My most favorite holiday of the year, Thanksgiving, is coming up. Maybe it is spending time with the family (and the annual fight over how stuffing is made with the Thanksgiving Day Parade in the background) or the amazing food. What better way to prep for the big day than to have friends over for a Friendsgiving celebration. Today was the fall version of the immensely successful Summer BBQ.
There was no sleep for the weary as things got going early. First up - throw in the sweet potatoes and head off to the garden to gather up the last of the fall harvest. Here Frank keeps a watchful eye over the last of the kale, swiss chard, and mixed lettuces.
Then back to the kitchen to get a jump start on all things Thanksgiving before the rest of the DC crew arrived. All would have been a complete cluster-eff had Dan not been there to serve as an extra set of hands and taste tester. Now here is where any good food blogger would post pictures of food prep, what the turkey looked like pre and post cooking, the final table scape, but I COMPLETELY FAILED ON THAT ACCOUNT. (This is also not a food blog so I consider myself safe) So instead I give you this picture (found on a google search), which is as close to what ours looked like as possible.
There was no sleep for the weary as things got going early. First up - throw in the sweet potatoes and head off to the garden to gather up the last of the fall harvest. Here Frank keeps a watchful eye over the last of the kale, swiss chard, and mixed lettuces.
Then back to the kitchen to get a jump start on all things Thanksgiving before the rest of the DC crew arrived. All would have been a complete cluster-eff had Dan not been there to serve as an extra set of hands and taste tester. Now here is where any good food blogger would post pictures of food prep, what the turkey looked like pre and post cooking, the final table scape, but I COMPLETELY FAILED ON THAT ACCOUNT. (This is also not a food blog so I consider myself safe) So instead I give you this picture (found on a google search), which is as close to what ours looked like as possible.
Mer, our token midwesterner, made some amazing pies!
This one was complete with a turkey design.
My stomach, and fridge, are now full with the deliciousness of all things fall and Thanksgiving.
Only five days until the real thing!
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