Day 698: Thanksgiving in Brooklyn

Colin and April's first Thanksgiving in their new home in Brooklyn was a hit.  They went to so much trouble and expense to prepare all the ingredients, appetizers, dishes, pans and drinks.  Beer, wine, eggnog, ciders, hot spiced ciders, French pressed coffees.  They have turned into gourmets! Our duty was to make the stuffing, stuff and cook the turkey, and make the cranberry sauce.  Finding celery was the major obstacle and today it was a scarce commodity.

For some reason the 12 pound turkey did not cook through in the specified time.  Perhaps it was because we had so many side dishes in the oven at the same time, or the oven simply wasn't hot enough.  It took two hours more to cook than we expected.  Colin made roasted, herb crusted brussel sprouts!  Yummy, even though they were overcooked by the time we served dinner.  The final results were fantastic!

My sister was supposed to be visiting her father-in-law in Pittsburg today and then attending Glenn's class reunion tomorrow.  Instead, she is in Columbus with Laurie's family.  We toasted Glenn tonight at dinner, though we would have much preferred hearing his hearty laugh.