Thanksgiving Dinner, RV Style...

 Eric and I decided to make Thanksgiving Dinner at home this year.  We have been full-time RVers for eight and a half years and have never done this.  Eric and I have gone out for dinner, brought a side dish for Thanksgiving Pot Luck, and enjoyed the day with friends, but never cooked the meal by ourselves.  

One of the reasons I haven't ventured into large-scale cooking is because the RV is much smaller than an apartment or house and I don't want grease spatter or lingering cooking odors in our 320 square foot home.  

Holiday preparations start two days before Thanksgiving.  The Bread is dried out and cubed for Stuffing. 

I cooked the Sausage for our

Stuffing outside to avoid

grease splatter & its

lingering odor.

Our kitchen is small.  I have a Microwave/Convection Oven and no separate gas or electric oven.  I don't also have a wide assortment of pots, pans, and other kitchen tools I used in my home pre-retirement.  Even though we are equipment-challenged, Eric and I will forge ahead and make whatever adjustments are necessary to create our Thanksgiving Dinner.  

I diced the Celery & Onions,

& lightly chopped the Sausage

in the Food Processor.

Next, I assembled the Stuffing

in the 12-inch cake pan that I 

use to bake Butternut Squash.

Eric likes what he sees & smells...

Most of the Stuffing will fit the

square glass pan.

The rest will go into a container

for later.

Eric bought me newspapers

to read on Thanksgiving.

This is one of our Holiday

traditions.

Only part of this Rutabega will

fit into my two-quart pot...

Eric looks up as I snap

this pic of him cutting

the Rutabega.

Then he cuts up the

Red Potatoes.

I put the seven-pound

Turkey Breast in a 

baking bag.

It fits nicely in the 

12-inch cake pan.

We get dressed up for dinner.

This picture was taken in

the Bathroom Mirror.

We work with the 320

square feet that we have.

The dinner table is set.

The 2019 Beaujolais

Nouveau has been

poured.

Eric mashes the Rutabega....

.... & the Red Potatoes.

Our Thanksgiving Dinner...

The two Serving Spoons we have

 are going to get lots of use in the

Stuffing, Corn, Rutabega &

mashed Red Potatoes.

A Soup Spoon will be used to

serve the Cranberry Sauce.

Eric and I are very pleased with our efforts and thankful to create new memories with this bountiful Dinner.  The leftovers are a BIG bonus.

Hours later, Eric tops his 

individual Sweet Potato

Pie with Whipped Cream.

I'll eat my pie later.

Newly emboldened by our cooking experience, I promise Eric a large Christmas Dinner.