Reply #33: Yeah, I'm pretty thrilled.

[GaYellowDawg]

Got a smoked turkey. Moist and FANTASTIC spices. Made another turkey for the gravy. The gravy and mashed potatoes came out really well. You can't just mash the potatoes. You gotta add a little sour cream and some half and half and butter! Anyhow, it came out superb. Made my own yeast rolls, too.

I cooked for the family. There have been so many years when I've been a poor grad student and I couldn't do anything but come in and eat. This year I finally have a full time faculty position, so I did most of the spread and transported it to a relative's house where we were gathering. It felt so good to finally contribute.

We had a great spread, and even better, my niece's school sponsored a single mom for Thanksgiving, so I got to take them a bunch of food, too. Really loaded her up so that she'd have not just a meal but leftovers for quite some time. I feel so fortunate with a job that I like. I probably spent more money than I should have, but I just wanted to share because I had enough to.