It doesn’t take much. I know I am a Christmas wimp.

And, according to Jon Stewart, 3 people were killed in Black Friday mishaps across this lovely nation of ours.

Hey Bob, thanks for the Michael Chabon book Maps and Legends, except that he’s really pissing me off that he can write about anything. I’ll have it back to you next week. Now, after reading his chapter on comic books, I guess I can reveal that I just finished reading a 480 page comic book called Comic Book Tattoo and not feel bad.

I made my traditional squash pie which involves roasting a butternut squash and putting it through a potato ricer rather than opening a can of pumpkin puree. Everyone in attendance agreed it was the best pumpkin pie they ever had. I still have it in my head to make a savory squash/pumpkin pie that is full of bits of smoked turkey and roasted potatoes and served with turkey gravy rather than whipped cream but there it rests, er, rather now it rests (the idea of it) here on your blog instead of in my head.

Thanks for making me laugh and I’d eat some of your pie, any day.
~~Melinda

We never have normal Thanksgiving meals, being that we were not born here. So the younger people make the usual American fare and older people make Asian dishes. Since I am a “middle” age person, I made fusion dishes.

This year I use fillo dough to make a Chinese dish, Curry Dumplings. It’s baked not boiled like normal Chinese dumplings. Then I used the extra dough to make Apple Spring Rolls. So easy and tasty!

For the holidays, good eating and good writing!