survey courtesy of the RevGals:

1) Did you cook/bake anything for Thanksgiving?
I made absolutely nothing, but my brother's girlfriend made delicious cider and a spinach/goat cheese salad with fruit. My sister made the wonderful green bean casserole and didn't muck it up with extraneous herbs and junk. Just green beans, cream of mushroom soup, milk and french fried onions. Mom made mashed potatoes. Yum.

R's big triumph was the high roast turkey which involves butterflying, brining and only 90 minutes in the oven. The disadvantage of high-roast is the fat drips down and smokes, so you solve that by putting the pan of cornbread dressing underneath the turkey to catch the goodness.

Have I mentioned how thankful I am to have a husband that cooks?

He also made impeccable gravy, sweet potatoes, and we had rolls and cranberry sauce courtesy of Sister Schubert and Ocean Spray, respectively. Cranberry sauce ain't cranberry sauce unless it's cylindrical with ridges.

Dessert--chocolate pie and our traditional pumpkin/pecan pie made in a springform pan. It was a work of art.

2) How was it received?
With multiple trips to the kitchen for seconds.

3) Anything left over?
A little of most everything, although I realized we're out of bread for sandwiches. Faux pas!

Today we will finish everything off with some Trader Joe's soups while trimming the tree (a little early but how could I not take advantage of all this help?).

4) Best use of Thanksgiving leftovers ever.
R is downstairs making pancakes with the leftover bit of canned pumpkin.

5) Worst use of Thanksgiving leftovers ever.
I can't say we've had any disasters... they don't stick around long enough for us to get creative.