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I don't think my menu this year reveals much about my ancestry. But, my grandparents emmigrated from Europe when assimilation was very important. Although, our Greek side was a bit more concerned with tradition, you would have had a hard time finding too much in the way of Italian food at Thanksgiving. We did always have rice pilaf with raisins and nuts. There was no big Ziti casserole or lasagna. We always had olives, sometimes the canned black kind before real brine cured olives became available, and Italian bread.
You might have picked up the Greco-Turkish side from the olives or pilaf. The salad greens may have been another clue, or the dressing as we always had something like chicory in the mix and a vinnaigrette of oil, vinegar, garlic and oregano. And, I had never heard of the infamous green bean casserole until I was married. Nor had I ever seen a yam with marshmallows at my house. Indeed it may have been the absence of certain things that would give us away.
My husband has Irish, French Canadian, Native American, and Maritime ancestors with his first maternal ancestor landing on this side off the pond in 1624. The traditional Quebecois Pork Pie is the only Our guests have Irish, English, Scottish and German in their family backgrounds. She has never served me mashies and nips, or fish and chips.
You might have picked up the Greco-Turkish side from the olives or pilaf. The salad greens may have been another clue, or the dressing as we always had something like chicory in the mix and a vinnaigrette of oil, vinegar, garlic and oregano. And, I had never heard of the infamous green bean casserole until I was married. Nor had I ever seen a yam with marshmallows at my house. Indeed it may have been the absence of certain things that would give us away.
My husband has Irish, French Canadian, Native American, and Maritime ancestors with his first maternal ancestor landing on this side off the pond in 1624. The traditional Quebecois Pork Pie is the only Our guests have Irish, English, Scottish and German in their family backgrounds. She has never served me mashies and nips, or fish and chips.
Here's what we'll be sharing, other than friendship, on Thursday. A green vegetable dish and Scalloped potatoes, a Turducken stuffed with Andouille filling and cornbread, rolls, Green salad with pomegranate, and apple(and blue cheese if I can find it), pumpkin pie with ice cream. Hors d'oeuvres will be smoked salmon, with dill sourcream on cucumber, shrimp cocktail, and hummus with vegetables.
Whatever you buy cook, serve and eat, the most important thing is enjoying your friends and family, and of course taking stock of the good things we have and what we've learned. Parades, football, old movies, and trying new things, are the icing on the cake.
