Giving Thanks for a Renewed Flavor

With Thanksgiving fast approaching, the idea of all the food and fixings is looming over everyone's mind. The turkey, stuffing, cranberry sauce, candied yams, I mean where does it end. What makes it all the more special is that us college students have grown accustomed to months of the same cuisine, especially if you are a URI student and you rely heavily on the URI dining halls. By dining hall standards, I'm sure we have received some of the best food and service in the country. Yes, I said country. I'm sure if some of the students here went to the dining halls of other colleges they would be repulsed. It's just what we consume at these places isn't of the quality that it should be, but because it needs to be mass produced and cost effective, we have to cut it some slack. I can't remember the last time I had a piece of meat here that was marinated in something rather than having it just plopped on after it was cooked. It gets a little sickening to see that the burgers aren't much thicker than the cheese put on top of them. I feel as full as I've ever felt after certain meals I eat here, but it only takes two hours for me to be feeling hungry again. I know it might sound a little extreme, but there's almost a void in my life that has been created. I think that this break coming up will definitely help fill it. Now that I think of it, there will almost certainly be pumpkin pie. That is all anyone needs on their road to recovery.