Thanksgiving

Well, finals are over and I finally have some time to make a blog post! It's overdue, but here are a few pictures from Thanksgiving.

We spent Thanksgiving day with my extended family at my aunt's house. I made this pumpkin cream pie to take and I was so proud of it, but everyone just wanted to eat my cousin Ryan's amazing pumpkin bars that are the big hit every year (they really are delicious!), so I ended up bringing half this pie home.

The only picture I took that day the entire time was of my cousin Amanda's son, Eli.

I like babies, okay?!

The next day my sister had a Thanksgiving dinner at her house for my immediate family. Take a look at her menu:

I bet none of you all had a meal that fabulous! Jenn is the best! And this pumpkin bread pudding may have been the best dessert I've ever tasted...

Where's my time machine when I need it? I would go back to the moment I ate that pumpkin bread pudding. And then when I ate seconds of the pumpkin bread pudding.

And finally, Ben insisted that I roast a 19 pound turkey for the two of us. So, here it is.

I'd heard about putting fruit in the cavity and under the skin to make it moist and add flavor, so I tried that with oranges and apples. I guess it worked because the turkey was pretty moist and delicious! We had Ben's parents and Grannie Ruth over that Sunday night to celebrate.

I made some great turkey stock again this year. If only I had more freezer space or I would have made more!