Well, Caven is better tho still jaundiced. Hopefully they will be home tomorrow. Yay!
We are off to La for tday with Mort's family. Its a traditional meal (though catered) with a lot of people, generally speaking. The meal is in the valley (Encino) but we stay in Santa Monica, so much nicer. Then Hanukkah (I love that I can spell it however I want, or so I am told) the next day. And I have no gifts prepared. If Rose would sleep I could make hand cream and maple pecans. I wonder what they all think about my funny home made gifts?
OK, now down to the important stuff:
1. Stuffingbaked inside the turkey, or separately? Well, at home we make a faux turkey usually but with stuffing in. In LA, its a storebought meal so I dont really know.
2. Fresh or frozen turkey?
Again, at home its faux (phyllo dough stuffed with mushroom and nut pates) and in LA it all comes cooked, so not sure. Fresh, I suspect (hope?)
3. Cranberry sauce: jellied or whole berry? At home we eat my mom's home made cranberry relish, from whole cranberries of course. Yumm. In LA we eat cranberry sauce that seems to be from whole cranberries, also pretty yum.
4. Stay home or visit friends/relatives?
We alternate years, one at home, one in LA
5. Do you cook Thanksgiving dinner, or let someone else do it?
At home my folks do a lot of the cooking, and I help, in LA, Gelson's caters most of it, DHes sister makes pies and I help.
6. Traditional turkey dinner, or an alternative (such as vegetarian)?
At home, we make faux turkey (phyllo dough with mushroom and nut pates, shaped into a turkey) or similar, with fairly traditional sides and fixings, in LA it is totally traditional food.
7. Regular potatoes or sweet potatoes?
Often both, always the regular.
8. Homemade gravy, or the jarred stuff?
Homemade or catered, never jarred.
9. What part of the turkey do you prefer...dark or white meat?
Dark, but I like both OK. I like nut pate better. 
10. After dinner: football or Christmas movies?
Neither. At home, we are pagans and have no TV, in LA they are Jews and they have TV but we dont watch it then.
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I can't imagine any gifts you made not being wonderful.
Mmmm, catered meal... Have a good trip down there! We have decided to go to Monterey and then maybe Big Sur? I am hoping for Pt Lobos and home, personally. W's cousin's baby will be there (Mty) and we've never seen her. she's like, 5 months old. Awww. So, see you soon! Drive safely too :- )
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