This year, my in-laws came up for thanksgiving and we invited some good friends to dinner as well, so we had 5 adults, 4 kiddos and 3 dogs in the house. (We had the feast, the dogs had kibble.)
Taking a nap waiting to turn the turkey.
It's an insane amount of work for a single meal, but we do it every year. My in-laws did the lion's share of the work over the past two days and really allowed us to pull this meal together. On the menu: A 20 lb turkey, brined a la cooks illustrated,home made gravy, 2 kinds of stuffing (oyster/cornbread and regular), 2 kinds of sweet potatoes (my kids and husband insisted on the casserole thing with mini marshmallows. *shudder*), mashed potatoes, green beans with caramelized onions, brussel sprouts, homebaked dinner rolls (a la The Pioneer Woman) and two pies: apple crumb and pumpkin (made from our farm share's organic sugar pumpkins.)
Some of our side dishes await the turkey.
I can't tell you how many times I cleaned up the same spatula or wooden spoons, how many times I put away measuring cups only to need them again. It was chaos, but happy chaos.
My father in law does battle with the bird.
We have a small kitchen, but one made for cooking. Not enough room to sit and eat for two people, much less nine. We had to put the leaves on the dining room table and bring out the folding chairs.
The dining room table before dinner.
We served family style, with the food placed on the kitchen counters.
The kids couldn't wait to dig in.
Remains of the day:
From our family to yours: Happy Thanksgiving.
Looked like fun. Shame that holiday doesn't happen here in France! :-)
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