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Thanksgiving Week

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I think it rained this entire weekend, non stop.  It didn't stop us from getting out and about though.  We did all our Thanksgiving grocery shopping, saw the new James Bond movie, had the kids and Grandpa to dinner, and tweeked my display at the winetasting shop.

It was a weekend of comfort food, starting with Chicken Tortilla Soup on Friday, Chile with all the fixings on Saturday, and the world's best Lasagna on Sunday.  I now have a fridge full of leftovers to eat up before the big feast day this Thursday.  That's ok, Grandpa will help me finish things up.

This nice short week will be spent with my Baby E, and cleaning the house (with her help of course).  Oh, and all that cooking.  I actually think Thanksgiving is a super easy meal to put together.  It is a no brainer as to what to serve.  All the standard dishes are essential, and have been made so many times in the past I hardly  need a recipe.  Turkey, gravy, dressing, mashed potatoes, homemade rolls, cranberry relish, brussels sprouts (or green beans), sweet potato casserole, and pie, lots of pie.  I had to laugh last night, as we were sitting around discussing the menu.  Sara says to me in all seriousness, "Don't you think we need an appetizer?"

Oh, right.  Definitely.  And a crane to get me up out of my chair after dinner.

18 responses to “Thanksgiving Week”

  1. Smiling at the pictures you’ve painted with your words. What can be better than good food, dear family, being warm and dry, and sitting in puddles of lamplight on a rainy day? How sweet it is!
    We’re talking about the menu for Thursday, too. FIL can only eat really soft foods now, but that’s where the Kitchen-Aid chopper comes in. We’ll have turkey, cornbread dressing (6 eggs), sweet potato casserole made without pecans this year, mashed potatoes because FIL loves the way DH makes them, Mary Lou’s corn pudding, green bean casserole, devilled eggs, and home made hot rolls. AMIL is making a lemon cake and has ordered a Paul Prudhomme pecan-sweet potato pie (groan!) and I’m making a Cranberry Trifle (1/2 recipe given all the other goodies). We’ll need a crane or fork lift, too. An appetizer? No thanks!
    Enjoy it all!
    Hugs!

  2. Smiling at the pictures you’ve painted with your words. What can be better than good food, dear family, being warm and dry, and sitting in puddles of lamplight on a rainy day? How sweet it is!
    We’re talking about the menu for Thursday, too. FIL can only eat really soft foods now, but that’s where the Kitchen-Aid chopper comes in. We’ll have turkey, cornbread dressing (6 eggs), sweet potato casserole made without pecans this year, mashed potatoes because FIL loves the way DH makes them, Mary Lou’s corn pudding, green bean casserole, devilled eggs, and home made hot rolls. AMIL is making a lemon cake and has ordered a Paul Prudhomme pecan-sweet potato pie (groan!) and I’m making a Cranberry Trifle (1/2 recipe given all the other goodies). We’ll need a crane or fork lift, too. An appetizer? No thanks!
    Enjoy it all!
    Hugs!

  5. Enjoy your Thanksgiving week and feast. Us in Canada have had our Thanksgiving back in October. I would eat another Thanksgiving feast no problem. I love turkey and all its fixings.

  6. Enjoy your Thanksgiving week and feast. Us in Canada have had our Thanksgiving back in October. I would eat another Thanksgiving feast no problem. I love turkey and all its fixings.

  7. Always great to have a few leftovers on hand, especially when you have a busy week ahead of you. Your Thanksgiving menu sounds just like ours was here in Canada, but we have plain sweet potatoes and cheesy Brussels sprouts. And of course, lots of pie. I especially like leftover pie. I also tend to repeat this same menu for Christmas because it’s so easy.

  8. Always great to have a few leftovers on hand, especially when you have a busy week ahead of you. Your Thanksgiving menu sounds just like ours was here in Canada, but we have plain sweet potatoes and cheesy Brussels sprouts. And of course, lots of pie. I especially like leftover pie. I also tend to repeat this same menu for Christmas because it’s so easy.

  9. Sara’s question made me chuckle. I love your approach to the cooking for Thanksgiving, a great way to view traditions. Think I might use that for Christmas.

  10. Sara’s question made me chuckle. I love your approach to the cooking for Thanksgiving, a great way to view traditions. Think I might use that for Christmas.

  13. My sis and I had this same conversation this morning! We were comparing menus, both very traditional but where she has four desserts at the end and no appetizers. I have two appetizers at the beginning and two desserts at the end

  14. My sis and I had this same conversation this morning! We were comparing menus, both very traditional but where she has four desserts at the end and no appetizers. I have two appetizers at the beginning and two desserts at the end

  15. How very funny! My hubby and son are heavy equipment mechanics… they have cranes on their trucks! They will be quite busy here.. sorry they won’t get to any other house. LOL

  16. How very funny! My hubby and son are heavy equipment mechanics… they have cranes on their trucks! They will be quite busy here.. sorry they won’t get to any other house. LOL

  17. Happy Thanksgiving to you and your family! Eat, drink and be merry! Bring on the appetizers…AND desserts! (and, yes, a crane)!

  18. Happy Thanksgiving to you and your family! Eat, drink and be merry! Bring on the appetizers…AND desserts! (and, yes, a crane)!