And what did you have?

Our Thanksgiving feast this year turned out pretty well. With some help from my in-laws (thanks Lanny for gutting the turkey) we had quite a spread:

On the menu:

Perfect Roast Turkey (a la Barefoot Contessa) recipe here

Butter, Lemon Zest, and fresh Thyme gravy made from the drippings

Smoked Turkey Gravy (a la Tyler Florence) recipe here

Herbs de Provence stuffing from a La Brea bakery mix

Buttermilk Mashed Potatoes (another Ina Garten) recipe here

Spinach Salad, Dedra's recipe

Yams, Lanny's recipe

Buttery Bundt Rolls, my mom's recipe (pictured below)

Homemade Cranberry Sauce, recipe here

and for dessert, Pumpkin Cheesecake- recipe here

The weekend before Thanksgiving, Hannah and I flew back to California for a visit with friends. Besides enjoying an afternoon out with my friends and seeing "Twilight" here are some other things we did:

watching The Little Mermaid

Hanging out with friends at Megan's house

Hannah and Sabrina

Watching the surfers on the pier

I missed the ocean!