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| Kitchen Help |
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| A Proud Dad And His Boys |
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| Our Granddaughter |
We are both up at 6:00, as we have an eight-hour drive ahead of us to visit our son Tom and family for the weekend in Lee's Summit, just outside of Kansas City. Weather should be fine, clear skies mostly, temperate weather for this time of the year. We have had a great week with Beth's family, now on to Kansas City for a fun weekend.
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| Tyler And Me |
We had what I think would be a typical Thanksgiving Day around the United States, starting out with much of the family together, the kids sleeping in, the adults up early. We had a big breakfast around 10:30 when everyone got up, of eggs, bacon and English muffins. The guys relaxed, ready to sit down to the first of three NFL games, none of which were of any great interest but they were on TV so we watched them, sort of.
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| Dining Room Ready, One Down |
While we were watching the first game, Evie and Beth were busy in the kitchen, again, getting the sides ready for our dinner. Beth made up a sweet potato and brown sugar casserole, then put together some chorizo wrapped in dough, then turnip greens, then baked for an appetizer. Evie cut up the potatoes, trimmed and readied the Brussel sprouts, and got the dressing ready to heat up. Once that was done, the table set, the appetizers of cheese and crackers put out, most of the hard work was done. The turkeys were out, ready for frying outdoors in the hot oil. Company was not arriving until 3:30 so we had some time before Evie's sister Jean arrived and Cliff, a friend of Ramiro's from work. Both came bearing gifts, Jean, wine and a salad, Cliff, a pie, wine and a bottle of tequila.
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| Evie And Her Sister Jean, From Denton, TX |
Both arrived about 3:30, just as Ramiro put the first turkey in the fryer, checked the heat and let it cook according to directions, 45 minutes at 350º. We had not seen Evie's sister Jean since last Thanksgiving and neither Evie nor I had ever met Cliff.
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| Beth, Cliff, And Ramiro |
Earlier, Rami had made up some pomegranate margaritas, so they were served along with the appetizers, wetting our appetites for dinner, enough to hold off our hunger but not enough to quench it, especially on a turkey day. I forgot to mention that Ramiro bought new light bulbs so that they turn on and off via a command to Alexa. They also change colors by voice command or flash on and off for disco fever.
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| The Ladies in Pink |
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| And Blue |
Around 4:30, Ramiro pulled the first turkey out of the fryer and it looked like something out of the remake of Christmas Vacation with Chevy Chase. It was completely black, lacking any attractiveness but when we cut into it, it was not bad. So we plopped the next one in the hot oil and turned the temperature down some, cooked it just about forty minutes and the dark meat ended up being undone when we pulled it out so we put it in the oven.
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| The Turkeys |
We had enough good turkey, however, for the nine of us so all was good, especially the fixings, the sweet potatoes, mashed potatoes, Caesar salad, dressing and Brussels sprouts. We also had some fine wine and Cliff brought over a tres expensive bottle of tequila, so all of us had to try it. Needless to say, it was a happy, fun, and tasty Thanksgiving dinner replete with three pies, homemade whipped cream, more wine and tequila as we sat around for a good hour after finishing our food, enjoying the wine and dessert and listening to various stories.
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| No After Dinner Naps For Marisa And Her Dad |
We managed to avoid any serious or unpleasant conversations about politics although there were attempts to rouse Evie's ire, like the mentioning of a blow-up Hilary doll which spouts some of her quotes. Evie did not take the bait, laughed off the mention of guns, the fact that Cliff always carries, so it was a fun evening, no one mentioned the blackened turkey and Jean stayed til 9:30, helping to clean up though Cliff left around 8:30.
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