How Do You Take Your Turkey?
I take mine smoked. The parents fell in line with tradition once again by ordering a delicious smoked turkey from this place in Tyler, Texas. I heard Oprah made them popular by giving everyone in her audience one of these turkeys around thanksgiving a few years ago. Not that these birds are the Pontiac G6's of Thanksgiving Turkeys. No, these are definitely great tasting birds � that is if you liked the smoked thing.
However, not everyone likes smoked...meats. Dev's sister Meghan, who came into town for the long weekend, was not a fan of the smoked turkey. Apparently, they don't do much smoking of the meats on the east cost sans the occasional salmon or mussel.
Each to their own. The turkey was followed up by my favorite Thanksgiving side dish, the southern classic Cornbread stuffing. Especially with sausage. Dear lord, it's sooo good. Mom also makes this prailene n' sweet potatoes dish. That's a favorite among the eaters.
And having pecan pie at the end of it all just makes the whole eating process...the ultimate comfort meal of the year.
Afterwards, we retreated to avoid a client party my dad had comitted to and went back to Rogers Park for more dessert and to see National Treasure - it was fun and you learn the darn'dest things about American History in the process.
I was glad I was with Devin this year and that Cliff and Meghan could join us. Most of all, I was thankful for my health. Just a year ago, I was in week one of the Death Flu.
I was just listening to U2 - A Man & A Woman
