My favorite meal is potato curry with rice.

I'm doing mashed potatoes and arroz con gandules-gotta give the people what they want.

I think this is pretty normal for a holiday menu, especially when you are serving a crowd. It’s customary to include more dishes for larger parties, so yeah, you’re likely to have some duplicates from the food groups.

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Girl you need to have a proper Southern holiday meal!

It's a holiday. Live a little.

Many cultures have multiple starches- rice and beans, rice and lentils, etc.

Anonymous wrote:I do it for Thanksgiving. Plenty of people prefer one over the other so I like to provide both. And plenty of people love both, so they can enjoy both!

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Lighten up OP. 2 starches, the horror!

Anonymous wrote:I do it for Thanksgiving. Plenty of people prefer one over the other so I like to provide both. And plenty of people love both, so they can enjoy both!

Forgot to mention I often have elderly guests and vegetarian guests, so yes, double starch in soft form is great.

I do it for Thanksgiving. Plenty of people prefer one over the other so I like to provide both. And plenty of people love both, so they can enjoy both!

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Depends on how big of a group I'm having. If I'm hosting 1-2 families plus my own, I keep it fairly simple - a few sides, including probably one starch. But with a bigger group, I like the opportunity to include more variety of side dishes, which usually turns into 2-3 starches plus a variety of veggies.

Mac n cheese is also nice when there's a range of generations or dietary needs. Lots of kids or vegetarians will choose the Mac n cheese as their main instead of lamb or ham. Others may skip it or take a small scoop as a side, but mashed potatoes really go better as a true side to a meat dish, so it's nice to have both of the group is large enough to need that kind of variety.

Omg who cares do whatever you want.

The Easter menu post lists Mac n cheese and potatoes on the same menu. I always have a green salad and several side veggies, bug I would never think to make two starches. Am I missing out? Is this regional?