299298 Wed Nov 24 17:26:38 -0800 2004 2 27 General Chowhounding Topics 0 1657484 My husband and I are having a non-traditional Thanksgiving feast this year. Here is what was on our shopping list for our four day weekend. Do you think we have enough food? 3 full racks baby back ribs 1 package sweet italian sausages 2 lbs. chicken wings sweet potatoes green and red bell peppers carrots celery broccoli fresh spinach fresh oregano fresh cilantro 2 lbs. Osacar Mayer thick sliced bacon 1 dozen eggs 2 1/2 gallons fresh squeezed orange juice 1 pint honey 1 tub sour cream 1 loaf Orowheat County white bread 2 pkgs. Kraft Deli deluxe cheese 1 12 pack Coca Cola 1 12 pack Canada Dry Ginger Ale 1 bottle Patron Tequilla 1 bottle Jack Daniels 1 pound Boars Head Oven Roasted Turkey Breast 1 pound Boars head Baby Swiss Cheese 1/2 pound Boars head Provolone 1/2 gallon Buttermilk 1/2 gallon milk 6 fresh lemons 6 onions 1 box crispix cereal 1 box frosted flakes 6 bananas 1 dozen bagels 2 cans minute maid lemonade 1 bag ritz chips Hidden Valley ranch dip mix 6 apples 6 pears 6 oranges 2 bags Arrowhead Ice Anything else you'd add? Wed Nov 24 17:26:38 -0800 2004 0 Bluskies57 1 1657487 Yes, something you didn't buy at Vons. Hear me out and don't jump on me until I finish. I know you are not going traditioal, but isn't there some little local treat you might include ... an artisan loaf of bread from a local bakery, some olives or side from a little deli or gourmet shop? I took one look at this list and thought "This has to be someone who lives in the midwest with limited accss to markets. It is a list of things you would buy at any market you could step in from sea to shining sea. However, I see that Arrowhead ice in there, so I'm revising to LA suburbs. Other than including SOME little special thing, it seems like a happy little weekend you have planned. I'm eating out, but I needed something for breakfast and snacks. For breakfast, I'm having Graffeo coffee with a cranberry orange loaf from the Cheeseboard in Berkely. Also, I love those little clemetines that show up this time of year. In the evening, I have a fruitcake from the same Cheeseboard. It is soaked in three or four liquors and has dried fruit like apricots, not the icky, neon candied frit. Not that I've escaped the Von's Safeway connection. I am ashamed to admit that I bought some stilton with cranberries at Safeway (aka Vons). There is just no excuse for this given I was at one of the top cheeseshops in the country ... sigh ... it just called out to me. And yes, I've bought Orowheat as well. For some reason I am enchanted with cocktail bread this year. So I have some Orowheat rye cocktail bread which I plan to make tiny chicken salad sandwiches, just because they look cute. Wed Nov 24 18:16:49 -0800 2004 1657484 0 Krys Stanley 1 1657503 ...who cares? Wed Nov 24 23:44:12 -0800 2004 1657484 0 guglhupf