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Sunday, November 30, 2014

Thanksgiving Day With Our Friends - The Gross's


Max - Cassandra - Melissa - Els - Josh Gross - our hosts


The Norman Rockwell Turkey. This was cooked on a Weber grill.

Lulu and Melissa Gross are both library science professors at FSU. Melissa and her family are excellent cooks. Every Thanksgiving - their gift is to invite students and faculty that are far away from family - to enjoy a first class meal with them. Although Melissa and Josh have been very busy moving into their new home - they still made time to produce this wonderful event at their old home. 

About 30 people showed up - and everyone had a wonderful afternoon. The guests were interesting but the top draw is the meal. And the top of the top is the pies. Each one is better than the last. 

After the meal is over - everyone gets styrofoam boxes of whatever they want. After eating all that food - you must remind yourself - how great all this stuff will taste tomorrow when you take it home. It is hard not looking like a pig as you try to shoe horn 8 different pieces into this little boxes. But take it form me - they taste even better two days later. It is an afterglow that reminds me to be good - so I get an invitation next year. 

Pies too big for the eyes


Pies - each one better than the next

Ham and Turkey

Lulu made the Pennsylvania Dutch Potato Filling

Pecan

Key Lime

Key Lime

Caramel Apple

Cranberry Cheese

Pumpkin

Pecan

Pumpkin

Coconut Cream

Peach

Cranberry Cheese

Chocolate

Cookies

Chocolate Mousse



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