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Jilly_in_VA

(13,628 posts)
15. D-Definitely awful!
Fri Nov 28, 2025, 01:58 PM
Friday

We went away for the first Thanksgiving in my memory. Went to a small resort in PA for their Thanksgiving buffet, and it was delightful! Not having to be doing something for anyone for the first Thanksgiving in my memory, whether it was cooking or working, was an incredible plus, and I think that's what my husband planned. We arrived the evening before, had dinner, slept in, got up, had coffee, and waited semi-patiently for our searing to be called. Then---well, all I can say is YUM! There was turkey (real thing, carved from the bird), ham, and roast pork, with all the trimmings, several choices of veg, salad, and three choices of dessert---pumpkin pie of course, cheesecake, and chocolate cake. Also an entire beverage station, plus the bar was open for anyone who wanted wine or spirits. Now I think I want to do something like that for the rest of my Thanksgivings on earth!

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That looks absolutely horrible. Initech Friday #1
Sam's Club gingerbread sheet cake? TheBlackAdder Saturday #44
No matter -- the plates and silverware are nice. KPN Friday #2
Ditto to absolutely horrible. a kennedy Friday #3
Yum. Ocelot II Friday #4
Pass the ketchup lame54 Friday #5
DUzy!! CrispyQ Friday #7
Sorry, some dolt just smeared it on the wall. Swede Friday #9
Instead of cranberry sauce, Dear_Prudence Friday #11
Trump demanded the food taste like hamberders. TheBlackAdder Saturday #43
And don't you dare complain underpants Friday #6
The only recognizable food on that plate is broccoli, a carrot, and what looks to be allegorical oracle Friday #8
There's something that looks like gold foil in the back of that plate Retrograde Friday #12
"large block of bread-thingy" LOL. 2MuchNoise Friday #20
I didn't have energy to shop and cook, so we went to a local Ethiopian market/restaurant. haele Friday #10
Most of em probably sneak in a bag of MacDonald's. Silent Type Friday #13
When we say The Dotard has bad taste, we mean that literally. RockRaven Friday #14
D-Definitely awful! Jilly_in_VA Friday #15
We had dinner at an inn in the Berkshires. I didn't realize until yesterday how relaxing it was to not have to Raftergirl Friday #26
And he charged people for that mess! rsdsharp Friday #16
This is at least the second time that a guest has posted a photo of a plate allegorical oracle Friday #34
Here's mine from a German restaurant in Costa Rica. sinkingfeeling Friday #17
Very yummy looking ! Pluvious Friday #19
This dinner was put together for the ex-pats in our small town I was told it's a yearly thing. sinkingfeeling Friday #24
Is that an empty cup of Costa Rican coffee? Brother Buzz Friday #22
Yes, it was. I drank two of them with dinner. sinkingfeeling Friday #25
I understand making an exquisite cup of Costa Rican coffee involves using a sock Brother Buzz Friday #28
Really it's a strainer. sinkingfeeling Friday #31
What's the big block canetoad Friday #18
OMG, the dinner we served to the poor and homeless yesterday was 10 times better looking and tasting. tavernier Friday #21
We were childless this year, as was my sister and her H, so we met them at an Inn in the Berkshires for T'giving Raftergirl Friday #23
Wow, that sounds like quite the meal ! Pluvious Saturday #39
Trying to see if this works to show pictures. No idea why pictures don't show, but if you click on link you can Raftergirl Saturday #40
you need to right click, copy image address, then paste that URL Celerity Saturday #41
Thanks!!! Raftergirl Saturday #42
The goat cheese salad looks great ! Pluvious Saturday #48
The fact that we weren't at Merde-a-Lago automatically made it better. subterranean Friday #27
What in the world is that shit? MIButterfly Friday #29
Jesus... róisín_dubh Friday #30
That slop was $300 mcar Friday #32
Shows what morons they all are paying that amount for shitty meal. Ours was $90 per person. Raftergirl Friday #35
Looks like the Wal-Mart meal Beaverhausen Friday #33
WTF was that? mercuryblues Friday #36
Looks that way MustLoveBeagles Friday #38
Our thanksgiving meal looked and tasted better than whatever that is MustLoveBeagles Friday #37
Alternate picture newdeal2 Saturday #45
zero chance that was from Thanksgiving this year, as that pic is at least 1 year old and I can find no verification it's Celerity Saturday #46
No seconds. Kid Berwyn Saturday #47
So, what do we have here? jmowreader Saturday #49
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