I had cooked our turkey at home before we went to the cabin because I have limited pots and pans up there. Wow! Did that ever work out nice? I loved just warming up the sliced turkey and making the gravy from all the juices I had saved the day I roasted the bird. Then, the only other thing to make was my kid's favorite.......stuffing! Yum! Cornbread crumbled up and cubes of seasoned bread studded with Granny Smith apples, raisins, and pecans mixed with sauteed celery and onion. Hmmmm, maybe I need to make some more of that............and not wait for a holiday.
Julie, Cameron, Sydney and Jackson arrived early in the afternoon just as everything was ready to come out of the oven. Julie had made the sweet potato casserole, the mashed potatoes, the best pumpkin pie I have ever eaten and a gorgeous two crusted apple pie.
There was certainly nothing upscale about our table this year, but I sure did a lot less work and I enjoyed everyone's company a whole lot more!
Yum! I could eat this meal all over again!
All in all we had a truly relaxing day together and ended it with a fire in the fire pit. The kids and I toasted marshmallows and Jack had s'mores since he doesn't care for pie. The rest of us dug into pie and coffee.
What a great way to spend the day, eating yummy food with loved ones, enjoying the fresh, cool outdoors and relaxing by a fire. Ahhhhhh, more of that , please......
River Girl,
Debbie
