The Happiest of Thanksgivings

We had the most relaxing, wonderful, Thanksgiving ever.  In all of my life, I have never been responsible for the entire meal for Thanksgiving. My boys are not very hard to please, so our menu wasn't anything too elaborate. I tried to focus on what they really liked. 

They both got up bright and early and we were in the kitchen together all morning. I was the head chef, making sure we were organized, so that we prepped and cooked in a logical order and everything was ready to go for lunch. I gave them recipes and pulled out all the ingredients for them and they did the rest! They sliced, diced, chopped, shredded, boiled, measured, whisked, whipped, sautéed...the whole nine yards. We had a couple of uh-ohs, but nothing we couldn't recover from.  

There was laughing, yelling, a little cussing, people going on and off break, a few spills and dirty dishes out the wazoo! But y'all we made a fabulous meal!  Here is what was on our menu! 

Honey Baked Ham...Crunchy Romaine Salad...Asparagus Wrapped with Bacon...Macaroni and Cheese (hit of the day!)...Mashed Potatoes and Gravy...Vegan Sweet Potato Casserole...Rolls....Cheesecake from Junior's in New York....Brownie Trifle.

This is my carb heavy plate! I stayed away from the meat. No honey baked ham or bacon on my roasted asparagus....but I did eat some of that delicious sugar crisp from the honey baked ham! And I did indulge in plenty of dairy. 

This picture of them eating cracks me up!  They were into it!  I think all three of us were impressed with our efforts and the results! We did it! 

After we had our fill, we rolled over to the couch and took a nap! The boys went to their Dad's later in the afternoon and I took my time cleaning up the kitchen. 

I had a smile on my face all day and into the night. I loved spending the day in the kitchen with my boys. They are hilarious and make me laugh more than any other humans on earth. I think they had fun too! 

I hope you had a lovely day with your people! Bring on the holidays!