This year we were fortunate to celebrate Thanksgiving 3 times! Yep, with 3 turkeys. We had Rick's sister and brother-in-law visiting the week before the official date and were lucky to have them and Rick's parents over for a barbequed turkey. And all the traditional fixins! The only thing missing, according to Jim and me, was the old family secret green bean casserole with mushroom soup and fried onions. Even with the green beans missing, dinner was delicious.
Then on Tuesday before Thursday Thanksgiving we had just Rick's parents over for another traditional feast. But again the old family secret green bean casserole was missing. It was a delicious feast of (yet another) roasted turkey and all the trimmings.
The day before Thanksgiving we headed west to southern California where we both grew up and all my family still lives. My mom roasted a turkey along with all the traditional side dishes I grew up loving. On Thanksgiving day Rick and I celebrated with 25 of my immediate family members and we had a fabulous, familiar feast. We had yummy appetisers, deviled eggs to die for, home-made stuffing, home-made gravy, real mashed potatoes, fresh creamed corn, home-made buttermilk bisquits, sweet yams, fresh home-made cranberry relish (who knew it didn't grow in a can?), green beans cooked with bacon, fresh Chinese chicken salad, tender turkey, 3 different pies, AND a birthday cake. With so many in the family, everytime there's a family gathering there's a birthday cake. They were celebrating 5 November birthdays (I think?). I think I missed some Thanksgiving dish, but there were soooo many great dishes it's hard to remember it all!
I think I heard my brother Dan say he wished he could have brought the old family secret green bean casserole. Next year the casserole will surely be on the menu.
Sunday, November 30, 2008
3 Thanksgivings
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Ok Ok-enough on the green bean casserole from you and Jim..I made green beans from the Farmers Market with bacon, goat cheese and pommegrantes and he still complained!! So you'll see your famous casserole on Christmas!! And if we have leftovers, I'll serve them for breakfast!!!!
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Pols,
ReplyDeleteI have to tell you, Rick says he can't blame Jim for complaining about putting pommegranites and goat cheese in the secret family green bean casserole. What were you thinking?!?
We'll have to make sure Jim makes a big batch of green beans for Christmas so we can have it left over for breakfast. And I'll turn the leftover mashed potatoes into breakfast potato patties. Add over-easy eggs, real bacon, and coffee (not that sweet coffee) and we'll have a scrumptious brunch. Yum Yum!
Mic & Rick