Thankful for good food and great friends and family

Last week was Thanksgiving. This year, I decided to make a number of homemade items, including rolls and pie crust. Based on that experience, I think I have learned my lesson for next year--buy pie crusts! The crust didn't take long, but I certainly made a mess in the process:

And after all the work and mess, these two little discs of dough are all I had to show for my efforts:

Then it was time to tackle the rolls. Luckily, Shawn was home to help. We made the dough and let it sit to rise:

After that, we had to punch it down, break it into pieces, and roll them into, well, rolls. They had to then sit in the fridge over night before sitting out for an hour and then finally baking (for about 15 minutes).

On Thanksgiving, we actually had a pretty good set-up, as the pies had been done the night before, the rolls were already rising, the turkey sitting in its brine, and delicious homemade cranberry sauce sent by some wonderful friends back home. Shawn and I spent the afternoon with a good friend of ours, eating appetizers and watching football. It was our third year celebrating Thanksgiving with her, and it was wonderful.

We then finished making a few dishes, such as whiskey glazed sweet potatoes, and we were all set for dinner.

Hope everyone had a Happy Thanksgiving!