I thought that it would be a nice idea to celebrate thanksgiving on New Year's Eve, this year. (Inspired by my friend Pilar who hosted a thanksgiving dinner for her 30th birthday party, a few years ago.) One, to start the year thankful and hopeful, and two, surrounding myself by good friends and good food seemed like an auspicious way to start the year.
Since I have never made hosted a Thanksgiving, it was determined that everyone would bring their favorite side dishes, and I would make the turkey, amongst some other things. We ordered an 18lb turkey from Union Market and it was like the size of a small toddler. Or a large toddler. It was scary and slippery and I was scared to reach inside and pull out the organs. My sister-in-law had to stick her hand in there, and she only found the neck. Apparently the other stuff was still in there, which we did not find out until the turkey was carved. My neighbor had to show me how to cook the bird, since I had no clue other than sticking it into a pan, which was hers, also.
The turkey turned out ok (I find it a rather boring animal to eat), but the best part was the mountain of mashed potatoes that were a collaborative effort to make and mash. Lara brought her mom's thanksgiving green salad, candied sweet potatoes, pumpkin bread AND pumpkin biscotti; Dana brought cornbread pudding; Michelle brought broccoli; and Helen brought a Little Pie Company apple pie. In the end, we had way too much food and the plates were too small to even eat like half of it. However, it was great way to start to 2008 — fat and happy, surrounded by friends and loved ones.
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