Pictorial evidence of the big feast. Not pictured - cranberry sauce, and mashed jerk sweet potatoes we forgot to serve. Homemade green bean casserole w/shallots, garlic, French fried onions and herbed Boursin in a thin white sauce. Forgot to put the shiitakes and cremini mushrooms in. A little gloppy but no complaints. Kitty waited til we were thru, to check things out. Pumpkin martini pictured at end. No pic of pumpkin brûlée pecan panna cotta. It was good but not torched enough to give it a crackling top, was more like a creme caramel. All good!
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One pic of temporary pie storage in the garage. Selection included Apple, Key Lime Pie, and Chocolate Cream. All adult children & niece brought their own containers for leftovers, including the mashed sweets. Boston’s were real happy with tastes of turkey and scraps after dinner.
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Been going to my wife’s family for TG recently after many years with mine. Pay back!
This year we split as my wife went to be with her folks which are not aging well. I stayed back to hang with my fam. My moms side. We are a big crowd and always a lot of fun. They like to party
The fam
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Now THAT is a big family, and to wrangle them all for a picture…well, impressive!
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I went all in on the prep of my personal Thanksgiving dinner today after running errands.
A turkey breast with a minced rosemary/thyme/orange zest butter tucked under the skin and schmeared on top (as best I could) was roasted.
While it did, I made a quick cranberry-orange relish, pre-made the maple-ginger mashed sweet potatoes and sour cream mashed potatoes, Mom’s Tzimmes (glazed carrots), and I steamed the green beans while the turkey breast rested and the almonds toasted. Also made a roasting pan gravy.
A quick apple pie was actually made first. It’s a “shy pie”, as Grandma used to call a pie that wasn’t mounded with tons of apple slices…I did what I could with 6 apples. It still looks pretty good. Haven’t tried it yet.
There was wine. Most definitely.
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I understand, I really do!
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Wowza wowza and a pie to boot . Cheers Linda 
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Why thank you @TheCookie! 
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Thank for the inspiration to make those brussels sprout crostini, Sasha! They are delicious! I made them for a friend’s birthday dinner and the whole batch was wiped out and everyone (even my usually brussels sprouts averse mother) raved about them. I used almonds instead of pine nuts and I cooked the crostini in a bit of olive oil rather than baking them. Thanks again!
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Wowzer!
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Fabulous and I approve of the PSTOB!
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Looks like everyone had a great Thanksgiving. Great pics everyone!
I forgot to take any pics, but the holiday was a great success despite no turkey this year. Weekend full of food and laughter, but now that all the guests have gone back to their lives, I feel like a deflated balloon - it’s not easy after a very exciting long weekend to say “see you”, but the Pats are playing this evening (something to look forward to) and there is some pie left.
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Just WOW!
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Well thanks @RedJim, and @ChristinaM - I was going to mention the PSTOB, but knew everyone on this site that’s been here awhile would figure it out… love the acronym!
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I know, she’s so impressive. Looks great @LindaWhit.
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@Lambchop Didn’t realise your kitty was drinking SOLO ! 
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Ha ha, she’s bad that way and still thinks she’s a successful closet drinker. But, she’s so busted now! 
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Well, my gravy for 48 was so successful I have drawn permanent gravy duty. For the record, 5 quarts (1 GF) is sufficient. My sister and I each made very rich turkey stock ahead of time and the morning of I made roux with butter and Wondra for the gallon of regular gravy and with butter and Bob’s Red Mill 1-for-1 flour for the quart of GF gravy, then blended in some of each batch of stock and simmered awhile. Left them on the stove and reheated right before serving – worked great, no need for last-minute fiddling. And good thing too because the turkeys (1 smoked, 1 deep fried, 2 in outdoor turkey roasters) did not really yield much in the way of drippings. There is a very helpful primer on large quantities of gravy here.
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Such good tips in your post @GretchenS!
