Pour It On Hodgepodge

Joyce from This Side of the Pond is dishing up some new Wednesday Hodgepodge questions just in time for Thanksgiving.

1. Talking turkey…are you cooking the turkey this year? Does ham belong on a Thanksgiving day menu?

I will not be the one who is cooking the turkey this year, our Colville kids will do the honors. Ham is not typically on our Thanksgiving day menu but this year there will be one. My side of the family grew up Kosher so I don’t crave any pork products. But now that I said that a BLT sounds real good right now! 🙂

When it comes to gravy do you pour it over your whole plate, skip it altogether, or land somewhere in between?

I pour the gravy on the turkey, potatoes and stuffing.

Cranberries-homemade or jelled right out of the can?

I’ve gone to the trouble of making homemade and the response to eating it hasn’t been great so it comes out of the can.

Do you look forward more to the main course, the savory sides, or the desserts?

On Thanksgiving, it’s the main course that I look most forward to.

I know there are at least a couple of bloggers who participate here who live outside the US and won’t be celebrating Thanksgiving. If that’s you feel free to adapt this question to your December (or any) holiday meal.

2. Holiday movies…tell us your favorite and what it is about the film that makes you love it. Is it the film itself or a memory it stirs?

Miracle on 34th Street is a Christmas movie that I enjoy. The original Die Hard is another favorite…what a contrast to Miracle on 34th Street!!

3. A favorite way to give back and help others? 

Giving unexpected gifts to those in need without them knowing who it’s from.

4. Name a place or setting you encountered this month that made you feel grateful.

Our church worship services make me feel grateful to be able to worship God with the melting pot of people in our congregation. 

5. Knowing what you know today, if you could redo yesterday what would you do differently?

Yesterday as in Tuesday the 26th of November I wouldn’t do anything differently. If you go back to my teen yesterdays there are a lot of things I would do differently. Naming just one: I wouldn’t date most of the guys I dated.

6. Spill your own random thought here.

Looking back at our Grands at their first Thanksgivings in 2017 and 2019…

 

Happy Thanksgiving to all of you Hodgepodgers in the USA. Happy end of November to everyone around the world!

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24 thoughts on “Pour It On Hodgepodge”

  5. Hello,

    I am cooking for just a few of us, everyone is off in different cities this year.

    I love the leftovers too. Your grandchildren’s photos are so cute.

    Take care, enjoy your day! Happy Thanksgiving to you and your family.

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  10. I still haven’t seen Die Hard, lol. Which is funny, because my hubby shares a name with one of the stars; you’d think we’d have watched it. But…nope. Have a wonderful Thanksgiving!

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  12. I’m not a big fan of ham. Gravy is the best. Yes, out of the can is pretty darn good. You’re right, that is a great movie and one that I definitely watch before Christmas. That is lovely about your church. That’s funny about the dating. Those pictures are so precious and adorable. Happy Thanksgiving to you and your family.

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  13. I answered the question about yesterday very literally, but when I think back on the years, I think I’d have to answer similarly – I wouldn’t/shouldn’t have dated some of the guys I went out with and I like to think if I had it to do over I’d make some better choices.

    Love the photos!! Happy Thanksgiving!

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