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Thanksgiving Present

November 23, 2023

We are thankful and just plain full.

We finished our Thanksgiving lunch, as it turned out. My initial ETA was somewhere around 3 PM. Actual time was around 2 PM. The cooking time estimates bone or no bone were the issue. Luckily, preparation for the other dishes was basically done, so it just meant eating early.

The repast.

Maple glazed turkey breast
Pomegranate salad

Not pictured, roasted green beans with hazelnuts and pecorina cheese

Apple pie

It was small as Thanksgiving meals go, but no reason to go overboard.

Bonus for the early meal was an opportunity for a good walk.

Ducks on the lake.

We discussed making a turducken. There are chickens in the neighborhood to go with the ducks. But alas, no wild turkeys running around.

Ending with some local fall colors.

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Thanksgivings Past

November 23, 2023

A few pictures from dinners many years ago. Note that there is a pumpkin in most of these celebrations. For the kids, the dreaded soup in a pumpkin. It was like a French onion soup, but cooked in a pumpkin. They were more excited about the turkey, rolls, mashed potatoes, and even the broccoli. And of course, eggnog.

Turkey leg delight

These are hard copy pictures. I have not spent the time to find later digital versions.

There were the Canadian Thanksgiving years, when we were able to have many friends over, because nobody had other plans in October. Including the infamous exploding stuffing. In those years, on American TDay, we would sometimes make a turkey sandwich and wander the quiet city.

And a memorable dinner in Missoula with Rey when we brought everything to make dinner, because his apartment had very little in the way of pots, pans, spices, etc.

Oh, the memories. Good ones.

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