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Best story we have is of a thanksgiving when I had two british people to cook for - my boyfriend at the time, and my roommate at the time. As I hadn't cooked for that many people in a long time, I had forgotten to buy a few supplies.

We had the day before off so we went on a day trip to ikea in another city, assuming that the 24 hour grocery stores would still be open 24 hours and therefore open when we got home. We got home at 7. Nothing was open. We ended up scrounging corner stores for SOMETHING to replace the missing ingredients and then rummaging through the freezer for anything.

It wasn't a traditional dinner (other than the turkey) but we made it work somehow.

JJLoa at 5:19PM on 11/28/09

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We've had a lot of great meals over the years, which usually go off without a hitch, relatively speaking.....although one year I tried stuffed turkey breast, which I think disappointed at least a few people--no drumsticks. After over 25 years of marriage and holidays with my family and the inlaws, I've learned to not vary too much on the basic formula and just add one or two unusual dishes at most. This year my sister-in-law hosted and tried to leave mashed potatoes off the menu. She was overruled!

Barbd at 11:51AM on 11/28/09

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I have lots of favorite memories, with both sides of my family and all, but my favorite year was the one recently when I ordered a pre-fab turkey meal (I do add homemade sides, I can't fight with a turkey), we won a turkey in some contest and my mom's cousin smoked one for us. Yum! I'm a carnivore and it was good!

wickedwonder at 1:46AM on 11/28/09

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