Happy Thanksgiving from our family to yours!
Thanksgivings Past
Our turkey took longer to cook than anticipated, so the appetizers were set out early.
Salami, Hickory Farms cheeses (from the Foodbuzz basket) and Matt cracks
The salami was a gift from my friend Jessi. She represents the brand professionally and sent me a few for the holidays. I also asked Jessi about the source of the meats prior to serving, and she reported back that they are hand-crafted and are made from all-natural pork free of antibiotics, hormones or other chemicals fed 100% vegetarian feed on small family farms.
We tasted the Black Truffle Creminelli – amazing! Dry and rich, probably the best I’ve ever had.
The chefs!! Sportin’ Great Harvest attire ; )
As Matt proclaimed, “One For Me, One For The Pot”
Karen brought her famous oyster pie and pineapple sweet potato casserole
I made the Figgy Wild Rice & Sourdough Dressing! Except in lieu of sourdough we used Great Harvest High Five Fiber. If you want to have the best stuffing ever, use a really good GH bread!!
Matt is one devoted chef. He butchers his turkey, brines its, sears it and then roasts it in pieces. Makes for one tender bird. Our turkey was a local Virginia bird from a nearby farm.
Had to feed him sips while he worked!
Mocktail for cocktail hour. (Plus nibbles from the platter!)
We served two wines with dinner – the Edna Valley Chardonnay and Jefferson Vineyards Meritage. Yum!
I had a glass of each with dinner.
Plus an elegant water vintage for those who crave a more refreshing beverage
Menu
Herb Roasted Turkey
Homemade Gravy
Roasted Garlic Mashed Potatoes
Figgy Wild Rice + Mushroom Dressing
Garden Greens with Roasted Hazelnuts, Dried Berries + Pumpkin Vinegar Dressing
Karen’s Oyster Pie (Betty Crocker)
Karen’s Sweet Potato Pineapple Casserole (secret recipe!)
Buzz’s Cranberry Sauce
Homemade Cheesy Rolls
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Apple Bars with Ben & Jerry’s Peanut Brickle Ice Cream
We were a smaller group of 5 at the table – we missed Matt’s other family half this year! My sister + Matt are making a late appearance tomorrow for leftovers.
I had a taste of everything – plus seconds on the salad! And an extra bite of this or that. I’m full, not stuffed.
We took an interlude to clean up the kitchen (which was quite the mess!) and then put out dessert.
Caught in action!
YUM! Thankful for tiny silver plates or I’d have eaten twice as much!
Happy Thanksgiving to all, and to all a good digestion.
Christina says
Lovely pics, looks sooo yummy!
Sarah @ Sarah's Shaping Up says
Looks like a wonderful day! Happy Thanksgiving to you and all of your family! 🙂
notyet100 says
nice pics,..:-)
[email protected] says
That Peanut Brittle ice cream is fantastic! Happy Thanksgiving!
Allie (Live Laugh Eat) says
Happy Thanksgiving, Kath!! Full and not stuffed here too–wahoo.
Samantha Angela @ Bikini Birthday says
That’s one fabulous looking spread!
Josie @ Skinny Way Of Life says
What a lovely meal!! Happy Thanksgiving to you and your family!! : )
Laura (Starloz) says
happy thanksgiving.
looks like a delicious feast, i’m glad your not stuffed
Amanda (Eating Up) says
That salami looks incredible! It’s one of my favorite appetizers. Happy Thanksgiving Kath!
Emily says
Looks delicious Kath!! Great post and awesome photography as usual. Your stuffing sounded amazing!
polly says
Happy Thanksgiving, Kath!
Yummy looking, meal sweetie!
I am… STUFFED. 😀
Happy digestion for sure. XOXO
Amy at TheSceneFromMe says
Satisfied but not stuffed. Thankfully. I only ate the things I know I love and skipped over the things I like so-so.
Sifting thru the ads now, seeing what I am going to miss tomorrow!
Happy Thanksgiving to you and your family~
Samantha says
What is oyster pie?
XO
Kath says
Layers of oysters, saltines, butter and cream.
Mara @ What's for Dinner? says
Glad you got the post up 🙂 Happy Thanksgiving!
Jessica @ How Sweet It Is says
Your Thanksgiving looks fabulous!
Joy says
Wow! So elegant; I love it! Can I be invited next year? 😉 Happy Thanksgiving to you and yours. Looks like a fabulous feast 🙂
Lisa (bakebikeblog) says
Oh my – everything looks AMAZING!!!
Hannah says
Happy Thanksgiving! If there’s anything to make em regret not being an American in America on this day, it’s those desserts. Peanut brittle ice cream? OMG.
Heidi - apples under my bed says
It all looks so lovely! I’m overly impressed with matt’s turkey dedication! Mmmm I would love to sit down to this scrumptious spread right about now 🙂
Heidi xo
p.s. yay for leftovers!!
J3nn (Jenn's Menu and Lifestyle Blog) says
Everything looks fabulous, Kath! Love everything on your menu. 🙂
Cara Craves... says
You and Matt make quite the chef duo!
Looks like a marvelous feast.
You have a lot of good food to be thankful for.
Alaina says
Oh yum, that spread looks delicious! Are you a fan of Chardonnay? I just tried a Sebastiani from Sonoma and it’s so oaky and buttery, it’s delicious! Highly recommened 🙂
Kath says
Yes, I love buttery, oaky ones (and ALSO crisp, apple ones) and hate it when wine snobs talk down on butter and oak!
Sana says
Happy Thanksgiving! I love that we can all share t-day via blogs 🙂
Melissa @ I Never Imagined says
Happy Thanksgiving guys!!! Wow, the 4th Thanksgiving for KERF- how cool is that?!!
Jane says
I have to thank you for the Pumpkin Chiffon Pie recipe. I made it for today and it was a big hit, so lite! All you food looks great!
Kath says
So glad!!
Hillary [Nutrition Nut on the Run] says
Hah, I love the last line, Kath RD. My belly has a lot of digestin’ to do! 😉
Caitlyn (A Spoonful of Life) says
That looks like some great food and even better company! Karens’s pineapple sweet potato casserole sounds VERY good!
Lauren says
Looks like it was truly a wonderful day!! Happy Thanksgiving to you and yours! 🙂
stacey-healthylife says
Sounds like a very nice Thanksgiving.
Simply Life says
Happy Thanksgiving – looks like a great meal!
Chelsea @ One Healthy Munchkin says
Everything looks delicious! This post definitely made me jealous that our Thanksgiving was so long ago. 😛
Maria says
Just wanted to say Karen looks so lovely in these photos! Happy (American) Thanksgiving! 🙂
Kath says
Oh sweet, I will tell her 🙂
[email protected] Reshape Your Life says
Love the first picture of you and Matt! So cute!
Looks like you had an amazing thanksgiving!
Shannon says
I love your last line! So true! We attended the largest vegan Thanksgiving dinner in the country yesterday. Oh, it was like heaven on earth.
chelsey @ clean eating chelsey says
Oh yum – looks like you had a nice intimate Thanksgiving! Happy holiday season!! 🙂
Angela @ Eat Spin Run Repeat says
What a feast! All the food looks gorgeous. I can’t believe how much effort Matt puts into the turkey – that’s impressive! I think you guys did a great job – and whoever polished the silverware did a great job! 😉
[email protected] says
looks like such a great time!!! All that food looks amazing!!
faith @ gracefulfitness says
Aren’t all Great Harvest breads “really good”? 😉
Camille says
The biggest thing that stuck out to me on this post was how happy everyone looks 🙂
I hope you had a wonderful day!
Jil @ Big City, Lil Kitchen says
Looks like a fabulous meal!!
Mary @ Bites and Bliss says
Looks perfect, Kath! Glad you had such a happy Thanksgiving! 🙂
erica says
everything looks so yummy!
my mom makes pumpkin chiffon pie too! it’s her specialty! YUM!
Amy says
What lovely family pictures! (And Karen is a knitter, hi fellow knitter!)
Dee says
WOW! This looks like a great Thanksgiving!
Ashley M. [at] (never home)maker says
Great photos, Kath! 🙂
jenna says
looks delish!