BLOG POST: Pictures and Recipes from Thanksgiving 2009
We had a wonderful Thanksgiving dinner with my grandmother, my parents and a family friend who was by herself for the holiday. We spent 2 days at my parents' home and I spent most of that cooking the wonderful Southern recipes from Country Living's Thanksgiving issue this year. On the menu:
Appetizer: Whole wheat crackers, for spreading the cheese on :) Sparkling white wine (I would have loved to have tried the brandied plums sparkling white wine recipe from Country Living, but we just didn't have the time. Maybe next year!) Salad:
Side dishes: Cornbread, Italian and sage stuffing. INCREDIBLE recipe. The only substitution I made was that I used a bag of dried tropical fruit instead of fresh pears. No one in my family likes pears. :) But we do like dried papaya and things like that! It came out SO GOOD, I should've made twice as much. Lemon-glazed baked sweet potatoes. I bought limes by accident and the glaze was way too sour for me :/ I had to drizzle on brown sugar to make it palatable. It was a really good recipe, and we love sweet potatoes so I may make it again, but next time I think I'll use a lot less lemon/lime. Main course:
It was a very peaceful and joyous Thanksgiving filled with lots of together-time - possibly one of the best we've ever had! Pictures below. The one of all of us at the table was taken by Shorty himself. :)

