Thanksgiving Dinner

[stoutfellow]

That went fairly well, I think. I'm rather pleased with myself, actually; I made no less than three dishes I'd never attempted before. Quiche Lorraine wasn't too much of a stretch; I've made plenty of quiches before, but I haven't done anything with bacon in a long time. Waldorf salad was a snap - just chopping celery and apples and tossing them together with pecan halves. (No marshmallows or Jell-O, thank you!) The interesting part of that was the homemade dressing, which was pleasantly tart - lots of lemon juice. The coconut (not coconut cream) pie was completely new to me. I made a couple of rookie mistakes with it, resulting in some spillage - I'm not looking forward to cleaning the oven! It all tasted pretty good, though the quiche was once again a little runny. Also, I made too much of the dressing. Guess I'll have to fix some more of the salad...

Thankfulness... well, as ever, I'm quite happy with my personal situation. I'm reasonably healthy; I have a good job, and one which I love; my dogs are happy and (for their ages) healthy, and still frisky - they were romping all over the living room this morning. (Murphy went outside by himself again today. I had to help him come back in, but he must be feeling better!) Also, the baseball and football teams I root for have been doing well. Beyond the personal... well, let's not get into that; I'll just say that I'm more hopeful than I have been in quite a while.

To those of you who celebrate the day, Happy Thanksgiving; to all, may the days and months to come give you reason to be thankful (or at least happy)!

Comments

[neonnurse.livejournal.com]

Happy Thanksgiving to you and the dog boys!

[stoutfellow.livejournal.com]

Thanks!

[toraks.livejournal.com]

Glad it went well. It reminds me how little I've cooked in that last couple of years...one day I'll have to get back into it. I had lots of fun making the pumpkin pies last weekend, I hope they're good tomorrow!

Nice to hear your dogs are doing better these days!!

Have a good weekend! Enjoy the leftover dressing!

[stoutfellow.livejournal.com]

It reminds me how little I've cooked in that last couple of years.

Yeah, I've just recently gotten back into it - and even now only in fits and starts; I'll make a big dish one week, then spend two or three subsisting on cereal and sandwiches. But it's... satisfying... to make something tasty that you've never tried before.

[hornedhopper.livejournal.com]

Sounds like your Thanksgiving was very successful, chef- and otherwise! It is always good to like what you've made. :)

I'm so glad to hear that the Boyz are doing well this week. Frisky is an improvement, for sure!

I once again toyed with my greenbean casserole recipe. In place of cream of mushroom soup, I used cream of asparagus. While stirring, I thought, hmmmm, curry would be good here, so dumped a bunch in. It ended up being delicious, as did the dishes the rest of the family made.

We feel very grateful for all our blessings, as well.

Enjoy your leftovers!

[stoutfellow.livejournal.com]

I once again toyed with my greenbean casserole recipe.

Mind shooting me the recipe? I can always use casserole recipes.

(Oh, and thanks for the e-card; it was very nice.)