An Intimate Thanksgiving

After I'm through cooking for others this week, my best friend and I (that would be Gordon) will be sitting down to share our quiet, personal Thanksgiving, after he gets off work on Thanksgiving Day.  We have decided to fly in the face of convention, and make the things that sound good to us this year.  So I'm off to market to buy a couple of rabbits (his dad will want leftovers sent  to him!), and we'll be making a menu of: French Onion Soup Au Gratin, Rabbit braised in white wine and mustard over caramelized onions, truffled fingerling potatoes sauteed in duck fat, roasted brussels sprouts,  sauteed Tuscan Kale w/pine nuts, parmigiano reggiano and pancetta.  Gordon will then serve his warm, homemade Winesap Apple Pie w/Vodka Crust.  We will be washing this all down with a dry Traminette that we found in of all places, INDIANA!!  It is a spectacular well balanced white.  With every bite, I'll be mindful and grateful of the love and bounty in my life - as I try to be every day!