Marcy and Laura's Excellent Thanksgiving Adventure

As this is the first Thanksgiving that both Marcy and I have ever prepared on our own (my apple pie in Germany last year not withstanding), we decided to document this learning experience for future grad students.

(Times given are in Eastern Standard Time and are approximate.)
10:30 pm (night before) - Finish grocery shopping. (Go late to avoid crowds.) Check.
12:15 am - Check to see that we have enough pans. We do. Check.
10:44 am - Begin cooking

Menu:
Green Bean Casserole
Sour Cream Mashed Potatoes
Dressing
Creamed cornbread
Sweet potatoes
Wheat rolls
Jello
Pumpkin pie
(No turkeys were harmed in the making of this meal.)

Watch Macy's parade.

11:17 am - Melt butter before adding it to corn bread mix
11:33 am - Forgot sour cream in corn bread. Note: Remember all ingredients
11:42 am - Forgot pepper in green bean casserole. See above note.
12:05 am - Corn bread, green bean cassorle (hereafter called GBC), sour cream mashed potatoes ready to go in oven.



1:00 pm - GBC and sour cream potatoes go into oven
1:15 pm - First bottle of wine is opened. It is a German Riesling from the Mosel-Saar-Ruwer region. Very tasty.
1:20 pm - Clean up a bit.
1:22 pm - Everything else goes into oven.



2:00 pm - Dig in!



2:44 pm - Put leftover away, pour rest of wine
3:05 pm - Start movie
5:26 pm - Eat pumpkin pie
Rest of evening - lie around and be lazy.

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We wish everyone a safe and happy Thanksgiving. :-)