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Thanksgiving is a little more than a week away, I should, therefore have a handle on the planning, right?  Unfortunatly, I am going to be out of town for a few days busy being a bridesmaid for one of my friend’s weddings.  I need help.  I love to cook the Thanksgiving meal, so I, therefore, volunteered for the task to cook this huge meal for my family months ago and I’m happy to do it.  However… 

I’m getting a little nervous.  I don’t know if I’ll have enough time to plan for the meal itself.  I looked at Food Network’s Thanksgiving site and found a couple of recipes that I’m going to try.  If you’re a bit panicked, too feel free to check out the site.  You might find somethings helpful, or you might not.  

But before I leave, I would like to ask for all of you to help me, too.  What timesaving tricks do you use for Thanksgiving?  I could use all the help that you can give me.  I like to keep things simple.  My family eats simple food and we all have varying levels of pickyness.  My brother only eats turkey and bread.  My mom doesn’t like vegtables.  And, as I’ve said before, I don’t like fish.  My dad will eat almost anything, so no problems with him, but I’m not going to make oyster stuffing just for him.  Sorry dad. 

So if you, also, have run into the problem of picky eaters, and have simple crowd pleasing recipes that you think my picky family might like, those would be most helpful as well. 

When I get back from the wedding, this blog better be full of ideas.  Please.  I need help.  And thanks in advance.