A Heartfelt Thanksgiving Salad
When my boyfriend Eli, who’s informed me that I don’t have the use a pseudonym Don, invited me to his friends’ Thanksgiving dinner last Sunday, I quickly offered to make a salad. A salad is healthy. A salad is affordable. A salad is easy.
Or it should be.
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Sweets for a Sweet Tooth
“Sushi,” I said.
“Gummy bears,” he said.
“Steak kebobs.”
“Reese’s Pieces.”
“Chicken tacos.”
“Hot Tamales.”
So went my first date with Don, as I sometimes like to call him. I’d say a meal. He’d name the best candy to go with it. We’d both laugh, and then start over. Each time, Don threw out a brand name, I paused. This guy knew his flavors. He understood that sushi needed a dessert that was light and sweet. That rich chocolate usually follows steak. That tacos called for something spicy.
Read More >What Sundays Should Be
Sundays are not supposed to be busy days. Right?
But since the beginning of October I have had weekend trips to Los Angeles, birthdays and baby showers, a trip to Mexico City, and finally the Denver Film Festival. Saturday-night-style agendas have co-opted my Sundays.
So Sunday and I are both a bit relieved that the pre-holiday season has struck. Before Thanksgiving, when night settles early, and there are fewer weekend parties, we can watch the last of the golden leaves fall to the ground. And we (or mostly I) can finally flip through the pages of the new cookbooks I borrowed from the library: “The Family Meal” by Ferran Adria and “The Homesick Texan” by Lisa Fain.
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