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November 28, 2005
Thanksgiving Feast (0)
Thanksgiving was filled with food and laughter. So here's a load of pictures.
We stuffed the turkey and got it in the oven by 7am. At 10am guests arrived. This was the first year in quite some time that we didn't have any family in town. We started with a ricotta tart from Tyler Florence's book Real Kitchen. The tart was fantastic and served on a tomato salad with orange zest, basil, and olives. (Of course we also had some mimosas)
Ricotta Tart
Kids' Table
After the tart, we sat on the back porch and Steve and I enjoyed some cigars. It was a fine brisk morning and we all had a good an hour or so of downtime before the cooking continued.
Karen is an apple pie master. She showed the kids how it is done.
Karen Makes the Apple Pie
The Final Result
After a mad dash in the kitchen getting all of the sides done, the feast was finally ready. The turkey turned out great this year (as did everything else). Jeremy brought some curried cauliflower that was outstanding.
The Feast
Afterwards, I watched a disappointing Cowboys loss, the ladies took the kids for a walk, and then we all had pie and coffee. Natalie had brought a pumpkin pie with a praline crust (Yum).
After pie it was time for cards (Spades) until the kids all started having meltdowns. A great relaxing day!
Post Feast Porch Swing Fun
Chalkfest!
Posted by Rich at November 28, 2005 8:11 PM
