Turkey Bits from the ‘burbs
TURKEY TIME—You know it’s Turkey Time when the air gets cold, the wind blows and the leaves color the ground yellow and orange. In the fall, it’s great fun to jump and roll around in […]
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From our HO Family to Yours – Thanksgiving Grace
Thanksgiving Grace We are thankful today that we live in a nation founded on the principle that everyone is created equal. This year–more than any–it is important that we return to and reiterate this basic […]
SPARKS BRIEF: Trump Deports Turkey
This week, President-Elect Trump demanded to participate in an annual White House Thanksgiving tradition. He had a live 48 pound turkey delivered to Trump Tower. Mr. Giblet appeared to be dazed and confused after undergoing […]
David Mamet’s “My Mom’s F#$King Awesome Thanksgiving Turkey Recipe
David Mamet’s “My Mom’s F#$King Awesome Thanksgiving Turkey Recipe With Thanksgiving just around the corner, celebrities everywhere will engage in that age-old past time of providing recipes to magazines and newspapers. In keeping with that […]
Friday Humor Devotional
Dear Lord, please forgive my exuberant anticipation of the holiday season. When I swore I’d never play Christmas songs before Thanksgiving I only meant the creepy Lady Gaga and Tony Bennett commercial duet, Kenny G […]
Charles Dickens: Friend or Fowl?
I watched my favorite holiday movie over the weekend, A Christmas Carol – the George C. Scott version. After years of enjoying this classic, I admit that the movie presents for me one major—for lack of a […]
Thanksgiving Fare Is Fowl
Thanksgiving is a time for family. Not just your familiar family but also your spouse’s family. Your spouse’s strange, weird family. One Thanksgiving that we spent at my in-laws’ is one I won’t forget. Soon […]
Brined Turkey Breasts, Ninja Turkeys, and the American Revolution
American Entree BRINED TURKEY BREAST INGREDIENTS -BRINE 1 gallon ice-cold water 2 bay leaves 2 garlic cloves 1 teaspoon peppercorns 1 teaspoon allspice ½ teaspoon mustard 1 teaspoon rosemary 1½ cups coarse salt ½ cup […]
Bad Artist #18, Thanksgiving Preparation
THANKSGIVING HAIKU #1 Defrost, damn turkey! The guests will be arriving In only one hour. THANKSGIVING HAIKU #2 Feck! No potatoes! Dear, will you go to the store? What again? You dope. THANKSGIVING […]
The Horrors of Holiday Food
SLIGHTLY OFF THE MARK People, we need to talk about holiday food. I know what you’re thinking: “The holidays are over! Don’t make us rehash holiday hash!” Yeah, well, these days you’re never far […]