Wednesday, we decided to go to 25 Main for breakfast and cupcakes. The breakfast was good and inexpensive. They have a small menu but it is a good variety, frittatas, pancakes, french toast, and various sides. The decor is clean and funky. There are even finches in a bird cake in the window... one has even figured out how to escape. :)The cupcakes are tasty and worth getting. We had four flavors, vanilla with raspberry, pumpkin chip, chai, and orange. The size of the cupcakes was pretty normal, not a dot and not a giant. The ratio of frosting and cake was perfect.
After breakfast, we started on the big Thanksgiving day meal and waited for the tots to arrive. We haven't seen the nieces and nephew for about 4 months so they are a bit bigger. They have so much energy and so many more words in the vocabulary!
The full list of dishes we made:- Turkey (brined overnight and super moist, woot!)
- Mashed potatoes (recipe ala The Pioneer Woman, cream cheese is really the secret ingredient)
- Gravy (from scratch!!! It worked!)
- Stuffing (a slightly modified version provided by Paula's Aunt)
- Whipped sweet potatoes (no crazy marshmallows but always a winner)
- Green bean casserole (classic)
- Rolls (cheater rolls from the dough man)
- Corn (something simple)
- Cranberry sauce (cranberries, pears, mandarin oranges, and fresh ginger)
- Pumpkin cheesecake (with a ginger thin crust)
- Pumpkin maple pie (yep, maple)
And of course, sparkling cider. We started preparing food Wednesday afternoon and finished right on time Thursday. The timing worked out well.Shirley, having just taken a floral arranging class, whipped up a cheery centerpiece. The table was really lovely.
I am just glad that when we picked up the turkey, the girl was nice enough to give us a smaller turkey. I cannot imagine that a 17 pound turkey would have thawed in time and wow, that is a lot of turkey!
Anyway, bring on Christmas. Cheers to you!!!
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