Monday 12 October 2015

Canadian Thanksgiving


Today is Thanksgiving Day in Canada. Harvest blessings and best wishes to everyone! My Rare One is cooking a big turkey dinner and a dozen friends are coming over later to help eat it. So hopefully there shouldn't be too many leftovers. We're serving everyone's favourite Thanksgiving dessert too!


Sometimes our eyes can be bigger than our stomachs, of course . . . .


. . . but when it comes to pumpkin pie, we can rely on our "dessert stomach" to kick in and save the day!


So go on, have that second (or third) piece of pie . . . we can do it!

47 comments:

LL Cool Joe said...

Ha ha, I hope you enjoy yourself! The idea of dozens of people in my house wouldn't feel like much of a holiday! But have fun!!

DEZMOND said...

Are you sure that's enough whipped cream? Looks kinda stingy to me :)

anne marie in philly said...

sounds like a fun time at your house; enjoy!

I prefer salmon or lasagna for TD cause I don't like turkey, but that's just me. I DO loves me a slice o pumpkin pie, but undressed (no whipped creme) please...and I just heard you scream in horror!

Anonymous said...

Happy Thanksgiving! I have to disagree with the whipped cream on the pie. I like pumpkin pie as it is, why ruin it with excessive whipped cream? The less cream, the more pie.

Anonymous said...

That is exactly how my hubby eats pumpkin pie! Happy Thanksgiving! Have a wonderful time. :)

Mark said...

Ahh the good old dessert stomach. It's saved my life on many an occasion. Didn't do much for that cake though. Have a happy thanksgiving Debra. Eat well and be merry.

Anonymous said...

Happy Thanksgiving! Enjoy the feast :-). I definitely have a dessert stomach, just didn't realize it until now.

mxtodis123 said...

Happy Thanksgiving. Enjoy your feast.
Mary

Miss Val's Creations said...

Happy Thanksgiving! Enjoy all its goodies!

Jeanne said...

Happy Thanksgiving! :o)

And I will have to inform Hubby that he was correct about the dessert stomach. **le sigh** **just hate it when he's right!** :o)

Martha said...

HAHAHAHA! I love the dessert stomach. Kids seem to have an especially large one. Happy Thanksgiving!

Linda said...

Have a great day Debra!
Turkey farts!
Cheers!
Linda :o)

A Beer for the Shower said...

I'll admit it; I don't like whipped cream. I think it tastes terrible. Besides, why eat a mountain of weird, sugary shaving foam when I can shove more pie into my dessert stomach?

Rawknrobyn.blogspot.com said...

I love it! Thank goodness I have a rather sturdy Dessert Stomach.
Happy Canadian Thanksgiving to you and yours, Deb!

Linda @ Life and Linda said...

That is too funny. Loved this post! I hope it was a good Thanksgiving.

The Dancing Crone said...

Happy Thanksgiving, Debra! I didn't know about the dessert stomach!

The Happy Whisk said...

Hahahah, on the eye that said we can and we will. I love it. That's funny stuff. Glad you had a fun harvest weekend. Best time of year.

Unknown said...

It's so nice to know that you and your Rare One are sharing this day with friends. Enjoy your day!

Lisa said...

Happy Thanksgiving. Enjoy the feast.

Guillaume said...

Here it's just your regular Monday.:-( In Québec my parents often make a tourtière for Thanksgiving.

Jim said...

OH THANK GOD for that dessert stomach!! Used it today as a matter of fact!!
Enjoy your feast Debra!

Lady M said...

yum! yum! yum! Your making me hungry for pumpkin pie!

Adam said...

Enjoy your Thanksgiving.

Mistress Maddie said...

A Happy Thanksgiving to you and all your Canadian readers!!!! I can't get used to hearing Thanksgiving and Halloween in the same month.

Ol'Buzzard said...

Overeating and calorie ingesting is patriotic on Thanksgiving. Anyone who pulls back from the table while they can still walk around (as apposed to heading for the nearest couch) should be boiled in their own pudding - pumpkin puccing.
the Ol'Buzzard

Insomniac's Attic said...

Are you laying on the couch moaning in distress yet? ;)

Willym said...

Hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving... we had a slight problem here with the whipped cream. The person bringing desert couldn't find whipping cream in any of the near by stores, not even for ready money, so picked up a whipped cream in a can - gasp! - made from Coconut Milk for those who are lactose intolerant!!!!! The idea of a substitute for whipped cream on pumpkin pie was almost as vile as the substitute itself.

Fundy Blue said...

You've been on a roll these past few posts, Debra! So many great funnies. Trumpy Cat takes the Halloween prize for best costume. Your never ending federal election? Try south of your border if you want to experience election nightmares! Although Trump is at least providing comic relief! I've been resorting to that spare dessert stomach for weeks. Do you know how many wonderful sweets can be found in Victoria!? I hope your Thanksgiving Dinner was a blast!

yellowdoggranny said...

ours is in Nov..happy thanksgiving.

Dawna said...

Happy belated thanksgiving!.. hope you had a great time and lovely meal

Sparkless said...

Happy Thanksgiving! It sounds like you will have a great time and will have to use that second stomach.

jadedj said...

OK, I missed this post yesterday. So, happy after your Thanksgiving Day. Indulge your left-over stomach. Love the proper way to each pumpkin pie.

This N That said...

Good ones..HAppy Thanksgiving..Nothing better than turkey sandwiches!! Gotta at least have that left over..Enjoy..I don't love pumpkin pie, so that would work for me..

Ms Misantropia said...

My family has been joking about the dessert stomach since I can remember!

When I got my blood checked for the first time ever this year it all made sense - I have chronic low blood sugar. No wonder I'm always craving sweets!

Bill Lisleman said...

Dessert stomach - I never knew that! All these year believing what my uncle told me about a hollow leg. thanks

MrsDuncanMahogany said...

Best part of the Thanksgiving meal - the pumpkin pie!!!

Marcia B. said...

LOL I love this post!

Riot Kitty said...

That 1-900-turkey cartoon is great!

Magaly Guerrero said...

I always knew I had a dessert stomach. I just didn't know what it was called. All is well now.

*runs to call 1-900-TURKEY!

Green Monkey said...

I'm late but happy Thanksgiving. I'm headed the Canadian way this coming weekend. late again...

Marcela Gmd said...

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Debi said...

Hello! Sorry I'm late! You are correct! and Wise, I have seen this happen.....OH! New product...Coconut WHIP CREME! and Pumpkin Pie Ice CREME......xoDebi

Jenn said...

That's the best looking pumpkin pie ever :) Hope your Thanksgiving was great, and all that food got eaten!

likeschocolate said...

fun photos!

greekwitch said...

I thought only I had this particular secondary organ. Hmmm!!!

Unknown said...

Oh wow! I love desserts!
Makes we wanna go out and have a pie in the middle of the night.

Magic Love Crow said...

I hope you had a great Thanksgiving!!! Big Hugs :o)