So it’s the day after the Thanksgiving feast, the dishwasher has run about 4 times since then – every glass, plate, jug, pie plate, knife, fork and spoon in the house has been used and reused in the last 24 hours! Had a great evening with our lovely friends, the damn turkey cooked really quickly again and the Mister sliced the top of his finger off on the mandolin (don’t worry, it didn’t end up in the food but in the drawer because it happened when he was rummaging for something in that dreaded ‘2nd drawer down’!)

Some more photos.

Especially for Jiff to show the apples did NOT come out of a can for the pie and that the coleslaw was homemade.

Carving assistance from Father

The urban family ready to eat

More eating

The glorious apple pies – this year’s were definitely the best

Well folks, it’s that time of year again – we’re cooking up a Thanksgiving Dinner today for our urban family. We’re doing it this weekend because we’re off to the States on Thursday – YAAAYYY. This year we’re cooking for 11, biggest number yet, and are missing our trustee photographer and chopper and general slave Dan … she’ll almost be tucked up in bed in San Francisco, only 4 sleeps to go until we get there!

Anyway, here’s our own attempt at a self-timered photo documentary:

Started yesterday with 2 dozen Christmas fruit mince pies (homemade, Jiff),

And this afternoon (this morning was taken up with making caramelised onions, crostini and the housework).

Eeeeeuw what’s that bit?

Barely fits into the bag (see Jiff, it’s not pre-bagged and pre-stuffed…)

Into the oven, 3 minutes behind schedule

Errrr, feeling a bit tired already

Right, back out to the kitchen. Oh, here’s what we’re having – most of it a repeat of previous years but it always goes down well.

Thanksgiving Dinner 2008

Toasted Le Moulin baguette with:
Cream cheese & caramelised onions

Roast turkey with wild rice & cranberry stuffing
Kumara & orange gratin
Coleslaw