We don't play Fantasy Football...

So we’ve invented Fantasy Thanksgiving!

(Just a little background- It is 9pm Thursday night and we are in bed at the farm still hungry after a sparse dinner of noodles with eggplant/tomato sauce, shaved carrots and pineapple tea.  We’ve been trying to forget that the rest of our family was enjoying a feast of great proportions.  No such luck.)

Here is Danny and Angela’s Fantasy Thanksgiving lineup:

Defense:

Beer

Lauren’s artichoke dip

Jalapeño pub cheese

Plain cheese and crackers

Uncle Ryan’s Lou Malnati's-style pizza (a small slice for an appetizer!)

Offense:

Red wine

Grandpa Chris’ organic, free-range turkey with homemade gravy

Mashed potatoes with gravy

Green bean casserole with the crunchy onions-from-a-can on top

Meghan’s sweet potato pie

Aunt Dianne’s carrot ring

Cranberry Jell-O with whipped creamy goodness on top

Stuffing (without raisins, apples, sausage, etc.  Just the plain old stuff we grew up with)

Amber’s Corn Po pudding

Homemade rolls, many of them, with butter

Black Olives, enough for one on each finger (just for Angela)

Halftime Show:

Repeat Offense

Special Teams:

Small slice of apple pie, small slice of pumpkin pie, Ala Mode

Top if off with one of Grandma Mary’s oatmeal cookies

Coffee with half and half

Overtime:

Midnight snack of a turkey sandwich (Danny’s addition) and one (or four) more oatmeal cookies

Over-Under: 10 lbs.

Happy Thanksgiving!