This year was the first year I was really involved with cooking Thanksgiving dinner. I searched for delicious healthy recipes that the whole family could enjoy. We were lucky to have gorgeous weather this year. 72 degrees outside provided the perfect environment to grill our Thanksgiving turkey. My dad and I grilled a turkey a couple of weeks ago as a test run for the big day. You can read about our method in my post titled “Grilled Turkey”. We used the same process except we used fresh herbs instead of dried. Paired with my homemade cranberry sauce it was spectacular! Our side dishes included Green Bean Casserole, Sweet Potato Casserole, Sage Stuffing and homemade Cranberry Sauce. Recipes for each dish are posted here on my blog.
I paired this years Thanksgiving dinner with a bottle of Tablas Creek Vineyard 2006 Espirit De Beaucastel. The wine is based on the dark red fruit, earth, spice and mid-palate richness of Mourvedre, with additions of Grenache for forward fruit, approachability and lushness, Syrah for mineral, aromatics, and back-palate tannins, and Counoise for brambly spice and acidity. I purchased this wine from their winery in Paso Robles almost a year ago during a wine tasting trip. This is without a doubt one of the best wineries in the Paso Robles region!
Happy Thanksgiving Everyone!
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