Holidays for the lonely

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No grits with the turkey. I like grits though. I'm making dressing from scratch, fresh italian herbed green beans, sweet potatoes, and garlic mashed potatoes, to go along with everything everyone else is cooking. My dad is frying the turkey and I'm having the ham smoked.

Anyone else hungry?

I will have grits on Christmas morning on the buffet with lots of butter, garlic, and cheese. Everyone loves them.

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Take it from a Yank, fried turkey on Thanksgiving is just plain wrong!

Take it from a transplanted Yank. Cajun fried turkey RULES!

I turned on my Yank relatives to it last Thanksgiving. Didn't tell them beforehand (cuz we knew their reaction would be the same as yours) and they commented on how great the turkey was.

It's not at all what you think it would be. It's not greasy. Basically what happens is the skin is immediately cooked crispy and it locks everything else inside the turkey. So the meat stays really juicy & doesn't dry out like the baked stuff.

We'll usually inject ours with marinade the night before. Yummers!

And like Slappie said, it only takes about 40 minutes to cook.

Aw man, now I'm getting myself all hungry....

- Z
"Always be yourself... unless you suck." - Joss Whedon

[AggieDave 6]

Did someone mention fried turkey? hmmmmmm....ok, I'm going to have to go eat lunch now that I got all hungry and stuff.

--"When I die, may I be surrounded by scattered chrome and burning gasoline."

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And lest I forget, thanks Narci for sharing your tradition. What a great way to keep the holiday spirit alive.

I never realized how many people wind up by themselves during the holidays. I sort of took it for granted being married for years and having a pretty close family.

I'm trying to envision what it would be like to be by myself on Thanksgiving or Christmas. I'd prolly do what you do... find some similarly situated friends and have a good time in their company.

That's really what it's all about... sharing time with those people who are important parts of your life... family or not.

- Z
"Always be yourself... unless you suck." - Joss Whedon

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Talking about Frying Turkeys.. I'm probably going to be at a friends shop tomorrow night. It's the annual Fried Turkey Fiesta.. They'll probably fry about 30 to 35 tomorrow. Basiacly it's just a reason to skip work an stand around an drink beer..

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Bwahaha, fixed it, Quickdraw. Of course, I do like to make friends with everything before I eat it.

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I'm trying to envision what it would be like to be by myself on Thanksgiving or Christmas

Spent a few of those over my ten years in the military. It sucked....Not so much the being alone part. I can do that no problem. It's the fact that your alone and can't even go do anything to pass the time because there is NOTHING open.

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What???? Fried Turkey kicks ass!!!

I bet you're going to have grits with that, aren't you? I think I speak for many Northerners, What the fuck is the deal with grits?

Oh man! I love grits. They are like energizer food for me. 8-oz steak, 3 eggs, steaming grits, some OJ, and a cup of coffee. Mmmm... that is the perfect way to start the day on a cold morning.

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What???? Fried Turkey kicks ass!!!

I bet you're going to have grits with that, aren't you? I think I speak for many Northerners, What the fuck is the deal with grits?

Well I didn't mean SHE is having a baby.. but ya know what i meant. *slap*

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Give me some 3-4 really big biscuts, cover them with gravy, throw some grits on the side (slopping with butter), some coffee, now that's a cold morning starter.

--"When I die, may I be surrounded by scattered chrome and burning gasoline."

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this year should be interesting. I have to work on Christmas Eve as well as the day after. Wonderful Health Care systems. Since my family is 1300 miles away, Christmas will be spent in my apartment with a pizza or something of the sort, perhaps some DVDs from Blockbuster...

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Give me some 3-4 really big biscuts, cover them with gravy, throw some grits on the side (slopping with butter), some coffee, now that's a cold morning starter.

Now we're talking food, brother. In New York, they have croissants with jelly and a sensible beverage. That must suck. Probably explains why NYers are so testy all the time. No good food.

I never understood why people call crescent rolls "croissants". Can they charge more if the name of the food is translated into French? Just one more thing the French are to blame for, high prices on rolls.

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this year should be interesting. I have to work on Christmas Eve as well as the day after. Wonderful Health Care systems. Since my family is 1300 miles away, Christmas will be spent in my apartment with a pizza or something of the sort, perhaps some DVDs from Blockbuster...

I used to work at a hospital. Open for business on Christmas too. Couldn't get all the pesky sick people to go home. The only bar open on Christmas day was at a hotel.

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In New York, they have croissants with jelly and a sensible beverage

I spent a few weeks driving around Europe once. I was SOOOO glad when I ended up at a resort in Switzerland that had REAL breakfast. Omelettes and sausage!!!! That damn bread for breakfast thing gets old pretty quick. I'm a carnivore dammitt!!!

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My neighbor talks about going out for a traditional Jewish Christmas dinner: Chinese food . My family always celebrated Christmas eve more than the day, and we found that bowling alleys and cinemas were always open, too.

Wendy W.

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Oh man! I love grits. They are like energizer food for me. 8-oz steak, 3 eggs, steaming grits, some OJ, and a cup of coffee. Mmmm... that is the perfect way to start the day on a cold morning.

Do you keep an EMT with some paddles close by?

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Oh man! I love grits. They are like energizer food for me. 8-oz steak, 3 eggs, steaming grits, some OJ, and a cup of coffee. Mmmm... that is the perfect way to start the day on a cold morning.

Do you keep an EMT with some paddles close by?

It's probably bad for ya, but I just don't want to live a really long time while looking like a vegetarian. Do those people look like heroin addicts or what? All thin and pasty-faced. I'm at the top of the food chain. That is where the sausage-gravy on biscuits occurs. Mmm...

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"Vegetables are what the food eats..."

--"When I die, may I be surrounded by scattered chrome and burning gasoline."

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Oh man! I love grits. They are like energizer food for me. 8-oz steak, 3 eggs, steaming grits, some OJ, and a cup of coffee. Mmmm... that is the perfect way to start the day on a cold morning.
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Do you keep an EMT with some paddles close by?

He could get one of the portable AED's. I just happen to be an instructor on how to use them so i can help.

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I'm at the top of the food chain.

We spent a lot of years of evolution getting here. Why would I want to give up now?

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but I just don't want to live a really long time while looking like a vegetarian. [Tongue] Do those people look like heroin addicts or what? All thin and pasty-faced.

Ehhh, emmm. Just kidding...I'm not really a veg...I was a complete veg for about 5 years and the last 6 years I've eaten some fish and chicken. In the past couple months, I've had a bite of BZ's roast beef .....SANDWICH and a bite of a pork chop. I also ate some roasted beef a couple weeks ago but only b/c the people raise the cows themselves, they have good homes and good lives and then they take one to the butcher only when they're in need of meat. It's all fresh, not processed and they only take one cow every so often when they need meat.

It's for a lot of reasons...like I said, I'm not strict about it

It's not really a health thing, either. Just a love for animals and their well-being thing. I don't care when someone orders a burger, but if you eat so many fries that you can't finish your cow, then I'll be pissed. At least let the cow's life have counted for something!


Guess you'll have some making up to do....Oooo, this could be fun.

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but I just don't want to live a really long time while looking like a vegetarian. [Tongue] Do those people look like heroin addicts or what? All thin and pasty-faced.

Ehhh, emmm. Just kidding...I'm not really a veg...I was a complete veg for about 5 years and the last 6 years I've eaten some fish and chicken. In the past couple months, I've had a bite of BZ's roast beef .....SANDWICH and a bite of a pork chop. I also ate some roasted beef a couple weeks ago but only b/c the people raise the cows themselves, they have good homes and good lives and then they take one to the butcher only when they're in need of meat. It's all fresh, not processed and they only take one cow every so often when they need meat.

It's for a lot of reasons...like I said, I'm not strict about it


Guess you'll have some making up to do....Oooo, this could be fun.

"the people raise the cows themselves, they have good homes and good lives " So that's where the term "happy meal" comes from...

My family owns a few ranches. Most of their cattle are range cattle. Skinny, mean, and tough. They get sent to feed lots to fatten them up before sale. Some of them don't see a person for a month or more at a time. Florida heat sweats all the chubbiness off of them.

I think it's kinda nice that the cows have a choice. They can make a break for it if they want. Vegetables are just stuck there. Plus, if you listen real closely, the veggies emit tiny leetle screams when you throw them in the pot. It's all too violent.

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He heh e....you're sick. I used to LOVE lobster until I heard one scream. I had no idea it was that cruel.

I'm not an anti-meat person. I believe in the food chain and I believe humans were meant to eat animals. I just don't think, however, we need a sausage breakfast, hamburger lunch and a steak dinner. Humans require very little meat in their diet each day and even the animal world does not kill for their daily meal, even CLOSE to what humans eat in a day of meat. So, a long time ago, I chose to do my part to make up for other selfish people by not eating it. I have low blood sugar, though, and have to snack all day to maintain energy, etc. and not eating any meat was making me sick (this was in middle school) so by the time high school hit, I started eating chicken and poultry, eggs, nuts (I fricken LOVE nuts) etc. Recently I've had cravings for steak and baby back ribs. I believe your body knows what it needs so I give in when I have a craving but in 11 years, this is the fist time I've craved red meat. I gave in when we were at the people's place I mentioned and ate some slices of roast beef w/ my lunch. It was GOOOOOD.

I'm not one to think much about what I eat or analyze shit so like I said, I'm not strict about it and I mind my own business and don't mind what other people choose for themselves, regardless of how I might feel about it. BZ is a steak and potatoes man. It's never bothered me. He only gets shit if he orders it and doens't finish it or at least take it home

Paint me in a corner, but my color comes back.

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OH, one more thing...I should also mention I was the only girl, in high school who would go to all you can eat wing night on Monday nights with the football team. Yes, I can stick the whole wing in my mouth and pull it out clean as a whistle It drives BZ crazy

Also, I too, don't want to live to be TOO old. I just want to help save the earth for the short time I'm here. Who wants to be 90 and not able to do anything anyways? I will drink my beer, eat my greasy fries (as long as I can anyways) and live life to it's fullest. Who wants to spend their life preparing to live old?

Paint me in a corner, but my color comes back.

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but I just don't want to live a really long time while looking like a vegetarian. Do those people look like heroin addicts or what? All thin and pasty-faced