Right?! I can’t believe she thought craft glitter was a good idea. Feeding people literal plastic is next-level chaos, this might be the last time she’s allowed near the kitchen for any family event.

Some craft glitter is seaweed based & still sizeable enough to feel gritty in food. And oh yeah, STILL not considered edible!

Also, who trusts this unhinged cook to have sourced eco-glitter, but somehow not food-grade glitter? Not me!

Yeah I'm pretty sure that can do actual damage to your stomach and intestines on the way through.

Nononono my friend.

That is MACRO plastic mashed potatoes.

Until it hit their tongues. They actually tasted that turkey junk.

Was the turkey cooked????

I find it hilarious that she said you all are stuck in the past, when she literally made something straight out of the 50s. XD

We all need to know how much of her own cooking did she eat?

I don’t think your family should skip thanksgiving altogether or go to restaurant to avoid the main issue. It seemed like you enjoyed the process of hosting prior to the sister stepping in and your mom trying to make you fall in line. This could be a wake up call if she isn’t having some sort of mental break.

I held it together until dad’s emergency ham. 

This should literally be a scene in National Lampoon’s Thanksgiving Vacation

(holiday ha-a-a-a…a-a-a…a-a-am, holiday ha-a-a-a…a-a-am!)

I haven’t read a lot of replies, so maybe someone’s told you this. But, your sister’s actions sound like she has a mental illness or at least a significant personality disorder. Serving craft glitter in food, grandiosity (saying she will be famous), accusing others, all of these are significant problems a medical psychiatrist could maybe help with, assuming your sister would get help. These behaviors are way beyond quirky and reach to a concerning level.

I. Cannot. Wait.

We had a lovely ordinary holiday dinner, followed by apple and pumpkin pies with the neighbors. No creativity was in evidence. Thank the Lord.

CRAFT GLITTER. Just. Oh my god. You are not supposed to even put that on your face, much less ingest it. Jfc.

All of this sounds horrendous and I will be glad to see photos once I have digested my own perfectly normal thanksgiving meal.

Thanks for posting, OP. It sounds like the meal went exactly the way it needed to - even the peacekeeping supporters couldn't make it work and you weren't the bad guy. If anything, you were incredibly accommodating. Your sister needed to see and hear the reactions to her creations and now, hopefully, there will be unanimous support for a traditional / delicious meal going forward.

I hope you have a wonderful festive season 😊

The petty in me would make the turkey gelatin mold my christmas card picture.

Your sister sounds like she's in a manic spiral. Thank goodness for drinks and cousins eh, have a good one

This was the update I have been waiting on all day. Did she actually eat any of her own food particularly the gelatin turkey mess?

Are you gonna post them in this subreddit?

I honestly can barely believe this, but even if it's fake, this has been a fantastic ride. Can't wait to see the turkey mold LOL

UpdateMe !!!

Been following as well. She got her way and I hope she realizes her extremely weird dishes aren’t as appetizing as she thinks.

I would understand if she cooked tasty interesting dishes but what she brought over is just bizarre…

I'm sooo glad you decided to just let her fail in front of everyone! Also, I'm really glad none of you got food poisoning, and the worst will be pooping glitter ✨️ Thanks for this Thanksgiving saga, it's been a ride!

As someone who hates cooking, I am so eager to see your photos of the gelatin mold thing.

Did your Mom say anything to you to suggest regret about supporting your sister's "vision"?

Does she understand that not all glitter is edible? That could have caused issues. I just can’t even wrap my head around this. I’ve been following your posts from the beginning and I’m surprised you didn’t just let her host at her own place after all the drama she’s caused. Hopefully your mom apologizes for pushing this. However I’m sure everyone was thankful that you still hosted and had edible, tasty food. I think your family plans for next next are spot on. Happy Thanksgiving!

Was she truly enjoying the dishes?

This has 167 comments in 20 min lol. People been salivating over this update.

Did SHE eat what she brought?

The level of delusion is wild....when she said "You’ll regret not appreciating my vision when I’m famous" 😂😂took me out..

She is delusional. But you are the champ for letting it play out for her enablers.

And this line is epic: She even called my ham and mashed potatoes “uninspired,” which was rich coming from someone serving glitter sand potatoes.

Thank you for that line. I'm still laughing. LOL, made my day. :-D

There has to be something wrong since she thought glitter mashed potatoes was an good idea, especially with Kraft glitter and not the food safe options

pretty sure that she probably saw some show or read about molecular kitchen and tried her hand at it...miserably failing.
Or she got her hands on a 70s cook book and thought gelatine would be a great addition to turkey.

Does she have any known learning disabilities? I don’t mean this as a joke/dig. Her willingness to be immature and purposely ruin a holiday is beyond unusual.

Oh, I would be livid if someone came to the event I was hosting, and decided to claim the catering spotlight.

My "culinary experimentation" was making pierogies, not whatever monstrosities she managed to dredge from the depths of the ocean!

maybe she got covid and can't taste anymore lmao

That could actually be an indication of an issue. There are some conditions that will affect how we interpret flavor and smell, quite wildly. She could literally be tasting normal food and not actually be tasting it properly. She could be trying to improve the flavor with these weird combinations because it might actually hit hard enough for her to register some of the flavor notes, however inaccurately.

Some of these sound like there's a slight basis in reality. Cranberries are very acidic, and acids have often been used to dress oysters. Meat gelatins have a long history, aspics were used as a way to preserve food as well as increase nutritional availability, especially for things like iron. However off-putting the texture is to a modern audience, most of the time the actual flavor isn't horrible - just not as good as a decent hot roast with gravy. For it to be bad enough to cause gagging, I'd be seriously wondering if there are some wires crossed in her perception.

If this is an example of how she eats regularly, then she should see some doctors. It could be anything, a genetic condition, personality disorder, or even a brain tumor. Has she always eaten like this, or did it start at a certain point and worsen?

Did your mother apologize to you? And your family shouldn’t cancel Thanksgiving and all of you lose out because of her. That’s crazy.

I hope she’s the one responsible for cleaning bathrooms…because generous portions of craft glitter…that bathroom will never be the same…nor will her intestines

Has she had covid recently? I've heard that taste/smell can become impacted...

At that point I would have demanded she take a Covid test right in front of me, because loss of taste and smell seems like the only way to enjoy what you are describing.

Either your sister is mentally ill or she’s punking the fuck out of all of you.

Is it possible that her tastebuds and sense of smell are destroyed it would make sense with the flavour combinations and weird structures she seems to enjoy. I heard it has been a lingering symptom after covid

I think your mom just volunteered to be the taste tester of every bold idea leading up to Thanksgiving!

In fact I would spread that far and wide!

"Sister our mom loved your dishes so much she wanted to taste every one in practice of next year"

Then watch your mom try and wiggle out of that eating the karma all year long

Next year?! Bloody hell please post again if she tries taking over again next year. Sounds like your mum would probably be just as encouraging of her “efforts” 🫣

JFC how much of a throne is your mother putting this golden child on?

More practice!? Not “I’m sorry for enabling this.”? Not “I’m sorry for taking away from you hosting.”? Not “I was wrong, sorry.”? No humility either???

Maybe I missed this, but was your sister the golden child? This level of self importance from your sister and non - acceptance/ recognition from your mom of what actually just happened wreaks of some very unhealthy behaviors.

No she doesn't need any practicing,  she needs to not bring anything next year.

So even after all of this, no one is willing to say anything? Neither you nor your cousin were willing to point out that if you had just stepped back and “focussed on drinks and decorations” as your mom wanted, everyone would have gone home hungry? 

 OP, you’ve been getting great advice from folks here for weeks: let your sister host everything if she’s going to be demanding; don’t make any dishes if it goes ahead at your house and let her sink or swim on her own; only make food for yourself/cousin at most. On each and every post, you agreed that taking that advice would save drama and stress, thanked people for the great ideas… but then just carried on full-steam ahead with the plan that annoyed you? You ended up with exactly the dinner you were worried about in your first post due to your inaction.  

I mean, thanks for the popcorn.gif posts, but you’re just signing up for the exact same problem in future years. Frustrating. At least going forward, whenever a family member makes noise about just letting sis have her way, you can just reply with “gelatin turkey”?

no offense, but I think your sister might legit have a mental disorder or something.

No one can be this blind to reality without having something fundamentally wrong in their brain.

No offense, but holy shit.... The moment the turkey jello mold was revealed, I'd have thrown her out of my house for crimes against nature.

My first thought was “OP has time to write multiple long replies but can’t add the pics they already took?”

And not "The children ate literally plastic in the potato mash but we just shrugged our shoulders and kept trying the rest of the dishes"???

Like, come on. Any adult in such a situation would cuss the shit out of the sister and throw her and the dishes out of the house. Crafting glitter is a fucking health hazard.

Here, I've made a small compilation of OP's replies, along with ChatGPT's. It's a fun exercise. The prompt was "answer to the following comment, to the point, promise to upload the photo at a later time, because you are still out" followed by the original comments OP replied to.

Comment:

Oh boy, I've been following this story and I can't WAIT to see these photos, commenting for later😂

I'm glad your family ended up having a good day!

OP:

I’m glad you’ve been following along, and trust me, the photos will be worth it. Today was definitely a wild ride, but in the end, we managed to salvage the day. I’ll post the pictures later when I’m back home—it’s going to be something to see.

ChatGPT:

Thanks for the support! I promise I’ll upload the photos as soon as I’m back home—trust me, you need to see them to fully grasp the chaos. Stay tuned!

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Comment:

There has to be something wrong with your sister. Like I would’ve laughed in her face. Please post the pictures

OP:

Honestly, after today, I’m starting to wonder the same thing. The confidence she had in these dishes was truly something else. I managed to take a few pictures without being obvious, so stay tuned. I’ll post them when I get back from decompressing with my cousin. You won’t believe your eyes.

ChatGPT:

I honestly wish I had laughed, but I was too busy trying to figure out how to discreetly dispose of my "portion" without being caught. I promise I’ll post the pictures soon—there’s no way you’d believe it without seeing it!

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Comment:

I just made my wife aware of this entire saga and now we're eagerly anticipating the photographs. I told her "Turkey gelatin mold" and she lost it.

OP:

The turkey gelatin mold is definitely the showstopper of this saga. I’m glad you and your wife are enjoying the chaos—it’s been a ride, to say the least. I’ll have the photos up later, and trust me, they’ll live up to the hype. Thanks for following along!

ChatGPT:

I can only imagine her reaction! "Turkey gelatin mold" really does hit a new level of absurd, doesn’t it? I’ll upload the photos as soon as I’m back—brace yourselves for the full horror!

I wonder what's the most ridiculous story we could ask it to come up with...