Posted by Dan Greenfield on Nov 26, 2024
Dig in! Here’s BATMAN’s THANKSGIVING MENU
The World’s Finest meal, as prepared by Alfred Pennyworth (with an assist from Lois Lane)… — UPDATED 11/26/24: This is my Mom’s only byline for 13th Dimension. It was 100 percent her idea and she was so excited to research and write it. (As you might imagine, it was a lot of fun to get a pitch from her.) We first published it in November 2022 and she died the following April at the age of 85. I think of her all the time. Thanksgiving is about tradition, so we’re running this again — in time for you to do your last-minute food shopping! After all, it’s a classic menu, and one you will certainly enjoy. Happy Thanksgiving! — Dan — Hey, folks! We have something a little different for you this year for Thanksgiving — BATMAN’S THANKSGIVING MENU. The best part is the reader who pitched and wrote the story just happens to be my Mom, Bette Greenfield, who scoured the web for references about what the Darknight Detective and the Man of Steel like to eat. Plus, every item on the menu is something she has made herself! (Not to mix holidays, but eagle-eyed readers will pick up an Easter egg or three.) So sit back, unbuckle your belt an extra notch and enjoy. HAPPY THANKSGIVING! — Dan By BETTE GREENFIELD Alfred was worried. Batman invited special guests to join him for this year’s Thanksgiving meal – Superman, Lois Lane and their son Jonathan Kent. As he considered the menu, the thought of serving Batman’s typical lunch — a whole tin of tuna and four rice cakes topped with a smidge of peanut butter — would not do. He even considered Master Bruce’s favorite dinner — a medium rare, 2-inch thick sirloin and salad. (Superman’s preferred dinner of Beef Bourguignon with ketchup would never work.) After a call to Lois Lane for her advice, they agreed that roast turkey was required for the traditional American celebration. She offered to bring a cranberry dish made from a family recipe honed by years of traveling across the country as a military brat. Soon after, Robin asked Alfred to prepare the Batcave’s resident bats their favorite meal — free range chicken gently fried in extra virgin olive oil topped with chopped chives. An eyebrow cocked, the butler nevertheless kindly assented....
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