I had a wonderful Thanksgiving. Now I have to admit that any holiday that focuses on a feast is my idea of fun. My friend's Thanksgiving menu had: turkey, ham, mashed potatoes, gravy, twice baked potatoes with shrimp, bacon wrapped asparagus, "meat stuffing" (ground pork, chopped bacon, ham, green olives, celery, and scallions), ambrosia (fruit salad with marshmallows and whipped cream), rolls, apple pie with ice cream, pineapple upside down cake, mango upside down cake, prunes stuffed with walnuts and sweetened condensed milk, buñuelos (light and crispy fried pastry with cinnamon and sugar topping), fresh fruits, walnuts, and mini chocolate bars. This is a very large family, so a lot of food was necessary, but this was more food than I'd seen in a long time (especially with the power outage and the boredom of canned food). I quickly asked how to make the meat stuffing (which I would really classify as a savory minced meat) and got the ingredients but I'll have to guess on measurements. The mango upside down cake was explained to me, but it was more complicated than just mixing some things together, so I didn't quite grasp it, especially since I've never made an upside down cake on purpose. I'll have to ask again when I have a paper and pen, because it was divine.
So on Thursday I had a glorious feast and fun with a large loud family that I adore. I expected that Friday would just be a recovery day from all that eating, but it was my birthday. Aside from sleeping in late, yummy leftovers, and having a very peaceful day, I got a sweet phone call from grandson1 and my daughter and a balloon and a lovely maroon sweater from my ??? (you know, it's complicated).
Today its back to job hunting. But I hope that there are many more peaceful days ahead. Each day is looking better, more positive.
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