My second thanksgiving dinner was turkey-less, with a delicious lamb rack (well, 3) as the centerpiece.
Reported on WFD, but the highlights were the lamb, the beet cured gravlax (which my friend’s husband made us put away for breakfast 
, so not the app course i thought it would be), and the self-saucing chocolate cake her teen daughter made.
A very different day and tone, completely relaxed, a testament to my friend’s personality. She cooked the same amount or more as my previous thanksgiving meal, but it came together seemingly effortlessly over the course of the afternoon while we all chatted and hung out.
Here are the flowers I put together for her, the gravlax that was confiscated , the delicious and perfectly cooked racks of lamb, and the teenager’s delicious cake that was a first attempt!
