Thanksgiving Feast 06
My daughter worked hard on the feast. Though she started a bit late. We had planned on a 6:30 dinner and it did not happen until 8:00. Made some phone calls to relatives to let them know of the delay so they would not rush. She managed to pull off one heck of a meal. The only thing she ruined was the corn bread, so there was no stuffing. Oh well. Christmas then.
Little MissChef making scones.
Fresh from the oven.
And the feast looked like this:
The pigs brought their own blanket. Cranberry sauce as I demand it. And sweet potato casserole with apples and cinnamon.
Greenbean casserole does not look near as good as it tasted. My neice from #3 BIL loved it. This dish had no leftovers. This is the third year my girl has made zuccini squares and I vote for a fourth. Scones have been raided already. Have to be a quick photographer as these were gone quickly. And they were the best she ever made. She used more cream than the recipe calls for. Perhaps that is the trick.
We served shrimp coctail. The chef made a salmon pasta bake for the first time. It’s invited next year. #3 brought a lovely ham. Yum!
And then the star of the show. Front and back. What did she put in the bird’s butt? And the chef gets to sit next to the carver while he does what he does. And that drumstick is for Titoki.
And we had a nice Australian wine. And look at that little drunk. All passed out in his chair. I’ll fix him with my Vulcan head crush.
And we pigged out as you can see. I cannot believe I ate all of that. No room for pie. Tomorrow. And the missus looks good no matter how much she pigged out.
Hope everyone that celebrated Thanksgiving had a great day.
November 25th, 2006 at 2:01 pm
HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!! Looks like you all had a great stuffing time!! WTG!
November 25th, 2006 at 2:17 pm
OMG!!! Food!!!
Thanks for Giving the pics hehe…
*hughug*
November 25th, 2006 at 2:31 pm
chup!!!
November 25th, 2006 at 2:39 pm
great stuff(ings). heh.
wish i could be teleported indeed.
November 25th, 2006 at 3:50 pm
Thanks LB. Man we did get stuffed.
Blue Ribbbon for you.
You’re welcome Angel. Hug hug. and Red Ribbon for you.
White Ribbons for you misti chup chup hug hug!
I just need a good power source misti. If I could harnass gas dear, I’d never be out of energy.
November 25th, 2006 at 5:25 pm
Oh yum!!!! Looks like an excellent, and tasty, thanksgiving.
November 25th, 2006 at 6:37 pm
Happy Thanksgiving
Trying to count how many dishes u had out there
Btw, what is that yellow round thingy stuffed @ the turkey’s butt?
November 25th, 2006 at 6:45 pm
no wonder you said you wished I could smell your house, I can see why now!! turkeys, muffins, the works! ahhh, if only I could’ve tried some of everything too. Happy Thanksgiving to you and your family!
November 25th, 2006 at 6:58 pm
Ah Boy is drooling…
November 25th, 2006 at 7:50 pm
Happy Thanksgiving!!!! Wow! those food simply look delicious….your little princess is definitely a chef in the making!!
November 25th, 2006 at 11:10 pm
Thanks Alisa. MissChef did super!!!
That was a lemon Chen and I lost count of dishes. Thanks for the Thanksgiving wish.
Thank you May. If you ever do get this way I’ll see what I can do about smelling the house up nice and yummy for ya.
Scratch Ah Boy behind the ears and give him the other drum stick.
I’m thinking that she did so good Angeleyes. In past years she would get in the missus way and they would squack a bit. This year the missus hardly lifted a finger.
November 26th, 2006 at 1:44 am
oh my, that’s a feast all right! A lot to be thankful for indeed.:D
November 26th, 2006 at 1:47 am
I have been blessed Bkworm. Of that I have no doubt.
November 26th, 2006 at 2:07 am
we dun have thanksgiving here nor have i experienced a thanksgiving dinner..is it just like christmas lunch?
November 26th, 2006 at 10:01 am
Wishing you and your family a Happy Thanksgiving.
November 26th, 2006 at 10:10 am
WOWW!!
HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!!! =)))
We nver have thanksgiving here
and of cos there’s no 4 day holidays for us …hahaha
HEY! you have a chef in the making!!! WOOHOO!..
what a spread!!
November 26th, 2006 at 1:38 pm
It’s very much like a Christmas dinner. Everything but presents.
Thank you do much PY.
Really it is only one day holiday, but most non-retail businesses give you Friday off too Pink Cotton. I work for the gahman so I get Wednesday off and short day Tuesday. Gonna miss that.
I think she did wonderful. And today cuz we have leftover buttermilk she made buttermilk banana nut pancakes. I need a girdle. wakakakakaa
November 26th, 2006 at 1:42 pm
AWWWWWW!! me drooling!!! cranberry sauce I LOVE IT!!!!!! i really miss those kinf od feast…we don’t have it over here. Glad u had a nice dinner with family! such a sweet girl your girl!
November 26th, 2006 at 2:43 pm
Thank you Cara. Wish you could join us. That would be fun. double fun if it is you and Lyn. Triple it with Cracker. Okay four times we add misti. And then… (the author has fainted from the excitement of his fantasy)
November 26th, 2006 at 4:44 pm
Mmm… *sniffs out roast turkey*
November 26th, 2006 at 5:28 pm
lol. thanks for adding me up there. your girl does you proud. she’s gonna be a good wife one day too. good training you’re giving her. good dad, and mum!
November 26th, 2006 at 8:02 pm
I wish they had sim sniffer Plinksan.
Misti!!! 0.0 Wife! My little girl! pengsan
November 26th, 2006 at 8:24 pm
ARRRRRGGGGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!
Early-early in the morning you dare to tempt me with a DRUMSTICK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
You are evil.
FEDEX it to me now!!! I don’t care.
November 26th, 2006 at 9:11 pm
wowwww. great fun
you missus looks great!!!
November 26th, 2006 at 10:41 pm
Give me address for delivery Titoki. Home or work? Only a little evil.
Thank you Winn. I think she looks great too.
November 26th, 2006 at 11:24 pm
wooo.. seriously.. i love the look of the turkey! Wings Wings!! I love wings!
November 27th, 2006 at 12:14 am
Such an awesome looking shrimp cocktail. Is the tray specially for the shrimp?
November 27th, 2006 at 12:22 am
Okay. I will send you wings at Christmas. Too late now V.
Yes your highness. They sell them like that at Sams. The warehouse store for Wal-Mart. You just open the package and eat when you get home.
November 27th, 2006 at 9:36 am
Those are fabulous looking feast!
We ended up with a Picnic Thanksgiving Dinner. The kids love it…there were 9, the adults love it, because the kids were happy. When most of them 5 kids are 2 and under, picnic at the playground’s the best. Might do it again next year.
November 27th, 2006 at 10:50 am
I bet the kids did love it Shoshana. NMce that you eliminate some of the clean up. My son (who cooked nothing) griped like we did not feed him or something because he had to wash dishes. hehehe
November 27th, 2006 at 12:12 pm
With all those mouth-watering food, I suddenly feel hungry. Looks like you had a filling Thanksgiving.
November 27th, 2006 at 2:27 pm
lol!! what a dinner eh!!!
sooo much fun!!! ;-*
November 27th, 2006 at 3:45 pm
All of these food pics look delicious! Makes me want to have another dinner just like it!
November 27th, 2006 at 4:47 pm
It was really good Abaniko.
It was fun Cara. I really enjoy the company of my nieces. Such smart girls.
You should Kimananda. Y’all have some celebrations coming up soon right?
November 27th, 2006 at 7:15 pm
I forget that you southerners do things a bit differently on Thanksgiving. The 8 years I lived in Houston we were invited to someone’s house 8 times but only went once (the first year we moved there). First of all, cornbread dressing is a terrible substitution for french bread stuffing in my opinion. No one made mashed potatoes and some people even FRIED their turkey. I may be married to a Texan but he has learned to eat yankee-style Thanksgiving dinners. However, I learned from Texans that sweet potato casserole is divine. Especially when pecans from the tree in the yard is added. You daughter looks like you a little bit but also has traits of the missus. What a cutie. What instrument does she play? I noticed her symphomaniac shirt.
November 27th, 2006 at 9:43 pm
Can I have the recipe for the zuccini squares and scones???? I always like zuccini (esp with grill chicken) when I fisrt tasted it in Perth but no local recipes to actually fits those in here in Malaysia.
November 27th, 2006 at 10:25 pm
My daughter is pianist Daphnewood. She could be brilliant if she would just practice. Not a daddy speaking, but a regurgitation of her piano teacher’s chastisements.
Never had french bread dressing. I love my cornbread though. Might be hard to convert me. I don’t fried turkey either. It just don’t sound healthy. And my son was begging for mashed potatoes, but for some reason my daughter did not make it.
I’ll see about posting those recipes for everyone Angeleyes.
November 28th, 2006 at 4:07 am
that’s so nice!
happy family….happy belated thanksgiving khor!!
November 28th, 2006 at 7:18 am
Thanks Mui. We had a great day.
November 28th, 2006 at 7:23 pm
Happy Thanksgiving! Waa… the little MissChef cooked like a pro!
November 28th, 2006 at 7:54 pm
She sure did Domestic Goddess. Totally amazing. Thank you.
November 28th, 2006 at 11:01 pm
Looks like quite a party!
I want to scones recipe! American scones are nice too..!!
November 28th, 2006 at 11:50 pm
Will post those for you soon ZM.
November 30th, 2006 at 4:57 am
Wow..! that’s a great feast..! i love it .. when the family gathers together..! our thanksgiving was a very quiet one. Nothing like yours..!
November 30th, 2006 at 6:52 am
All that matters is that you have love surround you on the table Mama Bok.
November 30th, 2006 at 6:33 pm
gosh, i am late, late, late and late again..
hehe… nice turkey!! wow. that is a lot of food.. u are making me darn hungry
November 30th, 2006 at 7:11 pm
Well if you had been on time I would have given you plate full of food Cat.
December 1st, 2006 at 9:48 pm
Sorry im so late but belated happy thanksgiving! The food looks so yummy. I wish I can really cook!
December 2nd, 2006 at 2:42 am
Thanks Christine. Hey the thoughts all that matters, no matter when you show up to give it.