Meeting the (Crazy) Family
Let’s face facts, people. Some of us come from families that are a little…eccentric. You have to be sure that when you bring someone home for the holidays they can actually handle seeing you in your family element.
If you are brave enough to take someone home for the holidays this week, you should warn them about what to expect. Especially if you have a wide cast of crazy characters in your family that could possibly embarrass you. Let them know what to expect!
Have you ever gone home with your date for the holidays? Did it end well? How do you know if it is a good time to bring someone around your relatives? May I suggest you watch Meet the Fockers for homework before bringing someone over. You can learn what to do when you meet crazy relatives of your date!
Who is the most outrageous family member that you actually worry about introducing your date to?
What are your Thanksgiving Day plans this year?
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Dream_n- 2 days til turkey day
November 24th, 2009
1:41 pm
Remember, no one starts off knowing how to cook. It takes time, patience, tasting and sometimes you can just “smell” when the dish is done!
Good attitude to have.. thanx Leggs.
Leggs
November 24th, 2009
1:44 pm
@SCool, hope everything turns out to your satisfaction.
Dream_n- 2 days til turkey day
November 24th, 2009
1:48 pm
I just can’t bring myself to like Murray, even though I really like his game
Now that’s funny Swiss… See it effects ya in some sort of way!
blkshepherd
November 24th, 2009
1:49 pm
Reading through the different comments lead me to believe we are All related alot closer then we think lol. omg. Some of the folks discribed could be identical twins to my family members separated at birth.
You have the Loud, the un cooth, the no shame, the cocky, the nosey, the drunks, The deaf mutes(those who just look and dont utter a word,or one word reponses..You have those that give the Messy looks(a few of them)You have the trouble makers(You dont even bother to invite but manage to find out and show up) You have those that aint laid eyes on you or communicated with you in 15yrs plus(although they had your number or access to it. but have the Gall to ask for money..huh? You have those who Will instigate and Start an arguement with another relative whom was Just waiting to show out. (You have to defuse the situation imediately or it could escalate in to an all out brawl..ruining the whole evening for everyone. Usually Alcohol IS the leading factor to cause the loose tongues and dig up OLD BONES
Of course you have those that think they are Rich and So MUCH Bigger than you and constantly bragg about Material things ie house car or how much they spent on their kids clothes. Or bragg about this one and that one in college(who cares?) Or who just had a New baby. and then you have the Pleasent ones that just mesh with total strangers greeting them with a warm smile and conversation(those are the ones I wish were the only ones that Shows up! wishful thinking I suppose. but atlas!
None of this will come in to play for me as I will have a quiet thanksgiving giving dinner with all the trimmings. The guest? My 3 Purebred German Shepherds. I will cook, watch the Macy’s Thanksgiving day parade. then Then Miracle on 34th Street the Original while i sip on Egg Nog. Now thats my idea of Thanksgiving LoL. Not inviting any guest nor or am I going to any family or friends and I have alot of both. Quiet and peaceful. Who says a person cant have a Thanksgiving dinner with all the trimmings and give thanks to the Lord without guest? Its not like I will be lonely. My dogs will surely provide excellent company and I dont have to worry about cleaning up, defusing arguements, or someone having to much to drink. My dogs dont drink lol!
Raqi
November 24th, 2009
2:00 pm
Melo my dad used to make a dish called Sancocho, do you like or eat that?
????????
November 24th, 2009
2:04 pm
snoring
Leggs
November 24th, 2009
2:07 pm
@????? ~ stop snoring, wake up and contribute.
Melo
November 24th, 2009
2:09 pm
do you like or eat that?
@Raqi
Tell me what it is made of and how coz i dont recognize the name.Sounds spanish name to me…
Melo
November 24th, 2009
2:11 pm
????????
stop eating such heavy and rich carbos at lernch….
Are u in a public place and snoring…
lord have mercy…no wonder the funk ..u farting…!
Professor~First again?
November 24th, 2009
2:14 pm
????? I am almost with you as it relates to being boring! However I have enjoyed chatting about menus and family gatherings…I would not say boring, but more like it is time to change the topic a little. So you are first ask a question to the blog to get the conversation rolling
MsM
November 24th, 2009
2:14 pm
@Wonderwoman
I’ve been with S/O 3 years and have met only his father (mother deceased), sister, exchanged pleasantries with his son (phone) and his closest friends. His two grown daughters, Nah. His words “sh*t starters aka stank attitudes”. I told him I’m a big girl and can handle myself w/o going there… bottom line is he doesn’t want to deal with them. So, does it bother me? yes and no, mostly no, hell they’re grown and quite frankly I don’t do drama. To him I’m meeting and will meet only those peoples opinion’s he respects. I say all this to say that if his daughter is of an age of recognition, then you’ve probably met the person who means the most to him right now. No Pressing.
Professor~First again?
November 24th, 2009
2:19 pm
Question: If you could invite one person to your Thanksgiving dinner…living or deceased…famous or non-famous who would you invite? Would you serve anything special to them?
Professor~First again?
November 24th, 2009
2:20 pm
stop eating such heavy and rich carbos at lernch….
Are u in a public place and snoring…
lord have mercy…no wonder the funk ..u farting…!
Priceless!
Elijah ....
November 24th, 2009
2:21 pm
@Sassy…. You know likem with thicknesss!
Since I have been in the south, a lot of people tend to add sugar to the food! Why do so many folks put sugar in the food is that a tradition?
????…. Do you care to chime in? Or sit like a bump on a log making negative comments! Too many weak azz/negative folks around here!
SexyCool - The Upgrade
November 24th, 2009
2:22 pm
I’m having Ope, FLOTUS, Ms. Angelou and Shante Broadus a.k.a. Boss Lady (Snoop Dog’s wife – lol)!
And they can eat what I eat.
Leggs
November 24th, 2009
2:23 pm
“…if his daughter is of an age of recognition, then you’ve probably met the person who means the most to him right now.”
Well said!
SexyCool - The Upgrade
November 24th, 2009
2:23 pm
Of course, an ensemble like that Legends celebration Ope did a few years back would be cool too.
Dream_n- 2 days til turkey day
November 24th, 2009
2:23 pm
Or sit like a bump on a log making negative comments! Too many weak azz/negative folks around here!
Amen to that Elijah!!
@ Professor.. I would have to invite me grandmother… I would bring her a pecan pie
Professor~First again?
November 24th, 2009
2:23 pm
Elijah~ I am from the south and I hate that putting sugar in food. I do not want my collards tasting like cake…
when I take a bite. That is horrible to me.
Where are you from?
For Real
November 24th, 2009
2:24 pm
“If you could invite one person to your Thanksgiving dinner…living or deceased…famous or non-famous who would you invite? Would you serve anything special to them?” – I know you said one but there is something extremely appealing to me about them.
Richard Pryor – Fried turkey and whatever liquor he wants
Prince – Craklin Bread and vodka
Raqi
November 24th, 2009
2:25 pm
Melo, it’s a type of stew made with a combination of different types of meats, plantains, potatoes, seasoning and the same type of yams used to make fufu.
Professor~First again?
November 24th, 2009
2:26 pm
@SCool you cheated…bringing all those folks to the table…LOL
@Dream…is that a Sara Lee pecan pie or homemade???? j/k
czBrat
November 24th, 2009
2:27 pm
Raqi sancocho is a staple in Panama too. i assume when you speak of fufu yams are you talking about yucca?
Professor~First again?
November 24th, 2009
2:28 pm
…Richard Pryor and liquor, shoot you could sellout that dinner,and Prince is the man!
Raqi
November 24th, 2009
2:29 pm
who would you invite
Jesus and I would serve bagels and lox.
Melo
November 24th, 2009
2:30 pm
sugar in collards=NO
sugar in avocado=NO
sugar in milk=NO
mustard in food=Hell No
mustard and ketchup in fries=Hell Hell No,i mean NO!
Peanut butter or plain butter in Corn porridge = yummy…. YES YES YES……
Tazzee - a little crazy myself
November 24th, 2009
2:31 pm
I’d invite my grandmother and I’d serve her all the good foods she used to cook us when we were little. Turkey, Mac-n-cheese, ham, collards, potato salad, broccoli casserole, cabbage, sweet potato pie, yeast rolls and pecan pie. Oh and homemade ice cream.
I miss my Grandma
Dream_n- 2 days til turkey day
November 24th, 2009
2:32 pm
Professor..
That’s Boston Square pecan pie…
Raqi
November 24th, 2009
2:32 pm
i assume when you speak of fufu yams are you talking about yucca
czBrat I don’t know, maybe? My dad called them yams and when we had dinner at a couple’s house and were talking about the different types of food they make they mentioned fufu is made with same yams that you find in sancocho. I am not familiar with fufu but I know about sancocho.
Dream_n- 2 days til turkey day
November 24th, 2009
2:33 pm
oopps Bakers Square… my bad
Raqi
November 24th, 2009
2:36 pm
Melo I have never heard of corn porridge. I will have to try that out. Is it a breakfast food?
My grandmother used to refer to oatmeal as porridge.
mqew
November 24th, 2009
2:38 pm
Bakers Square Awwwww I miss that place. (you from chicago?)
Leggs
November 24th, 2009
2:40 pm
Thank you Elijah!
Melo
November 24th, 2009
2:40 pm
@RAQI and uall
strictly speaking,fufu is a nigerina term.
whence i beckon from,we do not eqat fufu per se altho most africans will say fufu as a generic term to mean african dish.To the purists,its wrong.
In southern africa,the(almost) equivalent as in staple food but not the same(as ingredients wise) is sadza,isichwala,nzima,ugali etc…those are terms used in south/africa..zimbabwe zambia,tanzania,kenya…
thats jus plain corn meal and water…
As for the sanchoho/puntajuga../escoriro dish u mention(im trying speak spanish)..well..CzBrat has ur answer!
mqew
November 24th, 2009
2:40 pm
‘googling corn porridge’
Love, Beautiful
November 24th, 2009
2:40 pm
hey JtJ, Lady J, Mytwo, Swiss . . . all!
i love meeting the females of his family (mom, aunts, sisters, cousins). girl talk is fun to me and i always get it straight from them.
Sassy Me...juicy fruit...there can be only one :-)
November 24th, 2009
2:40 pm
Since I have been in the south, a lot of people tend to add sugar to the food! Why do so many folks put sugar in the food is that a tradition?
Eli I’ve seen people put sugar on grits(eeew),sweet tea and kool-aid and on the flip I’ve seen some put salt on watermelon. I think alot of it’s cultural(southern culture for some) and habitual(some do it cause that’s how granny did it). It’s weird,right?…I know.
Professor~First again?
November 24th, 2009
2:41 pm
Jesus and I would serve bagels and lox. Raqi, I love it
Tazzee there is nothing like homemade ice cream after a good meal!
Lady J
November 24th, 2009
2:42 pm
Hello Love, Beautiful!
Love, Beautiful
November 24th, 2009
2:42 pm
where is dat heffa ARED? yea, i miss her. so!
Leggs
November 24th, 2009
2:43 pm
I would invite my Grandma and Gil Scott Heron to sing “Grandma Hands” while I fix the plates. Never met her and grew up always wanting a Grandma. When Gil Scott sings that song I can only close my eyes and listen!
Dream_n- 2 days til turkey day
November 24th, 2009
2:43 pm
mqew
Yup
@ Sassy.. Sugar on grits is the only way to go with butter!!!
Raqi
November 24th, 2009
2:45 pm
where is dat heffa ARED?
Angie…nevermind. LOL
How’s the weather out there?
i'm swiss
November 24th, 2009
2:45 pm
“on the flip I’ve seen some put salt on watermelon”
Don’t knock it ’til you’ve tried it… salt on watermelon is delicious!
Yoni masseuse
November 24th, 2009
2:45 pm
whats cracking in dis bench
Melo
November 24th, 2009
2:46 pm
Is it a breakfast food?
yes….
How To
corn meal and water…boil enough water in a pot
2. mix cup of cup of meal with water in seperately to make a thin paste
3. pour in the boiling water and stir contnously,bringing it to bubble/boil…
4. leave the pot top open to avoid over flow and leave on stove for about 10 minutes to cook
5. serve as breakfast….u can mix that with butter,peanut butter,some cheese if u want etc..just same way u eat grits.
Lady J
November 24th, 2009
2:46 pm
Leggs I will invite my grandma too….*tear*!
czBrat
November 24th, 2009
2:47 pm
i’ve seen the sugar on grits and salt on watermelon too.
luv ur spanish Melo.
Professor~First again?
November 24th, 2009
2:47 pm
Leggs~ I am getting misty eyed over here…that was touching.
For the record, I would invite my Daddy and it doesn’t matter what I served because we would talk so much and just be full emotionally from seeing each other again. I guess if I had to put something on the table I would prepare my daddy his own pot of beans and oxtails, along with the usual Thanksgiving trimmings.
Raqi
November 24th, 2009
2:48 pm
Sassy you are right. My sister puts sugar in her grits but will not eat it in oatmeal. Some people just have preferences.