Above: Friends Chris Joiner and Ethel Waite tuck into the turkey. Right:
Sweet potatoes get a slather of ham-and-ginger butter, “pimiento”
mac and cheese is flecked with roasted red peppers, and a casserole
of green beans, mushrooms, and chestnuts rounds out the offerings.
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Left: The dressing gets its flavor from celery, onions, sage, and
roasted pecans that get stirred into the cornbread mixture before
it bakes. Above: Peacock’s guests sit down to the table.