(Late) but WONDERFUL Thanksgiving

The next stop on this trip to Washington (same trip as the Seahawks Game and the EMP) was Wenatchee. Vince's mom invited me for a late Thanksgiving/early Christmas since both he and I were working on Thanksgiving and would also have to work on Christmas. I am so thankful I was invited, because we had a lot of fun and a lot of delicious food :p

Almost there! This is the sign by the gate to the farm :)

View of the house- Vince's mom had cute decorations set-up to greet us

Prep time! Vince was in charge of the turkey and found an excellent brine!

He decided to brine the turkey for 36 hours and then smoke it with apple & alder- mmm

No true smoker, but this setup on the barbecue worked like a charm

Meanwhile, I was in the kitchen. Here are the chive popovers I 

made- with my new popover pan I got from V as an early Christmas gift :)

Pumpkin pie- that I later topped with homemade spiced rum whipped cream

…and the gravy base (don't get very many drippings when you smoke a turkey)

I made garlic mashed potatoes to go with everything, but they were such a hit that

I didn't get a chance to snap a good picture before they were all gone!

Impressive! The skin got blackened from the smoking process, but 

boy was this turkey good! Honestly, this year was the first time I was 

excited about eating leftover turkey for the next few days hehe

A little bubbly to celebrate- and it came from the winery Vince

& I went to in Napa Valley earlier this year ;)

Then it was time to play some cards and make room for dessert...

Which of course was pumpkin pie AND pumpkin cheesecake :)

EPIC Thanksgiving!