Yesterday for the first time in 10 years I actually celebrated Thanksgiving by doing more than just sleeping and watching TV. Well in reality Aaron was the driving force behind it all and despite two days of scrambling and arguing, we totally pulled it off.
We finally have a dinning/kitchen table that Aaron got for a steal of a deal at the local 2nd hand store. It has two leaves and can seat 10 skinny people or 8 regular sized people. It matches our cabinets really nicely and although it may not be in pristine condition, it makes our house seem so much more like a home.
Aaron places the turkey into the deep fryer. He cooked it on the lawn so that if there were any spills it wouldn't burn down the house and it would fertilize the lawn. The only downfall was that the drizzle turned into a full on rain and the sun went down well before the cooking was done. Nothing like standing out in the rain holding a flashlight and a dripping sizzling turkey!
The turkey turned out great. It was crispy on the outside and juicy and yummy on the inside.
Good job A. I made mashed potatoes, green bean casserole and the stuffing (becuase Aaron ran out of time and I stepped up) and pies for dessert. Brian came over for dinner and we were all very impressed with ourselves. We learned a few things (buy the turkey on sale not the day before so you don't pay through the nose for it, with the turkey bought ahead of time you won't have to stay up all night making sure it is thawing, double check the list for gravy and cranberry sauce and bread) but it was still a great meal. We are spending our day today eating leftovers and watching TV. I love the holidays.
Hope you all had a Wonderful Thanksgiving, if you weren't here you were missed!
2 comments:
Happy Thanksgiving Aaron and Steph! Have always wondered how they "deep fry a turkey" - now I know.
Happy American Turkey Day!!! Glad that you had a great time and I can't wait to try out the table.
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