There is a great deal to be loved about the food served at Thanksgiving. There are very few foods that Troubled Eater won't eat at Thanksgiving. Despite the bounty of delicious foods available at Thanksgiving time, Troubled Eater still can't handle the following foods:
Dark meat - Troubled Eater doesn't understand this, at all. Why does anyone want to eat a dark, fatty meat? Gross! There is not much more pleasing than a thick slice of steamy, white turkey meat. Why ruin the holiday by eating those dark bits? And don't GET her started on any giblets! GAGAGAGAGAGAGAG!
Candied yams with marshmallows - Troubled Eater cannot STAND, do you hear her, STAND sweet potatoes! They are vile. Unearthly. Blech. So the idea of a dish swimming in sweet potatoes, butter and marshmallows just about kills poor Trouble Eater.
Cranberries - It should be no shock that Troubled Eater struggles with most varieties of berries. In fact, she has a post idea dedicated to the berry family. The only thing worse than a bowl full of berries is a plate filled with slices of canned cranberry, complete with the can imprint still on the fruit product. The only satisfactory part of the canned cranberry portion of the meal is the "ssssssssssswack" noise it makes as it slides out of the can.
Gravy - Gravy simply pollutes perfectly good meat and/or potatoes. It smothers the good taste right out of food, and makes it all...squishy. Troubled Eater is a plain eater. She doesn't eat gravy, sauces, or even common condiments such as ketchup. Now, she WILL eat gravy with a good beef and yorkshire pudding, but that's about the only time she finds gravy acceptable.
For all these horrible foods, there are still plenty of GREAT foods to eat at the local Thanksgiving table. Troubled Eater's plate will still be filled with delicious treats such as turkey, mashed potatoes, stuffing, rolls, and a Thanksgiving classic...pumpkin pie. Yum.
Coming up at our next food holiday...green bean casserole, pecan pie, and egg nog!
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Welcome back! It's about time. Did you know that mashed potatoes are made with butter? And that the pumpkin in pumpkin pie is also from a can? Every year I look at the canned cranberries and think "ewww" but then I eat them. And they are delicious.
ReplyDeleteYay! I'm so glad you blogged!! This was a good post! I have always thought that canned crapberry stuff looked just awful. I don't think I've ever touched the stuff. So if it really is good, then I'm missing out! oh well. Ugh, and the sweet potatoes and marshmallows...yuck yuck yuck
ReplyDeletebtw, so glad you are feeling better now!
ReplyDeleteYou are hilarious!! Canned cranberries--who needs em? Disgusting!!!
ReplyDeleteCanned cranberries are horrifying. HOWEVER. A few Thanksgivings ago, I found a recipe for cranberry sauce that is just phenomenal. It's sweet, not bitter! And you use actual cranberries to make it, not some sludge you break out of a can, and you can put all kind of nice things in it, like cinnamon or cloves or whatever else floats your boat. If you don't like berries, you don't like berries, but cranberries done right are a far cry from that gelatinous terror you find in the cans. Bleeeech.
ReplyDeleteI like the taste of dark meat, but for some reason it still grosses me out. I can only eat it if I don't look at it. Which is not a good plan when I'm wielding both a knife and a fork.
Oh, darn, I was planning to make a cranberry jello salad topped with marshmallows for Thanksgiving!!!
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