Step one. Meat. Lots of meat. I am not normally a meat lasagna eater, but alas, here we were. And we were too far in to make moderations now. So we went on, meat in hand. Or, in skillet. Now, …

This is the beginning of some very delicious artichoke dip. Meanwhile, make some bacon for your potato skins. After the twice baked potato fiasco of 2010, we were wary of potato skins, but it ended OK. Also, cut up 18 …

9:15 am: This morning has gone relatively smoothly. We’ve made two trips to the car, three from the car, and managed not to spill anything (yet.) We measured the oven (thanks Jen!) and determined that yes, the turkey WILL fit. …

The oven schedule, above the oven.

So in case you haven’t gathered yet, MAC is GF (gluten free.) Because of this fact, she couldn’t come over to bake with us, but we had video-conference with her. First, we had to make a red velvet cake for …

This was the list of ingredients, so we could figure out what we needed to buy. These are things that we needed to bring to Becca’s from Melissa’s house.

It’s the countdown to Thanksgiving. 4 days. Turkey has been bought. Recipes have been planned, ingredients have been divvied up, magazines have been examined, and we’ve watched Bobby and PW Throwdown. PW has won out, but not before B. Flay …

Short, sweet. Just like the cookies. Please notice the number of egg shells: two. Please note the yolks: three. Magic, I tell you, Magic!