Happy Thanksgiving!
It's finally happened...and now that it has, the pressure is on - in a really big way! In case you don't know my history of contributing / helping with the family Thanksgiving dinner, let me briefly fill you in. (Most are chronicled on this blog if you'd like to read for yourself.) I get to be the "responsible" one who brings the cool whip, the napkins, the 2 liters of soda, or the dinner rolls. That pretty much sums it up each year. Not that I have minded, it takes a lot of pressure off to not have to come up with something completely amazing and perfect that would fit in with the delicious feast prepared for us each year. Still, it makes me wonder about my own cooking abilities sometimes. A few weeks ago, it hit me that I really needed to take lessons from Momma D. on her mastery in cooking her fantastically fabulous Thanksgiving dinner. I may have mentioned on here before that she did attempt this with me...once. But it's what she does with those