Why I’m Not Cooking Thanksgiving Dinner This Year

I’ll happily practice gratitude while paying someone else to feed me.

Kathryn Dillon
Nov 4 · 6 min read
Photo by Jakob Owens on Unsplash

he Bon Appetit Thanksgiving issue is taunting me from my kitchen table. Usually, by early November, I have a turkey on order through Fresh Fork Market and I’m building a spreadsheet to document my timeline and tasks for the usual side dish and dessert suspects.

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