Thanksgiving was fun because I was super excited to make the things that I knew I wanted to eat. I followed a few of the recipes from the Whole30 book. Near the back there is a holiday meal plan with a turkey and bunch of yummy side dishes. I followed the recipe and directions for the turkey and soaked it in a brine of salt/apple juice/yummy fresh herb bath over night. Then in the morning I put it all in the oven and let the magic happen. I made a sausage/apple/acorn squash casserole, that was dang delicious! Everyone loved it! I also made a balsamic brussel sprout and butternut squash side dish that was yummy. I made mashed potatoes and scooped out a generous helping or two for myself before I asked Greg to mash it up nicely with butter and milk. The gravy was so yummy made from the drippings of the beautifully browned turkey!! I don't think I have ever tasted a turkey that tasted as good! (I might be a little biased...) I also made a sweet potato dish with the marshmallows and brown sugar (I did not partake of) Ooohhh, I made a couple of pies with my mom's homemade pie crust recipe that Greg loves. I made 2 pumpkin, one banana cream with real honest to goodness homemade pudding. (I really missed not being able to eat that)!! The kids helped me make a chocolate cream pie. Thanksgiving was so much fun to prepare and watch my family eat! They all helped so much to help it all come together. We had invited a few people from Greg's work. We ended up with 3 extra quests and had a lovely dinner and evening together.
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