Hope all of you have a wonderful day this Thanksgiving. Our celebrations actually began last night with a Louisiana-inspired gumbo meal with the Tool Man’s family. Yumm-O! Today we’ll have Thanksgiving lunch at my parents’ house, feasting on the traditional turkey, dressing, and my favorite, sweet potato casserole (with pecan praline topping, not marshmallows.)
I don’t know who’s been more “thankful” for our Thanksgiving break from school, the pupil or the teacher. I bet I know who needs it more. That’d be me! I’m just plain tired. Plus, there are so many things around here that I want to do but just don’t have time for when we’re doing school. This was going to be the week for me to catch up on crafts. Unfortunately, with all of the cooking I’ve had to do, all of my “fun” activities have been pushed to the back burner once again.
In the meantime though, here’s what’s I’ve been cooking up this week:
First, a birthday cake for 6 year old Zack. Yea, LSU! Beat Arkansas!!
Besides the birthday cake, I had a few orders for some Thanksgiving desserts…
Carrot Cake
Chocolate Pecan Pie
I was so proud of the way this pie turned out. It looked (and smelled) amazing! Just wish I could have taken a big ol’ bite of it.
Last, but not least…
Gooey Butter Cake
With a name like that, you know it’s gotta be good.
And rich.
Very rich.
Besides all of these glorious treats, I also whipped up a gi-normous pan of dressing. Huge! When it was all said and done, there was a grand total of 27 eggs in it!! Whew! I can’t wait to dive in.
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