We had a lovely Thanksgiving… with a group of friends. Mags and I shared the cooking and had help a long the way. We also got to meet our friends’ foster children. Wish I could show the cute photos I took of them, but no can do.
I always miss my family during the holidays, but half of them are in Canada, where Thanksgiving is celebrated in October. Christmas is hard for us to all get together since we span the continent and have in-laws and weather and work schedules to juggle. Summer time is when my family tries to reunite in Nova Scotia — and we usually see Brian’s parents in the spring and fall.
Anyway, here are a few samples of our celebration yesterday:
The shot above is a little dark, but these are Mags’ brandied plums and cherries which we served with prosecco for a starter cocktail. Yum!
Above is the Lee Brothers’ Ambrosia Salad. And below are French green beans with shallots, leeks, garlic, lemon, and olive oil:
Could this be more gorgeous? Mags and I were inspired by a Bobbly Flay recipe which called for pomegranate molasses, pomegranates, and a special butter mixed with roasted brussel sprouts. It was fabuli.
And here’s my apple pie. Sadly, my pics of both the pecan pie and the buttermilk sweet potato pie (made my Mags) didn’t turn out great — but all the pies were delicious, if I do say so myself.
I even made a gluten-free apple tart for Irene, which I think kind of flopped, but oh well. Mags and Hal perfectly prepped the turkey and then the oven decided to sputter so we carved off pieces as they were ready. It didn’t matter one bit –we had good wine, tasty food, and fun conversation as we gave thanks for our many blessings.
One of mine is all of you who take time to read this little blog.
CHASING SAINTS 
