Sadly, I had to work another Thanksgiving so I was unable to travel to Houston to celebrate with family, and I was scheduled to work the evening shift so I didn't get to join Jason at his parents' house. In light of everything, we decided to have our own Thanksgiving dinner a couple of days early. Jason made the turkey and candied sweet potatoes, and I happily made some of my family's traditional holiday dishes. It was my first time to make my Nana's cornbread stuffing, and it was really much easier than I was expecting. I remember her always talking about how difficult it was to make perfectly because it was passed down from her mother, "MeeMaw Hatcher", and she never wrote down specific measurements, just "a pinch of this" and "a dash of that." I was pleasantly surprised at how simple the recipe was to follow and pleased that it came out not only edible, but quite delicious. I also mastered MeeMaw's slow-cooked green beans and a copycat recipe for Black Eyed Pea's baked squash casserole (one of my all-time favorite dishes). For dessert, I made a buttermilk pie, which I've made a few times before. Everything turned out really scrumptious, and we made so much food that we couldn't even fit everything on the table! On the plus side, we've had amazing leftovers all week.
I could have sworn I commented on this... I think that my phone eats comments.
ReplyDeleteWe didn't have a traditional thanksgiving with my parents, instead we opted for fajitas since it was just a few of us so it would be less fuss. Y'alls spread looks delicious!! I did get a little bit of traditional food with Patrick's family, but not quite enough!!
I am a huge sucker for traditional thanksgiving foods!
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