True to tradition, we stuffed our faces silly this Thanksgiving. We visited D’s brother in San Antonio. Steve and Ginger are one of our favorite couples to hang out with. We love food, it’s that simple. So it makes a lot of sense to hang out together on America’s Turkey Day. It’s quite a change for me coz I am so used to hosting these shindigs so I found it a bit odd when I woke up Thanksgiving morning and my kitchen is not overflowing with food ready to pop into the oven.

I made Acorn Squash Stuffed with Wild Rice. Squash is baked at 350 in a pan with water, make sure you cover with greased heavy aluminum foil. Should be done in 30-45 minutes. Wild rice cooked In chicken broth. Mix with sautéed onions, celery, pecan and cranberries.

i also popped some Brie en Croute (Brie wrapped in phyllo dough) baked in 400 for 25 minutes. Top with Fig Jam in Port. Perfect as appetizer while waiting for the turkey to be done.

I am the ideal guest, mainly because I bring tons of food for my hostess. I wrap up my haul by ordering Pecan Pie and Pumpkin Pie.

I got these from Frederiscksburg Pie Company. A quaint mom and pop bakery who makes the most awesome pies.

Ginger, my sister -in-law, outdid herself today. Turkey was divine. Steve, my brother-in-law, made cranberry sauce from scratch!

To round up the spread, she had green bean casserole and sweet potato gratin. What can I say, I love this holiday!

Like I said, we stuffed our faces silly. And yeah, we had alcohol to make us merrier. Aften and I had Moscato, Ginger and Beans had apple cider and the brothers,Dave and Steve, had some whiskey from some obscure distillery in Colorado.

Steve works  from  home so he has a kick-ass espresso/cappuccino maker. I want it! I wanted a pair of boots for my birthday but I think I want these instead.

Now for the real reason for our visit….not that Thanksgiving with relatives isnt awesome and all. Dave wants to see Steve’s babies. He collects motorcycles and these are his new acquisitions. Dave is salivating.

what a great day!

Happy Thanksgiving y’all!!!

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I will be featuring a lot of food (and wine) experiences from this quaint, but absolutely gorgeous city in the Texas Hill Country. I don’t have enough writing prowess to describe it with justice, so just Google it, and you will be flooded with such delightful information, you will want to go, like, immediately!

My husband and I fell in love with  Fredericksburg two springtimes ago, when we wanted to get away from Houston without having to go through airport security. Good wine, good food, amazing people! The next thing we knew, we were up to our ears with real estate info on this place and found the most perfect Fredericksburg home — a French Villa on top of a hill. We snatched it up and spent Valentine’s Day 2015 in our dreamy vacation home. Nothing says true love more than two mortgages….I’m just saying… Haha!

Barbecuing has become our thing. We live in Texas, so it’s not really a novelty. But since grilling offers a relatively “healthy” way of preparing food (as opposed to frying, which is another Texas thing), it’s pretty much “if it fits the grill, its going down!” Weather in Fredericksburg is barbecue-friendly, unlike Houston when one can easily get as cooked as the food on the grill. So when we come down here, we try to do one meat, one veggie and one fruit on our weekend barbecues. And of course, one “wine of the day”. Happy weekend ya’ll!