Happy belated Thanksgiving! Some random thoughts that came to me over the past few days. Here are some photos of my burnt crust pumpkin pie and our semi-homemade meal.

• Why does everyone hate on canned cranberry sauce? I tried it and it was so much easier than making from scratch (even though that is easy too) and it tastes great! They should make twizzlers that taste like canned cranberry sauce! Don’t hate on canned cranberry sauce–it is a fine invention.
• Since I am writing about cranberries…how versatile are they!? Very! you can use cranberries for Fall and Winter, the fruit the juice (cranberry mimosas) and the color!
• Everyone should make omelet/scrambled egg breakfast using leftovers (eggs+stuffing+turkey +/- mashed potatoes + spices/hot sauce + cheese).
• Was there ever a time you made pumpkin pie filling for pumpkin pie and the entire filling was used? That has never happened to me. Somehow the filling is always way more that can fit in the pie pan. Next year…I am using the left over pumpkin pie filling (instead of pouring down the disposal) and placing it in the fridge and then mixing it with flour and baking powder the next day to make perfect pumpkin pancakes! #reducingwaste
• Get fancy mushrooms at Costco! Chanterelles from Costco (yay for $11.99 a pound, while Whole Foods generally charges $20-$30 per pound) are a good buy.
• Turkey is great for leftovers. It is a good protein source that does not have a strong taste. You can make it into anything. Quesadillas! Sandwiches! Put it in a soup/stew! Make it part of your charcuterie board!
• Cold turkey is delicious like cold fried chicken.
• Mayo+ cranberry sauce + sriracha is not a winning combination IMHO.
• Why did I wake up with 50+ emails today (this was from Friday)?! Black Friday is as desperate as it gets. I did no Black Friday shopping…but I did unsubscribe from a lot of websites today!
• Unsubscribe should be immediate…places need to get fined for sending me emails later in the day after I have already unsubscribed!
• Digital junk mail is just as annoying as junk paper mail.

Please share your thoughts on Thanksgiving, Black Friday, post-Thanksgiving time!