It was a day for giving thanks, a day of friends, a day of... oh hell. It was hot as balls ouside and I had to turn the thermostat to sixty degrees so that the sixteen people crammed into the tiny living room wouldn't melt.
There was so much food! I decided to go with a more summery menu, so that what is traditionally a very heavy meal wouldn't leave us feeling like crap in the ninety-something degree heat. Turkey and stuffing were standard fare, but I bought the turkey fresh that morning at Eastern Market. I love Eastern Market, by the way. It has this old-world feeling, but very few dead carcasses hanging about. So everyone wins, really...
We had asparagus and pea pods instead of green bean casserole, corn on the cob, instead of off, with cilantro-lime butter, apple crisp instead of apple pie, and about a million other things. Oh, and wine. There was definitely wine!
Those vultures ate everything! There were parts of a few desserts left over, but that's it! The turkey was picked clean. The heavenly aroma still hung in the house. But it was gone, all gone! No turkey! No turkey sandwiches! No turkey salad! No turkey gravy! Turkey Hash! Turkey A La King! Or gallons of turkey soup! Gone, ALL GONE! (Okay, sorry. Just channeled my inner Ralphie for a moment there...)
It was super fun, and I can't wait until November for the real deal!
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