Today our blog is about Farmhouse Magic Blog’s Happy Thanksgiving-2021 Day meal.
Table Setting
The first thing to do, is to set up the dinning room table for the special meal. Of course, to save time when entertaining, set the table up the day before.
The crisp white tablecloth, colorful table runner, and black and white table napkins all came from the Pottery Barn. The meal also needs water glasses and wine glasses.
Thanksgiving Centerpiece
The Thanksgiving centerpiece is our second project of the day.
For this, red, yellow and orange artificial flowers fill the ruby vase. Glass gem weights in the bottom of the ruby vase keep it from tipping over. Four tall dripless yellow candles in clear glass candle holders flank the flowers. Lastly, faux fall leaves are scattered over the table top. A small faux pumpkin and turkey figurine sit in front of the centerpiece.
The buffalo check table napkins from the Pottery Barn are new.
The napkins are on top of the dinner plates.
Thanksgiving Day Menu
- Gournay Garlic and Fine Herb Cheese served with Woven Wheat Crackers
- Deviled Eggs
- Relish Dish
- Butterball Turkey with Rosemary Sprigs Garnish
- Buttermilk Mashed Potatoes
- Turkey Flavor Stuffing
- Cranberry Sauce
- Sparkling Pumpkin Spice Flavor Apple and Pumpkin Juice
- Homemade Apple Pie
- Coffee
The photograph below shows the turkey ready for serving. There is also a relish dish on a white turkey shaped dish.
The turkey is a Butterball Premium All Natural brand.
The cranberry sauce is in a white bowl.
Below we see a photograph of the Gournay cheese being served with woven wheat crackers.
The deviled eggs with rosemary sprigs and the cranberry sauce are on the dinning room table.
The photograph on the left, shows our nicely browned turkey garnished with rosemary sprigs.
Candle Tips
I had no trouble with these tall candles falling out of the candle holders.
See yesterday’s blog for a tip on how to do this.
Thanksgiving – Sharing a Meal with Love Ones
It was a very relaxing and happy Thanksgiving Day-2021 holiday. It is so wonderful to be sharing a good meal with loved ones.
The day ahead prep work really kept things calm in the kitchen.
We hope you also have a wonderful Thanksgiving holiday.
Happy Thanksgiving-2021.
For Your Information – I spoke with a friend who saw my lovely Thanksgiving table setting and said she needs to get out her good china and silverware.
Most of the items on my Thanksgiving table were found in secondhand store. Lets see:
What Items from today’s Happy Thanksgiving-2021 meal are Secondhand?
- Ruby Red Vase – Secondhand
- Faux Fall Flowers in Vase – Secondhand
- Clear Glass Gem Weights in Vase – Secondhand
- Clear Glass Candlestick Holders, (four), – Secondhand
- Small Turkey Figurine – Secondhand
- Small Faux Orange Pumpkin – Secondhand
- Fall Theme Colored Table Runner (Pottery Barn) – Secondhand at a 50% off sale
- Yellow Candles – Secondhand, $4 for a box of 12.
- Cloth Napkins under Turkey – Secondhand
- Wine Glasses – Secondhand, great purchase of 11 glasses for only .25 cents each
What was Purchased New?
New Items on the Happy Thanksgiving-2021 Blog Table:
- Buffalo Checked Napkins, New from Pottery Barn
- White Table Cloth, (previously used for the art gallery exhibit)
- White Turkey Shaped Dishes – I believe these were purchased years ago from the Pottery Barn
Ending Notes on Happy Thanksgiving-2021 Blog
Whoops, looks like I forgot to use the new (used) serving fork and spoon I recently bought. Perhaps next time?
By the way, I don’t own good china or good silverware.
Big surprise, right?