I don’t know why Auggie is giving me the evil eye. He had a beautiful sun spot and the doors open to a beautiful day: 45F with sun and blue skies. I had the windows open while cooking. It didn’t feel as holiday-like as it does when it is cold-cloudy-snowy, but no complaints from us!

Cranberry Chutney was first on the agenda – yes 6:45 a.m. in the dark of the morning … so it had time to meld all the flavors.

I made a new recipe: leek bread pudding, in place of dressing. I used my own sourdough for the bread – this turned out to be my favorite side dish.

The bird!!!

A full plate: turkey and mashed potatoes with gravy, cranberry chutney, green beans in mushroom gravy with a bread crumb/onion/parmesan top crust, steamed carrots and the leek bread pudding.

A few spoons of pumpkin spice ice cream rounded out the meal.

Bear and Auggie had some turkey with just a wee-little bit of gravy.

I believe we were all very thankful for the gorgeous day, the delicious food and a relaxing day together.

I was very thankful to get this last load of dishes done – I think that was about the 8th sinkful of the day.

Our Thanksgiving Day.