Not My Mother's Thanksgiving Dinner

The final Thanksgiving at my BIL's house is over, and it went off without a hitch, unless you consider getting there an hour and a half late, and eating after everyone was finished a hitch; But even that wasn't a precedent as I have mentioned before.

The turkey was cooked very well, it was moist and almost juicy. The stuffing was St0ve T0p, beaten together then crammed into the bird; flavorful but dry. The candied sweet potatoes may well have come from a can, then covered with marshmallow cream(!), which FYI doesn't melt down through the potatoes but remains on the top. The flavor was meh. The mashed potatoes didn't taste like there were any potato peelings in the garbage and were too smooth, too soft and not seasoned very well. The gravy was from an envelope, but had some pan juices added to give it that je ne sais quoi. The ubiquitous green bean casserole was present, but without the onion rings. There was a Waldorf salad, made with Granny Smith apples that were tart not sweet - and had too much mayo. Rolls were there, and Mom brought some blueberry jam which I was told was good, but I'm not so much into rolls. And, of course, there was cranberry sauce and Colossal black olives to put on your fingers.

We had store bought pies for dessert; Pecan, Mincemeat, and Pumpkin. Coffee (weak to my taste), wine (several people needed it), and sparkling apple cider. It was a meal with no heart. Enuf said.

Good Night, TTYL and Be Well



Amended to add: DH arrived on time for the early opening, but was waaay too late to Office Depot's Black Friday - and once he found out that they handed out first come, first served tickets to the long line of customers, he realized that there was no chance in hell he was going to snag one, let alone both, of the items he desires so much. There is a reason it's been dubbed "Black Friday."