Home for Thanksgiving

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My first day back at home for Thanksgiving ran as it usually does-- slept well, ate well, hung out with my parents, and saw the pony. Braveheart is well, fat and happy as ever, and so very spoiled by my mother, to whom he is probably the favorite child. Mom and I went shopping for Thanksgiving dinner and bought a ton of stuff, probably more than we need given that it'll just be the three of us, without my relatives this year, and with my brother still being in Europe. I made dinner tonight, chicken marsala that came out very well, and I'm very much looking forward to the cooking tomorrow. I haven't had much of a chance to cook recently given all how busy I've been, so I'm excited to be able to go back to polishing my culinary skills.

I'm not sure what you guys all have for Thanksgiving, but the traditional Roberts family Thanksgiving always has a few certain dishes. We have turkey and stuffing like everybody else, with mashed potatoes (that even I eat without guilt for once), baked yams, brussel sprouts, cranberry relish, pear and parsnip puree, and pumpkin and apple pie. Not sure how some of these became traditional for us, but I certainly enjoy it. Interestingly, this is one of the few holidays that my family's Italian heritage doesn't seem to influence the way we celebrate. We have Italian touches in our Easter and Christmas, but not really anything in Thanksgiving.

Here's hoping that you all have a lovely Thanksgiving, with plenty of good food and dear loved ones to share it with.