810482008-12-02T08:33:00.000-08:002008-12-02T08:33:00.000-08:00Thanksgiving is the best, even if you do have to s...Thanksgiving is the best, even if you do have to suffer through another pathetic Lions game. <BR/><BR/>I never realized that a Thanksgiving meal could be anything but turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes, yams, etc. until three years ago, when I experienced my first Italian Thanksgiving feast. (Kind of a microcosm of the expanding worldview in general since leaving my small hometown...)<BR/><BR/>Three distinct and separate courses--meals in themselves, really--followed by the desserts. First comes the antipasti, a magical array of deli meats, marinated veggies (red peppers, artichokes, mushrooms), meatbreads (stromboli)...then it's the pasta course, complete with meatballs and sausages, and then the turkey et. al. When dessert comes, it's pumpkin and apple pie, but also cannoli and other italian pastries.<BR/><BR/>Needless to say, I have become a huge fan of mixing cultural traditions at Thanksgiving.Yippee Skippyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15905325456567222345noreply@blogger.com