Tuesday, March 17, 2009

Thanksgiving Cookin'

Who's tired of my fall-themed photos?  Who thinks I should get with the program and transfer pictures a little more often?  I know, I know.  I'm sorry.  I haven't been running on all cylinders (or neurons) this winter.

But I just really enjoy those late-fall, early-winter festivities (by March, obviously, the cold and dreariness is a little old), and if I don't share them here, they won't be shared at all.  So there you go.

I did some baking for Thanksgiving, some pies to auction at church, some to share at the in-laws, and some to keep at home.

Defrosting peaches for a pie... or ten.

I made a huge batch of pie crust, and baked them all wrongly:See?
The chickens didn't mind.
And I think I made enough stuffing...

Nothin' like a 'feathered' friend for dinner:



After packing up some pies for the church auction, these were still hanging around.  Pumpkin, peach, and pecan.  Mmmm...

Pies and ponies.

3 comments:

sariah said...

Was that one of your home butchered turkeys? I need to talk to you again about turkeys. I've been reading up on them and they sound complicated, but it seems books tend to complicate things.....

EllaJac said...

Hehe, yes, the local grocer doesn't carry giant turkeys with black wingtips these days. :) Turkeys are easy and fun, I think... The books say they're terribly fragile as poults (babies), but we've never lost one at that stage, and before too long they're bullet-proof. (but not dog-proof)

sariah said...

I'm not to observant! How did I miss those black feathers?? :-)