Thanksgiving Turkey Dinner

Another Thanksgiving is in the books, as people all across America prepare for one of the longest work weeks of the year. As promised, I have documented my Thanksgiving day feast, so that I may share with all of you. Not only that, but all of my Thanksgiving predictions also came true. This year was pretty much the same as every other year and every bit as delicious.

I rolled in to my grandma’s house somewhere around 3 o’clock and just in time to see the bird come out of the oven. Once I took off my coat, I promptly made myself a drink and took a seat on the couch alongside my father.

My dad, attempting to read the paper and watch TV at the same time.

Next to me on an end table was a tray of crackers and some undisclosed pink dip that I was later informed was “Shrimp dip”. It tasted like cheese, shrimp, and cocktail sauce and had quite a wonderfully addictive quality. My aunt later scolded me for my failed attempt to identify said dip and declared, “We have this dip every year!” After a series of one on one interviews, I later confirmed with every member of my family that we had never seen this dip before in our lives.

As I drifted in and out of consciousness on my grandma’s couch, we flipped the channels between House and whatever football game was on at the time until it was time to eat. Below is a photo of my plate.

It's called sexy people, get used to it.

The dinner consisted entirely of Thanksgiving Day staples, save for a new dish that my grandmother had concocted. It was a simple dish comprised of broccoli, pearl onions, and bacon and it was quite a hit. I for one, helped myself to seconds and possibly even thirds.

Next was dessert. I was stuffed to the rafters, so I only had a single piece of pumpkin pie. Our dessert table offered pumpkin pie, apple pie, lemon meringue pie, trifle, and a new mystery dessert that my mom created which contained more rum than the average pirate.

All in all it was another great Thanksgiving that is finally out of the way, so we can get to the king of all holidays! But that rant is for another day.

If you liked this family post then you may also enjoy Corso Family Wine Making Day Part 1, Part 2, and Part 3.