• Thanksgiving Fried Rice with Kung Pao Brussels Sprouts

    Remember when Friendsgiving was a thing?!?! For years, Ryan and I have attended an annual Friendsgiving hosted by dear friends. It was actually the site of one of our early dates. Ryan was daring enough to bring me to his college friends’ Friendsgiving (nothing like trial by fire for this one) and I remember agonizing over what to wear. Ha! Remember when our choices consisted of something other than leisurewear, leisurewear or leisurewear? Over the years the Friendsgiving event, aptly named “Volksgiving,” has morphed from a traditional turkey dinner to a Thanksgiving bite-size appetizer competition. Attendees vote on the best Thanksgiving-themed appetizer of the night. For the first couple years,…