Anne and I hosted our first-ever Friendsgiving this past weekend. It’s something we’ve been wanting to do for a few years, and being in Chicago and close to good friends felt like the right time to give it a try.

I made a centerpiece for our table from white pumpkins and strawberry corn that we grew at the farm in Wisconsin this summer, as well as silver dollar eucalyptus I found at Trader Joe’s ($2.99 for the bunch!). Working on this arrangement had me feeling like I was back at terrain again.

We squeezed 10 people around our dinner table — a very hyggeligt time.

Everybody contributed a dish to our Friendsgiving, making for a delicious meal indeed. I made my Grandma Anne’s pecan tassies (or, as we call them, “little shits”) and my Grandpa Augie’s pumpkin pie. Anne focused on the turkey and mashed potatoes.

Our meal:

• Roast turkey breast (following this recipe loosely)
• Mashed potatoes (following this recipe, again loosely)
• Cranberry-citrus sauce
• Sausage and mushroom stuffing
• Roasted squash
• Roasted Brussel sprouts
• Carrots provencal
• Rice and arugula salad (recipe from Ottolenghi’s Plenty More)
• Pecan tassies
• Pumpkin pie

It was a beautiful time with great friends, and I can’t wait to keep making special memories like this. What are you cooking up for Thanksgiving this year?

Happy Thanksgiving from us to you!