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Turkey Day Confessions: Is there one thing you love for Thanksgiving that's just a little embarrassing? Jell-o salad, green bean casserole, Cool Whip?
- Jill Barron
- Executive Chef/Owner
- MANA food bar
- Chicago, IL
White castle stuffing, I cannot get enough.
- Carrie Nahabedian
- Executive Chef/Owner
- NAHA and Brindille
- Chicago, IL
Broken Glass Torte? Is that embarrassing? I don't think so..you have to make all those colors of Jell-O and then cut them in a nice dice, fold in some kind of cream, make a graham cracker crust in ...
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- Josh Galliano
- The Libertine
- Clayton, MO
Dirt Cake - layers of ground up oreos and the mixture of Jell-o french vanilla pudding/cream cheese/coolwhip. For the kids, put it in a NEW flower pot with gummy worms. That stuff is so good.
- Susan Goss
- Executive Chef/Owner
- West Town Tavern
- Chicago, IL
I was lucky enough to grow up without Jell-o salad and green bean casserole. My more embarrassing confession is that I usually eat so much turkey skin while carving that I have no room for more foo...
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- Sandra Holl
- Pastry Chef/Owner
- Floriole Cafe & Bakery
- Chicago, IL
I have to confess that I really like the cranberry sauce in the can.
Floriole Cafe & Bakery1220 W WebsterChicago, IL 60614M 8am-2pm, T-F 7am-5:30pm, Sat 8am-5:30pm, Sun 8am-4pmFacebook Twitter_...
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- Steve McDonagh
- Owner
- Hearty
- Chicago, IL
I'll answer this and I am not embarrassed. I like plain simple Pumpkin Pie with Reddi-Whip. Dan always makes gorgeous pies; he's doing Ginger Maple Pumpkin for our take-away this year for example. ...
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- Melissa Trimmer
- Pastry Chef
- Le Cordon Bleu Chicago, Pastry Chef Instructor
- Chicago, Illinois
I do love me some green bean casserole, but I usually make it from scratch…
- Chrissy Camba
- Chef
- Bar Pastoral
- Chicago, IL
i LOVE green bean casserole, corn bread pudding and the cranberry in a can
w/walnuts and pineapples (is there a name for that?)
though, that stuff isn't really embarrassing to me...:D
- Patrick Sheerin
- Chef/Partner
- Trenchermen
- Chicago, IL
Canned cranberry sauce slices perfectly for sandwiches, so I've heard
- Nathan Sears
- Executive Chef/Owner
- The Radler and D.A.S.
- Chicago, IL
Canned cranberry sauce. I don't want homemade sauce I want it to tast and look like it just came out of a can.
- David Katz
- Executive Chef/Owner
- Philadelphia, PA
Not one of those things are embarrassing in any way. Green bean casserole and cool whip? They are awesome foods that I'd serve and/or eat anywhere.
- Josh Kaplan
- GM/Beverage Manager
- Eleven City Diner
- Chicago, Illinois
I could eat stuffing and only stuffing for Thanksgiving. Maybe some gravy.
- Toni Roberts
- Pastry Chef
- State and Lake Chicago Tavern
- Chicago, IL
Well, I don't believe you meant to put Cool Whip on the 'embarrassing' list... Also, I love French's green bean casserole prepared as it reads on the can.
- Jared Van Camp
- Executive Chef
- Old Town Social and Nellcôte
- Chicago, IL
leftovers
- Rob Levitt
- Executive Chef/Owner
- The Butcher & Larder
- Chicago, IL
NOt me, but Allie is sucker for the can-shaped, jellied cranberry sauce in the can.
- Paul Fehribach
- Executive Chef/Owner
- Big Jones
- Chicago, IL
Oh god I did love Cool Whip back in the day! The whole idea of it freaks me out now, but pumpkin pie with Cool Whip, mmmm! That's something Grandma never would have stood for, but the post-war gene...
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