Turkey Day 2009

Well...I put on the big show this year; and hate to admit that I really enjoyed cooking it all. Our turkey turned out FABULOUS! Very yummy. I used a different turkey recipe this time. I also tried out 2 new recipes, sweet potato balls, and gravy from scratch. I was very intimidated by the gravy. Both turned out great though and I have been requested to do the balls for Christmas. Think sweet potatoes wrapped around marsh mellows and then rolled in sugar with cinnamon and graham cracker crumbs AND sprinkled with nuts. I did wake up that night and remembered I had forgot to put the dang cranberry sauce out though SHOOT! I also ran out of steam and didn't get around to trying out these pumpkin flavored with cream cheese oreo cookie type things. I figured the Costco pumpkin pie was enough. I laid out wrapping paper as the table cloth and had everyone write on it what they were thankful for, Lei really liked this. Here are a few pictures...