With all our blessings it wasn't difficult to say that dinner prayer, thanking the man upstairs for blessing us with our lives together. For the adventures and the tears, the highs and the lows. For the opportunities and the learning experiences... we are truly grateful.
It was only Eric and I and the two dogs for dinner this year. It's tough when you're the new folks in town with no relatives that live close by. Next year will be a different story for sure!
I cooked everything from scratch and think I did pretty damn good! I had all the traditional Thanksgiving meal items, right down to the pumpkin pie. I was even able to serve it all on my new china. Thank you bb!!!
I miss my Nana & Grandpa at this time of the year. There are amazing recipes that I was supposed to get from her before she passed, I didn't. Now, all I can do is start my own family traditions in my food preparations. I hope she can see me from where she is now. I hope she can see that I was watching very intently all along. And I learned from the best. I hope I make her proud. Love you Nana!
Here's to a fabulous Thanksgiving!!!
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PREPARATIONS:
Top photo is stuffing prep
Left photo is me grinding my own fresh spices
Right photo is the cranberry-mandarin glaze prep
SIDES:
Top left is fresh green beans with sauteed Shallots and toasted almonds
Bottom left is rolled nut bread, sauteed mushroom & shallot stuffing
Right photo is coconut-marshmallow spiced sweet potatoes
SNACKS:
Top photo is Orange & creamed sherry blended with brown sugar and orange zest over walnuts. Let cool & caramelize.
Bottom photo is the old thanksgiving favorite, rice krispie treats!
Shrimp cocktail with creamy-spicy green onion dip...
THE BIRDS:
Cornish Game Hens with Cranberry-Orange Glaze with a side of spiced cranberry sauce with Chardonnay and orange zest...
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