My favorite holiday is
coming up and I am so excited! I love
Thanksgiving and all that it stands for - Gratitude, Family, Celebration, Love,
Happiness. And really good food! I have a four day weekend, as do a lot of
people, and per my usual I will be cooking and baking our holiday meal as well
as using the rest of my weekend to prepare for the next holiday which is of
course Christmas. But until then my main
focus is our holiday meal and the day itself.
Roasted Chicken &
Gravy
Mashed Potatoes &
Dressing
Roasted Mixed Vegetables
Rolls & Butter
Olives & Pickles
Cranberry Sauce
Fruit Salad
Pumpkin Pie & Whipped
Cream
Gingersnaps
Wine & Sparkling
Cider
Coffee & Tea
We are not going to do a
turkey this year. It will just be me and
the girls this time, which we are all three very much looking forward to, and
we felt we wanted to scale back a bit this year as far as the main course. We'll still have all the trimmings and
desserts as well as loads of leftovers to enjoy through the weekend.
I will lay the table with
my grandmother's lace tablecloth and her beautiful china as well as my great
grandmother's silver flatware. My
grandmother's glassware and my "new" set of vintage wine glasses I
got last year for a variety of beverages.
A simple set of taper candles will be our centerpiece to finish it off
nicely. Elegant and understated, just
how I like it.
What are your plans for the
holiday?
And of course, the turkey with the butthole...
ReplyDeleteWe won't be with our daughters and son Thanksgiving -- too far away, and they all have to work. But they are coming the week after, for a few days. I am really looking forward to it.
It wouldn't be Thanksgiving without the butthole turkey.
DeleteI'm glad you will be with your family. Thanksgiving can be any day and to a certain extent every day. :0)
We are having a turkey breast since I don't like the dark meat and a turkey is heavy for me to lift. It will be the two of us with all the trimmings.
ReplyDeleteSounds wonderful :)
DeleteAs soon as I saw the top picture, I said, "It's the butthole turkey" LOL
ReplyDeleteIt would be thanksgiving without him! LOL
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