I hope you all had a tremendous Thanksgiving! I really love this holiday because, gluttony aside, it’s focused on gratitude, togetherness and is always a really positive day for me [see last year & two years ago].
The holiday started off the best way possible – at the Detroit Flyhouse. I’ve just started up my second series of classes & have been having a blast!
Thursday morning we attending the “Ypsi Turkey Trot” – a run I made up, then invited everyone to. It was a lovely 3.33 miles around Ypsi. Even Joel came along for what he claims to be the furthest he’s ever run in his life.
This year, Joel & I hosted for our families for the Thanksgiving meal – a total of 11 people were able to make it. Everyone pitched in & the day went amazingly well, not a single mishap! And, not exaggerating, we made the best turkey I have ever eaten. Ever. And the best cranberry sauce. And dressing. Basically it was all very, very good.
Things we made:
Turkey – a 24 apple brine, then butterflied, rubbed with butter & cooked for two hours
Gravy - flavored with drippings after the turkey cooked
Dressing – with homemade cornbread & toasted pecans
Cranberry sauce
Buttermilk rolls
Everyone else brought salad, green beans, mashed potatoes, banana & lemon bread, lots of wine &, of course, PIE.
Unfortunately we were too busy to take any decent photos, but here’s a quick shot I got with my cell phone when we sat down to eat [it's hard to capture 11 people in our dining room]!
All yesterday we been snacked on mini sandwiches made from leftover rolls. For breakfast I had greek yogurt with cranberry sauce. We took a walk to the food coop & picked up ingredients for turkey curry & I baked a loaf of whole wheat buttermilk bread for more sandwiches. I’m a little disappointed our leftovers will be gone so soon!
Now it’s back to drinking coffee, dreaming about apron-front sinks & planning the mini apple strudels I’ll be making this afternoon…
