Earl Cooks and Eats Thanksgiving at Daughter #2's

Thanksgivings are always a family affair at our house, even when they aren't AT our house, which they rarely are, because our house is very small with no dining area. This year we were lucky enough to be invited to have it at our youngest daughter & husband's new home just 30 minutes from ours. It started off great as shown here, with my daughter's new table made by a local craftsman and set with china given to my parents, by my dad's parents on the occasion of their marriage and now my daughter loves them. The silverware was given to my daughter by my sister for her wedding, so you can see we had many generations represented at this Thanksgiving 'feast'. And feast we did, but the work began early in the week.

My daughter wanted to do the turkey, and I was happy to let her! The turkey was courtesy of my wife "Turkey", who receives one each year from her company. She used a roasting bag and the bird literally fell off the bone leaving almost no carving to be done and a beautiful, crispy and brown skin. The bird rested for 1 hour following roasting in the oven for 7 hours. After roasting, resting and removing the bones my daughter found the bag of giblets and gravy frozen in the cavity by the grower, but almost impossible to remove before roasting, which was fine for my son-in-law who felt the giblets were a treat just for him. (We don't ever use their gravy packet.)

While the turkey rested, my son-in-law made the gravy! See what I mean by a family affair? Needless to say, the gravy was perfection along with everything else!

Final Plate includes: Sweet Potato Casserole by "Turkey", Homemade Bread by "Turkey", Dressing, Potatoes, Rolls(not shown here), and Turkey by Daughter #2, Drinks by Daughter #1, Green Bean Casserole, Glazed Ham by Earl, Gravy by Son-in-law, and Abuela's Cheese Ball (not shown) also by Earl 

We finished the meal off with Pecan and/or Pumpkin Pies from Costco

Recipes to follow for the items I cooked...