The problem with being married to someone with artistic and design experience is that it is difficult to argue convincingly with them about layout and design issues. Of course, the family also knows not to argue with mommy about spelling or grammar, we all have our strengths. Why am I writing about this on Thanksgiving? Because I want several photos included in this post and the only way Terry will agree is if I write enough to make the pictures look nice spread among the text.
When you don't have your stuff, a lovely chilled bottle of white wine makes an acceptable rolling pin for the pie dough. A tiny baby medicine dropper is a better-than-nothing baster. The borrowed roasting pan is too small so you use a tray meant to fit into the Mickey Mouse oven we used before getting our hands on the full sized American one, with the cooling rack sitting atop (and you hope the cooling rack is actually safe to use at high temps). You lose a lot of turkey juice goodness because the tray is shallow and any movement makes the liquid slosh over. There's a lot of talk between Terry and me of how things will be different next year. The good news is that even with all that, everything looks delicious - which is why I wanted so many photos! Notice the tray the turkey is sitting on - it's our new Uzbek pottery platter that we bought when we had a local craft bazaar at the embassy a few weeks ago. I am so completely thrilled with our purchases.
We also got a surprise visit from the owners of this apartment, with sweets and happy Thanksgiving wishes. So lovely!
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