Today is Thanksgiving for Americans. Right now, I should be in the kitchen cooking but thought I'd take the time to reflect a bit this morning after sleeping in. Normally, by now, I'd be panicked that the 15-pound turkey I prepared isn't going to be cooked in time if it wasn't in the oven. Or that the green bean casserole ... or the mashed potatoes... and did I buy enough dessert? blah blah blah. But I sit here writing instead. Strange what clearing your head for a few months can do to you.
It's just three of us, as usual, this year, only this time it's my daughter, myself and a friend of mine who graciously came up to eat my cooking and help me with a few chores around here (like chopping wood). This year I am preparing a turkey breast instead of a whole bird, green bean casserole, mashed potatoes, stuffing and NY cheesecake for dessert.
We will have enough leftovers for a week probably even without a whole bird. Truthfully, it's the only time of the year I even like leftovers. The ingredients will be the same but the products were acquired a bit differently this year.
