November 26, 2005

Well, we actually had more than 17. We had 20 staying over, 4 of which didn’t make Thanksgiving but we also had another 3 more guests so we had 19 for Thanksgiving. Some left the next day but most left today. (I’m leaving us out of the count and I may have missed someone.)

We made 2 turkeys with Kim’s stuffing. One turkey was brined and the other was made in the usual fashion with sage leaves under the skin. We had gorgonzola and pecan salad with mixed greens and my famous dressing. I made a great snap pea and onion dressing and a cranberry sauce that was great. I also made a pozole rojo with five types of pork. Kim made her famous pumpkin soup. I also made some sweet potato tamales. We had mashed potatoes and candied yams, my favorite. On the day after, I made a Colombian paella. (That’s with chicken and beef sausage as well as clams and salmon.) Leading up to Thanksgiving, I made Venezuelan Steak and Colombian chicken. Aprepas and also Wiener Schnitzel. (If you’re guessing that we’ll be having some of these great treats next year, you’re right.)

It was a grand Thanksgiving. Plenty of fun. My Uncle Jack and Aunt Pauline didn’t make Turkey Day but did come the next day and stayed the night. My old friend from Smithtown, Donna, came with her mom but left before Thanksgiving.

However, my nieces, sister and brother and their spouses and girl and boyfriends all made it as well as my mother and our daughter. Plus some old friends from CA/Chicago made it, Bill and his family. Cute kids. Stanley came as well as John and his wife.

It was fun. Oh, and yes, we had a nice snow but the roads stayed very clear. So, come on up for the Winter Art Workshops.