Thanksgiving weekend surprised us with a blanket of 6 inches of snow. It melted pretty quickly, but was stunning while it lasted. Luckily, we had nowhere to go, so we threw snowballs at Sienna (the Residency Director's daughter), and enjoyed a Thanksgiving potluck in "the Bighouse" (our rumpus room, of sorts). David and I organized the dinner, so we took on the most important items:1) Pies: We wanted to make a pumpkin pie from scratch, but after Halloween, all the pumpkins disappeared from the store. Too bad we didn't save this one...
But the can of Libby's still made an awesome pie. And the one on the right is made from local Roswell-grown pecans and maple syrup (from Canada). Crusts handcrafted by me. (Note Trivial Pursuit in the background. We have an ongoing game with residents, Nick and Sarah)
2) Turkey: David tackled his first turkey this year. I hear it was especially moist. It was marinated in a hard-cider, chili-pepper concoction and stuffed with apples and onions.
3) Tofu-Turkey: Ok, Ok. It looks like a big cowpie. But it was very, very good. Really. 5 out of 5 vegetarians agreed. Thanks to the Andersons for letting us snip some fresh rosemary and sage for the stuffing.
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