Thanksgiving Ham
       After you set out the dishes, all of your relatives flood into a large room in your grandparent's house. You've almost died of hunger, the blessing on the food is said, and you all start to stuff yourself. Your taste buds feel like a rainbow is dancing in your mouth. As you shovel that glorious food into your mouth. you can't help but wonder, what is the tastiest thing your tongue has come in contact with this Thanksgiving? For me it has got to be the big cheese of Thanksgiving dinner: the main course. The boss. The ham. The meat, juicy and tender. The taste is like you've eaten bacon with a texture almost like that of a soft gummy bear. According to "Top Ten Classic Thanksgiving Dishes" it stated that ham was ranked #5 on the list. I know your thinking. Wow! 5? That's pretty bad, but when you think about it, out of all the Thanksgiving foods you can think of, ham was one that got on the list and scored really good. I know, I know. It's not a traditional main course for Thanksgiving, but what the heck. Ham for the win!

                                                                                                                                         -Phoenix Oliver

                                             Pumpkin Pie  

                    On thanksgiving you help set out all the full, warm and steaming dishes all full of delicious food. of course the best is saved for last and that's when the pumpkin pie comes in. Pumpkin is the sweetest smelling and creamiest of all the thanksgiving foods you could ever imagine. Thanks giving would never be as exiting as it is without pumpkin pie. When you finally get handed a slice if the thick pie you put whip cream on it and dig in. Pumpkin pie always makes me rethink my favorite holiday. What would thanksgiving be without pumpkin pie? 

I think the best food at Thanksgiving is the gravy because you can put it on almost every hot food on the table. It goes good with everything! Stuffing? Sure. Turkey? Definitely. Mashed potatoes? Absolutely.  And don't forgot the roll! In a Sports Illustrated article dated November 21, 2017, gravy was ranked number 4 in the top 10 Thanksgiving foods. According to the Star Tribune article dated November 22, 2017, gravy is the star attraction of the Thanksgiving meal. As it says in the article, "Here’s the truth about the biggest dinner of the year: The turkey can be a little dry, the mashed potatoes a bit lumpy, but it doesn’t matter when the gravy — that flavorful, velvety sauce — smothers the turkey and potatoes in a blanket of deliciousness before it gently pools on the plate, waiting to be soaked up by the nearest roll." In other words, gravy can be the saving grace of any Thanksgiving meal especially for cooks cooking Thanksgiving dinner for their first time.

Cason Davenport

 Dixie Salad

                                                                     Anna B.

            Forget the turkey, mashed potatoes and cranberry sauce for a minute. Imagine cool whip cream in overwhelming creaminess and fresh fruit mixed in with it. Pomegranates, apples, cantaloupe, blueberries, watermelon and fresh pineapple, topped with crushed almonds. This total deliciousness is the only item to make your thanksgiving the best it can possibly be. Add an extra spoonful of whipped cream and it’s perfection at it’s fullest.

                                                    

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Stuffing

      Thanksgiving is one of the best holidays, with all the delicious food like, turkey, mashed potatoes, cranberry sauce, yams, pumpkin pie, and who can forget......STUFFING!!!  Stuffing is the best food ever!  According to the article, ¨FORTHEWIN¨, it ranks stuffing in the top three out of thirteen!  The article also states, ¨For some reason, Thanksgiving is the only day we all eat stuffing.  Why is this?  Stuffing is a delicious mixture of bread, spices, vegetables that aren't terrible, and maybe meat."  Stuffing should be prepared and eaten throughout the whole year!  It is also amazing on a roll sandwich with turkey and cranberry.  If you don't like meat or certain kinds of vegetables, than you can make your own recipe.  That's the best thing about stuffing, you can make it any way you want.  No matter where you are, there should always be stuffing on your plate for Thanksgiving!

                                                          

SOFT, FLUFFY, WARM Mashed Potatoes!

         Out of all of the foods you usually have for Thanksgiving, which is the best? I mean turkey, stuffing, corn, pie and all that stuff is ok.....but MASHED POTATOES!! Oh mashed potatoes, they're so fluffy and silky smooth with that buttery smell, when you eat them they melt in your mouth. According to "foxbusiness.com" it says,"31% of Americans say mashed potatoes are their favorite Thanksgiving side dish. Green beans and corn aren’t nearly as popular. Only 5% of those surveyed said corn was their favorite, while 6% enjoy green beans the most." You see mashed potatoes are one of the best side dished you can have and they are delicious! So, go test if I am right and make them for Thanksgiving. You'll see why they are my favorite!! 

-Kennedie Harris

Thanks to Giving

I love Thanksgiving.  It is so yummy with all the mashed potatoes and gravy.  I especially love the bread dipped in cranberry sauce.  It is filled with sweetness and you are filled with love as you slowly bring it closer to your mouth.  Once you ate all the bread with cranberry sauce smeared all over that toasty bread, you can't stop having more.  So tempting to just take a single bite, isn't it.