Happy Thanksgiving!

We are all set, turkey/ham in the oven and waiting for our guests, so I thought I would sneak in a quick post.

I made pecan pie for the first time, um, lots of sugar! but it looks amazing – I may sneak a sliver later – definitely insulin worthy!

I got the recipe off of www.pioneerwomancooks.com.  I had to buy Karo syrup, I can’t remember the last time I had it in the house!

I cooked it for 50 minutes, and it was still quite jiggly so I was a bit worried, but as it cooled it set up nicely:

I made the best plain pancakes this morning – the secret was 2 tablespoons of baking powder and you let the batter sit for 10 minutes.  Hannah said never to use another pancake recipe:

• 2 cups flour
• 1 3/4 cups milk
• 2 tablespoons baking powder
• 2 eggs, beat them separately before adding to mixture
• 1/4 cup butter, melted
• 3 tablespoons sugar
• 1 teaspoon salt

After breakfast Hannah and I took Ed for a 2 mile walk on the trail:

it’s beautiful outside today – up to 47 degrees!

Tony was in charge of making the stuffing – yes, that is sausage on the top!  The smaller one has onions for those crazy family members who enjoy onions.

Here’s the turkey – we cook it at 450 degrees for 20 minutes to sear the skin, then reduce the temp to 350 for about another our or so – we have an 11 pound turkey and a 9 pound ham.

Plenty of snacks: cheese/sausage tray, dip and shrimp!

Okay, off to do some last minute things – I’ll post all the dishes after the guests leave! 

Hope everyone has good eats, good company and good times!