Saturday, November 27, 2010

Thanksgiving 2010

This year I hosted Thanksgiving dinner at my house. I was very excited to have family come over to celebrate with us. We have recently re-connected after nine years and it was nice to be back together.

If I may so myself, I cooked the most yummy moist turkey. For the first time I brined the turkey over night. That was a comical scene in itself. Imagine finding a container big enough to hold a 25lb turkey that would fit into the fridge. Then trying to carefully put it into the fridge without spilling the 4 gallons of liquid it is soaking in. And all the men are asleep since it is 11:30pm when I start the brine so I must carefully carry the container from the counter to the fridge without dropping or spilling. And then maneuver it into the fridge. It was quite hilarious. I was praying I wouldn't drop the entire bucket, or that it wouldn't crack! It turned out to be worth it. I had such a juicy moist turkey! And it looked great too!

Uncle Bill and Dylan


My uncle's dog Wicka who loved to lick you!



My dad and his brother Bill



Second cousins



Mackenzie playing with Sammy



My cousin Theresa and her son Alex



Uncle Bill, Aunt Bev, Aunt Sue, and Dad



Aunt Susan and Dylan



Beautiful cornucopia arrangement my Aunt Susan brought me.

1 comment:

Tira said...

You are one brave woman!!!! and that turkey sounded awesome!!

Love family gatherings! Hope I can host a big feast like yours one day! :)