This weekend is Thanksgiving weekend in Canada. It is traditionally held on the second Monday in October, and is meant to be a holiday to give thanks for the end of the harvest season. It corresponds with the English and European Harvest Festivals, and tables are decorated with cornucopias, pumpkins, corn, wheat sheaves, and other harvest bounty. Much like our American friends to the south, we eat a traditional dinner of roast turkey with all the trimmings, similar to Christmas dinner.
However...
My favourite part of Thanksgiving or Christmas dinner has always been Brussels sprouts. Ever since I can remember, I have loved Brussels sprouts. I sometimes eat them for a TV snack. If you were to place a slice of chocolate cake and a bowl of Brussels sprouts before me and ask me to choose, there would be no question. My choice would always be the Brussels sprouts. Am I insane? Well, yes, probably. Sprinkle a little salt and pepper them, perhaps some butter,
et voila! a dish fit for a king ... or me. Forget about dessert, just give me a second helping of Brussels spouts.
Happy Thanksgiving to all my Canadian friends.
Cheers,
Jo
I too am a lover of brussels sprouts! Happy Thanksgiving to you, Jo. :-)
ReplyDeleteI'm sorry, that is just weird - loving the sprouts!
ReplyDeletebut Happy Thanksgiving.
I also love brussel sprouts, but have to admit I would take the chocolate cake over the sprouts.
ReplyDeleteHappy Thanksgiving to you, Jo. And you can keep your brussels sprouts, thank you very much. It is one of very few vegetables I dislike, so if you should come to visit me, I promise you can have all of mine, however you like them.
ReplyDeleteI quite like sprouts fried once steamed, with chestnuts but otherwise I'm afraid I'm not a great fan. My poor partner, who loves them too, only gets them at Christmas. I suppose I should be relieved we don't have a thanksgiving here or it would be twice!
ReplyDeleteHappy Thanksgiving to you.
I like them too, but my husband hates them so we never have them.
ReplyDeleteI like them too, but my husband hates them so we never have them.
ReplyDeleteAs a family we don't reall celebrate thanksgiving, however I have just made the family roast Lamb, roast potatoes with mashed carrots and swede, with lashings of gravy, and Yorkshire Puddings!!!.Is that wrong, Yorkshire Puddings with Lamb. Who cares, four clean plates and a sad doggy with no left overs...365...
ReplyDeleteI agree on the sprouts. However I haven't quite got to the point of eating them as a TV snack, but desert or sprouts? Give me the sprouts. Same for lima beans.
ReplyDeleteTry both with a dash of A-1 sauce, just a pinch. Heavenly.
Happy Thanksgiving Jo.
ReplyDeleteI also like sprouts, but the chocolate cake gets my vote too..
Yes, sorry I missed it. Happy Thanksgiving
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Doh... a belated Happy Thanksgiving to you, dear!
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You wouldn't believe it but my mother made some Brussel Sprouts yesterday(on your Canadian Thanksgiving). :D
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ReplyDeleteSorry for deleting I should edit before posting I was just a little too quick today what I said more or less was ...
ReplyDeleteIf brussell sprouts make you that happy then who am I to judge? I eat buttter on top on my peanut butter. I'll have your chocolate cake if you don't mind;o)
I had a lovely Thanksgiving, just me and he for the first time since ... whenever - we really can't remember when but certainly it was B.C.E (before children era) and they are in their 30's.
We even lit candles for each other and I made a pie and he did up the bird - our brussel sprouts were quite tough. Rewarmed in the microwave the next day they finally became tender - I found them very odd.
Cheers!
I love Brussel Sprouts too! Unfortunately, I'm the only one in my family who likes them so I don't get to have them often.
ReplyDeleteHope you had a lovely holiday Jo!