Thanksgiving Anticipation

While Halloween is a big holiday in my house, Thanksgiving kicks off the official countdown towards Christmas and New Year’s. Typically, Christmas music isn’t allowed in the house until the day after Thanksgiving when we start putting up our trees! And yes, you read that correctly, trees, plural. This year, Axy started playing Christmas music the day after Halloween and there are already 5 artificial trees up in the house in varying states of decoration. I don’t know why this year feels different, but we are all looking forward to some much-needed R&R around the holidays.

We usually host a small gathering at our house on Thanksgiving and while I am mostly responsible for cooking meals throughout the year, Thanksgiving is Amy’s time to shine. I help out where I can, but she does the vast majority of the holiday cooking. Our tables are filled with much of the standard fare: turkey, mashed potatoes, potato filling (this has always been my favorite part of Thanksgiving!), green bean casserole and more desserts than anyone could or should eat. Many years ago, Amy stumbled across chef Michael Symon’s turkey recipe that calls for soaking cheesecloth in cranberry juice and roasting the turkey, which makes for a delicious result that keeps the meat juicy and flavorful. It’s a variation of this recipe - Symon Turkey Recipe - that he shared on an episode of “The Chew”. And of course, who could forget maybe the best part of Thanksgiving, the leftover turkey sandwich later that evening. Mmmmm, I can already taste it! 

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