My Mother-in-Law Ordered Me to Wake Up at 4 A.M. to Cook Thanksgiving for 30 — So I Left at 3 A.M. Instead

The phone rang at eight-thirty. Vivien’s number.

“Isabella, dear, I forgot to mention—the Sanders’ youngest has a severe nut allergy. You’ll need to remake anything with nuts. I know you usually put pecans on the sweet potato casserole, and I think there are walnuts in one of the stuffings?”

I looked at the three dishes cooling on my counter, hours of continue reading …