fantasy thanksgiving
i have a lot to be thankful and have reached a point in my life where i'm appreciative of everything i have. i have love, life, and passion. but i think there's one thing that would make my holidays nicer...a wonderful meal with all the fixings. i'm whole heartedly grateful that there is always food for our family reunions but i just wish that one year my relatives would ditch the traditional filipino potluck and opt for dinner that is more stereotypically american.
Imagine...
*A succulent turkey that's so good people fight over who gets the drumstick.
*Cornbread stuffing that is the greatest rival of the dinner table's star, the turkey.
*A wide array of sides: warm sweet potato mash, hearty mashed potatoes, corn sliced fresh from the cob, roasted squash, string bean casserole.
*A slice of warm, homemade apple pie topped with a rich vanilla ice cream.
*Smooth pumpkin pie to have 15 minutes after the apple pie.
*The feeling of being so stuffed that you actually do fall asleep.
Reality...
-Dry, dry, DRY turkey that's been hacked to the point of beyond recognition.
-Filipino chicken adobo.
-Filipino Sinigang (sour soup)
-Filipino palabok (a distant variation of chow mein. this was storebought)
-Runny boxed potatoes that have that strange flavor to them.
-Gravy that's a close kin to salted water.
-Panda Express
-Steamed dumplings from the frozen isle at Costco
-Filipino rice cake desserts.
-A store bought pumpkin pie (which wasn't bad, mind you).
-The not so blissful feeling of "should I have eaten that?"
I honestly could've gone to a diner and had a wonderful thanksgiving dinner. My relatives really could've just gone to KFC or popeye's and i probably would've been happier. I think the combination of different, flavorless, extra greasy or extra dry food items just keep fueling my longing for a fantasy thanksgiving.
In the past, I've made attempts to show them what good food is and a small taste of what a holiday meal could and should be. Last year for Christmas, I cooked a few things. it was too American and they barely touched it. My relatives spiked and assaulted the leftovers by frying it and sugaring things. When will this vicious cycle end?
My dream will come true one day...
Imagine...
*A succulent turkey that's so good people fight over who gets the drumstick.
*Cornbread stuffing that is the greatest rival of the dinner table's star, the turkey.
*A wide array of sides: warm sweet potato mash, hearty mashed potatoes, corn sliced fresh from the cob, roasted squash, string bean casserole.
*A slice of warm, homemade apple pie topped with a rich vanilla ice cream.
*Smooth pumpkin pie to have 15 minutes after the apple pie.
*The feeling of being so stuffed that you actually do fall asleep.
Reality...
-Dry, dry, DRY turkey that's been hacked to the point of beyond recognition.
-Filipino chicken adobo.
-Filipino Sinigang (sour soup)
-Filipino palabok (a distant variation of chow mein. this was storebought)
-Runny boxed potatoes that have that strange flavor to them.
-Gravy that's a close kin to salted water.
-Panda Express
-Steamed dumplings from the frozen isle at Costco
-Filipino rice cake desserts.
-A store bought pumpkin pie (which wasn't bad, mind you).
-The not so blissful feeling of "should I have eaten that?"
I honestly could've gone to a diner and had a wonderful thanksgiving dinner. My relatives really could've just gone to KFC or popeye's and i probably would've been happier. I think the combination of different, flavorless, extra greasy or extra dry food items just keep fueling my longing for a fantasy thanksgiving.
In the past, I've made attempts to show them what good food is and a small taste of what a holiday meal could and should be. Last year for Christmas, I cooked a few things. it was too American and they barely touched it. My relatives spiked and assaulted the leftovers by frying it and sugaring things. When will this vicious cycle end?
My dream will come true one day...