Well it came time for the Thanksgiving dinner and I had made my delish appetizer that I posted about previously. It was a hit and I had a lot of left overs so I froze them. My sister had the brilliant idea of then scraping out the squash with all the yummy cheese sauce and tossing it with pasta. I'm trying it next week. I cannot wait!
Well then it was time for dinner. We had a beautiful 25lb bird and my younger brother, Andrew was asked to carve the turkey. Andrew loves cooking and has really come into being a wonderful chef. He has such a great passion, but he has never carved a bird before. I have.... so I asked him if he wanted me to help. I would carve one side and then he'd do the other. It was fun teaching him and showing him how to do it.
Across the kitchen my mother was attempting to make gravy. My mom is a great cook but she doesn't know how to make gravy... and it was not a pretty sight. So I told her, in a very kind and loving way, to step aside and I'd fix it. My sister and I used the turkey drippings (not the fat, mom!) and added flour, some pepper, fresh rosemary and it was amazing. My brother's girlfriend who was with us for Thanksgiving claimed she didn't like gravy, but I saw her take 2nd and 3rds of the gravy.
So basically, I saved Thanksgiving!
How was your Thanksgiving?
