Post-Thanksgiving Thanksgiving

I can't believe I forgot to post this!

On Sunday last, three native-US gals and one native Italian gathered in Dublin, Ireland to have a Post-Thanksgiving Thanksgiving. As there were only four of us and turkeys must be special ordered (and are usually only available at Christmas time), we had a chicken. I made my grandmother's stuffing, mashed potatoes, fresh cranberry sauce, roast chicken, and gravy.

The gravy is possibly the item of which I am most proud. Knowing it wouldn't produce as much liquid for gravy-making, I opted added white wine to the roasting pan (which was glass with a lid). I added slices of onion, a little butter, and sprigs of rosemary and thyme. When the chicken was done, I added a little flour and had plenty of tasty gravy.

We did have green beans, but I forgot to cook them and we decided we had plenty of food already and would all agree to eat more green vegetables the next day to compensate for the lack of them (although there is lots of parsley in my grandmother's stuffing).