After The Feast

Today is the day after the feast. It went very well, even if we missed one important guest (you know who you are).

Turkey was beautiful. Table was beautiful. Grandma was beautiful. Really!

We were all happy and eating and drinking.

Lots of laundry today-sheets, towels, Jesse's clothes...

Now we are having Taco King (Jesse's request). I guess leftovers will remain in the fridge after he is gone on Sunday.

Thanksgiving Menu

Our Thanksgiving Dinner menu will include a 15 pound all natural fresh turkey roasted with herbs, lemon and butter. A mixture of finely chopped herbs along with softened butter will be distributed on the entire bird between the skin and the meat (Chrysalis and I do this together, gagging all the way, on Thursday morning).

Accompanying the obligatory bird will be: Baked whipped sweet potatoes with cinnamon, nutmeg, brown sugar, butter and orange juice topped with mini marshmallows. Also, creamed fresh spinach with onions and butter. Along with homemade whole berry cranberry sauce (and a sliced can of Ocean Spray jellied sauce too), herbed stuffing with celery, carrots, onions, turkey broth and butter, fresh gravy made from turkey broth, carrots, celery, onions and butter.

We begin dinner with corn chowder made with creamed corn, bacon, onions, potatoes, peppers and heavy cream.

Antipasti will include: Mixed olives, pepperdew peppers, mozzarella, parmigiano-reggiano, aged Gouda, french bread, raisin pumpernickel bread and center cut, thinly sliced salmon marinated in olive oil, fennel and celery.

Dessert is carrot cake and chocolate chip cookies. (We have ice cream too-Ben & Jerry's).

All homemade, baked and prepped on Wednesday, cooked on Thursday and eaten for a week.

With our family down from Ithaca and our boy home from college this will be a very special Thanksgiving.

We are thankful for our friends and loved ones everyday of the year! Have a great holiday!