Where's the Turkey?!; A Family Food Photo Essay; The Thanksgiving Post

Ladies and gentleman, cats and dogs, rub your hands and paws together and lick your chops, cause this post is serving up a whole lot of scrumptious! To your left, from the Far East, we have a heaping bowl of “Chinese Knock-Your-Socks-Off Sticky Rice Stuffing.” To your right, we’ve got the Wong boyz’ “Magically Non-Spicy Jalapeño Cornbread.” And as our center showpiece, we give you the much talked about “Perfectly Smoked Twenty-pound Turkey,” brined and oiled by our very own Auntie Lana and Uncle Ed and sliced by, drumroll please…… my mother! There’s lots to be thankful for this year, folks, so put on your thanking caps and start thanking!

A Clean Palette.

Uncle Ed's Vegetable Patch. Beware of Owl.

Uncle Ed lookin' coo.

YAMS.

Auntie Lana and Smoky the R2D2.

There's the Turkey!

Checking if it's tanned enough.

An Olive-Oil Brush-Up.

Headless, but happy.

Woodchips getting ready for next Thanksgiving.

Shallot-chopping Momma.

Droooooooooool.

Oh hello.

  

Matthew's so happy it's Thanksgiving.

He can't help but jump for joy.

Sistah sistah!

Green tomatoes. Good for a pie?

Uncle Ed's babies.

Pretty Persimmon tree.

     

Papa: Chomping on a Char Sui Bao/ Stop, Drop, and Roll?

Mama: Turkey surgery.

Hmmmmm?

Auntie Margaret and Happy, together forever.

“Chinese Knock-Your-Socks-Off Sticky Rice Stuffing.”

The ritual begging.

The gang- it's amazing how they form one entity. They're like the Power Rangers or something.

Oncle Stan and Uncle Ed patiently waiting to pounce.

Ta Dahm!

All mine.

I'm so thankfulllllll!

Oncle S and Auntie M: Faces of Drama.

Eeeeeeee.

Beers and Burps.

And here comes the vacuum cleaner...