Our Last Minute Feast

Growing up in Canada where Thanksgiving is in OCTOBER (the way it should be!!), I have always had a tough time with American Thanksgiving. I LOVE turkey, but it's just too close to Christmas for me to get excited about cooking a big meal. So every year I debate about what to do. This year Mike and I decided that we would take a quick trip to Vegas with the kiddos.

On Wednesday Mike left for work and I proceded to arrange hotel etc. for Vegas. After booking and cancelling at Circus Circus (because they didn't have any non smoking rooms left), I called Mike to figure out what to do. Well, I didn't quite get the help I needed. Instead I got a "oh, I was going to call you..."

Turns out he had a client in town from Australia without anything to do on Thanksgiving, so...my wonderful husband invited him over to our house for dinner. So now, not only was I NOT going to Vegas, but I had a Thanksgiving meal to throw together and there was NO WAY I was going to the grocery store the night before Thanksgiving. After much sulking and complaining I started planning. I had cooked a turkey breast in the crockpot for Tyson's preschool feast and there was A LOT left over, but who wants to serve left overs to an important client?! I DO!! Here's how it all turned out:

THE TURKEY: I called my mom for tips on reheating the turkey and she told me to wrap it up in tin foil with some gravy and throw it in the oven for about an hour--it was the most moist and delicious turkey EVERY!!

THE STUFFING: I managed to make the stuffing in the crockpot. I mixed a recipe I found online with my regular recipe and it turned out pretty well. I over cooked it a tiny bit, but once I took off the burnt bits it tasted pretty close to my normal "in the bird" stuffing.

THE EXTRAS: I made some veggies, mashed potatoes (10lbs bag=84 cents), freezer rolls, pickle tray, and sliced ham.

DESSERT: I had a pie crust in the fridge, so I made my very first apple pie! It turned out yummy too:)

I did have to go to the store Thanksgiving morning to get some vanilla ice cream and Martilnelli's.

We ended up having a nice visit and I was actually really grateful to have a yummy turkey dinner...even though it was unplanned and very last minute:)