While 2020 has been a pretty crappy year, I really enjoyed our small Thanksgiving.
Since we were not going to go anywhere Jennifer suggested we volunteer at Loveland’s Community Kitchen. While they did not need any additional volunteers, our family did take over the Meals on Wheels of Loveland and Berthoud kitchen and cooked the food for CK. It was 200 meals worth. The day started at 6:30am when the turkeys needed to be put in the oven. Fortunately the ovens are cook and hold Alto-Shaams, so I could set them and come back later without worry.
Around noon we all returned to the kitchen where Olivia took on the sweet potatoes as Mia and Jennifer made a ton of green bean casserole. Meanwhile, I spent that two hours carving eight turkeys. When we finished with the cooking, every pan was washed and every table and cart we used was washed, rinsed, and sanitized. In total we each put in about four hours of work before going home to prepare our own feast.
Fortunately Jennifer got a jump start on our dinner earlier in the morning. The table was mostly set (looking awesome) with the pumpkin pie and cranberry sauce already made. Plus we decided to go with a Honey baked Ham over turkey, so there was not a ton left to do. She did make a brie, cranberry bread that paired quite nicely with a vanilla porter. I also made the three girls some cosmos, which Mia did not really care for, so I took care of it. Sitting down at the end of a long day, I can truly say it was a great Thanksgiving for our family and I got to spend it with the people I am the most thankful for.