Hi! Now that we have digested our big dinners,
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Their decor is always magazine-perfect.
I love the serenity of their soft greys, with the focus on the food and guests. [I know I get carried away with my tchotchkas sometimes, oops].
The food! So delicious.
I made the stuffing: cornbread with dried apricots, dried cranberries, chestnuts, sausage and bacon. Lots of fresh sage, fennel seeds. And creamed onions with lemon pepper and nutmeg.
Menu
Starters : charcuterie platter and wines/ beer.
goat cheese with cranberries, horseradish white cheddar, hummus, prosciutto, spinach yogurt dip, savory lemon cheese cake.
Interesting tiny crackers from TJ's.
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Main course
Turkey with my Gravy
Cornbread stuffing
purple mashed sweet potatoes
roasted Delicata squash with cinnamon
Roasted brussels sprouts with diced pancetta
creamed onions
Stuffed mushrooms
red or rose wines/ artisan beer
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dessert
Vegan pumpkin pie with coconut milk ice cream
Dense chocolate raspberry torte
Mixed berry tart with whipped cream
coffee tea
All so good!
Mo was well-behaved! He sat quietly, alertly watching from his big bed.
Then approaching during turkey time. Just. In. Case.... a tidbit might fall.
After dinner we played cards and sipped wine and laughed, enjoying the relaxed day. NO one glued to the football games, hooray.
The day was nice but extremely cold. 19*. Mo had insisted on sitting out anyway, he loves the sun.
Our pre-dinner walk through the beach lane was brisk; sadly the extreme cold and wind has killed off all the late blooming flowers; once again the view is quiet and dull. Too soon, much too soon.
I hope your Holiday was fun too!
On a Blogger note: I have fixed the comment notification [yet again] and can now respond to comments in a polite and timely way. Sorry for anyone who was overlooked, it got a a bit messy for a couple weeks.
PS When I stopped by my friends' house on Friday, not a trace of autumn or Thanksgiving remained. All was glittery white beach Christmas, just so beautiful and magical. Hahaha, it will take me weeks to accomplish the switch.
love
lizzy
gone to the beach....
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It looks fabulous and the menu sounds delicious!@!
ReplyDeleteI saw lots of trees in window and many facebook friends all decorated for Christmas. I'm still eating Thanksgiving leftovers, so not quite ready to make that change yet.
Me either! Let's wait for December?
DeleteTheir table was pretty, I liked the 'driftwood' candle holder. The food looked great, too! I'm glad you said it was purple sweet potato mash, lol, I couldn't figure out what it was from the picture! Pretty color!
ReplyDeleteWhen my parents got an artificial tree we started putting the tree up Thanksgiving day while waiting for the big meal to cook - kept us kids busy and out of the kitchen, I guess! Now I'm not in any rush because chances are we won't have Christmas here. Our street seems to be trying to out-do each other and I don't even want to get into that, either! So we're the 'Scrooge'-looking house...
What did Mo have for Thanksgiving dinner?
That little keen, expectant face!
ReplyDeleteI'm in awe of cooks who produce creative vegetable dishes - a wonderful feast you had with good linen napkins and lovely beach decor candles. Penny
Looks like you & Mo had a very nice Thanksgiving with lots of delicious food!
ReplyDeleteHope your doing ok with all this rain & wind we are getting!!! Happy Quilting
The table looks so pretty! What exactly were the napkin rings?
ReplyDeleteThe food looks like it was delish. Hope you got some leftovers.
Geeze, 19 degrees! No thanks.
Sooo much Christmas decorating around here...even before Thanksgiving.
Thanks for sharing,
Kel
What a lovely table and delicious food. Blessings.
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