Thanksgiving Break

Sunday, November 28, 2010

Wow, what a busy week this has been. We have had three thanksgiving dinners to attend. While I did not host any dinners, I did make food for each one. Here are the recipes I experimented with and made this week.

 Pumpkin Cheesecake: I got this recipe off of Annie Eats Blog which has quickly become my favorite foodie site. Unfortunately the top did crack but other than that it turned out delicious. Even  my family members who don't like pumpkin liked it.

Pumpkin Ooey Gooey Cake. This is a Paula Deen recipe and it shows it with all the butter and sugar.  I have to say that this recipe was the best received of everything all week.  It was so good and I would not be amazed if I get asked to bring it again.
Broccelli and Cheese casserole: Turned out good but nothing amazing will still be looking for the perfect recipe.

Cookie Dough Truffles: I  made these for fun and to bring to work for co-workers. Oh my, they are a dream to eat and so much fun to make. I might make this every year.
  On top of the time spent cooking, cleaning the house, visiting family, reading a book, we completed almost all of our Christmas shopping, wrapped all our gifts, and decorated the house for Christmas.  No wonder I have gotten the beginnings of a cold/cough.  We did go Black Friday shopping. I have to say that waiting an hour in line at 2 in the morning in the really outside of Kohls was worth it. We got a King comforter that would  normally  cost 100 dollars for only 25 dollars! We also got plenty of pillows, sweaters, and items for half off.  You cannot beat buying sweaters for only 10 dollars.  I was pleased with our purchases, by using Black Friday Sales we were able to buy gifts hundreds of dollars less than we normally do.   We have shopped Black Friday in the past for specific items we wanted but this was the first time I used it to shop for gifts.  We got a lot done on our break which is great because finals start this week-which mean I will have no time for anything else for the next three weeks. Do not worry we had lots of fun. We went to Harry Potter 7 part 1 and  loved it!  Definitely the best Harry Potter Movie. I loved being with family this week and I am just so grateful for the love and support they offer me and John.  I will post pictures of Christmas Pictures and tell how we survive having a Christmas tree and cats.