Thanksgiving: Time to give thanks for and celebrate our bounty... but have you seen
our bounty lately? It's ... well, it's bountiful. Bountylicious. America
is having something of an epidemic of, er, bounty.
And what was once a celebration
of oh-thank-heavens-we-have-enough-food-to-survive-the-winter has become more
of a gluttonous culinary dare to see who can eat a whole winter's worth of calories in a single day.
But wait -- we're not saying that's necessarily a bad thing. Those of us
with plenty on our plates should be thankful (and we should also
remember -- and
help -- those in need), and honestly, most of us could probably be a little
more mindful of just how bountiful our everyday meals are, for the sake of our
hearts and waistlines. But it's awfully hard to resist the urge to celebrate a
harvest festival by eating everything in sight.
We think the occasional celebration of gluttony is a wonderful thing,
and Thanksgiving seems like an appropriate day for it. If there's ever a time
for deep-fried turkeys, fowl stuffed inside one another, obscene quantities of carbs,
and several dessert
courses in one meal, this is it.
But why stop with the traditional
Thanksgiving fixings? Why not get all of the indecent cravings for food
obscenities you want to try but know you shouldn't out of the way at once? Load
that Thanksgiving table with cheesy bacon tots, deep-fried
stuffed pancakes, sandwiches with fried chicken breasts instead of buns, and deep-fried
butter. And don't forget to save room for the deep-fried Twinkies, supersized creme eggs, and Krispy
Kreme bread pudding.
We can have salads Friday -- but not the kind served in bowls made of bacon.
Suggested Sites...
- Reddit: This Is Why You're Fat - mostly meaty food obscenities that will either make you hungry or make you never want to eat again.
- The Bacon Show - one bacon recipe posted per day. Don't worry -- you can cook as many as you want.
- Super Sized Meals - the bigger, the better, according to these folks. Their doctors may disagree.
- Fancy Fast Food - turning fast food items into gourmet (looking) meals.
- Pimp That Snack - junk food writ large.
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