Had to pick between my mom's mystery casserole or my aunt's gluten free meatloaf at Thanksgiving

I stood in the buffet line for 5 minutes sweating over whether to grab the casserole with the weird green flecks or the meatloaf that my aunt burned last year and blamed on the oven. I went with the meatloaf and it was like eating a salt brick with tomato paste on top, plus my mom side-eyed me for skipping her dish. Has anyone else faced a lose-lose food choice at a holiday table and how did you survive the fallout?

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the_holly29d ago

Wait shouldn't you have grabbed the casserole first since you knew what the meatloaf tasted like from last year? Tbh mystery casserole could've been the hidden gem of the table but now you'll never know.

knight.mason29d ago

Mom's casserole with mystery green flecks wins on principle every time. You already know what you're getting with burned meatloaf, at least the casserole could surprise you. Next time just take a tiny scoop of both and save yourself the family drama.