Chantz McKeller
By Brandon Smith, The Whetstone
Freshmen Diandra Rhoden is ready to start a new tradition.
“I am looking forward to this Thanksgiving because I am cooking,†she said.
Rhoden, who celebrates Thanksgiving with a small group of friends and family, is ready to cook the turkey dinner for the first time.
“Me, my mom, my brothers and my neighbor celebrate together,†she said. “I plan to cook corn on the cob, plantain, ham, kale, green peas, sweet potatoes, dumpling and baked turkey in the oven.â€
Information technology system administrator Adam Taylor invites family over for Thanksgiving dinner.
Taylor whose wife is German, experiences different styles of food.
“My wife cooks German pot roast along with polish cabbage rolls,†Taylor said. “We put our turkey in the brine overnight and grill it Thanksgiving day.â€
Taylor says the brine is used to flavor the turkey with salt water.
Multimedia Communication Professor Ron Douglas has a typical Thanksgiving Day with his family.
“We eat turkey, mashed potatoes, and pumpkin pie,†he said. “After the meal, we usually watch football or shoot some hoops.â€
Senior Chantz Mckeller travels from Delaware to Long Island to celebrate Thanksgiving with a big family.
“Family all over come to meet at my mom’s house,†he said. “We eat collard greens, cornbread, chit lands, roasted pig and deep fried turkey. After we eat, we either watch the New York parade in Long Island or watch football.â€
Junior Elizabeth Moyna’s family lives in the woods of the Poconos.
“My mom and grandma cook the dinner, I set and clean the table and my uncle peels the potato skins,†she said.
During dinner, Moyna’s father hunts.
“After our dinner, we play bingo and my brother always rolls the numbers,†she said.
