Almost Dr. Sis arrived on Tuesday with her boyfriend (such a sweet guy!). I picked them up at the airport and got them settled in our newly crown-molded guest room with bonus new light fixture (we replaced the old one right before they arrived as it was missing a cover for the light bulbs -- kind of ugly). Marketing Sis got in the following evening.
We had already done much chatting over e-mail to determine what we wanted on the menu (besides the 20-pound turkey we got from Safeway). In the end, we made farro with goat cheese and butternut squash, roasted herbed potatoes and pearl onions, cranberry sauce spiked with rum, D's great-grandmother's cornbread, and stuffing. It was epic. I am pleased to say the turkey was juicy and flavorful thanks to the amazing broth-and-butter seasoning method Almost Dr. Sis recommended from a cooking demonstration she got to see. We also spatchcocked our bird to shorten the roasting time. Even so, it took three hours to reach the proper temperature since it was so huge, but it was worth the wait. Here's a look at the feast in its final stages from stove to table (thanks to Marketing Sis for the photos):
Now all our visitors are gone, and I'm feeling a little sad about that, but overall, I'm still enjoying the memory of a really lovely gathering. I think Troubadour Dad is hoping we don't turn this into a regular thing (sisters-only for Turkey Day), so it will probably be a whole-family event next year. But we are definitely going to pick a holiday to do on our own at least once yearly. It was too much fun not to make it a tradition.
Work calls -- I've been away from the thesis over the holiday and my advisor wants another installment by the end of the weekend. I'd much rather be doing what Simone seems to love (see below), but that'll have to wait. More news shortly ...
6 comments:
So glad to hear about your wonderful Thanksgiving. The food looks yummy and the table gorgeous!!
Never heard of the turkey thing so looked it up. Great to know!! I cook a turkey breast in the roaster about every month or so and this will be a real time-saver!!
Oh that looks and sounds a delicious meal. I also love your roasting tin - wish mine had handles.
I love corn bread and have tried to make it but you can't get the right sort of corn here.
I think it sounds so amazingly fun--a sister's-only Thanksgiving! How lucky you are to have each other.
Sherlock -- D loves setting a nice table. He gets that from his dad :). And the spatchcocking technique is excellent on a normal-sized bird. We've used it before on a 12-pounder and it worked very well.
FF -- the handles are so helpful on that roaster. I was afraid the turkey wouldn't fit inside, though! We had to convince it. Too bad about not having the right kind of cornmeal. Maybe Mr. FF will have to pick up some when he's in London?
TKW -- having sisters in town was the best part of the holiday for sure. I think we're going to try for Labor Day weekend in the future or something like it.
Yay for sisterly-love, which I, myself, do not have. But I do have a cousin with whom I am close, so I have SOME sense of the concept. I'm glad you had such a great time and such a great meal. Cheers!
Cheers to you too, GEW! Being close with cousins is lovely. I do sometimes envy my mother's nieces and nephews (children of her five siblings), most of whom grew up near one another in Canada. They are close as well -- my sisters and I are those rarely seen U.S. relatives when we have family reunions with them. Still, it's always fun to see everyone again.
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