Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving day was very warm this year. It was bright and sunny and in the upper seventies before noon. Early in the day I finished up the pies, and roasted the squash. All you do is melt some butter (margarine, in this case) in a pan with brown sugar, honey, and a little salt, pepper, and ginger powder. When that's all melty you add the squash chunks, mix it all up so the squash is coated in the butter and spices, and then roast it for an hour at 400 degrees.


After the squash is soft enough to pierce with a fork, dump it and all its juices into a large bowl and mash it until it's the consistency you like. I made this early in the day, and then reheated it just before dinner. Yummy!

Since it was a holiday I decided to use my great-great-grandmother's dishes. We don't use them that often since I worry about breaking them, but I do like to get them out for special occasions. I don't know how much Nate likes it, though, since they have to be hand washed and he does the cleaning up.



Besides pie and squash, we also had green beans, mashed potatoes, rolls, stuffing, gravy, cranberry sauce, and turkey. The gravy turned out pretty good this year; I think using the roasting bag helps with the juices.



Our friends Dylan and Rebecca and their toddler shared Thanksgiving with us. Finn and the baby entertained (terrified) each other for much of the afternoon:

The remains