Thanksgiving.

   My family may be the only one in America that doesn't have the traditional turkey for dinner. We all get together--sometimes less or more people and catch up on each other's lives. Normally, I spend my Thanksgiving at my grandparents house on my mothers side.As far as our culinary choices there are always a variety of vegetarian dishes, baked macaroni and cheese, and in place of the turkey-- salmon prepared to perfection! Different right?
 
  Over the years whenever my friends and I spoke about Thanksgiving dinner their reaction to what I shared always made me  laugh. It went from "what will you eat?" or "I could never have Thanksgiving without Turkey" and sometimes just "that's weird". It never bothered me and all I remember is that I always enjoy it and have plenty to eat. This year I plan to visit friends from high school who are in Jersey like me and get a taste of some non- American food. One of my closet friends is Jamaican, she constantly brags about how good her family's Jamaican dishes are for Thanksgiving.

  I think my memories of Thanksgiving dinner over the years will probably influence how I prepare my meals when I have a family. I'll just include the variety of choices I had and add my own twist.