Paul and I over the years have worked out a pretty good two person thanksgiving. Tobo is here now, but really, he just had a roll and was ready for pie. The big solution was we just get a turkey breast instead of the whole thing. Since we both only really like white meat, this means were not buying 3 lbs of stuff we don't eat. We had pretty much everything covered: turkey, stuffing, potatoes, gravy, rolls, corn, pumpkin pie. Do you notice what's missing? We had no veggies. I can only blame my sick headedness that I forgot to get something green on the table. (The corn wouldn't be so bad if we didn't have 3 other starches along with it.)
We also have a system. I got up this morning with Tobo and made the pie. (well, he pushed some sugar around in a bowl while I put the pie together. He was very excited.) Then Paul went in and prepped for the bird while the pie baked. Once the pie was out, the turkey came out of the fridge and got onion-ed and garlic-ed and went in to cook. I snuck in and loaded up the dishwasher and wiped down the counters. Then we sat and watched football for 2 hours. Once we got to half time, the bird came out, the rolls went in. the potatoes and stuffing took turns in the microwave, and tobo went down for a nap. Everything was ready and we had dinner at noon. Well, Paul and I did. Tobo had his roll about 3 hours later. After dinner, Paul put up the food, I picked up a bit and it was as if there never had been a large bird stuffed in our oven. I consider this a plus because I remember the years where we had no dishwasher and being elbow deep in turkey fat after dinner, or the year it cooked so slow because our stove didn't shut properly. I'm excited about this being a holiday and not a cleaning extravaganza.
We're still pretty sick at the moment, but I am thankful for my close little family. I hope you all had a wonderful thanksgiving.
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