I had been meaning to roast a chicken for a while, and since I had time, I also made mashed potatoes, gravy, green bean casserole stuffing (Aldi's from a box, but I added my own carrots, celery and onions. Actually not bad) and bade Jason make his beloved dinner rolls (which he only somewhat begrudgingly did). So, early Thanksgiving! Carter was delighted which is good because there is a lot left over. The only sad part was dessert: I had a made a pumpkin pie the day before (tried a recipe from Sally's Baking Addiction this time), but as I was taking it out of the over it slipped off the baking sheet and went splat! all over the floor. Made a giant mess (as it turned out, it was a bit underdone still), but luckily my pie dish didn't break. I salvaged a little of the outer crust to eat by itself---I had also tried a pie crust recipe from Sally's and it turned out really well----super flaky. So then I was even sadder. The bright spot was that the recipe makes so much filling that I filled 3 custard cups and baked those (with no dropping). So at least we had a pumpkin dessert.
I was also very pleased with my mashed potatoes and gravy, but that is bittersweet since they make me think of my mom.
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