For family, good friends and good food. Thanksgiving 2006 was a quiet and laidback affair. Just two people...and plenty of leftovers!
We uncorked this while cooking!
Out of the oven, and ready for the tummy!
Savoury sausage apple cornbread stuffing
Fat-free and giblet-free turkey gravy
Garlic mashed potatoes
Herbed Green Beans
Orange Cranberry Compote
We cooked all morning but we were done eating in half an hour.
Last but not least, a slice of sweet potato pie!
A classic macaroni and cheese recipe, spiced with hot pepper sauce, ground mustard and Worcestershire sauce...and baked to perfection!
A rather straightforward recipe of creamy dressing, chopped hard-cooked eggs, relish, chopped celery and cooked macaroni. I omitted the red peppers since I can't handle them. It was alright when I made it up, but it was a tad dry when I had it for lunch. Perhaps I need to add sour cream or something to the mix. 
As I was shredding baby carrots for an omelette (more on said omelette in a bit!), I suddenly developed a craving for coleslaw! Since I didn't have any cabbage on hand, I decided to mix the shredded carrots with some shredded Granny Smith apples. As an afterthought, I added some raisins for good measure! Everything was tossed in a homemade (translation: didn't have any coleslaw dressing in the fridge) dressing of mayo, sour cream and sugar. It was good. 
Basically, it's a deep fried meat and potato patty. Molly, our live-in help used to make the best patties...ever. I remember watching her prepare this dish and it took a lot of work! She would peel and shred the potatoes before deep frying them. Next, she would prepare an onion and ground meat mixture. Everything would then be mixed and seasoned accordingly. The final step was to form the mixture into patties, dip them in an egg batter, and deep dry them. This is definitely not a heart healthy option! 
