It's kind of become our favorite holiday other than Christmas, of course. It began in 2007, when I moved out to Arizona to live with him. It was our first real meal together and it was my first big attempt at replicating all of the amazing recipes the southern women in my family have concocted over the years. Guess what? It was a total success. I don't know if it was because the expectations were low, but everything tasted amazing that year! So we had to keep it up in 2008. Well, not only did we cook an amazing meal together on Thanksgiving, he proposed the next day. In 2009 we took over my family's kitchen in Charlotte, and this year we spent it in our own in PA cooking for my husband's family. We love spending this time together, cooking the foods we love for the people we love. And more importantly, giving thanks for all of the wonderful blessings in our life.
So I wanted to share a few pics from our little Turkey Day feast...
I started out the night before baking the pecan pies. So bad for you but yet, so yummy!!
my little pecan pie montage |
I also baked my sweet potatoes since it doesn't hurt those to sit out overnight. Timing is everything when cooking, so if you can prep the night before, go for it!
ignore the dirty oven |
Mixing together all of the goodness that goes inside the sweet potato casserole.
the finished product was my favorite dish |
broccoli & cheese casserole, with ritz cracker topping |
Very impressive! Well done Courtney!
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