Photos from Thanksgiving with my friends.
I always look forward to having Thanksgiving with my friends more than I do Thanksgiving itself. Having a big meal with the people I care about the most is incredibly heartwarming, especially when I get to cook with them.
This year I made brussels sprouts roasted in the oven with salt, pepper, olive oil, and butter, mashed potatoes and a delicious pear tart from Julia Child’s Mastering the Art of French Cooking. I also helped GG with the turkey.
The tart was made of pear slices, apricot preserves, sugar, butter, cinnamon, allspice, nutmeg, cloves, lemon juice and zest. Absolutely delicious, but I didn’t cook the filling long enough for it to hold its shape when sliced so it kinda turned into slop.
GG brined the turkey overnight, then we made a compound butter which I spread under the skin before putting it in the oven. It was the first time I actually enjoyed turkey. This was also my first time making turkey since swearing not to make another one after several disasters, including dropping the entire bird on the floor a few years ago.
Kennedy’s blue potatoes were the highlight though.