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A Slightly Impractical, Over-The-Top Thanksgiving

A fantasy dinner party, just for fun

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Ali LaBelle
Nov 21, 2025
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I love how my family approaches Thanksgiving: casually, comfortably, and carb-heavily. It’s leisurely and familiar, usually with a “sweatpants welcome” dress code and a lot of time spent around the kitchen island, jazz playing through the speakers, and the sounds of whatever football game is on TV in the distance. I wouldn’t change a thing.

But with all …

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