#GivingThanksDay

[sazonera-blog]

When your mom asks for candied yams- you better make them! Growing up Dominican, candied yams would not ever be found on the table. Traditional American sweet potatoes, specifically. The closest we got is batata aka Carribean sweet potatoes which would typically be cut and fried, or a dulce de batata. I remember growing up and when my mom would start frying them, I’d eat a few before she set the table. I know I’m guilty , haha!

Back to the holiday menu, typical Dominican dishes would look something like this: some type of rice, a casserole (either lasagna, sweet plantain casserole, etc), various types of meats (either turkey, chicken, pernil - where my Boricuas at!), potato salad, some type of cold salad (we need our veggies!) and appetizers (pastelitos, quipes, etc). As you can tell, this is one of the only reasons I like this season. If it was solely dependent on weather, it’s a full no! Only the northern east coast folks who dread this weather would understand. Either way, it’s so dope how America is infused with so many cuisines from all cultural backgrounds- literally a melting pot. With the pandemic hitting this country so hard, we were not able to celebrate with extended family as we usually do, but the love was still the same. The menu at my parents this year was candied yams, chicken, pork chops, steak, yellow rice, potato salad. Let’s not forget the dessert: homemade carrot cake. My mom and my little sister got them hands in the kitchen, let me tell you! When I tell you I was on cloud 9, you don’t even know! But most importantly, I’m grateful that all my family members and I are still here even when COVID has hurt so many families in so many ways. We must count every single blessing as life is too short for all the extra nonsense!

[ellierock4-blog]

Happy happy #givingthanksday #thanksgivinghappyday 😊🤗😘😘

[azzysclubofdemons]

Did the demons do anything for givingthanksday?

"snowy went to visit bean and queen, i think cherry blossom showed up to see the alley gang, maybe some others visited their demonic relatives, i'unno. puff and i got to see cinnamon for the first time in forever, though..."

"...there was a clear case of favoritism when it came to him, but it was nice?"

[magggi]

Also here’s your reminder that the colonizers’ narrative of Thanksgiving is a lie, many of the traditional dishes have indigenous roots, and no matter where you are in the US you’re on stolen land. @siouxchef’s piece screencapped here is linked in my profile—please read it. #indigenouspeople #stolenland #givingthanksday #gratitudenotgreed https://www.instagram.com/p/BqftVsVn4gK/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1qk5hxgsjca6x

[kutbaby]

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[kutbaby]

STILL WORKING... #GIVINGTHANKSDAY! #KUTBABY #nustreetmoneyent #richppldntsleep #thenephewzrecordingstudio #GODISGOOD #GOD1ST #lifeishardbutbeautiful #livingandbreathing