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Cooking & Baking

MOMFUDSKI

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3. We used to get together with 2 couples and my

Reply to ificandream (Original post)

Thu Nov 16, 2023, 01:51 PM

Nov 2023

daughter every Holiday. Took turns. Last Thanksgiving I was having terrible sciatica pain and bowed out. This year the pain is even worse and am again OUT. Husband brought a 10-lb turkey home today. It will be he and me and football. I will hump around my kitchen day before making pies, wild rice dish, and stuffing veggies cut up for Thursday. Husband will help. That’s all this 76-yr-old is capable of. I’m good with this.

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Martha Stewart is 'turkeyed out' and canceled her Thanksgiving dinner (CNN) [View all] ificandream Nov 2023 OP

Go small, leave home. I don't blame Martha a bit. It gets old when we get old. Attilatheblond Nov 2023 #1

Good for her. Im not cooking either. Srkdqltr Nov 2023 #2

We used to get together with 2 couples and my MOMFUDSKI Nov 2023 #3

My favorite Thanksgivings were covered dish affairs with friends Warpy Nov 2023 #5

I would suggest a more intimate dinner with 2 or 3 good friends Warpy Nov 2023 #4

Ah, more and more people are realizing that running around, acting crazy and stuff for Thanksgiving can be SWBTATTReg Nov 2023 #6

She is getting up there in years Old Crank Nov 2023 #7