[Sharon pens today’s blog] - John and I have always enjoyed the Thanksgiving Holiday. Good food, some adult beverages and watching football are all a part of the tradition. When we lived in our home in College Station it always made me happy to break out the turkey roaster, the good china, silver and crystal for the table as well as a few holiday decorations. Most of those things did not make the cut when we downsized for life in our motorhome. I wondered how I would do without those beloved items but I am finding that actually the BEST parts do not really revolve around the “stuff” I gave up.
This year we are in San Diego reunited with our friends Blake and Dawnderee who are, like us, here rather than with family for Thanksgiving. We agreed to feast together with John and I hosting and doing the cooking so as to thank them for taking us to the Charger and Aztec football games. The boys went shopping for the groceries and Dawnderee bought a turkey roaster! How happy was I to see my old friend, the roaster!
John was in charge of the turkey, making his super awesome cornbread dressing, deviled eggs, stuffed celery and green bean casserole. My contribution was homemade yeast rolls, sweet potato casserole with pecan topping, and giblet gravy. I also love setting the table and doing dishes. Some of the prep we began the day before and the planning paid off because Thanksgiving Day was busy but we still had time to sit outside sipping wine while the turkey roaster did its job on my outside table (I just love that glass top table I found for free at the Florida flea market that I have also made poor John lug around for nearly a year). We even managed to fit in a shorter version of our bayside morning walk on this day.
We ate in the early afternoon and had a wonderful time with our friends. I may not have had my china, the decorations, the silver or the crystal but I had delicious food, wonderful wine, perfect weather here in sunny San Diego and a delightful time with our friends and their dogs. As the sun set it brought the end to another great Thanksgiving. We really are blessed…. I hope you had as Blessed and Happy a Thanksgiving as we did!
From the looks of your first picture it looks like you have some good glassware, that would not last a week in our rig! One thing we do miss is a good oven, could you imagine trying to jam a turkey into an RV oven and have it come out perfect?
ReplyDeleteour kids didn't want the crystal so it is on board with us and amazingly enough we haven't broken one glass yet, now wine glasses getting broken are another matter...
DeleteIt isn't the food that makes the day special, it is the always being surrounded by those you love and care for...just my opinion of course.
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ReplyDeleteHappy Thanksgiving!
Looks wonderful.
Nothings quite like a good Thanksgiving meal with good friends, good beverages and good conversation, you can do it anywhere.
I have done up to a 12 lb turkey a few times in our RV oven and always turns our wonderful.
Oh, Sharon...it ALL looks beautiful! Rombauer is one of my absolute favorites when I'm feeling splugy. And a sparkling rose - I was on a rose bender this summer and thought it would be a great TDay wine.
ReplyDeleteThat recipe you sent me for my little turkey breast was delicious and perfect. I did chicken out on the convection and used the gas oven, though....I guess I might be the only rvr who actually likes the RV gas oven :)!
Great post.
Liz, It made my day to hear that the turkey recipe was a hit! Maybe I need to give our gas oven another try......Hugs, my friend!
DeleteNext time we meet, you MUST make those deviled eggs ala Gertrude. Nothing like a bit of cholesterol at a great meal with buds and brews. Happy Black Friday
DeleteSharon, Well I think "if it ain't broke, don't fix it !!" and all of your convection food is wonderful.
DeleteAnd another thing - I LOVE the beautiful dishes and glassware. When I was "fulltime" (7 months) - I had 2 Waterford wine glasses and 2 sets of my Doulton china along. I come from a long line of lovers of beautiful table settings. The only time things broke was during dishwashing which is the same time I break things in my stick house!
Liz, I break them mostly opening cabinets too wide and too fast after we move and a glass or bowl EJECTS out lol. I keep forgetting to ease the overhead cabinets gently open. Oh and We do have that in common...I just love pretty dishes and glassware! Luckily we mostly have only broken wine glasses which are easily replaceable!
DeleteMe too with the pretty dishes, glassware and linens. The beautiful cloths and napkins for every occasion I really miss. But not enough to change my lifestyle.
ReplyDeleteIt looks like a beautiful thanksgiving table. The roaster is the only way to go for a Turkey!
ReplyDeleteAfter spending many years of Dave working Thanksgiving we realized it's not about the day but about the gathering. While I do miss the china, crystal and silver it's not what makes the day, it's the company we choose to spend it with. We took our large roaster with us since we frequently do large pieces of meat, looks like a great Thanksgiving meal was had by all.
ReplyDeleteLooks like a great dinner and great company. We have been enjoying all your photos from San Diego. Now John wants to spend a winter there.
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