The turkey is relaxing in its briny bath.  This will be my third year making the turkey this way – I follow this recipe to the letter and make the gravy too.  Our very own Bookish Girl is going to try this recipe – sans the gizzardy bits.  Maybe once she gets a few Thanksgivings under her belt, she will try the gizzardy bits.  They really do make a fantastic gravy.

Now I will begin to make the dessert.  Kathleen thinks I only dress up Costco cheesecakes …… ha!  We are actually going to a friend’s house for dessert and I will be bringing this along, otherwise I would offer to save her some leftovers.  Oh well …… I shall take a picture or two with which to torment her.  she probably doesn’t like cranberries anyway.  But I bet she’s a sucker for compote.  Check it out – cranberry cheesecake.

D#1 is home safe and sound.  And she really didn’t have all that much laundry – one load’s worth.  But we’ve already had the hot chocolate.  By the way, that machine makes wicked good cocoa. I went through ¾ of a gallon of milk yesterday.

Some was spent making lattes, but it certainly doesn’t bode well.

anyway, it is off to the kitchen for me…… I hope you all have a wonderful Thanksgiving!