Saturday, November 30, 2013

Thanksgiving 2013

Instead of dining at my sister Maggie and her husband Mike's house in Parma, my family went to my niece Mandy and her husband Paul's house in New Franklin, OH (near Barberton)!  The participants were my sisters Kathleen and Maggie, my brothers Joe and Bob, Maggie's husband Mike, and Paul's mom Nancy, who lives with Mandy and Paul now!  Two dogs also completed the picture.  They are Lily, a Cocker Spaniel belonging to Mandy and Paul, and a Doberman Pincher belonging to Nancy!  I only saw Lily because the other dog was in one of their two garages.

In addition to turkey, stuffing. mashed potatoes, cranberry sauce, green beans, rolls, and sweet potatoes, we also had ham, corn casserole, Jell-o salad made with an interesting green Jell-o (I haven't tested it yet!  Bob and I brought some home, minus the lettuce garnish.) and some other items that I didn't have that I can't remember clearly at this time!  The food was delicious!  As much as I enjoy the appetizers that Maggie and Mike normally serve, I would have limited my dessert intake if we had appetizers on Thanksgiving!

By the way, Dessert consisted of pumpkin pie, peanut butter silk pie, (Both were courtesy of Perkins via Bob and me.) (There may have been another pumpkin pie, but I am not sure.) pecan pie (Bob and I enjoyed it last night!), cheesecake (Courtesy of Mandy), and chocolate cookies with whipped cream and a cherry (Maggie)!  Maggie also provided a dish from an old family recipe consisting of Maraschino Cherries, Mandarin Oranges, cherries, marshmallows, and coconut.  Once again, the food was enjoyable.

We then relaxed for the rest of the evening. 

In addition to the aforementioned contributors, I would like to thank Kathleen for chauffeuring Bob and me!  Nancy was also a great help for the dinner preparation!  In closing, the other participants were a major part of making this a Thanksgiving to remember!!