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Yesterday Randy invited me over to spend the Thanksgiving holiday with Twinkle’s family. I showed up early, expecting a chance to play some guitar with Randy before the cooking really began, but Ted and Judy had just arrived, so kitchen preparations were already in full swing. Judy showed me how to make a pie crust and mix up a pumpkin pie filling; while I’ve been cooking a lot lately, baking is still all new to me.  I pitched in where I could, then had a chance to chat with Ted a bit a watch the old animated version of The Lord of the Rings (which he’d seen when it was first introduced in theaters).

Dinner itself turned out wonderfully, with Okie pie (sp?), salad, mashed potatoes, stuffing, veggie gravy, and of course (for everyone else) ham and turkey.  That morning I’d cooked up a cauliflower and coconut milk stew as my own main dish, and a side dish for everyone else.  It seemed to go over pretty well, just spicy enough to have some flavor but not really overpowering.

After dinner we had apple and pumpkin pie while watching Kung Foo Panda (which I’d never seen, and was surprisingly good).  Before leaving, we took a couple of group photos that came out beautifully:

Twinkle's Family

Twinkle's Family Plus One

More photos from the day can be found in my photo gallery.