Column: Thanksgiving at home

Over the past few weeks, I’ve written a lot about food, including sharing a few recipes and my desire to make a seven-hour trip for Shakey’s Pizza and a five-hour venture to Salt Lake City for an In and Out Burger. As incredible as both sound, I’m equally excited about Thanksgiving, which is probably my favorite day of eating throughout the year.

As much as I love the opportunity to see family and friends, I’m equally thrilled about a day of food.

I’d consider myself a creature of habit, and when we host Thanksgiving, the day usually unfolds in the same manner, which is just the...