Is Thanksgiving dinner frugal? If you think about the fact that each family, or person, brings something to share for the dinner, then yes.
One grandson said yesterday that we need to eat like this everyday. We laughed as we spend hours preparing the foods for the day. My oldest daughter commented that if we made this much food in one day just for us at home, we would eat all week on it. She is right on that for sure.
My middle daughter made dinner rolls from scratch, as well as an apple pie. They bought the turkey and smoked it at the smokehouse where they work. Her family made others things such as a veggie tray, gravy, a homemade cheesecake, and the green bean casserole.
My youngest daughter brought the cranberry sauce.
My mom mad her "famous" applesauce Jello.
My oldest daughter provided the candies yams, a pumpkin pie and a sweet potato pie (and the whipped topping), drinks, a small ham, and the boxes of stuffing.
I made the deviled eggs and the mashed potatoes. Last Saturday our town gave away tons of potatoes free. They were from a large farm here in Kansas. They were the potatoes that the farmer couldn't sell to the stores because they were different shapes and such. I picked up 2 - 10 lb bags. When we went to church Sunday, someone in the church had picked up 7 bags and had them out for any members who wanted to take as many as they wanted.
You know we are eating leftovers today....all day :)
I don't know why, but I just didn't take any pictures at all yesterday. Usually I'm snapping pictures as we cook as well as when we eat. I'm kicking myself now, of course. I "stole" this picture that my middle daughter took of her hubby's full plate.
I hope you had an enjoyable Thanksgiving with family and friends. See you next Friday :)
