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I received an email from a discussion group I’m on earlier today. The person started the email with this:

I believe I’ve fully recovered from the annual tryptophan stupor so this should make some sense.

How very true, I thought: the annual tryptophan stupor. It needs to be edited a bit though to take into account that the stupor is also brought on by having far too much to do. Cooking, calling, socializing with family, and of course, eating. Last week, particularly Saturday, which was when our family get-together was, was a blur of family members, old stories, turkey, and assorted sides. It was fun, I’ll give it that; but I’m glad it’s only once a year.

Speaking of assorted sides, my sister-in-law Michelle made something that honestly scared me a bit when I first heard about it. My mom told me about the dish: basically, green beans, potatoes, and cut up smoked sausage, all together. When I first heard the description, I thought: yeck! Then the dish actually arrived on Saturday, and I again thought: yeck! Upon looking at it, the first thing that came to mind was.. well, suffice to say, it was not pretty. The green beans were all squished, and everything, smoked sausage included, was covered in this thin layer of green goop. It looked quite terrible.

And then, I had a bowl of it. Damn. How deceiving looks can be! It tasted wonderful. That just goes to show that you shouldn’t judge a book its cover, or, to be a bit more specific to this instance, a food by its looks. Did anyone else try a new food that, at first glance looked terrible, but turned out to be quite good in the end?

Anyway – Happy Thanksgiving all, or Happy Turkey Day; whatever you like to call it. It’s over now. We can all take a rest, at least for about a month – then we get to do all of it again for Christmas!

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