We went out with the family for a big Thanksgiving Dinner this year. It was a lot of fun, and the food was delicious, but...alas, since it was a buffet, there were no leftovers. And even more than that, I didn't have any turkey. The salad bar, baked salmon and shrimp was so good, I feasted on that, and didn't have room for turkey. So I've been hungry for a good roasted turkey ever since.
Last night, George came home with a 20 pound turkey. Just for the two of us. The turkey at this time of year was no bargain. It thought that maybe we'd find a sale priced one, since it is post Thanksgiving...but alas, it cost $30 for this bird!
Today we roasted the turkey, and I made sage dressing, green beans with almonds, a perfectly nice jellied cranberry sauce out of the can, creamy mashed potatoes with homemade gravy and creamed onions. What a dinner we had. And after dinner, we put away enough for several meals of leftovers, as well as the turkey bones and carcass which will make a drop dead tasty turkey vegetable soup for even more meals to come. Leftovers galore!
It seems a little crazy to make a whole turkey just for two, but...when you want it, you want it, and it was a lovely dinner.
Happy Post Thanksgiving. Now, bring on Christmas!
