The secret ingredient to any holiday dinner is sitting across the dinner table from a father-in-law who cannot stand you and doesn't respect you. Nothing brings out the flavor of your holiday meals like large amounts of disapproval and guilt. For maximum flavor and enjoyment of the meal you really need to feel unwelcome and completely unwanted. You need to feel as though you should have paid to sit down, and are even unsure if you are sitting in the right spot. If you aren't staring longingly at the kids table, wishing you were over there, that turkey just won't taste right.
