I promised to tell you about Thanksgiving. We had a pig. I'll spare you the before picture of our little friend whole and uncooked. My father-in-law concocted some semi-tropical, sort of Asian marinade, then roasted the entire thing overnight in a BBQ pit he made. It was uuuhhhh-mazing! Walking around, it was about 60 lbs, so not too big. The inter-tissue fat didn't have enough life span to get globby and greasy which meant the meat fell apart into tender shreds but was insanely lean. If this became our new Thanksgiving tradition, I don't think anyone would complain.
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| Pork, mashed potatoes, broccoli casserole |
The hubs and I contributed the main appetizer: smoked salmon (variation of the recipe we made here.) At the request of my mother. My sister-in-law brought some fancy olives, which I could have polished off on my own.
Thanksgiving is nothing without chicken and cornbread dressing and that is why it takes up half of my plate. My mom brought that and cranberry sauce with apples and cardamom which was fantastic! Sarah (sister-in-law) made a really delicious butternut squash gratin. Don't worry, I'll make a version soon and share it.
Sarah also made the stand-out dessert of the day: Paula Deen's Mystery Pecan Pie. It's like a pecan pie with a cheesecake hidden inside. Seriously. Make it. I have nothing else to say about that.
I hope everyone is having a beautiful holiday season so far! I am getting very very excited about this year because this will be the first Christmas the hubs and I have really, truly spent together. Yeah, weve been together five years but with the Marine Corps, we haven't been able to simple enjoy the season with each other.
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