{"id":16101,"date":"2021-11-29T07:43:33","date_gmt":"2021-11-29T12:43:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ethnojunkie.com\/?p=16101"},"modified":"2021-11-29T08:26:47","modified_gmt":"2021-11-29T13:26:47","slug":"taking-sides-at-thanksgiving","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ethnojunkie.com\/?p=16101","title":{"rendered":"Taking Sides at Thanksgiving"},"content":{"rendered":"

My understanding is that families who gather together on Thanksgiving sometimes end up seated around the table arguing, ultimately taking sides.<\/p>\n

In my politically sane family, we don’t take sides \u2013 we bring sides, to the Thanksgiving table that is, because we do a potluck.<\/p>\n

My contributions this year were Scalloped Potatoes with Leeks and Bacon…<\/p>\n

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\nFresh out of the oven. Only a pint of heavy cream and a pound and a half of bacon went into this low-cal dish. \ud83d\ude1c<\/p>\n

…and Savory Corn Pudding.
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\nFresh out of the oven. It’s a signature recipe of mine that uses frozen corn \u2013 evaluated and actually better than fresh for this \u2013 as well as Cope’s dried sweet corn. I marvel at the way the snipped chives always find their way to the top. Did I mention that half a pound of butter and more than a pint of heavy cream were ingredients as well?<\/p>\n

Hope your Thanksgiving was a peaceful one too!
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