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Cooking & Baking

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1. When I was growing up, my father had a little photo studio in Dover

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Sun Nov 23, 2025, 12:58 PM

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He did a lot of business in family portraits right before the holidays. So mom, who was finisher on the prints, had no time to cook Thanksgiving dinner. We always went out to a place called the Dinner Bell. there were about 20 of us all together at the family dinner and they always reserved a table for us. It was fun. My favorite dish was fried oysters, not turkey. Course it’s all different now.

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Some people hate cooking for Thanksgiving [View all] Phentex Sunday OP

When I was growing up, my father had a little photo studio in Dover Walleye Sunday #1

as far as I can tell Phentex Sunday #7

I love doing it, but I always feel like I've run a marathon when it's done. Scrivener7 Sunday #2

Friday is a holy day Phentex Sunday #8

Absolutely, let the next generation cook, and then to come to enough Sunday #3

I think they are looking for tradition Phentex Sunday #9

I usually order bamagal62 Sunday #4

It's one of two days I wish I had two ovens Phentex Sunday #10

I used to have a warming drawer! bamagal62 Sunday #15

My strategy: no_hypocrisy Sunday #5

That's a plan! Phentex Sunday #11

Pretty much my plan spinbaby 13 hrs ago #21

My stepdaughter has taken over most of our holidays now, mwmisses4289 Sunday #6

I'd love it Phentex Sunday #12

This place has a catered dinner Warpy Sunday #13

I used to love cooking Thanksgiving dinner... slightlv Sunday #14

Sweet sweet memories! Phentex Yesterday #17

Our family traditions have me cooking for the full week before Thanksgiving... Trueblue Texan Sunday #16

I'll take the bubbly but I want turkey for days! Phentex Yesterday #18

leftovers and my picky need to have MY pumpkin pie Kali Yesterday #19

Well, and even though we're not having turkey... Trueblue Texan Yesterday #20

Taking it to your grave? Phentex 7 hrs ago #23

Our Family's Cornbread Dressing Trueblue Texan 7 hrs ago #24

That's fair! Phentex 8 hrs ago #22