Keeping Traditions or Changing Them?
My husband and I had a bet going. Could I get away with changing traditions this Thanksgiving and do something totally different than turkey? I am not a big turkey fan and neither are my children, so I thought it would be a piece of cake. I would crockpot some roast beef, and we would make open-faced roast beef sandwiches with mashed potatoes, green beans, and a pumpkin pie. Easy and simple. As the day approached, the shopping was done and only one child was slightly disappointed that the turkey had gained his reprieve from dinner. Everything was going as planned, I thought. My oldest son approached me the day before and mentioned how he had promised his girlfriend and her family he would make our special recipe of chicken and dumplings. What does this mean for me? Easy just went out the window. My grandmother's, then mother's, and now my chicken and dumpling recipe is time-consuming and completely from scratch. ...