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Today was voted the lowest self esteem day of the year by the readers of HP Daily.  A Monday, after thanksgiving, and the last day in November – not even December…And Uncle Dan’s 25% off hats and gloves coupon expired yesterday.  Anywhere you look, there’s no love…Except perhaps at Love’s.

“Ghiradelli Chocolate and peanut butter twist” – If you’re looking to turn a frown upside down, Love’s Yogurt may be the secret potion.  Either that, or a $400 tank top at E-Street could do the trick.

If you love challah, it may be worth bullying your way into this class.  Ruth Ross will teach you how to make challah at Bnai Torah this Tuesday morning at 9:30am.  It’s $10 a head, adults only, but they’re not necessarily offering the spots to the public. 

That’s where the bullying part comes in.  If you’re a challah lover (who isn’t) and you really really want in, it’s worth calling Tamy Jacobs and begging entry….please please please…

Bnai Torah – 2789 oak st. – HP – 847-433-7100

The Sunday after Thanksgiving is also known as Last Day stew…It’s just about the extent that left overs from the big night will last.  And yes, while 3 week old bird has its merits (think jerky), the ’schmellows on top of the sweet potatoes and the butter drenched stuffing just won’t last…

With that said, Pecan pie has proven not to last…and as the pecans age, they release toxins that are terribly unsafe…Do not eat. Rather, send all uneaten pecan pies to HP Daily Blog for further testing.  Thank you for participating in this public service.

HP Daily Blog Correspondent PP reports on the holiday moment that almost wasn’t.

The guests arrived to smiles, water glasses with lemon slices and plates of warmed hors d’oeuvres.  However, just an hour before, the environs were anything but hospitable. 

“Our turkey pan sprung a leak,” recalls the hostess JW.  “We were planning on deep frying the bird for 45-minutes but unless we could patch the hole, it just wouldn’t work.”

While her son was Googling ways to microwave a 25-pound bird, she thought about reaching out to Ravinia Plumbing.  “We just needed someone to patch this hole.  Time was running out.  We didn’t know what to do.” 

“When you don’t know what to do – call us” may as well be Sunset Foods’ tagline.

JW called Sunset out of sheer desperation – the store had already closed for the holiday more than an hour earlier.

However, somebody answered. 

Headed out to his own T-Giving meal, the Sunset representative offered up the store’s own, in-house, commercial weight pan to save JW’s holiday dinner.

“If it weren’t for Sunset’s assistance, I doubt my guests would have been able to over-eat as much as they did. Thank goodness they left satiated – otherwise, I would have been the talk of ….. of well…Sunset.”

Any single item at Uncle Dan’s – 20% off – (nearly covers sales tax)…Simply mention the 20% off ad (which was emailed to HP Daily Blog) and wallah.  Offer good through Sunday, November 29th – so hustle up! 

HPers ordered their turkey and stuffing to go as they rushed to queue up outside of the store that Geoffrey built.  At midnight, Toys R Us opened to “10 at a time” – a decided trickle given the hundreds waiting – and the mid-30s temperature.  In store for the lucky shiverers were discounts galore, some even approaching values found only on the internet.  So if you were caught doing the whole “enjoying the holiday” nonsense with your family, here’s a shot of all the fun you missed. 

HP Daily Blog correspondent DP reports that Sunset Foods – open until 4pm today – is not a zoo. Repeat – not a zoo.  Aisle 3 – entirely devoid of foot-traffic.  So for those forgetting to get some canned pumpkins for the homemade pumpkin pie, or for those needing to score some extra ’shmellows because everyone has been noshing on ‘em, worry no longer.  Sunset is e-z in, and e-z out – until 4pm. 

Happy T-Giving!

Scents of gravy wafting in the frigid tundra…

NFL football games flashing through living room windows…

Cars parked illegally on the snow-buried curb…

Last second runs to Sunset for canned meat.

Happy T-Giving HP

Today is when the world travels to HP, like salmon swimming upstream.  They come for the crisp breezes off the lake, the crisp breezes from the opposite direction of the lake, and because their mothers told them too. 

HP Daily Blog surveys suggest that 7 out of every 10 visitors will hit E Street, and 6 out of 10 will bring their high school yearbooks just to “fill in the gaps.”  Ultimately, 3 out of 10 will opt to simply stay…that’s the HP way…

Sunset Foods is bursting with action these days.  Policeman directing traffic…bright yellow vests…Ohare air traffic control…

But if you’re late to the party, don’t fret. Sure, you missed a fresh bird by about 3 weeks but honestly, frozen quails are nearly a perfect match.  As far as a couple of tips are concerned, you know that baked sweet potato apple casserole? ‘Schmellows…That’s right, add more marshmellows…They’re always the first to go thanks to the same culprits who skim the frosting off the cup cakes. 

And when in doubt, 400 degrees for 4 hours usually cooks the hell out of any bird…