Ease into that Holiday Mood: How Thanksgiving Day was invented and how the meal and traditions have evolved since the 17th century, with scarce or never-before-published images.
Thank you so much for sharing "The Beige Meal" with us. That is a genuinely terrific description that is so appropriate and, for me, certainly memorable! It means a lot to read your comment, and I greatly appreciate that you took the time! Happy Holidays!
Interesting history. With humor and some small disdain, my family has come to refer to the traditional Thanksgiving dinner as “the beige meal,” referring to turkey, dressing, mashed potatoes, corn pudding, gravy, green bean casserole (doused in a creamy sauce and covered with crisp onions to beige it up), pumpkin pie, apple pie, pecan pie - all in various hues of brown and beige. Every year when I suggest lobster or standing rib of roast beef or lasagna instead, I’m met with a chorus of “no, we want the beige meal.” So, beige meal it is. My version of gingered cranberry chutney is the only bright spot of color on the table! And of course, the beige meal leftovers are always devoured as well.
Thank you so much for sharing "The Beige Meal" with us. That is a genuinely terrific description that is so appropriate and, for me, certainly memorable! It means a lot to read your comment, and I greatly appreciate that you took the time! Happy Holidays!
Interesting history. With humor and some small disdain, my family has come to refer to the traditional Thanksgiving dinner as “the beige meal,” referring to turkey, dressing, mashed potatoes, corn pudding, gravy, green bean casserole (doused in a creamy sauce and covered with crisp onions to beige it up), pumpkin pie, apple pie, pecan pie - all in various hues of brown and beige. Every year when I suggest lobster or standing rib of roast beef or lasagna instead, I’m met with a chorus of “no, we want the beige meal.” So, beige meal it is. My version of gingered cranberry chutney is the only bright spot of color on the table! And of course, the beige meal leftovers are always devoured as well.