Thanksgiving Day

Here are the rest of our pictures. We got too excited halfway through to get pictures of everything - like me letting Patrick cook! hehe! Enjoy!

 I got up first thing and made pumpkin pie. I basically followed the recipe on the pumpkin can, except with my ginger sensitivity I left that out, and I didn't have cloves so I used nutmeg. It tasted amazing and it didn't give me a tummy ache!

Our pretty set up with the fall flowers and some wedding decor left-overs :)

 Heres the prep for my Rachel Ray Apple and Onion Stuffin Muffins. 4 Celery Stalks, 1 Medium Onion, 3 apples (the recipe calls for Macintosh but the store was out so I thing I used Gala) Salt and pepper, I also haven't gotten out the bread cubes or cornstalk.

 The recipe says to put 2 tbsp of "EVOO" and 4 tbsp of butter in a pan. When the butter melts add a sage leaf then chop and drop in this order onion - celery - apple and saute 5-6 minutes. Now me being me, I change all my recipes so after this step is where I changed it up. I couldn't find any poultry seasoning so I used most the same seasonings as the turkey. Sage, Lemon Pepper, Ground Mustard, Garlic Salt, and Parsley.

This is where I forget to take pictures. Add 8 cups of the cubed stuffing mix and 2-3 cups of chicken stalk until bread is moist but not soggy. Make sure you use muffin cups in case you have to doctor them like I did. I just put a piece of butter in the bottom of each cup then scoop the stuffing into the cups. Bake 10-15 minutes.

I put 3 stalks of celery cut into smaller pieces into the cavity then bake the turkey in 45 minute increments. I baste the turkey at each 45 min. At one point I did not have much for drippings so I poured chicken stock over the bird.

Here is the bird after 2 hours. This is where we added the BACON! yes....I said bacon :) I just covered the bird with bacon and broiled for 20 minutes.

Sorry for the poor quality of the photo - it is from my phone. This is the finished bird covered in bacon. It added a smokey flavor to the bird and it kept the meat very moist and flavorful.

This is Patrick's plate of food. He did not have any of my candied yams. I don't know why people hate candied yams so much they are amazing. Here are my recipes for the foods we didn't get pictures of with exception to the green bean casserole which my mom made.

1) Deviled Curry Eggs

4 Boiled Eggs
Curry
Italian Seasoning
Mayonnaise
Mustard
Katsup
Paprika
Parsley

Half your eggs, and put the yolks into a bowl. Add Mayo until the desired consistency. I leave mine a little dry because I like to use wet mustard, and I like the filling to have yolk chunks. I season everything to taste but these are rough guesses of how much of each seasoning I use. 1/2 tsp mustard, 1/4 tsp katsup, 1/4 tsp curry and 1/4 tsp italian seasoning. Mix well. Once you fill the boiled whites with the mix. Garnish with paprika and parsley.

2) Candied Yams

1 BIG can of yams
Butter
Cinnamon
Nutmeg
Brown Sugar
Marshmallows
Raisins (optional)

Again I rarely measure so these are guesses. Drain the yams and pour into baking pan. I used my 9x9 square glass dish. Put chunks of butter over the yams, then 1/4 cup brown sugar sprinkled over yams. As well as 1 Tblsp Cinnamon and 1/2 tsp nutmeg. Sprinkle with raisins if desired and cover with marshmallows. I baked these in my convention oven for 10 minutes at 350.

My husband makes the mashed potatoes so I have no idea what is in them ;)

We had a fabulous night, I am sorry I forgot pictures of some of the dishes, I would have liked to have them to post and to see.