thanksgiving desserts

[same_sky]

I don't think of myself as being that particular when it comes to desserts (sugar = good) but my mom called today to talk about Thanksgiving and in the course of the conversation, she let me know that there were SEVEN planned desserts, and I don't like any of them. Seven! I assured her that was okay because I really don't need to eat anything sweet anyway, but she called me back later to ask if she could make me a peanut butter pie. Well, gee, Mom, I guess if you just HAVE to... :) Desserts which I do not like include: fruit salad made with sugar-free pudding (I really like it with regular but I am both afraid of and dislike sugar substitutes), Mary Martin salad, pumpkin pie, chess pie, blueberry delight without-the-blueberries (my family is odd, what can I say... they make this every year. I think it's disgusting, with or without the berries), dirt cake (okay, I could eat this one) and cheesecake. No, I do not like cheesecake. I hate cheesecake. Cheese and cake are independent concepts. Peanut butter and pie, now, that is a winning combination! Mmm. By the way, half of my family is diabetic. Go sugar!

We are in the process of trying to move the baby's bedtime up a little earlier. We're having some small success, although this so far is just meaning that we're back where we used to be. It's not that big of a deal to us but it would be nice to have a little evening time. All it's allowing us to do thus far is go to bed half an hour earlier... but I'll take it. As a matter of fact, I'll take it right now. ;)

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[e11en.livejournal.com]

I have never even heard of half of those desserts! What is chess pie? How do you make fruit salad with pudding (ours are always just the fruit)? Mary Martin salad? Dirt cake? It all sounds so southern!

We have the traditional pumpkin pie, which is not my favorite, and then some fruit pies, usually an apple and my mom likes a pear cranberry pie she has a recipe for (also not my favorite).

[same-sky.livejournal.com]

It does sound southern, doesn't it? :) The fruit salad recipe is here. Dirt cake is crumbled oreos layered with a creamy part made from cream cheese and cool whip, if I remember correctly--I made it once for a potluck and found it such a pain in the ass (especially for something I don't particularly care for) that I never made it again. It.. you know. Looks like dirt. :) Chess pie.. I don't actually remember what's in that one. I've had it before, didn't care for it, and promptly forgot everything else about it. As for Mary Martin salad... that one might have another name but that's what we've always called it. It's this clumpyish lime jello-based (I think) dessert. I think that it involves pineapples. To be hoenst, I don't think I've ever tried it because it looks terrible.

New word from Mom today is that she's also making a chocolate pie in case my niece can come. It's crazy, really. No one needs that many desserts! No one needs that much FOOD either but still.

[ms-jacket.livejournal.com]

Finally someone who gets why cheesecake is wrong. ;-) I hear you woman.

I just had a sliver of chocolate satin pie (and I feel sick). This must be the reason why the list of desserts your family is making for tomorrow has me feeling queasy. I'm not sure I can manage a little pumpkin if I feel like this tomorrow.