Happy Thanksgiving to everyone. I went shopping today for dinner so I guess the menu is decided, as long as I get it all cooked in the next couple of days.
Fruit Cup
Turkey
"Turkey" Gravy
Stuffing
Roast Beef
Beef Gravy
Mashed Potatos
Green Beans
Corn Pudding
Cauliflower
Broccoli
Spinach
Brussel Sprouts
Creamed Onions
Banana Pumpkin Bread
Rolls
Cherry Cheese Pie
Apple Pie
Apple Pear Pie
Lemon Merangue Pie
Chocolate Peanut Butter Pie
Chocolate Cake with cream cheese filling
Gianduia Cheesecake Brownies
The girl who checked me out in the grocery store asked if I left anything for anyone else in the dairy section. I told her that vegans would have a hard time eating anything at our dinner. If the veggies don't have sour cream or heavy cream they at least have lots of butter.
I had Polly bring Tom in from the freezer tonight to start thawing, that is the biggest of the turkeys we raised this summer, he is much bigger than the biggest that I saw in the grocery store today which was a 35 pounder. I am glad that I cooked one of them for my birthday, as I learned then that these birds ate too well and are too fat to make gravy from. I actually be having chicken gravy from the broth that I made yesterday from the necks and chests (not breast, the bony part below) of the chickens that we did up last week.
Tomorrow will be baking day, Wednesday will be spent finishing the baking and doing up whatever else can be done the day before.
It should be calmer for me after dinner this year than last. I have moved the dining room into the living room. That way I do not have to get the table back down to get Grandma's bed back in place so that she can lie down when she is tired. Now, I can just get the food put away and actually deal with the dishes the next day if that is what I feel like, or at least do them at my own pace, which by the end of dinner is slow. The table had been pushed into the corner since Grandma's hospital bed moved in, which was rather of a pain as it collected stuff which got pushed back out of reach and piled up until I felt like crawling up on it to deal with the mess. The china cabinet has been in there since last winter when Polly got Grandma a flat screen HD TV. It had gotten so that Grandma could not see the regular one anymore. That now hangs on the wall where the china cabinet was. It sure is great for watching Orange basketball on!
Once again, Happy Thanksgiving everyone, wish you were all here with us.
Can I Move A Birds Nest With Eggs
1 year ago
Oh I so wish we could be there with you. I would help you cook. In fact, I would be so grateful to be there I would even stay and DO DISHES (you know I really want to be there if I'll do dishes). Your list is awe inspiring. I am only doing about half that load and I am feeling overwhelmed. Can't you ask each of the guests to contribute something? It sounds like a full house like days of old :0). Please give my love to everyone.
ReplyDeleteWell, the guest list has dwindled for various reasons, now it looks like there will just be 10 or 11 of us so I have cut back the menu somewhat. With about 4 pounds of turkey per person, the beef will stay in the freezer. We also cut the corn pudding, cauliflower and chocolate cake. There are only 2 cherry pies instead of 4. Baking is now all done but the rolls, onions are simmering in the white wine, we will probably do the turkey today, peel the potatos, and do whatever other slicing needs doing. Then tomorrow, just need to go and cut the brussel sprouts stalk from the garden and do the veggies. Pretty easy, as long as I do not figure cleaning house in there.:/
ReplyDeleteWe made "Death by Brownie", wow are they rich, yummy, but rich, I cut them into fudge size pieces and that is even enough for chocoholic Jess at one time.
I am not a chocoholic!!!! I can stop anytime I want!! Hmph
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