The Sewing Mom

Three days!  That’s what I have left to get myself, my house and my kitchen ready for Thanksgiving.  The time just flies and I need to get busy!

It will just be the three of us this year for our Thanksgiving feast.  Even though we won’t have any guests, I still enjoy cooking the whole big meal.  My menu is usually the same each year with maybe a slight variation here and there.  Of course it starts with a Turkey.  My freezer isn’t large enough to hold a turkey so I will be going shopping today or tomorrow to purchase one and put it in the refrigerator to thaw.  I actually have a coupon for a free turkey from my local grocery store so I’m sure I’ll be using that. 

For side dishes I will have stuffing, green beans, sweet potato casserole, mashed potatoes with gravy and cranberry sauce.  I like to stuff my turkey and have the extra in a baking dish.  The green beans are the traditional green bean casserole, you know the one with the mushroom soup and dried onions.  My sister introduced me to the sweet potato casserole, I need to find that recipe to make sure I have all the ingredients.  It’s so good it tastes almost like a desert.  The topping is brown sugar and butter, sort of like a cobbler! 

Usually we eat our dinner in the dining room even when it’s just the three of us, but I think this year we might eat at our brand new kitchen table.  We’ve really enjoyed that table in the couple of weeks we’ve been using it.  If you missed it, I posted about my new table here. In fact, I’m sitting in one of the new chairs at our kitchen island right now.

So, today I think I’ll work on my Thanksgiving dinner shopping list and tomorrow I’ll go to the store and get everything. Wednesday will be house cleaning day and then the big day will be here. I get up that morning and put the turkey in the oven. Then I take my shower and get dressed before putting the other food items together. The last hour before the turkey is done is when it gets busy putting those dishes in the oven. This year I have a double oven which will come in very handy no doubt!

We’ll be going to friends after dinner to share dessert with them. I’m looking forward to visiting and relaxing.