No one wants a turkey that tastes like napkins on Thanksgiving and please do not try your fancy ingredients in the mac-n-cheese on Turkey Day. Let’s set the proverbial table and let the kids count ambrosia salad as a vegetable.
Shop for three (or more) different types of potatoes and stock up on the essentials at your local grocery stores, including:
- Sprouts Organic Market in Manassas
- Todos Neighborhood Market in Woodbridge
Hint: Save a trip to the store and order home delivery through Giant Delivers.
Not sure if an argument is going to break out over the canned cranberries this year? Pick your battles or your favorite beverages ahead of time:
- Cuppi Coffee in Bristow or Dumfries
- Vita Nova Coffee & Creatives in Nokesville
- Water’s End Brewery in Lake Ridge and Potomac Mills
- MurLarkey Distilled Spirits in Bristow
Worried about a soggy bottom? Avoid the pie path with some non-traditional desserts:
- Campbells Frozen Custard in Lake Ridge
- Rumalutions Rum Cakes in Manassas
Working off the food coma? If you’re shopping, save yourself some time by reviewing two of our most-read listicles from the past years:
