Happy Jive Turkey Day!!

What's on the menu?

I love the holidays! We have a large family so the company is guaranteed to be great. The best part though, is at each stop you'll never eat the same thing twice!!... is that a line from a song or a TV show?? anyway, feast your eyes on the menu we consumed...

1st stop... Aunty Gigi's Casa de Comida

Aunty Gigi is an amazing chef & hostess! She loves to host Thanksgiving every year!

Every year she makes our traditional favorites & usually adds a few new favorites to the mix!

Great Food, Family & Friends! A lot to be thankful for!

Thanks Gigi! We love you!

Appetizers:

*Brie stuffed with Crab Meat & sauteed Mushrooms

*Stuffed Grape Leaves

*Hearts of Palm

*Sun Dried Tomatoes

*Grilled Chicken Liver wrapped in Bacon

Main Course:

*18lb Turkey stuffed with the traditional El Salvadorean stuffing

*El Salvadorean stuffing: ground beef, chick peas, onions,

(other stuff but I don't eat meat so i cant recall the ingredients)

*Stuffed Tofurkey

*Gravy

*Grilled Asparagus

*Fresh Green Beans

*Veggie Mix: Broccoli, Carrots, Squash & Zucchini

*Corn Casserole

*Mashed Potatoes

* Vegan Mash Potatoes

*Candies Yams topped with mini marshmallows

*Papa's Spanish Rice

Dessert:

*Lemon Bars

*Coconut Balls

*Vegan Walnut Cookies

*Apple Pie

*Coconut Pie

*Pecan Pie

~We had our 1st Annual Pie Contest~

*Butternut Squash Pie

*Sweet Potato Pie

*Vegan Pumpkin Pie

The Winner of bragging rights for the next year was...

Reverend Dennis with his Butternut Squash Pie... i think he got a little extra help from you know who!!

2nd stop... Melchers' All-U-Can-Eat Diner

My stepmom Iman is amazing... not only is she an amazing cook but she makes enough to feed a small country!! No matter when or what time it is, if you stop by the Melchers' she guaranteed to feed you!! Thank you Iman, We love you!!

Main Course:

*2-20lb Turkeys

*2-Spiral Hams

*Traditional Stuffing

*Oyster Stuffing

*Traditional Sweet Potatoes

*Sweet Potatoes with Cumin

*Green Bean Casserole

*Mashed Potatoes with Bacon & Gouda

Dessert:

*Chocolate Chip Brownies

*Pumpkin Pie

*Pecan Pie

*Apple Dumplings

*Cherries Jubilee

*Pomegranates

Wow... writing all that down makes me full, again!! Chris & I were invited to a few other festivities tonight & we did have good intentions.... but when we got home to drop off our leftovers, our pj's & couch were calling our names & we gave in!!

Hope everyone had a wonderful Thankgiving! I know I'm thankful for a lot!!