I have nothing intelligent to say about Thanksgiving...

...except that last year we covered our turkey with an entire package of bacon (having stolen the idea from our brother-in-law) and it was so wicked good that it's a do ovah. Yeah, the gravy did taste like cured pork but I didn't care.

The only change in this year's stuffing (Pepperidge Farm with mirepoix) is the addition of dried chanterelles.

The rest of the menu is standard - squash with maple syrup, mashed carrot and turnip, lumpy mashed potatoes (I don't like white food unless it has lots of texture) and pumpkin pie ala One Pie canned pie filling. No green vegetables allowed, especially green beans with those canned fried onions.