Meal Plan Monday: Thanksgiving Day Edition
I hope you all had good weekends. And I hope none of you had any bad restaurant experiences.
Is anyone else feeling super excited for Thanksgiving? It’s a holiday all about food, family and more food, what’s not to love?
Who’s cooking?? I sometimes wish Joey and I were one of those young couples that lives in a state without their family and throws Thanksgiving dinners for their group of friends, but then I remember I would probably have to cook a turkey and nothing strikes fear to my heart like having to cook a turkey. So I’ll stick to forcing my cooking on Joey’s family instead 🙂
So what am I bringing?
Brussel Sprouts with Bacon, Garlic and Shallots
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Pretend there’s a picture of some delicious-looking rolls here, will ya?
After turkey, making rolls from scratch with yeast and rolling and laminating, is the next thing that strikes fear to my heart.
Joey’s already asked if we should buy some Pilsbury pop-the-can-and-bake rolls just in case. Yes, yes we should.
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Minus that crazy candy garnish on top. I’m fancy, but I’m not that fancy.
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So tell me, what are you making??
And if you’re not cooking, what dish are you most looking forward to?
10 Signs of a Bad Restaurant
1. Upon giving you a rundown of the menu, your server informs you that they have several gluten-free and veggie-free salad options.
2. You are quoted a wait time of “20 minutes at most” and 20 minutes later you decide to just sit at the bar and don’t see a table open until you are almost done with your meal.
3. You have to bus your own seat at the bar.
4. You keep making eye contact with your server every time he walks by because you’d like to order your food already and he doesn’t get the hint till you literally grab him as he walks by and say you’re ready to order.
5. The calzone is so packed with ricotta that even a cheese lover is grossed out and won’t eat it.
6. The bar tender breaks the cork on 2 bottles of wine and proceeds to look you in the eyes as she loudly repeats “shit, shit, shit.”
7. The restaurant is pretty near deserted at 8 PM on a Friday night.
8. You pull up your Groupon on your iPhone and your server tries to walk away with it.
9. They charge you wrong. And not in a good way.
10. You can easily list ten things that went wrong at the restaurant.
All of this is a shame since my pizza was actually really good.
But no pizza could get me to go back to this place.
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What’s been your worst restaurant experience?
P.S. Did anyone notice I listed 6 things on my “5 things to be grateful for” post?? Counting is hard…
5 More Things to be Grateful for this Friday
1. My mom.
Who makes sure I get my car in to get the oil changed, let’s me sob hysterically about things that a) don’t matter or b) make me sound like a crazy person, continues to let me come get massages every week without paying, cooks ridiculously good food, proof reads anything I need her to and so much more.
Without her I wouldn’t have plates to eat off of, a beautiful face of freckles, a sense of humor about pickles or a permanent love for Cream of Wheat.
In short, I wouldn’t be me.
2. Yoga.
For making me feel strong and beautiful.
3. For breakfast.
To power me through stressful days at work, to share with a loved one or just to fill my hungry stomach.
I know, this one seems kind of stupid, but not everyone chooses or gets to eat breakfast, so I’m grateful.
3. Quiet mornings.
For the beauty, solitude and peace of mind they bring.
4. Cookies.
You have to be grateful for the little things too.
5. For you.
I’m eternally grateful to have found so many kind-hearted food-loving people through this blog writing experience.
I read every.single.comment. you all leave, and they make me so happy 🙂
Thanks.
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What are you grateful for this week?
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