Picking Wine. Always my Dilema

I found this article in The Washington Post. This is my kind of article and Thanksgiving is my holiday.  I love it.  Why?  It is all about being around people and by people I mean your family or your good friends that substitute as your family. No gifts involved.

For the most part, I've got the menu planned.  Of course it all starts with the turkey and then their are the sides. The sides are the most fun because their are so many possibilities.  If your family has been gathering for a very long time there are sides that always appear on the menu.  Two sides  show up on our table EVERY year. One is the good old green bean casserole. The green bean casserole has a history.  It has been around since the 1950's.  In case you don't know the history I am including the link. History of the Green Bean Casserole.

I imagine some of my Foodie friends have eliminated this dish from their side dish selection but I just can't. I usually kick it up a notch by using fresh green beans instead of canned or frozen but it is still green bean casserole.  Then there is the ever present mashed potatoes, so simple but so good!  When my Mom was making Thanksgiving a dish that would pop up was pineapple slices in red jello.  You drain the pineapple juice leaving the slices in the can. Make the red jello one cup hot water and the rest the pineapple juice from the can.  Add more water if needed to make another cup. Then pour jello into can with the pineapple slices.  Refrigerate until firm and then right before you are ready to sit down you turn the can upside down on a plate, cut between the slices and yum yum your side. How many of you remember this recipe?

I am still working on my list of sides for this year and as I decide I will share them with you.  Food aside, the wine is always a hard choice for me.  I am getting better at picking wines but I am not there yet. Some like white, some like red.  The author of the article says open them all.  Each of them are bound to go with something right.  It is such a simple concept.  He also has other good suggestions so you may want to take a look at the article.  Click on the link What Wine Should I pick ?