Everyone seems to hold on to the nostalgic vision of the Thanksgiving meal as presented by Norman Rockwell. Days and days of shopping, cooking, baking, etc, leading up to the presentation and ceremonial carving of the turkey before the assembled family. But is that really accurate anymore?
I ask this because I'm wondering if we here in Dallas celebrate Thanksgiving the same as people everywhere else or are we an aberration? It's well known that very few people in Dallas ever cook.
Restaurateurs I know tell me it's true that Dallas has four-times as many restaurants per capita as New York City. I don't know if we're too busy or too lazy, but we just seem to prefer to graze for food away from home.
Yesterday I received an urgent text from K asking me to call Central Market and place our Thanksgiving order. It seems K and her sister threw in the towel and decided it would just be better for all (not to mention easier) if we got The Bird In A Box from CM, then took it to their parents house.
This is all perfectly OK with me as I come from a long line of the cooking challenged, K excluded, of course. Besides, I never could justify in my mind the days and days of planning and cooking when the meal itself is over with in 30 minutes. And The Bird In A Box is really very good. :)
So, do you cook, or do you import?
S
