Yes, its as if I forgot I had a blog or something! So sorry for the huge gaps in posting around these parts. Excuses, excuses, I have been a busy bee.
We took a trip mid-November to celebrate our 5 year wedding anniversary, which will fall December 18. Given x-mas and birthdays and such, we decided to celebrate in November. Anywhoo, we went on a little excursion to San Francisco to remind myself why I ran away from the big city in the first place. (No really it was fun, but I miss the little town now).
Here are some of my faves:
At Muir Beach, mist
Mike at Muir Beach
Cool houses off Lombard Street
Glitter sidewalks, on our way to Pizzeria Orgasmica
How to dry your undies when you live on Geary Street
Tea Gardens at Golden Gate park
Jellyfish exhibit at the aquarium in Golden Gate park
Clam Chowdah, Mexican coke (real sugar!!) with CRUSHED ice and a lovely seasonal greens salad at 331 Fish
A seaweed I killed at Point Reyes
Zachary’s deep dish in Berkley, mushroom, green peppers and onions. YUM
Somewhere along 1, near Big Sur
Happy times heading to Big Sur on 1
Cool water pump thingy and Bixby Bridge
Bixby Bridge
And here is a link to a slideshow of all the pics!
Also, Thanksgiving was a blast. We had a gathering at our house, and I made my very first turkey! Me! A recovering vegetarian!
I found this great recipe in the Food Network magazine, and decided it was perfect. The only mods I had were leaving out the chestnut and mushroom veggies, but I did use fresh roasted chestnuts to flavor the gravy. Also I added some extra lemon to completely stuff the bird. A friend suggested I roast the breast side up at 500 degrees for about 45 minutes (which I only did for 25 minutes, the butter was starting to brown quickly), then turning and cooking breast down for an hour at 350. Then turn again and cook at 350 for the remainder. I highly recommend this recipe!!
Here is a bad impromptu picture right before the carving. Mike had to grab a shot for me while I was busy with gravy!
Your dinner and trip look great! You took very nice pictures. I have heard good things about cooking the bird upside down too. Happy anniversary!
What a fabulous trip you had. I went to SF when I was 11 to visit my great aunt, and I STILL have great memories from all those years ago. I would love to go back one day, if I can drag the OH across the world.