Posts Tagged ‘family gatherings’

The Reasons Y&H Felt Grateful This Thanksgiving

Once again Y&H spent Thanksgiving dinner with Mrs. Y&H's parents, and once again, a magnificent feast was laid before us — roast turkey, oyster dressing, crudites, cranberry sauce, sweet potatoes, green-bean casserole,  rolls, fudge pie, pecan pie, and all the wine we wanted to drink. As we pulled out of the driveway, fat and happy, here are a [...]

Picking Apart The Family Thanksgiving

Another family Thanksgiving is history, and I have plenty to be thankful for. Among the blessings I'm counting: That my mother-in-law Kay's very first brined turkey (apparently suggested by me last year in a fit of drunken expansiveness on ways to keep breast meat moist) was not a flop. I had visions of the family serving me a [...]