“Nobody likes them but me, so I usually have turnips for days and thoroughly enjoy them,” he said.īut this year, it will just be Villani’s family of four, sitting around the backyard fire pit and eating Indian food. Instead of green bean casserole, he makes turnips in honor of his mother-in-law’s late mother, who used to make them especially for Villani. I make it a little interesting, at least.” It’s too redundant for me at this point in my life. “The time before that, I did confit turkey legs.
“A couple of years ago I just smoked some turkey breasts, and we did open-faced sandwiches,” he said. In a normal year, Villani puts together a Thanksgiving spread, with a twist. Nor will his in-laws be joining Villani, his wife and two children for dinner. This year it’s his turn, but he won’t be cooking. Just as Charlie Brown and his friends eventually pile into his parents’ station wagon and head off to his grandmother’s (singing a terrible version of “Over the River and Through the Woods”), “I think we’ll all end up going inside and probably doing something traditional,” Carlson said.īut Carlson hopes her version of Charlie Brown’s Thanksgiving will highlight how important it is to maintain those face-to-face human connections, “even if you’re eating jelly beans and toast.”Įvery other year, Portland restaurateur Jay Villani hosts Thanksgiving to give his mother-in-law a break. That doesn’t mean they’ll forego the usual stuffing and mashed potatoes. They serve an unlikely Thanksgiving menu: toast, popcorn, pretzel sticks, jelly beans, and ice cream sundaes.Ĭarlson said, weather permitting, she’ll have toasters with extension cords on her outdoor Peanuts Thanksgiving table, along with everything else on Charlie Brown’s menu – although she may substitute hot cocoa or cider for the ice cream sundaes. “It’s obviously a time of sadness because I’m not going to go visit my parents” (who live in Wisconsin), Carlson said, “but I’m hopeful that some of the ways we can be together will make it interesting.”Ĭarlson is organizing a neighborhood outdoor Thanksgiving feast based on “A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving.” In the show, when Charlie Brown’s friends invite themselves over at the last minute, Snoopy and Linus help him throw together an impromptu Friendsgiving dinner on a ping pong table, complete with mismatched chairs. An older couple who usually enjoy the company of their two grown daughters for Thanksgiving will be on their own this year.
Another has been juggling playdates and online learning for her 5-year-old. Carlson says everyone on the street has a story about how everything is different this year because of the coronavirus. Carlson, her husband and two adult children (who have been quarantining with their parents since March) live on a dead-end street where neighbors have been socializing on their daily strolls and from outdoor furniture planted in their yards.
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