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Thanksgiving Part Deux

Posted by Heidi in because one is not enough

Thursday we celebrated Thanksgiving with extended family and it was wonderful. Yesterday we had our own here at Dunhaven Place. This is the first time we have made our own Thanksgiving dinner the day after having a truly splendiferous one with family. Usually we wait at least a few days or even almost a week before going whole hog (i.e. turkey heaven) but I wanted to keep my wheat-eating down to a tight timetable so yesterday, I slaved over a hot stove. It made me think about what is and what is not important when it comes to this very wonderful holiday. One would say it even gave me perspective.

MY GUIDE TO FULLY APPRECIATING THE HOLIDAY OF APPRECIATION

1. Chocolate pie. One must have it. So I sent The Spouse pelting out into the night (okay, it was 3 in the afternoon) in search of an edible chocolate cream pie i.e. not the kind that comes from the freezer section (this turned out to be a very bad idea).

2. Chocolate pie. The kind your dear sister kindly made for you to take home after your official turkey day dinner making the pelting into the night (or late afternoon) wholly unnecessary whilst consuming/inhaling a much better pie (sadly we have yet to enjoy the full cooperation required to test this one out but one can dream).

3. Eat quickly--in order to get as much down your piehole as possible without feeling too full before time to eat pie (this one is essential but only if the pie was made by your sister and not Safeway).

4. Rolls. Gotta have ‘em—and plenty of butter, so put out pretty much twice as much as you think you ought.

5. Tin foil—putting it over the rolls once they are properly browned so the tops don’t burn before the insides are done is a really good thing to do. Taking the rolls out of the oven when the timer rings instead of five minutes later is even better.

6. Rolls (again)--there’s no such thing as too many (unless they’re burned on the bottom and even then it’s questionable).

7. Turkey and stuffing. It’s a good thing and all that but not if it, in any way whatsoever, interferes with the eating of pie and rolls. Even the burnt on the bottom kind.

8. Hot chocolate. One mustn’t forget (though I almost did which would have been tragic considering the photo that accompanies this post) that hot chocolate looks simply smashing in glassware meant for hot fudge sundaes.

That pretty much wraps it up. You might want to print this and keep it with the turkey roaster for next year, just in case, since there is clearly no parallel to my brilliant perspective.

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