Friday, November 26, 2010

We gathered together.....

OK, right off the bat, I decreed from on high, that this would be MELLOW THANKSGIVING... no getting all crazy about time and being a hair less anal about the table.... life is good, " open another bottle of wine ? " , " Sounds like a great idea..." Ommmmmm
The Macy's Parade, the lighting of the RICH's tree.... David dropping his turkey into hot oil...
It was sort of rainy so  he made a little chuppa to keep his oil dry...
Out of the oil and off to resting....
Pre meal crafts.....cause you know, this dinner pretty much just fixed itself! 
The table, only nine of us this year, after like 30 last year, there for it could be mellow Thanksgiving

The beverage table, where I spelled THanksgiving wrong....
Someone left the cake out in the rain....( Dan and Grady's tdf Carrot cake, it was fine...)
Thanksgiving Advent

Neil was the mixologist, with seasonal garni! The were very pretty cocktails, we should have taken a photo.
The traditional family Thanksgiving, with iPhone....

getting close
everything seems to be in order


photo of our hosts!
Koda could wait no longer
DINNER!  
  • Fried Turkey
  • Traditional Roasted Turkey
  • Cranberry Sauce that looks like the can
  • Dahn's slow cooked giblet gravy

  • Ginger Maple Sweet Potatoes
  • Cornbread Dressing
  • Corn Pie
  • Brussel Sprouts
  • Collard Greens
  • Home Made Bread

close up of the collards
my plate ( before ) 

and after.

Then the camera died or something, it was complex.... I was in bed by 10:00, and very Thankful.

1 comment:

GrammyM said...

Love the pics and menu. We also had a nice, mellow meal....including a wine punch that mellowed us all out as we waited for dessert. Linda prepared it in case you are wondering. I'll try to send you a pic of mine.