The day started out rainy so we moved our planned outside Thanksgiving meal to Reed and Sara's home. By meal time the sun had come out and it ended up being a beautiful day for the 20 of the Wilsons and friends.
The rest of this blog is basically just for my Chinese students and friends – because if you still feel bloated and stuffed like me –the last thing that we want to look at is a picture and description of all the food we ate. The NBC Today Show estimated that the average Thanksgiving meal was 5000 calories. They either UNDERestimated or they were calculating the calories of a Non-Southern Thanksgiving dinner. Above is pictured a typical plate piled high with some of the dishes listed below and was consumed by one of the 20 Wilson family and friends. (And some of us went back for seconds)
Deep Fried Turkey
Smoked Ham
Sausage stuffing
Oyster Stuffing
Creamed corn
Mashed Potatoes and Gravy
Deviled eggs
Artichoke, Broccoli, Tomato salad
Sweet Potato Casserole
Green Bean Casserole
Oatmeal Rolls
Cranberry/apple/nut jello salad
Asparagus Casserole
Macaroni and Cheese
Beer, wine, sodas or sweet tea
And of course cupcakes and a pumpkin pie and pecan pie for dessert.
The dishes that lured me back for seconds were the fried turkey, mashed potatoes, sausage stuffing, oatmeal rolls and cranberry salad. As I wrote this I was still stuffed and hurting, but boy will I miss the food and friendship next November when I am in China. Thanks again to the Wilsons for including me in your family dinner. I live in a great neighborhood!
