Many students at LHS have unique holiday foods that they bring to the table.
There are many classic dishes during Thanksgiving and Christmas—like turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes and more.
“My mom has always been great at cooking,” said sophomore Pepper Noyes. “So when I started being vegetarian years ago, she wanted to make sure I had something special to eat. She spends days ahead of Thanksgiving preparing a veggie pot pie with ingredients that I chose in it, and she always puts love and care into the food she makes,”
Many people pick up their grandparents’ recipes. However, some people like the food better when the original cooks make it.
“When my grandma is in Oregon for Thanksgiving and Christmas she brings over brussels sprout ray,” said junior Emmi Nelson. “It’s brussels sprouts and cheese and bacon. She also makes breakfast casserole for Christmas.”
“Every year my grandpa makes this cranberry sauce but it has jalapenos,” said junior Rosie Dorr. “It’s like a family tradition, and the recipe is from a TV show that my grandparents watched when they were younger.”
While some people have traditional American food, many have foods that you would not expect.
“We have braised abalone,” said junior Samantha Wong. “My grandma makes it for us on special occasions and we have it every Thanksgiving,”
“Well I make food I want to eat,” said math teacher Casey Finfrock. “So I’ll make hamburgers for Thanksgiving,”
Even though the holiday season is known for its family meals, everyone is always looking forward to some dessert.
“My family has lots of pies for Thanksgiving,” said junior Maddie Dunn. “Like pecan pie, apple pie, lots of pies.”
Even though pies are another classic holiday dish, not everyone likes them. Another common treat tends to be cookies.
“My favorite holiday dish is sugar cookies and the spritz cookies,” said sophomore Janelle Wu.
By the end of the day, everyone sleeps with stomachs full of love.