Holiday love.
Elizabeth November 29th, 2009
Last night’s belated, antipodean Thanksgiving was heaps of fun. I was too busy enjoying the company and incredible food to take any other photos, so tonight I am forced to relive the memories in the form of leftover pumpkin and apple pie.
It’s a tough job, but I’m just trying to get through it without complaining. I hope nobody minds if I blog with a full mouth.
Tim took complete ownership of the food for yesterday’s event, cooking a red currant glazed turkey in the BBQ (sooooo good) and a bunch of “family recipe” side dishes that his mum sent him during the week. A trip to USA Foods last weekend sorted out some last minute ingredients, including fried onions for the green bean casserole and Reeces peanut butter chips for his amazing chocolate cookies. Our talented guests provided the pumpkin and apple pies, and the wine floooowed!
The SingStar fairy visited a couple of hours after dinner, and didn’t leave again until about 3am. I woke this morning to the smell of bacon & eggs, and the last of our guests headed home at about 1pm today!
Post-Thanksgiving depression set in at approximately 1.04pm, so I began pestering Tim to help me put up the Christmas tree. We agreed to give it a couple more days to get the turkey coma wear off before kicking off Christmas, so instead of my tree I thought I’d show you Naomi and Josh’s tree from last year!
(If you’re not already following the adventures of Naomi and Josh via their blog, you really should. It’s basically the happiest place on the Internet.)
Maybe Tim would have been more excited if I’d suggested a more contemporary tree this year?
Panty Tree by VSPink.com – thank you for the link, Dooce!
Red Currant glazed turkey sounds awesome. Recipe forthcoming? (subtle hint
)
One day I will attempt to brine a turkey. It’s recommended by chefs all over the place, to keep the thing moist, so eventually I’ll have to see what the fuss is about.
That Christmas tree is funny