I’ve been trying to think of something poignant to say about Thanksgiving, but am having writer’s block. Suffice it to say, that we’re tired, but we’ve got it pretty good. There’s a family, food, friends, a house, and at least a little time to enjoy it all. With all that, I really don’t have anything significant to complain about.

For Thanksgiving dinner, we had Jennifer’s cousin L. come over along with a student who is interning with her for the fall semester. Jennifer had decided that because she doesn’t like dry turkey breast, the whole family would have to eat ham for Thanksgiving; however since there are no small hams at the store, the whole family will be eating ham leftovers well into the new year. I did make Jen buy a three pound turkey breast which I grilled and served as well. After a full morning of cooking, we had:

• Glazed ham with bacon-maple gravy
• Turkey breast with turkey (ok, it was chicken) gravy
• Sausage and apple dressing
• Candied sweet potatoes with marshmallows on top
• Mashed potatoes, both with and without dairy
• Cornbread
• Salad from cousin L.
• Apple pie

The cornbread was from a mix and the apple pie we bought frozen, but I made everything else. It’s been a long time since I’ve been able to prepare any meal other than the 15-minute variety, so despite the extra effort it was a very nice change of pace.