Thanksgiving is right around the corner. That means I have been cooking up a storm! I’ve finally finished all of my Turkey Day shopping and I have the whole week planned out. I enjoy Thanksgiving because it gives me something to do. I consider myself a good cook and I like making others feel good with the food I make. Last year, my nephew wanted to take all the leftovers home and I consider that a compliment, which is why I am making extra this year! I’ve also slacked off a bit on my book with the whole holiday rush, not to add in the fact that I have been a little depressed because I’m worried about Trinity, my son.
Anyways, I am sure that my family is serving the usual- deviled eggs, roast turkey, vegetable dishes, and rolls. I am bringing a turkey for Michael to smoke, chipotle honey butter to serve on the turkey, gingered cranberry orange relish, my own invention of an upside banana cake, a lazy variation of pumpkin pie, Boston baked beans, garlicky baby carrots, sweet potato bonbons (a new one I’m trying out- it’s marshmallow stuffed sweet potato dumplings), ANNNDDDD the one that my nephew drooled over last year- my twice baked potato casserole!
So what about all of you- what is on your Thanksgiving menu?
There is one downside to the holidays- I end up being left out a lot. They don’t mean to, they just aren’t fluent in sign language, but I often end up standing there desperately trying to keep up and then just sit on the couch and watch t.v. I hope they let me watch the game… I wonder who’s playing. Hmmmm…
Those of you deaf with hearing families/inlaws, how do you cope with feeling left out?
