Happy Thanksgiving!

Adam and I decided to pass on making Thanksgiving dinner. Instead, we went to Excelsior for their turkey dinner with some friends and decided to save our energy for the holiday brunch we hosted today [more on that later]. We feasted on the following and splurged on the paired wines. One of my favorites was the delicious warm chocolate cake:

Maine Lobster and Sweet Potato Bisque Cranberry Beans, Ham Hock and Basil Pistou Alma Rosa ~ Chardonnay, Santa Barbara County 2004

Oak Leaf Lettuce Salad Fuji Apple, Vermont Goat Cheese and Pole Beans, Vanilla-‘Hard Cider’ Dressing L’Aventure ~ Roussanne, Paso Robles 2005 Roast Organic

Amish Raised Turkey Wood Roasted Chestnut, Turkey Sausage and Semolina Bread Stuffing Foraged Mushroom-Giblet Gravy Anise Honey Lacquered Autumn Vegetables Brown Buttered Brussel Sprouts Buttermilk Mashed Bliss Potatoes Cape Cod Cranberry Relish Fess Parker ~ Pinot Noir, Santa Barbara 2005

Warm Valhrona Chocolate Cake Pumpkin Ice Cream, Spiced Caramel and Candied Pecans Grant Burge ~ 10 year Tawny, Barossa