We had a wonderful Thanksgiving! We ate a lot of good home-cooked food and enjoyed quality time together as a family. We always fit in a game or two of "Grandma's International Rummy". Although Effie brought along their lovely collection of Christmas music, 14-month old Sephira was only interested in dancing to Etta James. We missed family that was unable to join us this year, but enjoyed our chats by phone. I hope you had a blessed Thanksgiving with friends and loved ones, and will share one of your favorite holiday recipes or traditions with me!
As usual, we cooked enough food to enjoy seconds, some thirds, another complete Thanksgiving meal the next day and leftovers for another week. I will be posting our family's favorites over the days and weeks ahead.
Our Family's Thanksgiving Menu:
- Roast Turkey Supreme
- Savory Chestnut Stuffing
- Mashed Potatoes & Pan-Gravy
- Creamed Peas & Pearl Onions
- Green Bean Casserole
- Sauteed Carrots & Parsnips
- Butternut & Acorn Squash Casserole
- Grandma's Cranberry Salad
- Raw Cranberry Relish
- Wine-Curried Fruit
- Homemade Pumpkin Pie
USCB Fact: About 769,760 tons of green beans are produced for one of the most popular traditional Thanksgiving Day foods, green bean casserole.
Meanwhile, I hope you enjoy the rest of your holiday weekend and enjoy this video montage on the culture of food as seen in film titled "To eat good food is to be close to God". Thanks, Kate!
Note to vegetarians: there are scenes of meats being prepared and served in some of the film footage.
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Great video! I love these quotes: "to eat good food is to be close to God" and "to have the knowledge of God is the bread of Angels". So true!
ReplyDeleteBabette's Feast, Eat Drink Man Woman...a number of wonderful films here that all center around food....and so does my life it seems! Our friends tell us we're always talking food...well! You gotta eat don't you, and you might as well look forward to the next meal. Right!?
Well, that's how thanksgiving was! It took us four days to consume the majority of the food. And that's counting eating large portions, with some seconds, two meals a day...you do the math! The big extra (Roasted Chestnut Stuffing) ended up in the freezer for many more meals later this winter, and the turkey into new a concoction of Turkey Noodle Soup.
That's why this is my favorite holiday of the year! All the food and family without the commercialism of Christmas!!!
Nice entry Cris. Reminds me of my vision of a Norman Rockwell feast. The video was a sweet addition.
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