Pie

Source: She Wears Many Hats Blog - Chocolate Bourbon Pecan Pie

I finally recovered from my cold and then bam! Thanksgiving arrived!  Luckily I was able to jump right in and have a fabulous time!  My in-laws stayed with us for a couple days and my aunt and her family came down from Portland to visit too.  Luckily my father-in-law and D were super eager to take the reins on cooking Thanksgiving dinner, so I gladly stepped aside and became a helpful sous/pastry chef instead.  I made some Irish Beer Bread (mix provided by Trader Joes) for our stuffing and it was scrumptious!  Also, I'm a big fan of the Pioneer Woman blog (she was recently on Food Network doing a Thanksgiving Dinner Throwdown with Bobby Flay). On one of her posts, she posted a pie recipe from this blog and it reminded me of a "Kentucky Derby Pie" that I tried once when I was in 3rd grade, so I had to give it a whirl. Although I've been taught throughout my life to never try a new recipe when you have company coming over, I just couldn't help myself.  Luckily, it was a huge hit!!!  Looks like we'll be keeping this recipe around for a while!