My favorite part of Thanksgiving is the sandwich later on. Turkey and dressing on a buttered roll. Cranberry sauce and a little GBC on the side.
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Very well done and displayed! Now you must rest and get better!
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Beautiful and blue skies and clear air!
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I made my Thanksgiving part deux.
A commercially prepared thigh roast from Farm Boy (too salty), braised parsnips, apple mushroom bread stuffing, homemade cranberry sauce, cauliflower cheese with gruyere, havarti and peas, black-eyed peas, and commercial praline pumpkin pie from Farm Boy.
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Just me & DH for Thanksgiving this year. Son was supposed to join us but he has Covid 
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So, I like spatchcocking the bird & have had pretty good results… This year, for the first time I got a fresh turkey rather than the usual bargain supermarket frozen one. Dont know if that made the difference or if it was the ATK dry brining method, but this is the most flavorful turkey I have ever made! Made my usual pear cranberry sauce, IP mashers, very yummy gravy & ATK Brussel Sprouts with Dijon, brown sugar & red wine vinegar. A very delicious Papapietro Perry Pinot Noir (Mukaida) was the perfect drink with this dinner. Now I’m stuffed & still need to put the leftovers away!
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I forgot to mention, our inside 50 lb. dog was sprayed by a skunk tonight. Bad. Supposed to be a high of 60* for the next week. So no outside peroxide/shampoo bath. Oh sh*t is right.
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Great photo, did you hang from the chandelier, selfie stick, drone?
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I stood on my kid’s high chair 
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I was wondering the same thing.
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Happy Thanksgiving to all you HOs. It’s was a glorious sunny day on the So. Oregon coast.
A cocktail: Bourbon Bramble Clover Club.
My dinner: Turkey tenderloin, rolled in fresh herbs, garlic and bacon, seared, then roasted over onion, carrots, celery and chicken stock for gravy. Baby hasselback potatoes in a pool of sour cream with garlic chives. Stove Top dressing with added celery, onions and chicken broth. Ocean Spray cranberry sauce. Gravy made with said broth and (no judgement please) turkey gravy mix. Shaved brussels sprouts salad. Wine.
Dessert: Will be later, David Lebovitz’s pumpkin ice cream with bourbon maple sauce and pistachios.
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Went crazy with pics this year because we were both off ON Thanksgiving and agot to celebrate it on the actual day unlike last year.
Fried asparagus. For years, these were meant to be a side. But they never quite made it to the table. Great snack while cooking, and I added a roasted garlic aioli.
BF’s “White People Turkey”. Looks pretty good if you ask me.
The sides: Bacon Bourbon Brussels Sprouts, julienned carrots with parsley butter, mashed potatoes, mom’s stuffed mushrooms, BF’s sweet potato bake and sausage and cranberry stuffing.
Those who follow me on Instagram can watch a rather dramatic video of me flambe-ing the sprouts. Tried posting it here but the file is too big.
Plate assembled. Didn’t put a dent in it.
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I thought you may have been filming from a second story balcony.
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It’s all beautiful, and looks delicious!
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Some years we host a family Thanksgiving dinner for twelve, with a traditional turkey-mashed-and-gravy menu. Other years, such as this one, it is the two of us. In the latter instance, we’ve settled on a much more casual menu, incorporating the ingredients of the traditional meal but in a more relaxed (and welcome) format.
Roast turkey breast and Swiss on cranberry sourdough. Shoestring potatoes (in our new countertop convection oven). Cider gravy for dipping (secret ingredient: bacon fat). Carrot slaw in vinaigrette. Pickled green beans. Pickled cherries.
For dessert: homemade pumpkin ice cream and pumpkin tart.
Happy Holidays to all!
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Happy Thanksgiving everyone! Mrs. P is not a turkey person, so she made fried softshell crabs (that we vacuum sealed over the summer) with a side dish of delicata squash, Andouille sausage, candied pecans, drizzled with hot honey, and topped with fresh shaved parmigiano Reggiano cheese. It all went great with our favorite inexpensive Zinfandel. We have plenty of leftovers for tomorrow.
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Happy Thanksgiving everyone!
Tonight’s turkey
Some of our dinner - turkey with gravy, mac and cheese, mushroom stuffing, butternut squash, sweet potatoes, scalloped potatoes, cranberry sauce, cornbread.
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Our Thanksgiving in NY for 9 (6 adults, 3 kids) started with lunch of slow cooker beef brisket chili that I brought. It became more like a stew as I made it non-spicy and added carrots. Lots of beans, some green bell pepper. Served over mom’s good purple rice. Big hit with the family, even Spring Onion had some after I removed all manner of ingredients except the brisket. 
In years past, when we’ve hosted, there was always a mishap when I was charged with the turkey-making. My bro made the turkey but I still managed a mishap—I left all the fancy cheeses at home in Boston. So appetizers consisted of octopus and I made NYT crab cakes, which were really good but fell apart. I will use a tiny bit more panko filler and more Kewpie mayo/dijon next time. Delightful yuzu jalapeño dressing from Brooklyn as the dipping sauce I bought from our local farm.
Main event was a group effort. Bro made turkey (he didn’t do anything special and it turned out beautifully) and ribs (because 1 protein isn’t enough for him); I made mashed potatoes with a bit of cream cheese, homemade cranberry sauce with lemon rind; B made tasty crispy stuffing balls; SIL made Brussels 2-ways (delicious Parmesan/Brussels crisps and sautéed), lemony kale salad, mushroom barley soup, and roasted carrots over farro and chickpeas with labne. No Korean side dishes this year. Lots of good wines/beer throughout the day and my bro made Moscow mule-ish libations. Store-bought tiramisu. Everyone was full, happy, and thankful for the bounty and each other.
We’re here until Saturday when we head to B’s sister’s in CT to watch the big game (Ohio State v Michigan…Go Bucks!). We’ll be feasting on leftovers until then, where my SIL will surely have more luxurious food and wine (Silver Oak and Caymus are their house wines).
ETA: we ate the crab “cakes” on the fancy crackers that I brought to go with the fancy cheeses, drizzled with the yuzu dressing, so at least the crackers came in handy. Still kicking myself about forgetting the cheeses. 
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