We used to pack up and go to my dad's, a 45 min trip from Riverside to LA county, before he departed in 2007. He was a savant in the kitchen and I made it a point to watch his 'tactics' when cooking. When I was working at a Catholic Seminary for a TV Priest, I brought in a small turkey one holiday for a potluck. The priest was like drooling over the aroma and asked if he could have the drumstick, and of course I said yes. I don't think the cooks there were into garlic and spices.
My 2 Hallmark Thanksgiving movies are 'A Family Thanksgiving' and 'Love at the Thanksgiving Day Parade' that still crack me up.