i heart ... thanksgiving

thanksgiving was great, as usual.

how can you go wrong with thanksgiving?

it's the best!

(well, besides Christmas 'cause of course that's really the best!)

just look at the joy on people's faces!

(sierra's gonna kill me for using this picture, but i love it!)

 

for thanksgiving dinner i made bobby flay's

roasted brussels sprouts with pomegranates

and vanilla-pecan butter

i don't even like brussels sprouts,

but i saw flay make this on "throwdown" with the pioneer woman

and for some weird reason i had to try it!

and surprise, i loved it!

even the other people who said they don't like brussels sprouts

loved it!

(or they were lying.  not sure.)

i am so making this again!

(oh, and the photo is from a feast for the eyes

because i didn't get a picture of my own dish

which is so sad because it was beautiful!)

for dessert i made paula deen's

gingerbread pumpkin trifle

it was so easy,

but even more important it was really good.

and last, but certainly not least,

i made

"larry the turkey" cupcakes

from

hello cupcake.

they were a nightmare to make, but they did taste good.

i've made other cupcakes from this book

and they were enjoyable to make,

but i really hated larry!

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