Since Monday was Thanksgiving up here, today features leftover turkey sandwiches with lots of mayo and wild highbush cranberry jelly. I love a good sandwich, but here's what we had on Thanksgiving.
The meal started my own invention, Turhamkey. I stuff a home grown turkey with a small home cured and smoked ham, this year provided by my son who is a fabulous cook in his own right. The gravy made from turhamkey is beyond belief, just enough smoky saltiness added to the turkey flavour to make whipped potatoes into something heavenly. Then there's the home grown peas, the fresh carrots caramelized with brown sugar and butter, the sweet raw onions in vinegar and sugar, sliced garden tomatoes, dill and sweet pickles, regular bread stuffing fragrant with celery, onions and spices, warm fresh buns, and dessert of pumpkin pie with whipped cream. We waddled to the living room with our mugs of after dinner coffee and watched goofy movies 'til bedtime. A perfect Thanksgiving with both my boys and their families to share it with.