Thanksgiving necessities

In my column today, I talk about the things I never have enough of when I  host a Thanksgiving dinner. But I forgot a few. I never have enough twine for one thing, to tie the bird's legs together so it doesn't flop all over the place while it roasts. (Some turkeys have what they call a "natural truss", a band of skin that you can utilize but some do not.) I often run out of foil to cover the bird after it browns sufficiently. And it always bothers me that I forget to buy something green like a salad or a vegetable. What with the sweet potatoes and the squash and even the turkey itself, it seems  like the whole dinner is brown or orange. I'm mentioning these things because it isn't too late to get some of them if you have a last-minute shopping trip planned today. Have a good dinner, anyway. Have fun.

Comments

[Obi-Wandreas]

You may wish to consider keeping a notepad with you while you're preparing dinner. That way, you can make a list of everything you had, and anything you've forgotten, and store it in a safe place - clipped to one of the recipes, for example - for next year. Won't help that night, but might make things easier on the next one.