Flashback Post: Thanksgiving #2

December 17th, 2008

Thursday morning we woke up too late to see the parade…LIVE! But we Tivo’d it. We made some coffee and started watching, quickly becoming obsessed with its history. People started asking me all kinds of questions I didn’t know the answer to but thanks to the internet we now know just about everything to know about the parade. So happy that’s taking up precious room in my brain!

Guest List: Us, Houseguests Shel and Jaime, My brother Danny, and Jaime’s friend Stephanie from Vancouver who is a freshman at NYU. That brings the Canadian count to 4 and the American count to…3. The irony of that was not lost on me.

We were having a very casual day watching TV, reading, and doing the odd dinner duty as needed. Matthew got a bunch of cooking done Wednesday but still had a bit to do. At about 3:30 we realized we were starving and he went out to get us some lunch and came home with all kinds of cheeses and charcuterie from the store down the street. We were all sitting around enjoying ourselves when the doorbell rang – it was my brother. He told me they were coming at 4:30 but I didn’t think they’d actually be on time! I was still in my PJs.

We sort of kicked it into gear at that point. Matthew and his dad got the potatoes peeled and I set the table.

By the time Steph came at 6:30 we were ready to eat.

We plated the salad before people sat down – and yes it was THE SALAD. Just like I promised.The rest was a buffet.

Turkey: Kosher. Best kind of turkey ever.

Stuffing: Mah Favorite

Roasted Brussels Sprouts: Trying to make Jaime a fellow sprout lover. FAIL. (kid is loco)

Cauliflower Au Gratin: Via Smitten Kitchen. Didn’t try it, not my thing.

Broiled Sweet Potatoes: My mother always makes this so my brother brought them. There is not a marshmallow to be found. Delish.

Matthew’s plate.

Beverages on hand were some kind of wine for the Piercy men (natch) , Dr. Browns Black Cherry for the Jews (NATCH!) and Sparkling Apple and Cranberry juices for the under 21 set.

For dessert Shel made an apple pie and Matthew made sticky toffee pudding.

Jaime and Steph

I’m so glad we kept it casual, it was so much fun. It was Matthew’s first ever turkey and it came out great!!

Tags: good eats

Entry Filed under: At the stove,In the family