The turkey is in the refrigerator thawing, most of the other food is staged and we're less than 48 hours away from the big event.
So what do we eat in the meantime?
I'm serious. We have been so involved with getting ready for the big day that we have almost forgotten that we need to eat other things on the first three days of the week.
Breakfast sort of takes care of itself in this house. The step-son usually doesn't like to eat it unless he's on his way to school, then it's either Pop Tarts or Apple Jacks. He's off this week, so it's neither. He'll munch on some chips, perhaps steal a brownie (we always have brownies) or down a Dr. Pepper, but that's about it until lunch... that is, if he deems it necessary to eat lunch. The lovely Miss Carol and I always do some sort of breakfast-she'll eat something involving oats (Cheerios or Oatmeal), I take after my father and will opt for just about anything including the occasional leftover.
Lunch is catch as catch can. I have it on good authority that Warren regularly eats chicken sandwiches at school. Carol varies, depending on where she is and whether or not she plans ahead. I plan to eat lunch, again with leftovers packed the night before, or with a sandwich. Ham and swiss or peanut butter are the best. One of my co-workers noted that I would eat peanut butter sandwiches and a bag of microwave popcorn on a really regular basis (along with a good sized bottle of iced tea and a brownie) and started to comment on it every time I showed up for lunch with peanut butter and popcorn. I finally started to announce to Bill (that was his name, Bill) that I had peanut butter and popcorn every time I showed up with peanut butter and popcorn. Wonder what his reaction would have been had I showed up eating Nutella or Vegemite?
That leaves dinner.
I usually mix things up for dinners, usually keeping several choices on hand. Beef is seldom. Can't handle it as well as I used to. Pork, chicken, both good. But this week, chicken is being avoided due to the anticipated Turkey. Had chicken stir-fry earlier in the week and I was able to put aside two servings for lunch (having one tomorrow). Last night, I broke down and took people to Arbys as the lovely Miss Carol had said that a Rueben would be good earlier in the week and Warren just devours the things. (Took Warren with us to Chillicothe last Summer and went down to the Cross Keys Tavern for their Rueben... it wasn't until three days later that he finally admitted that it was the best one he's ever had!) Tuesday, huevos rancheros...and that leaves Wednesday. I have no idea what to do for supper on Wednesday except for maybe a frozen pizza.
This is really the worst time of the year for figuring out the dinner menu... just these three days before Thanksgiving. No problem for the week following... just follow that bird!
And the cows heave a sigh of relief.
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