--- title: "American Thanksgiving" description: "On Thursday I celebrated American Thanksgiving with Sarah and Anthony Nicalo and their family and friends. It was a great day of eating, drinking and laughing. The day started with a shopping trip to..." url: https://somisguided.com/2008/11/29/american-thanksgiving/ date: 2008-11-29 modified: 2008-11-29 author: "Monique" type: post lang: en --- # American Thanksgiving On Thursday I celebrated American Thanksgiving with Sarah and Anthony Nicalo and their family and friends. It was a great day of eating, drinking and laughing. The day started with a shopping trip to Granville Island to meet up with Boris and Evan. Coffee. Bagels. Goodies. [!(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3197/3066335432_30de373b50_m.jpg)](http://www.flickr.com/photos/somisguided/3066335432/) We arrived at Sarah and Anthony’s just in time for sausage making. [!(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3175/3065497827_720d893808_m.jpg)](http://www.flickr.com/photos/somisguided/3065497827/) Boris got down to work on his dinner contribution. [!(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3145/3066339722_2ded7af502_m.jpg)](http://www.flickr.com/photos/somisguided/3066339722/) I got down to lunch. [!(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3166/3066340160_a0dd5c34d7_m.jpg)](http://www.flickr.com/photos/somisguided/3066340160/) In the meantime, Anthony carried on with the sausage making. [!(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3238/3066340896_ef9f437089_m.jpg)](http://www.flickr.com/photos/somisguided/3066340896/) Aside from being skilled at eating, I’m also pretty good at taking the juicy bits out of pomegranates. James was reassigned. [!(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3187/3066345376_b4e351168e_m.jpg)](http://www.flickr.com/photos/somisguided/3066345376/) Jeff was our mash potato guy. [!(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3069/3065505125_934a8e3d85_m.jpg)](http://www.flickr.com/photos/somisguided/3065505125/) The afternoon prep kept us all hard at work. [!(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3144/3066355092_ea12664884_m.jpg)](http://www.flickr.com/photos/somisguided/3066355092/) Evan took over making the sausages. Little did he know, this was a 5 hour task. Hello Zen moment. [!(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3236/3066356914_0b8596e610_m.jpg)](http://www.flickr.com/photos/somisguided/3066356914/) [!(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3241/3065522689_b9996e55bf_m.jpg)](http://www.flickr.com/photos/somisguided/3065522689/) One of the first signs of dinner was the squash soup, served in a pumpkin. Amazing! And that’s where those beautiful pomegranate bits made an appearance. [!(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3166/3066368324_426b8200d6_m.jpg)](http://www.flickr.com/photos/somisguided/3066368324/) [!(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3046/3066366316_3886c9744a_m.jpg)](http://www.flickr.com/photos/somisguided/3066366316/) The other hands-down, tastiest dish was this turkey rillette. Turkey, pistachio, cranberry yumminess. [!(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3250/3065530259_4dec8f9f73_m.jpg)](http://www.flickr.com/photos/somisguided/3065530259/) Boris’ dish was also very good, especially with the salty yam chips on top. [!(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3026/3066358764_9860d69a64_m.jpg)](http://www.flickr.com/photos/somisguided/3066358764/) [!(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3035/3066372868_7058ffcc32_m.jpg)](http://www.flickr.com/photos/somisguided/3066372868/) Rachel added the finishing touches to the potatoes. Cream baby! [!(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3208/3065540659_fcc3389871_m.jpg)](http://www.flickr.com/photos/somisguided/3065540659/) Now for the climax of dinner shots. Grilled salmon. [!(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3067/3066386522_05fac9d3b9_m.jpg)](http://www.flickr.com/photos/somisguided/3066386522/) Turkey sausage. [!(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3216/3066386962_c322660c81_m.jpg)](http://www.flickr.com/photos/somisguided/3066386962/) Veggies. [!(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3192/3066398394_9ecaa4a8e9_m.jpg)](http://www.flickr.com/photos/somisguided/3066398394/) Dinner 1. (Yes, there was dinner 2.) [!(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3014/3066400956_6f4ca25e43_m.jpg)](http://www.flickr.com/photos/somisguided/3066400956/) Christine & James. [!(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3226/3065536275_b64076699a_m.jpg)](http://www.flickr.com/photos/somisguided/3065536275/) Rachel, Sarah, Anthony, Boris. [!(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3029/3065553937_1f87c1eb1f_m.jpg)](http://www.flickr.com/photos/somisguided/3065553937/) Overflow eating. [!(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3007/3066401388_832aee67c1_m.jpg)](http://www.flickr.com/photos/somisguided/3066401388/) [!(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3185/3066405172_f05c1cd63c_m.jpg)](http://www.flickr.com/photos/somisguided/3066405172/) Between dinner 1 and dinner 2 was the intermezzo. Candied salmon and olive oil gelato. [!(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3072/3065565857_8db9e8d3d1_m.jpg)](http://www.flickr.com/photos/somisguided/3065565857/) Post dinner there was more drinking and storytelling. [!(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3292/3065588919_ca75efac16_m.jpg)](http://www.flickr.com/photos/somisguided/3065588919/) Rachael & Boris. [!(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3242/3065576017_eaccba6b64_m.jpg)](http://www.flickr.com/photos/somisguided/3065576017/) [!(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3272/3066414808_f575c3f917_m.jpg)](http://www.flickr.com/photos/somisguided/3066414808/) And, of course, dessert. Here are 2 of the 5 desserts on offer. [!(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3008/3065562181_19e62cc3e8_m.jpg)](http://www.flickr.com/photos/somisguided/3065562181/) The evening ended with the taking of pictures … [!(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3161/3065579159_6d8364bc3b_m.jpg)](http://www.flickr.com/photos/somisguided/3065579159/) and the drinking of oil olive. [!(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3055/3065571501_ba14027b04_m.jpg)](http://www.flickr.com/photos/somisguided/3065571501/) One of the best Thanksgivings I’ve ever celebrated. Thank you Sarah, Anthony and (http://www.farmsteadwines.com/ourwines/)