thanksgiving

whew. the cooking and feasting has ended. almost. leftovers. but yummy leftovers because the meal turned out quite beautifully. among the 4 of us, we had an 8-lb chicken (which my sister named the sumo-chicken), ham, apple-sausage stuffing, zucchini soup, focaccia, cornbread, collards, mac & cheese, butternut squash, mashed potatoes, cranberry sauce, gravy, and, of course, pumpkin pie. i miss cooking so much since i've been in new york - my dad likes to cook as well and has been cooking dinner EVERY NIGHT since i've been here. but he couldn't come to thanksgiving, and we demanded to cook the meal anyway. i loved it. i want to cook more despite the overflow of food in our fridge. most of the foods we had last night had been my first attempt, and we were relieved that everything turned out so well. okay, so the stuffing was a little burned on the bottom, but things could been a lot worse. one person was worried about the gravy because it's an essential addition to mashed potatoes, his favorite. i was determined to make it from the pan drippings as opposed to a box, which he has never done before. at the end, there were no mishaps, and we gorged in good company. thanksgiving couldn't have been better. hope you had a wonderful holiday as well.