Food Hangover!

Good Morning and happy post Thanksgiving day to all.

I have a food hangover! Ha ha. The meal was so delicious that we all kept going on and on about it. My mom said it was the best Thanksgiving meal she's ever had. Tradition in her family growing up was to have pheasant, which was good, but she always wanted to have a turkey during those years.

The brining worked wonderfully and our turkey was crispy on the outside and juicy on the inside. It was just perfect and I was very proud to be able to make this delicious bird for my family. Dolores's red cabbage and mashed potatoes were awesome as usual, but her red cabbage was even more so than usual. It was the best batch she's ever made!

The oyster stuffing, Aaron felt was the best batch that I've ever made. So all in all, it was a complete success. We had Spanish champagne (Cava) to go with the meal and a little cranberry juice. No dessert this year, it was just not needed.

We celebrated Dolores's 76th birthday yesterday. She was very happy and pleased with all of her gifts.

Now today we are taking her to Polonez, a Polish restaurant, in a southern suburb of Milwaukee for her birthday meal. We're looking forward to that and, of course, I will report on the meal tomorrow.

Oh, were you waiting to find out how much I weigh today since it's Friday? I'm not even going down that road today. I enjoyed an abundance of wonderfulness yesterday and we'll just leave it at that!!! ha ha.