see.turkey.day

Hungry for some turkey?
Yea, we aren't either. And probably won't be for an entire year.
This was our first official Thanksgiving at our house hosting friends (the friends who did not travel to see family this year). Therefore our official Thanksgiving name this year was:
"Orphan Thanksgiving"
And what we lacked in family we made up in food, drinking, and dogs.
Our party included 6 people, 3 dogs and lots of merry cheer.
For the food here is what finally landed on the table:
appetizer
Amish Turkey (17.5 lbs) (post brine)
Mashed potatoes, southern cornbread casserole, skillet green bean casserole, carrot souffle, cranberry sauce, hand made dinner rolls, gravy, sweet potato casserole (Sarah), broccoli casserole (Sarah), macaroni and cheese (Kelly via Doug).
Dessert: pumpkin pie, apple pie, and pecan pie
Whew! Here are a few food pics from the day:

Dinner rolls

Carrot Souffle (to be)

Cranberry sauce with port wine, citrus, and vanilla beans

apple pie (pre-pie)

Vegetarian fiance, wrist deep in turkey.
I asked Mike to carve the turkey. He looked a little nervous, watched a you-tube video on turkey carving, and came back confident and quite skilled!

This was taken with my the last bit of energy.
What a great feast!
Until next year!!