The food:
Appetizers:
- A plate of assorted cheeses (Emmenthaler was one, I don't know the other two)
- Boar's Head Italian dry salame
- Stonemill artichoke and parmesan spread
- Assorted crackers
The main course:
- Bowman and Landes free range turkey, rubbed with butter and sprinkled with tarragon, thyme, salt and pepper, with celery, onion, carrot and apple placed in the cavity, and roasted
- Apple-Sausage Stuffing Recipe at Epicurious.com (could have used more apple)
- Cosmopolitan Cranberry Sauce Recipe at Epicurious.com (a consensus hit)
- Mashed sweet potatoes with freshly ground clove, cinnamon and nutmeg
- Sauteed fresh green beans with lemon juice and garlic
- Mashed potatoes
- Roasting pan gravy
Desserts:
- Pumpkin pie
- Scratch mincemeat pie
- Apple crumb pie
- Lemon meringue pie
The attendees:
- The mrs. and I (of course)
- Our middle daughter
- Teri's cousin Tim and his wife Kathie
- A couple of young parishioners who are dating: Samantha and Frank
What a wonderful time. Melissa nearly choked at dinner and we had to clean up her plate. (Okay, that wasn't so wonderful.) After dinner and dessert I nearly made Tim shoot Pepsi out his nose with a timely and witty (evidently) observation. But the company was wonderful, the food a hit, and it was just a really lovely evening.
Now, turkey soup on the stove. Life of Pi in 3D this afternoon.
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