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#HolidayStaples: What's the one food your family can't live without?
This table has a mix of "traditional" American Thanksgiving foods and some Arabic additions.
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A traditional Arabic dish: Grape leaves stuffed with rice and spices, steamed with meat and garlic cloves.
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It's not of food, but we had a Thanksgiving theme for our table setting.
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Tomato with mozerella cheese in olive oil and balsamic vinegar.
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Putting the final touches.
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A Thanksgiving dinner
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What foods define your Thanksgiving? What will your family simply not eat without?
This year, we're asking about your foodie traditions from fried turkey to spicy kimchee and lasagna to latkes. Here's what folks on social media had to say earlier this week.
@KPCC home made stuffing or Pecan Pie
— PHILIP CRAWFORD (@MACKabiVIPer42) November 22, 2013
@KPCC a #vegan nut roast! A puff pastry log filled with nuts, herbs, and mushrooms. Seriously better than a turkey.
— Linda Tran (@lindatran) November 23, 2013
TELL US: What is essential at your Thanksgiving dinner? Send us your family's favorite foods and savory photos to nalteir@scpr.org and be added to our #HolidayStaples slideshow.
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