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I am celebrating by running away to Arizona to visit my.brother. I will eat whatever is made or whatever i bring. 😋

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Sounds pretty perfect to me!

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I’m jumping all the way out of my box this year and planning to go to the local vegan restaurant for the full spread! I usually cook all the things for just my husband and I. Then we eat leftovers for days. I love it, but it’s a lot of work. There are 2 vegan restaurants in our area that are preparing the full meal so I thought why not support their business and go try somebody else’s rendition. I’m planning a large fall salad for supper after that extra large lunch.

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Thank you so much for the mention! I hope you use your challah recipe to bake up a challah turkey. Always glad to bring a little rebellious levity to a traditional feast!

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Thanksgiving was always a simmering tension 'holiday' in my family (which I could mostly duck as a kid since there was usually a major paper/project due right after). Now it's mostly about the sides, but this year for many reasons I kinda just want to lay low with my cat watching silly Hallmark movies, and am very interested in the empanadas.

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Also it was very kind of you to suggest alternatives to crazed & panicky shoppers. I don't think I've ever seen that happen before, but would be an awesome thing if you weren't also dealing with the insane lines. I've never seen grocery stores busier than Wednesday before Thanksgiving and the morning of the Super Bowl.

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Laying low is the way to go this year.

About when I worked at the store, it’s why I still tell people in my recipes about where to find the more unusual ingredients at their market and give substitutions. I’m trying to help people before they’re wandering around lost in the grocery store because I’m not there to help them. Nothing has changed lol

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I am so making that challah turkey. I already had your fall challah on the menu, and I wanted to do something fun.

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It’s so damn cute. I’ve got 2 Thanksgivings this year and at least one is getting that turkey!

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With divorced in-laws (now both deceased), we long ago said no to navigating who got to spend which holiday with us to avoid ridiculous drama, on top of the husband’s birthday being around turkey day and him always having felt snowed under as a kid as a result. We eat well, but it’s always low key, and we have a standing invite for one of our usually single and now orphaned friends.

Because a vegan roast with the usual trappings is still enjoyed a lot here, we do tend to do that one in November. For Christmas I decided I no longer want to do a second pass at basically a similar meal, mostly because I find that boring, so last year hubs and I sat making tamales together in the morning, had a bunch of Mexican and TexMex style sides, and dessert was a pineapple upside down cake, because those are delicious and we are pleasing only ourselves, plus kids.

I am super tempted by the empanadas and the potatoes, everyone loves those here and they look fucking delicious. So those will definitely make an appearance here at some point I’m sure.

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Yes!!! This is how you do it. Tamales at Christmas are always a good idea. I’m glad you get to celebrate however you want. It’s the only way.

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It's my sister brother-in-law and I now, since my step family is a bunch of trumpers and my parents and and stepmother are dead. So now it's just the three of us and it's super low-key which is so nice. Last year we did dips of many different kinds. We had chips and crackers and pita and vegetables and it was just an absolutely awesome grazing table all day while we watched crappy HGTV shows and worked a puzzle.

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Wait, I love a grazing day. What a fun idea! I agree, lowkey is the best.

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One of the best Thanksgivings I ever had was when everyone was too emotionally exhausted to cook, so we all basically said "Fuck it" and ordered an almost indecent amount of Punjabi food.

Very intrigued by the empanadas...

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Honestly, sometimes the break in tradition ends up being your most cherished memory. An epic amount of Punjabi food sounds IDEAL. The whole point is to feel good, right?

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Bingo. The only drawback is that it's hard to make stuffles from Punjabi leftovers (but I'd be willing to give it the old college try).

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I also volunteer to try 🫡

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Wow, this one is packed with so much good stuff!

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It is such BS that people would have a breakdown in the grocery store. Did they think you were purposely hiding things? Also, totally practicing my cackle. I look forward to terrifying my friends and family.

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They were never thinking. I think “the customer is always right” really ruined a lot of people’s personalities. They just wanted to feel in control. It was so wild to watch and I watched it all the time

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Again, Michelle, you are spot on 💯 And the turkey challah: Brilliant!

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Isn’t it so damn cute?!?!!!!

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