Happy Day After Thanksgiving
It was a small gathering, just Judy and I and the boys, plus Danny’s girlfriend Beckee for part of the day.
Judy feels strongly about making a fairly traditional Thanksgiving meal, including sage stuffing cooked both inside and outside the bird.
Everyone pitched in, which made for a relaxing day.
The feast is ready: turkey, stuffing, cranberries, sweet potatoes, brussel sprouts, and fruit salad. Plus banana cream pie for dessert.
The guest of honor. Actually, we forgot to take a picture of the bird in its full glory when it first came out of the oven. So in this picture, the obscured half has mostly been carved away. Take my word for it, though, it was a very fine turkey. Judy tried something new, pouring beer into the roasting pan.
We had a quiet but happy Thanksgiving. I hope it was a joyful holiday for you and your family as well.
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Looks like a yummy feast!
It was!
Beer in the roasting pan sounds interesting. I’ve done apple cider in the past, which is yummy. I prefer stuffing cooked inside the bird too. Judy looks very satisfied, despite the help I bet she fully deserved that sit-down.
The recipe I saw called for cider, but said you could also use beer. I had beer (some of which was nonalcoholic). I had to use several bottles – it kept evaporating. Eventually I put a heavy cookie sheet under the roasting pan to keep the bottom of the pan from being so hot. I think it helped keep the bird moist, but who knows. I didn’t follow most of the recipe, just took this one idea.
Congratulations to the cook and her helpers! The feast looks delicious and the fruit salad a good antidote to all the Thanksgiving carbs!
The leftovers are already gone, and I’m missing that turkey.
I prefer my stuffing inside the bird too, but since I deconstructed the bird, that was not even an option. Sounds like a good meal.
It certainly was.
Sorry that I’m too late to wish you a happy Thanksgiving, Jason!
Your Thanksgiving menu sounds very delicious. There is no Thanksgiving in Germany, maybe you know, but usually, to please my husband, I would prepare some kind of bird, not turkey, but maybe duck. But he is still in Japan, so I decided to make only pumpkin soup for me and my son.
Oh, I love roast duck! Also goose! Not commonly eaten in the USA, though. Pumpkin soup is also pretty unusual, most people here don’t know there is such a thing.
Glad you had a good day!
Happy Thanksgiving to you and yours. It looks like you had quite the feast. We do a traditional meal too. The family likes a little change up in the veggies. This year I made a sweet potato casserole instead of straight sweet potatoes. Everyone liked it. They ate more of the sweet potatoes this way. I will probably do that again since it is so easy. We also have fruit salads for Thanksgiving. What we call Waldorf Salad and a Cranberry/orange salad. MMMmmmm good. Gosh I can’t be hungry, can I?? All this talk of food is making me hungry.??
It all sounds delicious.
Looks absolutely scrummy and lovely, too. A very happy Thanksgiving to you and yours.
Thank you!
Happy Thanksgiving to you and your family! It looks lovely!
Thanks! Hope you had a great holiday as well!
What a wonderful thanksgiving feast – a very happy Thanksgiving to both you and Judy! We don’t have a large family either and a leisurely, relaxed day of making/eating food and hanging out with everyone is what I most enjoy when it comes to holiday entertaining.
Agreed. I’m always happy to avoid the tension that tends to come with so many family gatherings.
Belated Happy Thanksgiving to you and your family. Paul and I liked the idea of beer/cider over the turkey.
Thank you! Is there an Australian Thanksgiving (the Canadians have their own on a different date)?
No we don’t have a Australian Thanksgiving The US Embassy in Canberra has a big celebration..so far we are not on the guest list although we have done a tour of the gardens, which are lovely.
Yum! We do the same thing–everyone chips in and brings their specialties, so the combo makes for a very delicious meal. Happy Thanksgiving!
Same to you, Beth!
We have had a great weekend with kids (daughters and boyfriends), and now it’s Sunday and the Chicago kids will return. It definitely warms up the house, makes it much more joyful and happy. Great holiday time. Glad you had a good one too.
Same here. Sorry to see the out-of-town son head home.
What a wonderful table. Best wishes to you all, glad you had a relaxing time with your family. Love Judy’s T shirt!!! xxx
Hello Jason, I’m glad you had a quiet and relaxing family Thanksgiving. The turkey looks immense and very tasty.