Dating makes you realize really stupid things about yourself. I’ve realized it’s a non-negotiable for me to have cornbread stuffing at Thanksgiving. If someone was similarly attached we could make that too.

I guess I anticipated different stuffing/dressing recipes in San Francisco where a lot of people move to from different areas of the country. I just thought the South was firmly cornbread stuffing/dressing.

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How is that stupid? There’s no point arguing in taste.

It’s just weird how someone can mention white bread dressing and suddenly you’re like I see you slightly differently. I judge myself for judging. Though if anyone wants to back me up on cornbread dressing being superior?

I mean it is sweeter…

Oh now you’re bringing cornbread with sugar or without in the chat?! Damn man! Make it heated.

I come to play

Not touching that

Cornbread with sugar or without?

Cornbread with whole kernels or without?

Cornbread with hot peppers or without?

Y’all it’s all delicious 😁

Pretty much.

D.) All of the above.

Thanos might say, “Reality is often disappointing.”

Wait….there’s a white bread stuffing? I mean, stuffing ain’t ever been my thing but I just don’t think I could even imagine it with white bread…it don’t even sound right

I’m glad I’m not alone.

See I thought she was just making it up too

I asked what type of dressing he made and he responded “white bread, celery, and onions”. I really hope there are some herbs, a little bit spice, and some chicken stock at least. 🤷🏼‍♀️

You sure he didn’t think you were talking about salad..?

Bread salad??? Wtf is that

It does exist! And it can be delicious. It’s not for Thanksgiving though.

All right well now this makes me think of Caesar salad and I am always generous with my croutons HOWEVER there are always more greens.

It’s old crusty bread. Not baked or possibly double baked like croutons. If done right it absorbs a hint of dressing softening bits but leaving some crunch and the ratio of other vegetables like tomatoes etc. is very important to how it works.

I hope white bread, celery, and onion are not a salad.

But it would make more sense as how he dresses his salad than how he makes thanksgiving dressin’. I mean, c’mon….I’m just trying to make sense of it all.

I use cornbread, onions, celery, etc.

Right, cornbread, which already has proper flavors and such. Plus as you stated herbs and chicken stock and so forth. Not bleach bread.

It’s almost as weird as the manager at my new gig not liking peanut butter or chocolate.

This person can’t even manage to enjoy flavour they should not be in charge of anything

Those are like my two favorite things. 🥺

Right? I was like “how do you not like peanut butter and chocolate?” The he went on about how he’ll eat buttercream icing with a spoon.

It would gross me out more if I found out he ate fondant on its own. I will say most American bakeries use too much icing.

Valid

Yeah he’s an interesting dude. I’m pretty sure I’m the only person in the store with the experience/skills to actually use the tools we sell. Don’t care though, I’m there so my wife will quit bitchin’ that I need a “real job” and for the 20% discount lol

Corn bread is Superior to white bread any day.

White bread is mids at *best*

I mean at least make it whole wheat or something people come on

We do a smoked turkey with chocolate mole for Thanksgiving. Never thought I’d negotiate to that but here we are…

Not sure I would try that on Thanksgiving but that does sound yummy.

#teamcornbread from the South to San Francisco.

If I’m ever making a big Thanksgiving dinner in SF again, you’re invited!

Deal!

I love my in-laws oh so very much, but I generally used to not like going there for Thanksgiving. It's not because I don't love them. It's not because my mother-in-law isn't a phenomenal chef, she used to work for Ina Garden. It's because we didn't have what I would consider a traditional Thanksgiving meal most of the time. It's not what I grew up with and I need what I grew up with. I want regular mashed potatoes. I want noodles. I want corn. We now have these things. And I'm super happy. We'll be going there this year and I'm looking forward to it.

My point is, everyone has their traditions and it's hard to break them.

Noodles? You’re gonna have to send me a picture on Thanksgiving. I’ve never heard of noodles as part of a Thanksgiving meal. I’m curious.

Also I loved that y’all worked it out over the years. I prefer to keep most things traditional for Turkey day and don’t try more than 2 new recipes. They’re basically always the salad/vegetable or a dessert because the Turkey, cornbread stuffing, mashed potatoes, sweet potato casserole all traditional.

I never eat stuffing or dressing, but gotta admit a cornbread version sounds better than a white bread version, hands down.

I’m more into a wild rice pilaf, or a hot steamy bread or cornbread that ISN’T turned into stuffing.

Apparently the guy was really attached to his white bread dressing and unmatched me. The idea of two dressings at Thanksgiving was too much I guess. 🤣

Oh yes. The oyster one is strange except to the folks I know on Old Shell Road (old money). Even their kids cannot stomach the oyster one, so they have the cornbread sage alternative for the whole family. Two dressing Thanksgiving means you have been extremely blessed.

Honestly the oyster one makes a little more sense to me than white bread. Isn’t there also like a chestnut or hazelnut dressing?

Do not know but I love me some hazelnuts. I will crack & eat them over the sink like a wild animal. I have gotten smarter and put my nutcracker in a deep box, ir else cracked nutshells are torture when they surprise you across the room.

Lol! Crack those nuts in the yard!

Sounds equivalent to stepping on a Lego

Legos stand out way more than shards of hazelnut shells. Both are brutal. Nuts got more stealth game.

Awww nuts!