I have to give full credit to my mom and aunts for putting together the coolest Thanksgiving we’ve had to date. We had all the usual turkey day ingredients including turkey (of course!), catching up with out-of-town family, homemade casseroles and pies galore plus an extra special setting this year. Instead of cramming the group of 30 into one of our houses with makeshift tables and the TV buzzing in the background, we took to the lawn at my grandma’s house, dining al fresco with fall breezes, sun beams and Mother Nature as our decor.
We had fresh flowers in silver servers with a smattering of pumpkins running down the table.
I set out to try one of everything, but determined that was a little too ambitious after filling my plate partway down the serving table. To name a few dishes, we roasted turkey, baked ham, fresh corn, corn casserole, field peas, broccoli salad, parmesan asparagus, traditional dressing, oyster dressing, macaroni and cheese, lima beans with ham, sweet potato soufflé, mashed potatoes and gravy, homemade cranberry sauce, creamy spinach rolls and a full table of desserts.
