ITALIAN THANKSGIVING

When I was a kid growing up, Thanksgiving was a day to reflect on what we had to be thankful for and to see my family together.

After this peaceful moment, of no one screaming at each other, it was time to eat!  ANDIAMO!

Now Italians do it all little bit different than the rest, but what else is new.

First we start with:

ANTIPASTO

then LASAGNA  or

MANICOTTI (depending on what you had last year) with

MEAT IN THE GRAVY

then SOUP

Now we get to the Meal:

TURKEY

STUFFING

ROASTED POTATOES

BROCCOLI RABE

and / or ESCAROLE

ROASTED RED PEPPERS

SAUTEED MUSHROOMS

SAUTEED STRING BEANS

THE BREAD (that Grandma made)

and GOD FORBID YOU FORGET THE SALAD!!!

To wash it all down, we had:

 HOMEMADE WINE

 and 7 UP (IN THE GLASS BOTTLE)

 Then after the men had a 2 hour nap and the woman cleaned all the dishes, we had:

CHESTNUTS

MIXED NUTS

 FRESH FRUIT

DRIED FIGS

and FINOCCHIO

Then we started the dessert:

ITALIAN COOKIES

SFOGLIATELLE

CANNOLI

and ITALIAN PASTRY (just in case we missed something)

During this feast we enjoyed a nice ESPRESSO with

 ANISETTE or

ROMANA SAMBUCA

Then after that we needed a little something for DIGESTIVO

We went straight for the BRIOSCHI!!!

  HAPPY THANKSGIVING!

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