Thanksgiving 2009

I'm still trying to catch up on all the old photos and I've been realizing what a HUGE difference having the SLR makes. These were all taken with the old point and shoot.

Anyway.... from left to right: Kale with bacon and apple cider vinegar, cranberry sauce from scratch, stuffing (there is never enough stuffing) and pan roasted sweet potatoes. They were all tasty, but NOT the stars of the meal.

Hasselback potatoes. This maximizes the amount of crispy ends and butter soaked middle with garlic hiding everywhere. YUM.

I am quickly becoming convinced that pork products will improve just about anything - a huge change from my pork-free diet 5 years ago. Bacon, fat back, sausage, pork chops.... It sure made this one delicious turkey! Look at that skin.. Trying to prop it up with custard cups didn't work out as well as I'd hoped though. I put as much stuffing in as would fit, then mixed it with the rest once the turkey was done and popped it all back in the oven for another 20 minutes or so until it hit temp.