Turkey is not one of those foods, however, it is not a food I enjoy. Turkey is definitely on my Owen List. I just can't bring myself to like it. I don't understand how anyone looks forward to it. I also feel like way too many holidays are celebrated with turkey. Christmas? Turkey! Thanksgiving? Turkey! St. Patrick's? Turkey! If it could be cut down to just one that would be great.
However, the dressing/stuffing from the turkey is another matter entirely. I was introduced to it in the latter part of high school and have never looked back. I figure I have to make up for all the years I was afraid to eat it. I could eat stuffing as a main dish. Yet, it is paired with turkey, so if I escape turkey, stuffing goes with it. It would be very wasteful of me to suggest cooking turkeys just for the stuffing and throwing the turkey out afterward.
I'm warming up to gravy. Poutine is helping a lot in that regard. I like thin gravy more than thick, Jell-o gravy.
I'm still avoiding cranberry sauce. It is definitely a stronghold of pickiness in me. Maybe it makes turkey worth eating? I just don't want to know.
I love Kristin's family's tradition of Christmas Brunch. Bacon, eggs, sausage, and hashbrowns could usurp turkey's stranglehold on celebratory dining any day. They should have their own holiday too. Maybe the Republic of Bacon could make it happen.
Long live bacon!
One food I tried this holiday was Spaghetti squash parmesana. As much as it sounds, it is not a combination of chicken parmesana and spaghetti. THAT would be great, but the squash messes it all up. It's all wet and vegetably. The marinara helps mask it, but not enough. VERDICT: Polite.
picture borrowed from http://www.republicofbacon.com/images/splitter_image_flag.gif
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