Thanksgiving 2017

Since I'm going home to Texas for Christmas, financial reasons kept me in New York for Thanksgiving. I was invited upstate by some friends who have a place in Columbia county and to to Concord, Connecticut by another friend...but it all seemed like so much trouble. I just wanted to spend a quiet holiday here in lovely Sag Harbor. It was a beautiful day; pretty cold, with a high of only 38 degrees, but there were blue skies and bright sun.
Just because I was going to be alone, that didn't mean I was going to miss out on a turkey dinner. NO WAY. I made a scrumptious turkey meatloaf--a Barefoot Contessa classic recipe--

Ina Garten's Barefoot Contessa Turkey Meatloaf

and had stuffing (yes, StoveTop, but I doctored it up with celery and golden raisins), brown sugar roasted sweet potoatoes, and creamed spinach. Oh, and everybody's favorite: jellied Ocean Spray cranberry sauce!
It was a delicious meal.
And to top it off I decided I couldn't have Thanksgiving without pumpkin pie. I made my favorite, "Silky Pumpkin Pie" from the Foster's Market Cookbook. It's terrific, not too sweet, not too spicy.
This happens to be the first dessert I've made SINCE MAY. How else would I have lost all that weight? But in case you're wondering, I'm only having VERY SMALL SLICES. They'll be so small that pie should last for a week and a half, LOL.

Foster's Market Silky Pumpkin Pie

2017 has been an odd year for me. I hate all the horribleness in the world...but I've had the most restful and stress-free year, despite all the health issues I had to overcome. I'm so blessed, to have a gorgeous apartment on Sutton Place and an adorable cottage in Sag Harbor is truly the life of a very lucky AND THANKFUL person.