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Hope you had a happy Thanksgiving! We had a great time! It was full of many "Firsts for" us...

Our first Thanksgiving in the New House!
My first time preparing a Thanksgiving dinner.... ever!
My first time cooking a whole bird... ever... :(
Our first Thanksgiving since we've been together, in which David and I could spend the holiday together! (David is usually at work)

With some help from The Internets, and a lot of hard work, it was a great success! We had three friends over: Mike, Julia, and Alexis...

I am a dork and I typed up a list of everything I was making (it was originally intended as more of an organizing "gameplan" than a "menu," but then as I went along, it was fun to make everything sound fancy...) Anyway, here was our Menu for the Day:

BISCUITS with Butter & Honey
CRUDITE - Fresh Veggies & Dip
CHEESE & CRACKERS
ALEXIS & JULIA’S HOMEMADE COOKIES
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ROAST TURKEY & HOMEMADE GRAVY w/ Thyme, Butter, Garlic, & Lemon
HOMEMADE CRANBERRY SAUCE with Orange
ROASTED RED POTATOES and Garlic
STEAMED YELLOW AND GREEN BEANS
ROASTED SWEET POTATOES w/ Butter & Cinnamon
ROASTED RADISHES
ROASTED GARLIC BRUSSELS SPROUTS
WHOLE WHEAT HOMESTYLE STUFFING
SPICED LAMB STUFFING w/ Apple & Cranberry
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WEGMAN’S BAKERY PIES - Mixed Berry Pie, and Pumpkin Pie w/ Whipped Cream
VANILLA ICED CREAM
ALEXIS & JULIA’S HOMEMADE COOKIES

So, all in all, it was a wonderful day. It ended with me, slightly drunk and exhausted, relating the day's antics over the phone to my parents in Queens, whilst curled up on our new green couch, crumpled apron and all. After all my fears about cooking a whole bird, and weeks of gathering advice from everyone who would talk to me (Momma Herzog, Momma Campione, Queen Susannah who I ran into at Wegmans and cornered for turkey tips, and don't forget The Internets...) I actually succeeded in making a moist, crispy-skinned, delicious roast bird! Go figure! Next year I have nothing to fear! :)