I LOVE Thanksgiving…mostly because I love FOOD! And being with my friends and family. This year I was not able to be with my family since they are all so far up North…so I decided I would make Thanksgiving dinner for the first time this year. I’d never made a huge dinner…and I’d never cooked a turkey. It turned out wonderfully. I’d originally planned on it just being Josh and me, but I was thrilled to be able to spend it with the Rivers’ and Tinkers’…thank God…because we would have ended up with way too much food! (Who buys a 15# turkey for 2?!…A girl whose dad always made a 22 pounder or more every year, that’s who!) Here are some pics from the evening!
A tip I got from a cooking show…olive oil & Seasonings under the skin prior to cooking….probably saved my turkey since I ended up cooking it at 400 degrees in order for it to get done in time for dinner!
Stuffed and ready for the oven
YUM! It turned out better than I expected!!
“The Spread” Turkey, mashed potatoes, rolls, cranberry sauce, gravy, green bean casserole, stuffing, black olives, and Vivi’s turtles! (Everything but the gravy was made from scratch!)
Liz, showing us how to work off the calories after dinner with Diego
Me and Josh, full and content. What a great night!!
How did you spend your Thanksgiving?
bethberes Said:
on December 3, 2008 at 2:34 am
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Jonathan Said:
on December 3, 2008 at 5:36 pm
That was a great night.. the food was great… and i dont usually enjoy turky… but it was bomb… and the company was not bad either..
Mike Goolsbay Said:
on December 12, 2008 at 5:33 am
Awesome post…