Aftermath

It's over for another year- whew. I cooked all day yesterday: butternut squash soup with pear and Stilton, pineapple baked yams, the old reliable Durkee's green bean and mushroom casserole, garlic mashed potatoes, a nice big bird with stuffing and a black forest cake to finish us off. The boys like their old favourites and squawk if I try to change anything. I substituted PC cranberry orange sauce for the old tried and true but it was soundly rejected. Absolutely no tweaking allowed! It took approximately ten minutes to reduce the festive table to something akin to the aftermath of Appomatox. So much for all my toil. But everyone was satisfied and mellowed out on turkey endorphins and we were all together so I guess it was worth it.