Without question, I can tell you what my absolute, all time, favorite meal is. It is so special that I only get to eat it once a year. It is so special, and so good, and so tasty that it is worth the wait. It is not just what I get to eat that makes it the most special meal of the year, but who I get to eat it with. It is the time of year I get to eat it and it is the occasion that brings me to the table. Can you guess what meal this is? It is Thanksgiving.

The reason why Thanksgiving is my favorite meal of the year is because it is the only time of year that I basically get everything to eat that I like. All of my favorite dishes are right in front of me: the turkey I cooked on the Big Green Egg along with the homemade dressing, Teresa’s out of this world sweet potato soufflé, my sister …