With all the hubbub over our surprise visitor I forgot to mention how Thanksgiving dinner went, which was surprising well. The highlights were the turkey and dessert.
It was my first time cooking a turkey and I used this popular Alton Brown recipe which I hereafter pledge my allegiance to. It turned out fantastic–moist and flavorable.
And I made N’s much-wished-for berry pie, complete with star-shaped vents courtesy of a little cutter that came with a Play-doh set E received for his birthday (Thanks, Gwyn!).
It was very sweet and fun to sit down with N and E and eat our own little Thanksgiving meal.
Wow! Gorgeous food! I am super impressed with the pie… and glad the play-doh cutters came in handy. 🙂 What pie recipe did you end up using?
OMG, the food looks so yummy! And the pie! One day, I might attempt to make a pie from scratch… maybe…
Making the pie was surprisingly easy. I think a lot of pie-making is just getting over the intimidation factor. I was totally scared of pies before my friend helped me make one. You should totally try it, MN. I think I might prefer making pies to cakes now.
Gwyn, I used the recipe from the Better Homes and Garden cookbook (the crust uses shortening so the pie is E-friendly.)