Does it get any better than our Thanksgiving dinner celebrations? Is there anything more beautiful than that perfectly moist roasted turkey lying in a bed of cornbread dressing, surrounded by a big platter of greenbeans with new potatoes, a huge bowl of mashed potatoes and a side of giblet gravy? The thought makes my jaws ache for wanting more. I can't even think about dessert.
Years ago when I was little, my grandmother was the host for our dinners. She made the most delicious, unforgettable giblet gravy that I have ever drizzled over my mashed potatoes. My mom made the dressing and of course, I thought that my mom did NOT know how to cook, so I wouldn't eat her sage flavored cornbread dressing. What I wouldn't give today to go back and get a bite of her dressing! Besides the usual fare, I remember always having greenbeans that my Grannie had canned that summer, and of all things, we always had store bought Brown and Serve rolls! Store bought rolls were a big thing in our house.
When I married, my husbands mother was the host to our Thanksgiving Dinner. We always ate early, and if the UT/A&M game was in town, we always had tickets and the game was a huge part of our Thanksgiving. However, Dottie was an excellent cook and for many years it was her preference to do all of the cooking.
Today, Dottie's daughter, Gayle, has assumed the responsibility of hosting our dinner. She is a fabulous cook and everything she cooks seems to melt in your mouth. We are always glad to see Thanksgiving getting close so we can feast at Aunt Gayle's house. We try to make it a Pot Luck dinner so we can all share in the fun of cooking.
This year we had a Turkey and a Ham, mashed potatoes, yams, greenbeans with new potatoes, giblet gravy, cornbread dressing and an incrediblly delicious oyster dressing. Someone supplied us with one heck of a delicious salad. Desserts were Pecan Pie, Pumpkin pie, Chocolate Italian Creme Cake, Creamcheese Brownies...coffee, tea.
Someone brought a delicious Red Zinfindal which I need to track down. I am thinking that it was probably expensive. I will get back to you on that one. I was doing too much socializing to check out the label.
The food was superior, but the most memorable part of the dinner was the sharing with friends and family, and always making memories. Barry, Gayle & Sandy, Michelle & Ethan, Ethan's Dad and brother,and mom, Doak, Justin and Stella, my daughter, Sandra and her boys, Luke & Fran, My daughter Kayte and her friend Andy, my son Robin and his friend Michele, me, sheila and my grandson Caleb, Jessica's son.
Diep came later in the evening and so did my son Ben. We couldn't have watched the game without you!!
Hope all of you had too much food and created wonderful memories for the little ones.
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