First Thanksgiving

So Monday was Canadian Thanksgiving (yes it's around six weeks earlier than Thanksgiving in the US and has nothing to do with Indians!) I cooked a fabulous turkey (if I do say so myself) - i did some brining thing where you soak it overnight in a salt/ water/ herb mix to moisten and add flavour. I baked pumpkin pie (thinking it was part of the main meal - not the desert!) so of course I made toblerone cheesecake too for sweets! (It is a North American delight with Oreo cookie crumb base, and peanut butter and cool whip in the cheesecake mix itself!) We also had ham and loads of vegie dishes. Needless to say Peter and I have been enjoying turkey sandwhiches and super all week - tonight we had ham casserole (who knew there was such a thing!). Leftovers are keeping us well feed - and helping stock the freezer!

We had some of Peter's family over for dinner on Sunday night and then Monday was a public holiday/ vege out day. Though we did manage a walk (more fall snaps to follow). So Thanksgiving meal is basically the same kind of food as Christmas, though with cooler weather, here the meats are served hot right from the oven salads are scarce as warm vegie dishes are needed. Pumpkin pie was a part of it - basically like a baked pumpkin custard - super sweet and totally delish! (Yup made that too, though was super easy as the pie base is bought ready to go as is the pumpkin mashed up - they really have thought of everything!)