Thanksgiving 11.24.2011

Thanksgiving this year again with friends but this year we did it a little bit different... Christine baked and made awesome sides, Rawls and I were the dueling turkey chefs and everybody este brought sides. Great great stuff. I have to say that my apple concentrate, brine and herbs brined turkey was as good as Rawls' smoked turkey. We had 13 people this year and we all had a great feast.

Here is the menu for the feast

2011 Thanksgiving Menu:
The Feast is On and the Competition Looks Hot

Appetizer Teaser Test:
Vlad’s Nuts – Vlad
Liuying’s Dumplings - Liuying

The Turkey Duel:
Turkey #1 – Vlad
Turkey #2 – Rawls

The Vegetable Race:
Fall Autumn Vegetables – Arleen
Roasted Brussel Sprouts – Christine
Vegetable – Hattie
Papaya Salad - Liuying

The Potato/Bread Bakeoff:
Sweet Potato Casserole – Vlad
Cranberry Nut Bread - Christine

The Condiment Competition:
Cranberry Conserve – Christine

The Grand Dessert Face-off:
Pumpkin Cheesecake – Arleen
Pumpkin Pie – Court
Gingerbread Cupcakes – Christine

Enjoy the pictures

Pictures

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• Thanksgiving 11.24.2011