Namaste Thanksgiving

For some reason, I got it in my head that after last Thanksgiving and a houseful of guests, this year just need to be a different kind of weekend.  My dear friend Sharon and I went out for east Indian food a few weeks ago and learned that the restaurant, Agneethi, was having a Thanksgiving buffet at the Leesburg Holiday Inn.  Sounded good to me and somehow, to her as well.

We joined the Wrights for some really great food at 1pm.  They had a full breakfast buffet with bacon, sausage, sausage gravy, biscuits and an omelette station.  They had a lots of traditional offerings including a nice green salad bar, fresh shrimp, turkey, ham, roast beef, sweet potatoes, garlic mashed, etc.  And of course, some great Indian specialties including butter chicken, tikka masala, tandoori, palak paneer, and naan.  My personal favorite and something I had never had before was creamed peas in fenugreek cream sauce called methi matar malai.  Spectacularly delicious and unique.  The dessert table was fresh from the freezer, but we'll forgive them that one transgression.   

Afterward the kids had some fun on the grounds and I got some time to take some photos of them.  We certainly have much to be thankful for.  Happy Thanksgiving, everyone.