Thanksgiving Food Hot Takes, Adulting Christmas Gifts & Leftover Drama | Cafecito y Croquetas

Summary

Podcast Summary: Stay Tranquilo – Thanksgiving Food Hot Takes, Adulting Christmas Gifts & Leftover Drama

Podcast: Stay Tranquilo
Hosts: Danny & Co-host (Stay Tranquilo Network)
Episode: Thanksgiving Food Hot Takes, Adulting Christmas Gifts & Leftover Drama | Cafecito y Croquetas
Date: November 21, 2025

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Episode Overview

In this laid-back, laughter-filled episode, Danny and his co-host dive into the realities of holiday season as young adults: how Christmas wish lists change with age, the pros and cons of gift cards, unapologetic Thanksgiving food hot takes (turkey slander included), and the drama of Thanksgiving leftovers. They sprinkle the discussion with cultural references from their Cuban-American backgrounds, keeping it real and relatable as they reflect on gratitude, family, and setting boundaries at the buffet table.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Navigating Adult Christmas Gifts

• Essentials Over Excess:
  • As adults, neither host feels comfortable asking for extravagant gifts from family anymore. The wish list has shifted from "toys and games" to life necessities:

    “I need deodorant. Buy me some deodorant.” (Co-host, 02:10)

  • Gifts like underwear and socks, dreaded as a child, are now practical and welcomed.
• The Cash Solution:
  • Both agree cash becomes the most desired and practical gift in adulthood.

    “Dude, just give me cash… you need cash at this point.” (Danny, 03:04)

• Feeling Blessed:
  • Gratitude underpins their discussion, recognizing their needs are minor compared to others.

    "We’re not, like, greedy people, you know?" (Danny, 04:15)

• Gift Cards Debate:
  • Mixed feelings: Danny prefers cash over gift cards, citing the inconvenience and forgetting to use them, though admits they're clutch for certain personalities and purposes (like restaurants for grandparents or gamers with PlayStation credit).
    • “Now in this era, people carry less and less cash. …an AMEX gift card can be handy.” (Danny, 06:25)
    • “I have a really bad habit of getting gift cards and… they just sit in my room.” (Danny, 06:49)
• Notable Quote:

  “Wouldn’t cash just be better, though? …There’s a reputation that gift cards are tacky.” (Co-host, 05:42)

2. Thanksgiving Food: Hot Takes and Staples

• Turkey: Overrated or Classic?
  • Co-host: Not a turkey fan, would trade it for lechon (Cuban roast pork) on Christmas or even brisket:

    “I really don’t care about turkey… it’s good, but it’s not like, oh my God, I can’t wait.” (Co-host, 11:28)

  • Danny: Likes turkey (when it’s juicy), but acknowledges it’s easy to overcook and can feel unnecessary with multiple proteins.
• Creative Main Dishes:
  • Smoking a brisket or making short ribs for Thanksgiving is pitched as a new tradition.
• Side Dish Preferences:
  • Sweet potato casserole: big hit or miss, depending on the recipe.
  • Stuffing: “not a me thing” for the co-host, but they both feel it deserves a spot on the table for tradition.
• Staple Favorites:
  • Mac and cheese tops both hosts’ must-have lists on Thanksgiving.
  • Cornbread/corn casserole gets love, especially when it’s “a little mushy” (in a good way).

    "Corn casserole... it's like a little mushy, but it's really good." (Danny, 15:16)

• Dessert Debate:
  • Danny is all in for pumpkin pie, while the co-host likes pecan pie with vanilla ice cream, acknowledging it can be “a little too sweet.”

    “Just give me the pumpkin pie… no need to be fancy.” (Danny, 19:30)

• Cultural Additions:
  • Danny insists Cuban bread (“pankuano”) is a Thanksgiving must in his family.

3. Thanksgiving Rituals & Practical Tips

• Strategic Eating:
  • The co-host eats in small increments throughout the day so as not to “close their appetite” for the big meal and to guarantee at least two plates come dinner time.

    “Your stomach is going to close quicker from not eating all day.” (Co-host, 21:42)

• Leftover Drama:
  • Major pet peeve: guests who take excess leftovers, leaving little for others.

    “There’s some people that go berserk with what they take home afterwards.” (Danny, 22:31)

  • They encourage being considerate with take-home plates, letting everyone have a chance after the meal is done.
  • Both love when there are no leftovers (“Thank God it’s all gone”), but also appreciate saving a bit of mac and cheese for the next day.

4. Hosting vs. Attending

• Preferences for hosting or attending Thanksgiving are flexible.
• Traditions evolve between families: one side hosts Thanksgiving, the other handles Nochebuena (Christmas Eve).

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Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• On Growing Up and Changing Gifts:

  “I remember growing up my parents would buy me, like, underwear and socks for Christmas. I was like, ‘why?’ …Now I’m super hype I got some.” (Co-host, 02:22)

• On Gift Cards:

  “For me, I always think cash is king. …But even then, I have a really bad habit of getting gift cards, and they just sit in my room.” (Danny, 06:25-06:49)

• On Thanksgiving Staples:

  “Turkey, mac and cheese, my mom’s sweet potato casserole, and pankuano… and I’m a happy Thanksgiving guy.” (Danny, 17:04)

• On Leftover Etiquette:

  “Be considerate for everyone else. …Just going there and being like, ‘This is mine now.’” (Danny, 24:20)

• Thankfulness Reminder:

  “We’re spending all the time together… God willing, healthy, in good spirits… that’s really what’s most important around these holiday seasons.” (Danny, 05:07)

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Timestamps for Key Segments

• Opening Holiday Context – 00:34–01:34
• Adulting & Christmas Gifts – 01:36–04:30
• Gift Cards: Pros, Cons & Etiquette – 05:30–08:05
• Thanksgiving Food Hot Takes – 10:56–14:39
• Favorite Sides & Desserts – 15:07–19:28
• Leftover Drama – 22:31–24:38
• Hosting Traditions – 25:01–25:42
• Wrap-up & Gratitude – 26:20–26:26

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Episode Tone & Style

Warm, easy banter, heavy on Miami-inflected, Cuban-American family vibes; self-aware, humorous, grateful; focused on practical adulthood realities and family togetherness over holiday materialism.

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Final Takeaway

The holidays are about gratitude, good company, and maybe a little debate over whether turkey deserves a seat at the table. Be generous, be considerate with leftovers, and—whether it’s cash, cornbread, or Cuban bread—enjoy what truly matters: the love and laughter around you.

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Happy Thanksgiving from Stay Tranquilo!

Transcript

[Danny]

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[Co-host]

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[Danny]

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[Co-host]

Bon dia. Buenos dias.

[Danny]

Feliz Friday.

[Co-host]

Feliz Friday. Welcome back to another episode of Cafecito Icrochetas, brought to you by State. Tranquilo and H and co. How we feeling today, dude?

[Danny]

It's a beautiful Friday, you know, officially less than a week out from Thanksgiving, right? Thanksgiving is on a Thursday.

[Co-host]

Yeah.

[Danny]

Days away. So, you know, people are getting, you know, their recipes ready. You're starting to buy the ingredients, you're starting to plan, you know, your, your, your accessories, your tablecloths, your napkins. You know, you're getting, you're getting ready for it, you know, and it's a weird time because you already see Christmas trees out, right?

[Co-host]

I have seen a couple people are selling Christmas trees yet, but I see.

[Danny]

So it's like the shift in fall to winter now. So it's a, it's a fun time right now. It's an interesting time. But obviously we gotta get to Thanksgiving first. Yes. And, you know, but overall, man, it's a beautiful. It's been a beautiful weekend, you know, it's so far. It's been a beautiful Friday outside. This little mosquito that's flying around on here. But so far. But so far we're doing good. So far we're doing solid.

[Co-host]

No, I haven't seen him yet, but he was here yesterday.

[Danny]

He likes me. He's always flying around me. I don't know.

[Co-host]

But yeah, Thanksgiving is right around the corner. It's obviously the, the last week of, of November basically here. And then we go straight into Christmas, which is even crazy to even think about, like, the fact that we're talking about Christmas. Like, my mom doesn't stop leaving me alone about what I want for Christmas. And I'm like, I don't even know. I don't even know what I want to eat today.

[Danny]

This. At what age do you feel like it's weird to ask for something for Christmas? Like, I can't remember the last time I asked for something For Christmas?

[Co-host]

I don't, I never. That's the thing. I don't really ask. It's more like necessities, you know? Like, I don't know. I need deodorant. Buy me some deodorant.

[Danny]

Hey, my mom blown shampoo, if you want.

[Co-host]

It's like one of the things that, ah, you know what? I ran out of toothpaste, mom, you know, instead of me getting. So, can you give me some toothpaste and some socks and underwear? I remember growing up, my parents would buy me, like, underwear and socks sometimes for, like, for Christmas. I always be like, what the. Like, why? I don't want this. Okay, I'm good.

[Danny]

Yeah. Yeah.

[Co-host]

Now I'm like, super high. I got some.

[Danny]

I have a couple of holes in them. You know, I can replace those. I can switch those out. Now we have some freshies.

[Co-host]

Exactly.

[Danny]

I don't know, man. Like, I feel like. I don't know when, but like, maybe last year around this time, like, someone like, you know, around my age, 25, 26, was like, yo, what are you asking for Christmas? I'm, like, asking for Christmas.

[Co-host]

Yeah. Yeah.

[Danny]

I don't know, dude. Like, health. Health, you know? I don't know. Like, it just, it becomes, like, kind of weird. Obviously, like, you know, in myita, bro. The saint of this world. She's always like, danny, of course, of course. Like, this is around the time I was. I got a new car. Like, I'm like, no. And then I'm like, dude, just give me cash. Like, I need. You need cash at this point, I'll.

[Co-host]

Take cash all day. Take cash. All right.

[Danny]

Told her, you know, I want to put tents in my car. She's like, ah, I'll get you money for tents. I'm like, perfect.

[Co-host]

Exactly. It becomes, like, things that are, like, necessities that maybe you've kind of put on the back burner for months, saying, like, you're going to get it and then, you know, come. Come the end of the year. And you're like, well, actually, you know, I've been thinking about doing this this year. You know, can you just give me, like, cash and I'll. And I'll get it, you know? So I think that's like the adulting version of. Of Christmas, right? Because I, I, I, I think it's also a testament, like, we're good, right? Like, we're good.

[Danny]

We're blessed.

[Co-host]

Yeah, exactly. Like, we have, we have so much, you know, especially, like, we're not like, in a place of need, right? It's it's the essentials that we care about. You know, everyone could always use a little extra cash to, you know, put towards something maybe that. That you've wanted or needed at some capacity. But I think it's. It's a good reminder that when, like, this time comes that you're like, actually, like, I don't need anything. Like, I'm good.

[Danny]

I think it also. We're not, like, greedy people, you know?

[Co-host]

But of course, there's other people out there that are, oh, I need that. The new. Yes, the new that, you know, and it's like, of course those are, like, your. Your dream stuff. But, like, I just feel bad even, like, asking my mom to go, like, to do something like that, you know?

[Danny]

And, like, I mean, obviously, like, I've been into, like, you know, the production world and doing everything, and, like, dude, ask for, like, some sort of camera equipment. Like, it's so much. Like, those things aren't cheap, you know, like, to get a new lens. Like, you're talking about a couple thousand sometimes. And I'm like, I can't ask my parents.

[Co-host]

Yeah, exactly.

[Danny]

Like, back then, like, I'd be happy with, like, oh, give me a video game. 60 bucks. Like, perfect. That's it. Now it's like, what do you need, Danny? Like, I could use a new lens. How much did it cost? Like, three grand. And, like, I can't ask for that. I mean, it's crazy.

[Co-host]

Yeah. Like, I. I could use a new laptop, you know?

[Danny]

You know what?

[Co-host]

I could actually start thinking of a lot of things I need now.

[Danny]

I could use a new laptop, you know, maybe some new shoes.

[Co-host]

Yeah.

[Danny]

Yeah, like. But obviously that's all, like, you know, materialism. Like, dude, like, we're, like, we're obviously super blessed, but, like, even with Thanksgiving, Christmas, bro, like, the whole family together, we're spending all the time together. You know, you get to sit around the table, have your family there, everyone, you know, God willing, healthy, in good spirits, you know, that's really. You know, what's the most important thing, especially when it comes around these holiday seasons, like Thanksgiving, Christmas. Yeah.

[Co-host]

What are your thoughts on gift cards as a gift, dude?

[Danny]

You know, I don't think I'm at the age yet where I appreciate a gift card, but I feel like we're creeping on that age where I get a gift card to, like, Hillstone. I'll be like, fuck, yeah, you just so bad.

[Co-host]

Wouldn't cash just be better, though? There's like, the. The. The. What's the word? Like, the reputation that gift Cards are like, tacky.

[Danny]

In a sense. Like, let's say like you're also.

[Co-host]

Then you're also limited to like.

[Danny]

So I have a counter to this. So like, let's say like my grandparents, they love to go out to eat. So what I like to do for them, like for their birthdays and stuff, I'll give them like a hundred dollar gift card. But there's gift cards that are for multiple locations, right?

[Co-host]

Yes.

[Danny]

So like, you can go and you're not, you're not limited to like a spa. Like it's a collection of restaurants. And like, they love this place called Cheddar's in Kendall.

[Co-host]

Okay.

[Danny]

So I'll find a gift card that has like six spots, but like, this place is one of them.

[Co-host]

Gotcha.

[Danny]

So like on any given day you can be like, right, you just pick a restaurant here.

[Co-host]

$30.

[Danny]

Exactly. So like, you're not limited to a spot. But like, even then, like, you know, some people, like, for me, I always think cash is king. But like, yeah, now in this era, like, people carry less and less cash. I don't know why, because I feel like it's always important to have cash on you because if there's a freaking technical glitch or like we lose WI fi, then you can't pay for anything. Have cash on you. But you know, like, an AMEX gift card can be handy.

[Co-host]

Right.

[Danny]

But even then, like, I have a really bad habit of getting gift cards and I just like, they just sit in my room.

[Co-host]

No, me too. I always forget that I have. I mean, I remember like, if I'm.

[Danny]

On the run, I'd be like, you know what? I have a gift card. $15 to Wendy's I need to use.

[Co-host]

Yeah. And then it's just like, you have $2.83 left in this balance. Like, what am I supposed to do with that?

[Danny]

Yeah. And like, do like something. I just give it to like my sister, my mom that use the gift cards. They, they're like into their gift cards.

[Co-host]

Me too. Because like, for me, like, I used to get Starbucks gift cards a lot, but I'm not really a Starbucks person.

[Danny]

Yeah.

[Co-host]

So I just always re gift them, which is kind of messed up. But like, you know, I'm like, I don't know, what am I, what am I going to do with it?

[Danny]

I don't know. Gift cards. I feel like depending on what it is, I feel it can be handy. Like, let's say, you know, you have a boy that's a gamer. You get him like one that's like, you know, PlayStation Cash, they can appreciate that they can go buy for sure.

[Co-host]

There's certain gift cards that you just like you. You know, this person is like the Starbucks gift card person. Could be like, could be great for somebody because they go three times a week.

[Danny]

Like if you find like, like a 10 year old kid, like you can give a 10 year old kid a gift card for Fortnite and they'll be like, this is the freaking.

[Co-host]

That's what my brother always. That's what my brother always wanted.

[Danny]

The best thing ever, you know. So like it depends but like me personally gift cards, like it's because like you always have to remember the little card with you leave on your house and you go out to you like, damn, I had a gift card for that.

[Co-host]

Yeah.

[Danny]

And like sometimes I just forget there's there.

[Co-host]

Yeah. No. Yeah. I'm not a huge gift card fan. I'm not. It just, it doesn't. Doesn't hit. Damn. I didn't even know that was a thing.

[Danny]

Me neither.

[Co-host]

There's an activation fee for this. That's just a ripoff.

[Danny]

That's for anything under 50 bucks.

[Co-host]

Anything over 100.

[Danny]

That's how they get you.

[Co-host]

What?

[Danny]

That's how they get you.

[Co-host]

That's crazy.

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[Co-host]

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[Danny]

That's how they get their money. It is crazy though. We're already here like, talking about, like, gift giving and we still have yet to get through Thanksgiving.

[Co-host]

Well, people give the gifts on Thanksgiving too.

[Danny]

You think? Yeah, I've never received a gift on Thanksgiving. I feel like, thanks. Yeah.

[Co-host]

Like a bottle of coquito.

[Danny]

Oh, yeah, yeah. If you want to bring like, you know, maybe some sort of item that you can have, like, on the table, like a Coquito or like, you bring your famous, your famous rolls, your cigars.

[Co-host]

You know, that's a gift.

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[Danny]

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[Co-host]

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[Danny]

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[Co-host]

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[Danny]

Oh, my God.

[Co-host]

Yeah, that'd be a good gift.

[Danny]

Those are the best things, I think, that are in the studio. The six foot tigers. We have this room.

[Co-host]

There's times where I didn't get to.

[Danny]

That they're 5, 10. Honestly, the day I think maybe we can put the video in of like, the day you put him in, like, or yesterday when you put him in front of the door and I walked in, I almost knocked the tiger off. That was good. That was good. But no, let's say, let's stay on Thanksgiving. You still get the Thanksgiving. Because I think by this time next week, obviously it'll be the middle of the holidays. So, you know, maybe we don't come out with a Friday episode.

[Co-host]

Most likely not. We want another Friday.

[Danny]

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[Danny]

And I have, I think we were talking about this the other day.

[Co-host]

What foods are overrated?

[Danny]

What Thanksgiving food? If it's not there, you wouldn't notice it's not there.

[Co-host]

Okay, well, I mean, there's a couple things that I wouldn't notice because I just don't eat them. But another thing is also, like, there's things that I would like that are not on the table or vice versa, that, that I, I noticed I'm there, but I just could be indifferent about them. So how do you, how do you want me to answer that?

[Danny]

You just answer what you don't care for.

[Co-host]

What I don't care for.

[Danny]

What don't you care for?

[Co-host]

All right, right off the bat, I really don't care about turkey.

[Danny]

There it is, guys.

[Co-host]

Yeah, I, I, it's good, but it's not like, oh, my God, I can't wait to eat Thanksgiving turkey. You know, for me, it's like when there's Lechon on the table on Christmas, then I'm like, hell yeah. I'm excited for that. I mean, I also, like, I'm cooking that thing all day.

[Danny]

Yeah. You know, you have a different emotional connection to it.

[Co-host]

Somebody said something the other day, which I'm a big fan of. It's not like traditional, obviously, but I would like to do Thanksgiving and like smoke a brisket all day and make that the meat of Thanksgiving.

[Danny]

Like a country.

[Co-host]

Country style.

[Danny]

Country style.

[Co-host]

Give me some biscuits, give me some short rib, give me some Mac and cheese, maybe a little honey ham. Not like a big yams guy. I'm trying to think what else is like common. Sweet potato casserole is like a hit or miss for me. There's some good ones, there's some bad ones.

[Danny]

My mom makes a killer sweet potato.

[Co-host]

Yeah, my mom makes a good one.

[Danny]

But she makes hers with yams. But like, she puts like this like graham cracker cus on top. And like, that's what I'm saying.

[Co-host]

Like, there's some that are really good, there's some that are really bad.

[Danny]

She. She doesn't do marshmallows.

[Co-host]

But I guess, yeah, if. If I had to say, like, what I wouldn't want, like, I could care less about on the table. It's probably like the turkey, the cranberry stuff. I'm not a really big cranberry guy. Right.

[Danny]

I think that's a problem with turkey. I feel like it's very easy to overcook, but.

[Co-host]

But even like a good turkey, I.

[Danny]

Like a juicy turkey.

[Co-host]

Yeah, I've had my. Our turkeys are always juicy. They're never dry. Like, my mom does a great job of cooking the turkey. The bacon wrapped ones, that's something different animal. I might pitch that this year. I pitched that this year. If we're going to do a turkey, I might pitch that this year.

[Danny]

Did you know my grandma does, like, as her appetizer. My grandma does a lot of the cooking. My grandma's a badass. And the chef, she makes these bacon wrapped dates.

[Co-host]

Oh, those are fire. I've had those. Those are good. Those are really good.

[Danny]

But you gotta be sneaky, bro. Like dates, like, they're a fruit technically, but those things are like so bad for you.

[Co-host]

They're just sugar bombs.

[Danny]

Sugar bombs?

[Co-host]

Yeah. Everyone's like, oh, yeah, it's healthy.

[Danny]

It's fruit.

[Co-host]

40 grams of sugar per day. I just had four of those.

[Danny]

They're so good. The thing is like, they're like this big. So you're like, oh, like a little popper. But dude, out of bounds.

[Co-host]

I know, I know. I'VE had them out of bounds, I.

[Danny]

Think, for me, when I think of, like, something I can be okay without, obviously, like, I. I don't. I do enjoy a good turkey.

[Co-host]

It's something. I don't enjoy it. I just don't think it's like. Like it's the staple dish.

[Danny]

Yeah.

[Co-host]

For it to be the staple dish that you better be good.

[Danny]

You know what I. You know. You know what gets me, like, where it, like, is weird sometimes or, like, not weird, but I can do without is the ham.

[Co-host]

No, you see, I love a good.

[Danny]

Honey baked ham, but I'm staying. Like, it's weird to have, like, turkey and then ham.

[Co-host]

Of course. I mean, it's.

[Danny]

It's. And there's always so much ham left. Yeah, that's a problem. There's always so much.

[Co-host]

So much everything left.

[Danny]

Yes, agree. There's a lot of everything left. Now, if you, like, do a whole turkey, you have, like, maybe like 15 people. I think you do. Okay, but, like, ham, you get, like one big laquita, but that's it. Like, I can go for seconds on turkey, you know?

[Co-host]

Right.

[Danny]

But like, ham, I just feel like it's already like two big proteins, and it's like you got to fit all that protein on.

[Co-host]

Yeah, no, for sure. But. But that's the beauty of the holidays. It's. It's. It's a ridiculous amount of protein. It's a ridiculous amount of carbs. You know, like, it's just. Then dessert.

[Danny]

How do you feel about stuffing?

[Co-host]

I'm not a stuffing guy, but I am not anti stuffing because I know how many people love stuffing.

[Danny]

Yeah.

[Co-host]

It's just not a me thing.

[Danny]

I feel like there's a good stuffing. Yes, it's good.

[Co-host]

I. I believe it deserves to be on the table.

[Danny]

What is like. Like, it has to be there.

[Co-host]

Mac and cheese.

[Danny]

Mac and cheese.

[Co-host]

We had this conversation, but like, oh, corn, Cornbread. I'm a big cornbread guy. I like. I love, love cornbread.

[Danny]

We do. We do a corn casserole, but it's like kind of like. It's like a, like a corn flatbread, but it's like, not like. Yeah, pancito, that like. Like mushes. It's like a casserole. So you have to like. It's like a little mushy, but it's really good.

[Co-host]

That's good. I like that. I've had that before.

[Danny]

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[Co-host]

Tell me what. Give me your. Your. Your lineup of what needs to be on the table Thanksgiving Day. Top four.

[Danny]

Top four. Okay, so we need turkey, Mac and cheese. Okay. My mom's sweet potato casserole. And this is going to be back to the Cuban heritage. Some pankuan on the table. Some. Some. Some pankuano as a little appetizer. Give me those four on my Thanksgiving plate. Already done.

[Co-host]

Crazy with the man.

[Danny]

But we need. We need it in La plancha. Some. Some bread already in lancha.

[Co-host]

Jesus Christ.

[Danny]

That's fancy. Not really. But you're not like, we're not doing like, you know, like style, like I already like, kind of sliced up like, you know, I kind of like almost like, like dinner size. Yeah, you press them down. You put a couple in the plate. You can do like, maybe batches of like ten at a time. You put them there in the middle of the table. You have that while you're eating. And I'm good. Turkey, Mac and cheese. My mom's sweet potato casserole and pankuano. And I'm good. I'm a happy Thanksgiving guy. There.

[Co-host]

Interesting.

[Danny]

I think with that, very simple. Nothing crazy. Yeah, Those four, I'm chilling.

[Co-host]

I'm gonna go short. Like I never done it, but like a Brisket or a short rib. That's. I'm gonna really start advocating for it.

[Danny]

Okay.

[Co-host]

Probably won't happen this year, but going to make it happen next year.

[Danny]

I think there's a process to it.

[Co-host]

It is. And I, that's. But that's what I like. I like the process.

[Danny]

You like to work for your food.

[Co-host]

I like, I like the process of cooking all day. Maybe a little bit of football on, on the tv and then Macy's Day parade in the morning, you know, just going through that all day. So then come, you know, five, six o', clock, food's ready, it's fresh, it's been marinating all day. Not to say a turkey doesn't operate the same way, but like, I want, I want that to be, you know, my protein. Then it's gonna be Mac and cheese in the oven. Like five cheese, Mac and cheese. Put some little crumbs on the top, you know, make it nice and crispy.

[Danny]

You leave it in the oven and then at the end you put some, some, some breadcrumbs on the top, toast.

[Co-host]

That up a little bit, nice and crispy and then pull that up, you know. So you got your Mac and cheese. I do like the honey baked ham. So I'm down for the double protein. So give me some honey baked ham. Yeah, one more and then cornbread. Bam. You give me that, I'm happy. Happy as can be. Like that would make me ecstatic on Thanksgiving.

[Danny]

Yeah, no, that be. Those are, I mean, pretty solid. Pretty solid options there. I was going to say. Can we have a fifth for dessert?

[Co-host]

Yes, exactly.

[Danny]

Pumpkin pie.

[Co-host]

Pumpkin pie.

[Danny]

I love pumpkin pie, bro.

[Co-host]

Pumpkin pie is good. I agree.

[Danny]

I'm a big pumpkin pie guy. No, bro, just give me the pumpkin pie. No, bro, just pumpkin pie. Strange allowed then right there, just pumpkin pie. Straight up. Doesn't be fancy. Like a solid little publix pumpkin pie. And I'm. What are you gonna say, dude?

[Co-host]

I'm surprised you didn't say cold beef empanada.

[Danny]

Dude, you know what? That was just, it just kind of happened that I had it and you.

[Co-host]

Know, bro, it wasn't like somebody, somebody said something online. They were like, who the hell.

[Danny]

Listen, I'm not saying I do it on the regular. I'm just saying if we're in a pinch, I can survive. I can eat it.

[Co-host]

Yeah, I guess, I guess it's edible. But of all the things like cold pizza, you know, like, that's manageable for me, dessert wise. I'll do. I like pumpkin pie. I do. But I'll do pecan pie with some vanilla ice cream.

[Danny]

Pecan pie. It's. I feel like it's. Sometimes it can be a little too sweet for me. A little too sweet.

[Co-host]

It's a pie.

[Danny]

No, I get that. But like, pumpkin pie, it's not, like, overly sweet. It's like, it has a little bit of tan tones of savory pecan pie. I don't know. Like, I feel like maybe like, growing up, it wasn't like a. A staple. Like, we always had pumpkin pie there. We never like big pecan pie. Not that we're against it, but it just wasn't like, around as much. So I just grew up having pumpkin pieces. And like, my grandma always makes a flan for Thanksgiving. Oh. So, you know, I always had. It was always flan, a pumpkin pie, and maybe like, another, like, a little quesito someone brings. But for the most part, our desserts, there were always a pumpkin pine of flan. Very simple. But, like, you can't go wrong with you.

[Co-host]

No, I agree. Pie, flan. And then like, probably like you said, like a cheesecake or something.

[Danny]

Like a cheesecake. Like the assorted cheesecakes, the ones that have, like, different. Like, it's different flavors all around. Those are always. Those are always fun. But yeah, man, I mean, like, dude, it's.

[Co-host]

I think I'm hungry right now.

[Danny]

I'm. I'm still good. I. I'm not hungry yet, but I haven't had breakfast. Do you like to fast before Thanksgiving or do you have to eat throughout the day?

[Co-host]

Usually I'm having, like, some sort of pastelitos and Cuban bread throughout the. The day.

[Danny]

You can't just go.

[Co-host]

No, because honestly, then what happens is you're obviously hungry, but your. Your stomach is actually going to close quicker from not eating all day. So I try to have, like, small, little incremental bites throughout the day, so it keeps me, like, going. And, like, my appetite won't close so fast after having a big meal because the last thing I want to do is have one plate of Thanksgiving food. I want to have at least two.

[Danny]

Yeah, I think you have to have two. I feel like it's almost required to have two now. You don't have to do two full plates, but you have to at least go.

[Co-host]

At least go back and get something.

[Danny]

Get something. Just because there's so much food.

[Co-host]

Then. Then you breathe a little bit.

[Danny]

Yeah.

[Co-host]

And then like an hour later, you grab something.

[Danny]

Dessert.

[Co-host]

Yeah.

[Danny]

And you know what's funny? I can't be like, I. I'll do my drinking, like a beer and stuff. But I can't be drinking beer while I'm eating.

[Co-host]

No, because you're eating so much food. It's like, I need a. I need a breather.

[Danny]

You know, My biggest Thanksgiving pet peeve is when people go crazy with like the take home stuff. Like, like afterwards, like after, like everyone's said and done. Like, there's some people that go like berserk with like what they take home afterwards.

[Co-host]

But like, your, your pet peeve is that they're taking home.

[Danny]

No, like, not that they're taking home food, but like, let's say there's like a party of like 20 people and you have one person like right away, like, bro, taking like three quarters of the with them and like all that stuff over is like the scraps for like the rest of the people.

[Co-host]

Oh, that's, that's, that's. That's on the host for like, not agreed.

[Danny]

But I just think it's like, it's like bad manners.

[Co-host]

Oh, like people just taking all the.

[Danny]

Food saying, yeah, like, I think it's.

[Co-host]

Like, I don't know people that do that.

[Danny]

I've seen it happen.

[Co-host]

That's crazy.

[Danny]

And I'm like, oh, yeah, papa. Like, not to say that I want to take everything with me, but bro, like there's, there's a couple people here, bro, maybe they want to take home to their families too. Like everyone's. Because obviously part of Thanksgiving is also the leftovers. Stick around throughout the rest of the week.

[Co-host]

You're gonna have to eat that for the next three days, you know, so.

[Danny]

That'S gonna hold you through the weekend. Now there's people like, you know, like my mom's become a habit that she brings to go plates to Thanksgiving. So yeah, by the time it's done, she starts serving herself to go plates. And like at the end she'll be like, hey, what do you want? You want Mac and cheese and shit? Yeah, but there's people that before, let's say people are still eating and shit. Like they already start taking away their to go plates and they go away with like three stacks of food.

[Advertiser 2]

Yeah.

[Danny]

And then they're like, okay, like, here's, here's. Yeah, peace out. Here's what's left for everyone else. And like there's like, you know, nothing left. Yeah, like, I like, like I just think like, be like considerate for everyone else, you know.

[Co-host]

I get that now.

[Danny]

I'm a big, like, I love whenever you have a party, like a Thanksgiving and there's no food left over. Because you're like, oh, thank God it's all gone.

[Co-host]

Yes. I'm also like, just get all this out of my house.

[Danny]

100%. Get everything out of the house. But let's say there's still some stuff left.

[Co-host]

But if there's something that I really like, usually, like the Mac and cheese.

[Danny]

Yeah.

[Co-host]

You know, I'm like, at least leave me a little bit of that, because I'm sure I'm going to a lot of.

[Danny]

Exactly.

[Co-host]

Some of that other stuff, I'm like, take it off.

[Danny]

Exactly. So I'm like, you know what? Like, dude, like, take a To go plate. Let everyone else get some stuff on their plate and do whatever's left over. Be like, hey, like, there's still some stuff anyone else want, like, to take with them. Then you go and you take the rest.

[Co-host]

I got you.

[Danny]

But it's like, just go in there and be like, this is mine now.

[Co-host]

Yeah, yeah, yeah.

[Danny]

And I'm like, papa, like, come on, bro. Like, there's people with kids and here, you know, like, let them take over to the kids. Maybe that one I willow that couldn't make it. Let him have a slice of Thanksgiving. I don't know. Maybe it's just me.

[Co-host]

I don't know how much that happens, but apparently it happens too much in your. In your area.

[Danny]

Not that it happens a lot, but I've seen it happen. And I'm like, that's bad manners, bro.

[Co-host]

More of a host for Thanksgiving.

[Danny]

I'm okay with either. I'm okay with either hosting.

[Co-host]

Me too.

[Danny]

I'm okay with hosting or traveling for it. Like, we usually, like, within our family, we usually switch up spots. So this time around, we're going to.

[Co-host]

Sometimes we host, sometimes we go to my cousins.

[Danny]

Yeah.

[Co-host]

This year we're going to my cousins.

[Danny]

Yeah. This time we do. We split, like, either between my grandma's house because she has a huge patio.

[Co-host]

I mean, right in there. Yeah.

[Danny]

Yeah. So we either host there or we'll host it over at Sophia's boyfriend's house. Oh, okay. So there. It's there. So usually now how. So they do Thanksgiving. We do noche buena. That's how the splits become. Okay, so they'll. So they always take Thanksgiving and we do the noche winas at our place. Got you. That's. That's another one you have to host.

[Co-host]

Yeah, I'm always hosting. No, that's for sure.

[Danny]

Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. No notion when I was like a different animal and that. Well, I will have a nocho when I episode too. That's always fun.

[Co-host]

Oh yeah. Yeah. I can't wait.

[Danny]

That's always fun.

[Co-host]

That's my favorite time of the year, man.

[Danny]

Not showing it, but it's crazy. It's already. It's already here. Yeah, it's already coming around.

[Co-host]

But that. Yeah. Let us know what you guys think of your Thanksgiving foods, what you guys like, what you guys don't like. Let us know in the comments. And yeah, we will see you guys next week. A jam packed week and essentially we will be going into December by the time probably we we see you guys again. So thank you guys and well not see you again but until after Thanksgiving.

[Danny]

Until after Thanksgiving. Enjoy the holidays. Happy Thanksgiving. We're thankful for all the fans.

[Co-host]

Absolutely. Amen to that. Amen to that. Enjoy and have a great weekend. See you guys next week.

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