Monday, November 14, 2005
Pre-Thanksgiving 2005
We had a lovely Pre-Thanksgiving dinner here yesterday. Lauren made an awesome turkey with stuffing all by herself. I wonder if it made the chickens nervous to see Lauren carving that big turkey right by the window?
The turkey was the crowning glory of our meal, but there was A LOT of other tasty dishes. Thanks to Lauren's cell phone, Jody's memory for phone numbers, and Jody's knowledgeable father, I was able to make a very good gravy. Becki provided us with some wonderful lit'l smokies as an appetizer and tasty crescent rolls, and even a Jello mold! 
The sweet potatoes were very sweet and we have a TON left. Similarly, there are lots of normal mashed potatoes we will enjoy for days to come thanks to Jody. We also had some very lovely pies made by Barbara. She was late to work so she could enjoy our Pre-Thanksgiving! And we can't leave out Jody's extremely delicious glazed shallots, for which she had to buy all of the shallots at Pedrick Produce AND send Will off to hunt down more Apple Jack.
It was quite the feast, and we actually ate a meal in the dining room, with decorative table settings, holiday napkins, and everything! Topics at the table ranged from memories of past Thanksgivings to how everyone was being very quiet because we were all eating. Becki tried to get people to say what we were thankful for, but we are a selfish, thankless bunch.
Happy Pre-Thanksgiving Everyone!
The turkey was the crowning glory of our meal, but there was A LOT of other tasty dishes. Thanks to Lauren's cell phone, Jody's memory for phone numbers, and Jody's knowledgeable father, I was able to make a very good gravy. Becki provided us with some wonderful lit'l smokies as an appetizer and tasty crescent rolls, and even a Jello mold! The sweet potatoes were very sweet and we have a TON left. Similarly, there are lots of normal mashed potatoes we will enjoy for days to come thanks to Jody. We also had some very lovely pies made by Barbara. She was late to work so she could enjoy our Pre-Thanksgiving! And we can't leave out Jody's extremely delicious glazed shallots, for which she had to buy all of the shallots at Pedrick Produce AND send Will off to hunt down more Apple Jack.It was quite the feast, and we actually ate a meal in the dining room, with decorative table settings, holiday napkins, and everything! Topics at the table ranged from memories of past Thanksgivings to how everyone was being very quiet because we were all eating. Becki tried to get people to say what we were thankful for, but we are a selfish, thankless bunch.Happy Pre-Thanksgiving Everyone!
# posted by Alison @ 11:38 AM 