First Abdilla Thanksgiving

We cooked and hosted our first Thanksgiving dinner!! Boy, was it an experience!  I loved every minute of it.  I now have so much more appreciation for my mom and abuelita who would rise at the crack of dawn to cook the turkey and then spend hours in the kitchen preparing each dish.  The biggest challenges for me were our tiny kitchen (and thus almost nonexistent counter space) and then preparing each dish to all be done at the same time.  I had so much fun!  We invited our friend Juli to join us.

Here's what we enjoyed...

Abdilla Thanksgiving Dinner 2008

organic free-range herb roasted turkey (it turned out awesome!!!)

organic stuffing (I'm not usually a fan of stuffing, but this had amazing flavor)

yams

brussel sprouts w/prosciutto ham and toasted walnuts (delish!!!)

spiced orange cranberry sauce

waldorf salad (made w/plain yogurt vs. mayo and had way better flavor)

pepita farm bread (w/pumpkin seeds throughout!)

white wine

dessert:

pumpkin crisp w/organic vanilla bean ice cream

hot apple cider